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| posted on December 19th, 2004 at 08:56 AM |
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Auto Gearbox into Superbeetle
Has anyone fitted a Type 3 Auto gearbox into a Superbeetle or would a Kombi Auto gearbox be easier to fit? Any info appreciated. James
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| posted on December 20th, 2004 at 08:35 AM |
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type 3 auto gearbox into superbeetle
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P Laxton
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| posted on December 21st, 2004 at 07:57 PM |
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The Kombi one is too big and heavy, the type 3 one is similar but has an alloy diff housing, it can be done but is a lot of work getting it to fit.
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| posted on December 22nd, 2004 at 07:00 PM |
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isnt Oval Glenn's brother doing this for his race car????
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| posted on December 23rd, 2004 at 01:19 AM |
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The problem is the * manual gear box horns * there not wide to take the auto box .I have seen others that cut the horns and replace > fab new ones
.lots of work but would be a good ride . seagull
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| posted on December 23rd, 2004 at 08:47 AM |
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As Dave said too big too heavy also too long
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| posted on December 23rd, 2004 at 08:50 AM |
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type three into superbeetle
Ok, got the gist the kombi is too heavy, somewhere someone mentioned that the type 3 might be too long. Already know the horns need to be modified,
just need to know if the length is a major issue.
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| posted on December 23rd, 2004 at 12:11 PM |
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The position of the gearbox naturally positions the engine,
so it would be fairly critical... within 25mm of so....
The CV Joint axles shouldn't be a problem...
There was a Beetle with type 3 auto on ebay about 6 months ago.... I wonder if They are on this site....
the builder that is.....
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| posted on January 28th, 2005 at 11:56 PM |
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here you go
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| posted on January 28th, 2005 at 11:58 PM |
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this is the slowest subaru in australia !
I do know these things
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| posted on February 2nd, 2005 at 03:07 PM |
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I just read an article on putting an auto into a type 1 beetle somewhere... it was done by a mechanic not the owner....
I have read a few articles... some says its very difficult and others say its not too hard... one fellow said the body had to be cut above the
gearbox....
I'll see what I can find out....
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| posted on February 2nd, 2005 at 03:16 PM |
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on the same track, is it feasable to put a manual IRS kombi box into a beetle? has anyone seen it done?
I can imagine all the problems associated with this mod but I would like to know if it is remotely possible
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| posted on February 2nd, 2005 at 03:22 PM |
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Berthabus
send an email to: wbwalt@worldnet.att.net
He has had a type 3 auto box fitted to his Beetle....
You can check out :
http://www.volks.org/vwar/forum/
look under --
"technical" then
"full automatic from type 3 in a bug"
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| posted on February 2nd, 2005 at 04:10 PM |
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Chewy,
Get in touch with Custom off road (forum sponsor). They have all the info and kits to do it also!
Needs a modified mount, adaptor for gear changed and modified axles to take kombi CV's.
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| posted on February 2nd, 2005 at 04:13 PM |
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why not just fitting a semi auto box from a semi auto beetle??
No probs with fitting.
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| posted on February 2nd, 2005 at 06:01 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Andy
Chewy,
Get in touch with Custom off road (forum sponsor). They have all the info and kits to do it also!
Needs a modified mount, adaptor for gear changed and modified axles to take kombi CV's.
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Thanks Andy, but I think the bigger issues are the physically larger size of the gearbox doesnt fit underneath a beetle properly body.
The conversions CO do are mainly on buggies and baja bugs, not full bodied sedans...
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| posted on February 3rd, 2005 at 01:05 AM |
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Give 'em a ring Chewy, they do a lot more than just buggies.
http://www.customoffroad.com.au/partFull.asp?partid=25
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