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Re: [T3] 2.0 liter


Hello-

> > Minor concerns: flywheel, tranny input shaft, clearance above the engine
for
> > carbs, etc.
> >
> Glad to see someone mentioning the fact that the tranny input shaft IS
> different between the Type1/3 and the 1.7,1.8 and 2.0 liter Type 2.

True, but adapting one to the other really is a piece of cake.  The "short
story" version is this: get a 210mm or 215mm bus flywheel (210mm is quite a
bit cheaper and easier to find), pressure plate, and clutch disc.  Then, get
a T1/T3/914 pilot bearing (a $5-10 part) and get the hole in the center of
the bus flywheel reamed out to fit it.  All done!  It will fit in the
bellhousing the _exact_ same way a 200mm 12V flywheel on a bug would.

Not to say that the auto tranny idea isn't a good one (it is!), but not
everyone wants an auto tranny.  One other problem: T4 flexplates (from late
automatic busses and 411/412's only) don't exactly grow on trees, and
neither do the special bolts that are needed to bolt it to the crank.  They
aren't _impossible_ to find, but take a little work.

Take care,
Shad Laws
LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance
http://www.lnengineering.com

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