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...

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[Cap'n Krusty]

QUOTE (jwalters @ Jan 23 2005, 09:02 AM)

Yea well the buggie guys are more interested in trannies other than the 901----- but you do have to change the input shaft bearing--the T1 tranny snout is a larger diameter than the 901?? I know a 200 mm disc will run fine in the 215 flywheel and plate...and the linkage is still a pull, like the 901, and a quick check will show the pulley and mount will bolt up to the side case like the 901. Mounting the trans to the 914 chassis is super easy--a pair of mild steel elephant ears bolted to the shift cap perimeter with extended studs , and with a section bent to the proper angle to mate to the rubber mounts is a brake press and plate bender away...too easy to do---and my cv output shafts bolt right up to the T1, so no changing components there- I just want to do away with a red herring---I have 3 901's that all need work--and again, for the price of a set of synchros---------------------------- BTW- has anybody ever noticed that the 901 says VW on it???

If by "input shaft bearing" you mean the pilot bearing in the flywheel (or gland nut or crankshaft), they're the same part number. VW used the same input shaft "snout" diameter on RWD vehicles until the end of the Vanagons. Porsche used it until the 915 tranny came into play. As for "opening up" the center of a bus flywheel, you simply knock out the sheetmetal insert, and insert the bearing. No machine work involved.

The 914/4 901 style trannies (actually called the "914" tranny), say VW on them, the REAL 901s, and the 911s, and the 914/6 trannies were made by Porsche, the 4s were made under license by VW. The Porsche made gears have matching numbers imprinted on them, the VW made gears don't.

As for the strength of 901s, a properly setup 914 tranny will hold up to a SBC or 911 motor for years of normal use, and I see no reason why it wouldn't last you for years using a T4 motor.

The Cap'n