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At 06:04 AM 1/7/97 -0500, you wrote: >Hanno, >I am in the process of putting a type 4 in my 67 squareback. It is a 79 >hydraulic bus longblock with 914 2.0 pistons and rings and 1.8 914 heads. I'm >using type 4 heat exchangers and a fabricated muffler. I have a Stewart >Warner 8349 gas heater it it so heat is not a problem. Getting a HYDRAULIC Bus engine is a good idea. It saves a trip to the machinists' to have a set of hydraulic valve lifters fitted. But isn't the Bus engine a bit too heavy? And why the specific combination of 2.0 pistons and 1.8 heads (bore of 94 vs. 93 mm)? >My current problem is finding a way to get the type 4 clutch to work with the >earlier tranny. I have bolted type 4's up to later tranny's (72 on), but >these use a throw-out bearing that rides on a sleeve (just like the 914 and >the type 4 buses). I guess there is no easy way out by fitting a later transmission. >I am also planning to upgrade the rear brakes to 914 disks and the front >brakes to later type 3's (1972/73). I figure I'll need stopping power to >match the horsepower upgrade. 72/73 front brakes were the same as on type 4's? What part of the 914 rear brakes do you need? Only the disks and calipers or also the hubs? >BTW, all the type 4 motors will fit...except possibly the Vanagon >(alternator/blower assembly might get in the way). Just need to trim the >sheet metal. An air inlet to the fan housing must be fabricated to fit the >original bellows. Otherwise, the engine will suck in warm air and burn itself >up. I have a plastic piece from a type 4 that will have to be modified to fit >the type 3 bellows. >I'll keep you posted on my progress. >Mike Jones >Ft. Wayne, Indiana Mike, thanks for all the input (and sorry for all the questions). Will keep you posted if I find out more from another source. Hanno Spoelstra <H.L.Spoelstra@WbMt.TUDelft.NL> Bloemendaal, The Netherlands