Hi All,
I dropped the new box in last night and it is really close to the frame horns, like touching. I have been told just to squish them down but are interested how others have got around this. Anyone?
T54

mark the areas and remove box apply a little heat and tap an indent to have clearence

hi t54, is that a type 1 irs trans u putting in, it looks like type 1,um... but i thought type 1 would fit without any mods. i ask cause i trying to put a 091 into my bug. regards grogy

Heat em up and break out the hammer and create clearance.

a BIG hammer..........if your taking the body off again, wait till then so to have a good swing at it

Cut a nice scallop and plate with heavier gauge steel. IRS pans have a more slender and weaker fork in this area, guess that was obvious tho.

from the pic it looks like a stock bug box on the outside so where is it hitting

you are better off with clearenceing the gearbox to chassis as it wont allow any movement or twist best off having some movement or you will get breakage

looks like Kombi output drive flanges ??

CV flanges need clearance to frame horns

Your right matberry,
Clearance issues are the CV Flanges, the box is a stock case, albins gears, quaife LSD and kombi CV Flanges.
I am running kombi CV's and axles so I think when I bolt it all up I will have issues.
Looks like it is body and motor out once again. Is it better to knock them down or cut and weld in a sections like Matberry has suggested?
Anyone have any pics so i can see how much I should knock it down?
Thanks for all your help.
T54

99% are just wacked by a hammer. You only need about 10mm, but if you have big hp and no extra framehorn support it's better not to weaken this area.

I have 2 bars that go up into the corners under the rear parcel shelf. A bit like a kafer brace minus the cross bar and not on a angle. This will tie into a cage if I eventually do it. The car should have about 300hp. Has anyone got any pics of welded ones.,
T54

it looks like your gear box banana mounts aint thick enough ???

Bannana Mounts?
Can you please explain a little more?
T54

Do you mean like this?
Ian, this is a swinger pan with IRS welded in. Still a little unclear on what your saying. Are you saying there flexing or the metal was just soft?
Do you mean the frame horns when or the actual mounts when you say bannanas? It we are talking mounts I have got a big box mount and nolethane nose mount and a intermediate mount as well as a set of bars with hiem joints going up in the back of the car. I don't think the frame horns are going to budge.
thanks
Heath

the two under the gear box at motor.the rubber was soft
I think they welded along the seem of frame horns
to make it stronger.As i think the frame horns crack where the heater cable come out.

Swingaxle pans do not have the clearance there, when converted to IRS,
so I doubt it is the banana mounts being soft or low.

That is the way to do it, Heath,
but perhaps not that much clearance.

I would make jusy enough to fit a 930 CV(plus about 3 to 5mm) for future upgrades,
and weld carefully a little at a time to prevent the fork pulling upward as the weld cools.
(refering to the new piece to close in your cut-out)

Thanks everyone,
Were would we be without photoshop?
I think i might tack brace it before cutting and welding and then after cooling cut the bracing back off and bolt up the intermediate mount.
That way it shouldn't move to much. Thanks again everyone.
Heath
T54

Man, I thought you had cut it already, and was wondering how you got the angle grinder in there without pulling the box.

Photoshop?

And I thought you did some really nice welds.........hahah