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 lakey
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 06:41 AM |
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4 cars in one
My name is Paul from Brisbane Iam building a beetle.
It consists of
64 beetle body
76 beetle pan and irs gearbox
Porsche 944 brakes and
a Subaru 2.2 n a motor.
But Ive hit a few little snags could any body help 
Thanks Paul
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 06:54 AM |
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Victor Frankenstein, perhaps ?
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on June 28th, 2014 at 10:27 AM |
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That'll be a sweet package when finished !! There are a couple of blokes on here with the 944 brake experience and a bunch with subie experience so
you have come to the right place.
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| posted on June 30th, 2014 at 09:09 PM |
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always keen for a snag or two...
what's the problem Paul??
1971 karmann ghia Cabrio - Cruising 
1963 beetle Sunroof - gathering dust
1968 race beetle - twin turbo Subaru - stress relief 
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| posted on July 1st, 2014 at 08:01 AM |
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ask away
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lakey
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| posted on July 7th, 2014 at 08:24 AM |
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One thing at a time
No 1 the floor pan is IRS disc brake ball joint front beam. The IRS single sideplate gearbox doesn't fit properly onto the chassis. The original
gearbox mount on the body had already been taken off. Do I have to make a special mount to connect them together.
Thanks lakey
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| posted on July 7th, 2014 at 09:26 AM |
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There's no gearbox or engine mounts on the body, just the front nose cone mount and the rear gearbox cradle bolted to the chassis forks.
is your front mount what your talking about?
the 73-76 pans have a totally different front setup, theres no mounting bracket like the pre 72 just 2 studs hanging down that pick up the gearbox
nose cone rubber mount
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lakey
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| posted on July 7th, 2014 at 07:05 PM |
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gearbox mount
Hi
The front gearbox nose cone mount hits the tube that go out to the spring plates. The gearbox seems to be leaning down towards the front. Any ideas ,
does this make sense.
Thanks Paul
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| posted on July 7th, 2014 at 08:07 PM |
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If the nose cone is hitting the Torsion bar tube sounds like you have the gearbox cradle back to front, there is normally a 2" gap between the tube
and the nose cone.
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lakey
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| posted on July 7th, 2014 at 08:46 PM |
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Gearbox
Hi
Is the cradle for a sixties car different to a seventies one. I think i have a sixties one on .
Thanks Paul
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| posted on July 7th, 2014 at 08:51 PM |
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They are fairly different but they can be retro fitted.
I run an early one in mine they are much stronger than the 73 onwards ones and the rubber mounts are better design too.
My early one (bottom) came from a late 50s split window Kombi.
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| posted on July 8th, 2014 at 06:03 PM |
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good answers Joel.
seems like your have it in hand...
1971 karmann ghia Cabrio - Cruising
1963 beetle Sunroof - gathering dust
1968 race beetle - twin turbo Subaru - stress relief
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lakey
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| posted on July 8th, 2014 at 08:20 PM |
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Gearbox
I will have to check it out the weekend thanks guys.
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