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fitting an auto
57 oval - July 23rd, 2008 at 08:16 PM

Mate has a 72 beetle M/stut front end and wants to convert it from manual to auto. amongst the great wealth of knowledge out there is there any major mods required apart from the obvious, gear shift, drive plate etc. any assistance would be appreciated
Regards
RJ

mackaymanx - July 23rd, 2008 at 08:42 PM

Look throught nbturbo' thread it will give you most of what you need.

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=40166&page=1 

Euro_67 - July 23rd, 2008 at 09:09 PM

I was speaking to Mike Waldron at Vintage Vee Dub a few weeks back, they just completed a conversion using a type 3 auto, custom sub frame and modification of the original floor pan.
If you dont mind modifiying the pan it is certainly possible. Im pretty sure the Auto box wont fit between the frame horns.

68AutoBug - July 23rd, 2008 at 11:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Euro_67
I was speaking to Mike Waldron at Vintage Vee Dub a few weeks back, they just completed a conversion using a type 3 auto, custom sub frame and modification of the original floor pan.
If you dont mind modifiying the pan it is certainly possible. Im pretty sure the Auto box wont fit between the frame horns.


Yes, the type 3 fully Auto box is too wide for the beetle frame horns..
I have heard of two people doing the conversion
One said it was easy, the other said it was As hard as..

alternately, You can go to the semi automatic using parts from a beetle..
just find someone who has a rusty one for sale or has all the parts to swap over..

Lee

http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug 

vw54 - July 24th, 2008 at 06:58 AM

also the engine has to be modified or cut to allow access to the drive plate bolts to torque converter


the thread abouve will give you a good idea of the mods involved to fit the auto box some great pics there