Aircooled VW South Africa

retrovan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:40 am Its only a difference of 10 mm and the rubber mount on your mustache bar will take the difference

Had no problem fitting the ear box to the bay, when fitting the type 4 2lt motor.

If you leave the front gearbox mounts loose, you will be amassed how much forward/backward movement you do have to get the motor/gearbox combination in the right place.

Herman

You would not have had an issue fitting it to your bus as its a 1972 crossover with the bigger engine bay and adjustable rear engine bar. The earlier bus has no adjustment on the mustache bar, but i'm sure you would have taken care of that with an angle grinder.

@Haans. You must assess first what adapter plate you are using. That will space the engine even further back. If i recall the Golf motor conversion requires the longer bellhousing due to clutch constraints as well as modifying the input shaft. I suspect plenty butchering will be necessary to fit that motor into an early bay. Late bay's have bigger engine bays.

@Alan, you must also check the length of your input shaft. The shorter bellhousing requires the shorter shaft.

retrovan wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:40 am Its only a difference of 10 mm and the rubber mount on your mustache bar will take the difference

Had no problem fitting the ear box to the bay, when fitting the type 4 2lt motor.

If you leave the front gearbox mounts loose, you will be amassed how much forward/backward movement you do have to get the motor/gearbox combination in the right place.

Herman

So I might also be lucky if I don't come right with a non ears bellhousing.
Will wait on Haans's call as I would prefer to have all original.

Alan,..."non ears" is sitting and currently running around with very tired aircooled 1600 motor.
What is your time frAme,..? If I heared correctly,..it will go in within the next 2 weeks ,.....the call willbe made then.
Haans

Hi Haans,
I still have some time, my Westy still needs to be sanded smooooth before painting and only after that will I fit engine and gearbox. No wait, I need to first fix my engine, it stopped abruptly after idling for a minute or so and is locked solid. No idea what that was about.

Just reviving this threas as I am still looking for a Non ears bellhousing.
Can swap for my eared bellhousing.

Boet,... sent pm but still locked in outbox. Have pulled one out of my stash when cleaning up yesterday.

Regards Haans

That's awesome news. Will pm you again.

Advantage of ear b housing is can take bigger clutch
Alan are you putting type 1 back

Hans you can clearance e the 1600 10m. Shorter bell housing for 228mm clutch kit and 2L starter with a spacer to work with the Golf


Why don't you guys just swop and both get actually what he needs


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Tx guys, I came right. Got a non ears bellhousing for completeness.
@ Bugger, Yes putting back a type 1 1600TP.