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Yes, the late 914 tranny does have the single side cover. However the jury is not out on this as it may be possible to set up the pinion/ring gear thrust on the other side by a bit of trial and error while removing the gear cluster a few times. Having never looked inside one, I'm not sure if this would work, but never say never. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Nathan Jacobsen '62 NB '69 SB M/T >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > On 8 Jun 99, at 9:07, Nathan Jacobsen wrote: > > > Actually, I believe the core of the 914 transmission is shared with some of > > the 911's. I'ts the Porsche 901 model. Knowing this, you should be able to > > switch the ring gear to make it go backwards (forwards). However, you should > > get an early one, as the 73 and later have side mounted shifter mechanisms > > which will give you big trouble with conversion into your chassis. > > Do late 914s have one tranny side cover cast in place the same as > ours? If so, that makes it impossible to swap the ring gear over. > > Jim > - > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org