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Keith wrote: >The subframes will directly swap out but you need to fab up a mount >for the rear engine hanger. There was an article in an old VWT that I >used (Beefed up) but Bob Heydt took OE mounts, modded them and >used OE hangers which looked like a much better idea. He can >probably send you pictures. Yeah, Keith really liked my set up on my Notch. I almost had to drag him out from under my car. j/k : ) I used a set of Squareback hangers (body side) and flipped them over and side for side to get them to fit on my Notch. I also trimmed the lower part of the drain part of the air box channels to get enough room for them to fit. I had to cap that area off, otherwise I'd be pulling in heated air from the engine compartment. I went this route on mine, because I really didn't care for the VWT method, and mine had started to crack and seperate (at the rubber to steel part) after only 2 years of use. I had built a "C" shaped safety bracket for it (and peace of mind), but I still didn't like the way it looked in the engine bay. This is an after, but before painting the engine bay body color. http://thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=72013 I don't have any others posted to the Samba ( I just looked), so I'd have to dig into my archives, and see if I have any hiding in there. : ) I hope this will help. Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof 71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at; http://volksrods.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~