Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber
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lohoon Wolfsburg Wizard
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Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber
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Yeah I need the matching bus selector rod aswell.lohoon wrote:Ecuse my ignorance but is that a bus selector rod as well? And what gear box does this allow you to fit?
BUGBOY Moderator Chief Toy Dude / Head Cruiser
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psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good
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Really, people are forging new ones?? I'm up for IRS-ing my 59 so need the nosecone too. Who does them? ThanksBUGBOY 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.
vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday
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psimitarI'm up for IRS-ing my 59 so need the nosecone too. Who does them?
Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber
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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 wrote:psimitarI'm up for IRS-ing my 59 so need the nosecone too. Who does them?
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
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Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber
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I have taken some photo's and will post them below...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
Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber
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Not willing to weld in a later mount....dont want to do anything to the car that isnt bolt in.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
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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome
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You have me thinking now Dave.....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
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber
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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.dangerous wrote:You have me thinking now Dave.....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
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.
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