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OldMember ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Retired Members Posts: 3,068 Joined: 17-June 13 From: TO Member No.: 16,025 Region Association: Canada ![]() |
Hello World.
I posted 1st as a reply to Marcus C6. How difficult would it be to fabricate a transaxle that can carry the Ford 9" ring + pinion?I have viewed Currie's site and see no mention anywhere online of such a contraption. A ZF from a Pantera approaches the torque capacity, the original GT40's box was a Hewland race piece. (Edit#2:on research,a Colotti tx was used on the 289 mk1's,still in business.) http://www.colotti.com/ ![]() (Edit:Later a KarKraft tx was used,perhaps some production parts) Are there any foundrymen on the 914W site? And of course the latemodel Porsche TX's are works of art. Could there possibly be a demand for such a high load TX? vic |
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Having discovered 'yesterday' that 944/951/968 trailing arm carriy the entire desirable 5-stud apparatus that
accommodates wider wheels and tire combos for Beetles,I merely ask the question,does it fit? Would it be to any advantage in cost? Would it be possible to enhance the geometry of the rears and improve anti-squat under braking? Labour and hacking and welding away to fit the part is not dissimilar to boxing the 914 arm,reinforcing the suspension console and other attempts to render it rigid. Porsche decided a die-casting/weldment was preferable to the stamping/weldment that the 914 carries. Difficult?Likely.Fun,Sure.Milling out chunks of steel to carry bearings then welding into a boxed 14 swing-arm is no less intense work-wise. I will ask around if anyone on board has ever tried or even measured the part. What to do with our 914's is on the agenda here. ![]() He could have just left it Stock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg_NjmUrk-o There's always one in the crowd / (edit:06/20/16) ![]() Clearly,not only is it possible,it has been done.Kudos. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=396538 / |
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