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 notucolm
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| posted on December 6th, 2010 at 10:59 AM |
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do i need to move gearbox?
hi!
first i'd like to thank ye all for the great info posted on engine conversions-great website!
ye have inspired to sell me aircooled engine.i have bought a 2.0 turbo subaru forester '00(EJ20?),and plan to fit the engine to my '64 beetle.
it has a rancho pro street swingaxel gearbox,and i have ordered a Kennedy flywheel and adaptor plate already,but i am still unsure if i need to move
the gearbox forward?and what is the best way to do this.would be great to know before i go any further.i would like to keep the bodywork as standard
looking as possible.
i guess the info is probablly here already somewhere,but i haven't been able to find it.
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| posted on December 6th, 2010 at 12:07 PM |
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Problem you have is swing axles gearboxes cant be moved forward, only IRS because of the double jointed axles
This is a bit of a problem with turbo engines becuase they are all quad cam and here is a good example of how a quad cam engine fits in a bug with
gearbox in stock position and the cutting needed:
check out the black STI powered bug in here somewhere,
the owner has left it swing axle but did some nice bodywork to cover up the timing belt covers
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notucolm
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| posted on December 6th, 2010 at 09:19 PM |
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thanks Joel.i see what u mean.i have seen that black STI with the swingaxel alright-i thought the engine might have been longer,being 2.5.i guess i,ll
try do something like that so-thanks for the help! |
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| posted on January 16th, 2011 at 06:08 PM |
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Take a look at this thread over on dune buggy archives. I put a spacer between the body and the pan that made for enough clearance on the cam
covers.
http://www.dunebuggyarchives.com/forum/topic_show.pl?tid=1491;pg=1
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