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WTD Split Screen gearbox nose cone

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Aussie ·

Hi All,

Looking to fit a late gearbox into an Oval so need a late split screen Type 2 nose cone with the matching selector rod/hockey stick. VW part # 211.301.211 E.

Anyone got one lying around??

Cheers, Ian

lohoon ·

Ecuse my ignorance but is that a bus selector rod as well? And what gear box does this allow you to fit?

Aussie ·

lohoon wrote:Ecuse my ignorance but is that a bus selector rod as well? And what gear box does this allow you to fit?
Yeah I need the matching bus selector rod aswell.

It will allow me to fit a late beetle gearbox (with the original nose cone swapped for the split screen type 2 unit) into an early beetle. Its more or less a bolt on conversion.

BUGBOY ·

Depends on what year oval you have, not all boxes need a bus nose cone.
Ring some of the sponors of this forum as you can get this part new, they are cheap.

psimitar ·

BUGBOY wrote:Depends on what year oval you have, not all boxes need a bus nose cone.
Ring some of the sponors of this forum as you can get this part new, they are cheap.
Really, people are forging new ones?? I'm up for IRS-ing my 59 so need the nosecone too. Who does them? Thanks

vw54 ·

I'm up for IRS-ing my 59 so need the nosecone too. Who does them?
psimitar

if your going to fit a IRS gearbox and trailing arms suspension then you wont need a nose cone




Aussie

there were 2 different types of front gearbox mounts brought in the Ovals depenending on which mount you have is wether you need the Kombi nose cone or not

Aussie ·

vw54 wrote:
I'm up for IRS-ing my 59 so need the nosecone too. Who does them?
psimitar

if your going to fit a IRS gearbox and trailing arms suspension then you wont need a nose cone




Aussie

there were 2 different types of front gearbox mounts brought in the Ovals depenending on which mount you have is wether you need the Kombi nose cone or not
How can I tell which mount that I have? Is it dependant on the year of the car (mines a '56)? Are you saying that I may be able to bolt a later gearbox straight in??

vw54 ·

take a pic of the front of the gear box and post on here theres a wrap around type mount anda bolt up type

they varied from model to model depending on what was in stock

vw54 ·

it would be easier to remove the box and weld in a later style mount

rather than trying to find a hens teeth Kombi nose cone if you have the wrap around front mount

Aussie ·

vw54 wrote:take a pic of the front of the gear box and post on here theres a wrap around type mount anda bolt up type

they varied from model to model depending on what was in stock
I have taken some photo's and will post them below...




Aussie ·

vw54 wrote:it would be easier to remove the box and weld in a later style mount

rather than trying to find a hens teeth Kombi nose cone if you have the wrap around front mount
Not willing to weld in a later mount....dont want to do anything to the car that isnt bolt in.

vw54 ·

Thats the later style mount not the wrap around

so a later gearbox 40hp tunnel type or 1500 swing axle will slip straight in

NO Kombi nose cone required

dangerous ·

vw54 wrote:Thats the later style mount not the wrap around

so a later gearbox 40hp tunnel type or 1500 swing axle will slip straight in

NO Kombi nose cone required
You have me thinking now Dave.....

My understanding was that all pre 1960 BUGS
needed the bus nose cone to make the later tunnel trans a bolt-in.
Other wise the shift rod will be too high, using the bug one.

The 1960 BUG has a different, "wrap around" mount as you say,
and will not bolt in without some fab/welding....unless you re use the bug wrap around mount??????? (testing memory)

Converting early buses is another story,
because some used a round rubber mount on the end of the nose cone snout,
but near the end of the 1950s, they used a conventional mount befor going to the tunnel trans.
They were the first to use the later tunnel type trans(1959, when bugs still had split case).

So perhaps some one can confirm or clear up what cars had what.

Aussie ·

dangerous wrote:
vw54 wrote:Thats the later style mount not the wrap around

so a later gearbox 40hp tunnel type or 1500 swing axle will slip straight in

NO Kombi nose cone required
You have me thinking now Dave.....

My understanding was that all pre 1960 BUGS
needed the bus nose cone to make the later tunnel trans a bolt-in.
Other wise the shift rod will be too high, using the bug one.

The 1960 BUG has a different, "wrap around" mount as you say,
and will not bolt in without some fab/welding....unless you re use the bug wrap around mount??????? (testing memory)

Converting early buses is another story,
because some used a round rubber mount on the end of the nose cone snout,
but near the end of the 1950s, they used a conventional mount befor going to the tunnel trans.
They were the first to use the later tunnel type trans(1959, when bugs still had split case).

So perhaps some one can confirm or clear up what cars had what.
I was under the same understanding as you Dave. People that I have known who have done this conversion have always had to weld in a new mount, use a Split nose cone or used an adaptor which only allowed a solid mount.

BUGBOY ·

Later box will go straight in on that one.

The early mount on some early 56 and down have a wrap around type mount No2

vw54 ·

as far as i know and have tried you only need the Kombi nose cone with the wrap around front mount

I have fitted a few with the mount as per above its the same as the later style

as i said above theres dosent seem to be any logic to the wrap around mount they appear to be random in different year models up to when the tunnel gearbox came in

BUGBOY ·

The wrap around mount is listed to suit cars up to 59 , i've never seen them in cars over early 56 but i'm guessing other countries may have used them later.

psimitar ·

bump myself