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beetle engines & tinware
blutopless2 - November 17th, 2004 at 11:11 AM

is the physical size (external) of a 1200 the same as a 1600 and therefore the tinware the same?

Brad - November 17th, 2004 at 11:24 AM

nope

Gibbo - November 17th, 2004 at 11:26 AM

1600 is bigger, and if I am correct you will have to snip out some tin around the engine bay in an early bug to get a 1600 to fit.

blutopless2 - November 17th, 2004 at 11:42 AM

will the tinware for the 1600 fit in the engine bay for the 1200? or are the engine bays different in sizing?

jnr356 - November 17th, 2004 at 10:07 PM

it is the same size around the outside,
a little bit tighter putting in the engine around the heater boxes

pod - November 18th, 2004 at 08:29 AM

i put a 1300 in mine easily enough just changed tinware and exhaust was originally a 1200:)
mines a 61

[Edited on 18-11-04 by pod]

VWCOOL - November 18th, 2004 at 08:46 AM

The 1500s 1600 and I think 1300TPs are wider - the engines bays in later models are a bit longer (I think) and wider. Need to do a snip of the tinware to get a later engine into a Oval, for instance... and the sealing rubber is still a TIGHT fit... might even have tin rubbin on body. Mine does...