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Thomas, I am in the process of installing a 2.0 litre Type 4 engine from a Vanagon into my 72 Fastback. So far I have had to buy a pair of Weber 40 DCNF carbs, small manifolds for same and linkage. The stock carbs are too tall to fit under the decklid of my Type 3. I also had to buy a 210/215mm clutch + flywheel, plus a small bush for the centre of the flywheel to support the Type 3 input shaft as it's shorter than the late bus one, part no 111105313A - Needle Bearing. You also have to rig up some sort of engine mounting to support the engine. My cars previous owner had a Porsche 914 motor in the fastback and had fabricated the mounting already so I am just buying a 914 engine mounting bar. I'm also fitting a Bosch 009 and blue coil. You need an air intake bellows from a type 4 and the plastic part that mounts it onto the end on the fan.This can then be modified to connect with the Type 3 bellows. In my case I also need to shorten my dipstick, rig up the oil filler tube and and oil breather as well. The carburetors I am using cost me £40 for the pair at a British junkyard from an Austin MG Maestro. I don't know how common they are in the US or what cars you may be able to get them from. The manifolds are also quite difficult to get hold of, I had to settle for a set of second hand ones from Gene Berg for $50. Anything else you need to know, get back to me Damian 72 Fastback Derby, England -----Original Message----- From: thomas butchart <brownbug@hotmail.com> To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org> Date: 18 May 1998 04:33 Subject: type 4 engine into '73 squareback > >Hello there Type-3 people. > >I was wondering, how difficult would it be to put a t4 2 litre into a >'74 squareback. I'm going to buy a t3 in the next few months anyway, but >I just wanted to know what could be done to give the car a bit more >power. I want a bit more power but I'm trying to work out the way to get >the reliability of a stock engine. > >Thankyou. > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >