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| posted on April 8th, 2011 at 06:08 PM |
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subi ground clearence in a T3Bus
Hi All. Just a quick question.
In an ej33 or eg33 conversion into a T3bus. what is the difference in ground clearance. I have noticed on many vids that it is reduced. I know that a
shorter sump is used, but the beauty of the bus is the higher ground clearance. Can the engine be raised,say 5 cm if need be.
Mark
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| posted on April 8th, 2011 at 09:29 PM |
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posted by mjwcookie
Hi All. Just a quick question.
In an ej33 or eg33 conversion into a T3bus. what is the difference in ground clearance. I have noticed on many vids that it is reduced. I know that a
shorter sump is used, but the beauty of the bus is the higher ground clearance. Can the engine be raised,say 5 cm if need be.
Mark
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Not much room to raise unless the engine hatch is modified.
I went with a smallcar sump,gives same clearance as tranny
and a nice bit of gear.
Dave.
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| posted on April 8th, 2011 at 10:37 PM |
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Easier to shorten a sump by 50mm than raise an engine and transmission by 50mm.
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| posted on April 10th, 2011 at 12:44 AM |
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Thanks for the advice.
Mark
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| posted on April 10th, 2011 at 01:32 AM |
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Check this site out Mark
http://www.rjes.com/html/sumps_.html
Looking for that special lady : PM me for coffee & cake
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| posted on April 10th, 2011 at 04:01 PM |
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Here is a picture of a shortened sump for an EJ33 in a Bay Kombi. From memory we gained about 70mm.
Make sure if you are getting one that it is for an EJ33 not an EJ 20 / 22. I haven't seen anyone producing an EJ33 apart from Custom Offroad
Components.
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| posted on April 10th, 2011 at 08:02 PM |
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Smallcar do a sump for eg33.
http://www.smallcar.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=29947
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| posted on April 12th, 2011 at 07:04 PM |
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Brad. very nice looking Job. Did you do it yourself? How difficult was it, if you did. How does the ej33 cope with the vw box? gear ratios etc.
Mark
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