hallo

i'm new here i'm johan and i'm from holland

i building a bug with a g50 gearbox with a sub sti engine but i have some problems

with the flywheel clutch pressure plate adapter and i do'nt now wat for hydraulic slave cilinder i have to use tot get the best distance for the clutch to get i free the right space

i have heard about kennedy are the making kits for it?
and what are the costs?

i hope somebody can help me

greetings johan

Hi Johan,
Not really sure what you are asking here. Do you have parts of a kit or want to buy a kit? Kennedy in the US or DS Tuning in Germany can do adapter kits.

To my knowledge the only ones of us here with this combination of gearbox and engine are me, Steve Carter & Reub. With a little more info I'm sure we can help. Get some pics up of your project!

Rich

http://www.clubvw.org.au/steve_carter.htm 

oke

i'm in the beginning fase of the building

i do'nt hav een engine yet or transmission but i want to use an ej25t sti engine and e g50 transmission on it

i do'nt hav ee adapterkit yet but i'm getting first all the informattion so my building is going faster

i can't find something about a slave cilinder to press the clutch i want if it is possible a hydraulic one but i do'nt no the distance of the pressure plate
to the inside of the bellhousing is it the same ass a original porsche i mean that you can use the original slave cylinder as well?

greetings johan

where abouts are you? the EJ25T is too big to be legal in a bug in most states in Australia.

You want to talk to Reuf who owns VWRX he has the G50 with EJ20 T

The adapter kits use the 911 clutch and all the standard release hydraulics so you just need to adapt a clutch mater cylinder at the pedal asembly.

Hi Johan


I received your email but I accidentally deleted it.

I bought a G50 adaptor from Kennedy, that's flywheel, clutch and pressure plate and I'm going to use a stock G50 slave cylinder and adapt a master cylinder to my pedal assembly.

Steve

I saw these photos on German Look of a clutch master cylinder, I will do something along these lines in RHD.

oke

thanks steve

so the adapter kit and flywheel clutch pressure plate is a copy in size of the porsche flywheel and clutch enz..

why do you have this hydraulic slave cylinder from a saab
so you not are going to use it?

so i can use the original slave cylinder and i only have to get a kit from kennedy and it fitts perfect?

how much are the cost for the kennedy adapterplate and flywheel clutch and pressure plate ?

and steve how far are you with your 1303 are there coming more pic on your site soon?

greetings johan

Hi Johan

The site that I have on my 1303 build up is a like a blog, I change my mind from time to time about how I will do things, but I leave the old ideas there.

I was originally going to use a Kennedy 200mm Type 1 clutch and flywheel and then use the Saab slave to operate it, but after a few conversations with Kennedy themselves I decided to go with a G50 set-up.

I have only bolted all the Kennedy stuff together and it all fitted fine, drop Kennedy an email, they are very helpful, I think I paid around $1800AU for the pressure plate, clutch plate, flywheel and adaptor, I bought the release bearing and slave cylinder from Pelican parts in the US.

I'm getting back into working on the car now, I hope to send it to painters soon but my wife keeps reminding me about some other home projects that need my attention.

Steve

Forgive my ignorance, but i have a couple of questions on this subject. I've only recently bought my first VW (a 73 4spd manual beetle), and although i've got some experience with American V-8s I know basically nothing about my new bug. I'm interested in putting an STI motor into it and that's what led me to this forum. So, on to my questions: What is a G50? Should I be looking at a G50 for my STI swap? What other options do i have? Thanks for any input you can give me.

Trey

G50 is a 5speed gearbox/transaxle that came out in later porsche 911s. You don't have to use a G50 for an STi conversion, a porsche 930 box, a built bus box or a built single side plate beetle box might work just as well, the down side being they're only 4 speeds I guess. It depends what you want to do with the car. The G50 is very strong, but requires a lot of surgery to fit it into the car.

just found this thread, i want a setup like the above, however both m/c's through the floorpan sheetmetal not the body because as far as i know its thicker steel & the least stuff requireing removal in the event of body going on/off the better from where i see it