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 vwpurplebuggy
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 posted on April 2nd, 2007 at 03:13 PM |
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81 type 2 4 speed to 5 speed conversion
has anyone fitted a 5 speed gearbox to a air cooled t3 fiting box should not be a problem but all the linkages are different has anyone done this
conversion before
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Menangler
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| posted on April 2nd, 2007 at 08:45 PM |
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The T3 5 speed is longer than the 4 speed, so the air cooled engine would sit too far back, tinware wouldn't fit etc etc. and also the linkage is
different.
Not worth the trouble, the final gear ratio is very similar anyhow.
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1303Steve
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| posted on April 3rd, 2007 at 09:15 AM |
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Hi
They are also a little fragile.
Steve
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| posted on April 3rd, 2007 at 10:11 PM |
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geneberg has kits for 5 speed convertion i think check out the website: http://www.geneberg.com
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greedy53
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| posted on April 6th, 2007 at 06:19 PM |
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yep seen this conversion very nice and good final drive it/s the way to go
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