Bus 4 spd trans, Anybody done this Options

[jwalters]

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Thought of an interesting topic---has anybody put a beefed up bus or t1 trans in the teener----

I loved the gear spacing on my old superbug--and first gear for my car,,well,,,sucks ass--and second is too tall for a good start off--

Would rather spend 650 bucks on a pro-streeter WITH a rhino case and super diff than thousands upgrading my 901--

Sand rail mid engine cable shifter should be able to be adapted rather easily and the trans install is a non-event...

What you think???? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif)

[Cap'n Krusty]

QUOTE (TC/914 @ Jan 21 2005, 05:07 PM)

I'll tell you what I think if you PM me as to where that great avatar came from! Swapping a type one trans would be pretty easy and has been already thought out by the mid engine sand buggy boys. A quick visit to http://shoptalkforums.com/ or http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/ will answer all of your parts matching questions regarding brackets, shifter, etc. along with which starter will fit the type one trans and which flywheel will need to be used on your engine. I would suspect a 70 flywheel with a semi-automatic VW Bug starter will do the trick. Otherwise, just talk with the folks at RANCHO and describe what you want. Everything else is pretty much a bolt it. Good luck with a cool idea! TC

Starter from a "semi automatic"? Same starter as the 914, so why bother changing it? European Racing (or Red Lion), sells the converted pressure plates. Other than that, it's a bolt in. For use in a 914, you have to figure out the linkage and some way to mount the trans at the rear. I've used T4 motors in Buggies and Bugs before, and it's no big deal. As for the lister who can flop the diff in 30 minutes, good luck! Without resetting the R&P locations, you're likely to eat them up in minutes. At a time when bug and buggie owners are looking for Porsche trannies, I fail to understand why anyone would be looking for their castoffs ...................... The Cap'n