Fitting 60's gearbox to 51 split.

[Bruce]

You would probably be amazed to learn how many former IRS gearboxes are now swing axle. They have all the good parts inside.
The earliest swing axle gearboxes are junk compared to later ones. Also, they are geared wrong for a 1600.
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[splitjunkie]

You can convert any irs transmission to swingaxle as long as it has the two side cover case. At some point in the 70's the case only had one removable side cover. To convert a two side cover irs you need the swingaxle differential, side covers, bearings, shims and axles. You have to retain the ring gear and reset the backlash and bearing preload.
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Chris

You know, a lot of these scratches will buff right out... Jerry Seinfeld

[jason]

I like my $6 mount better, everything is external, nothing inside required. Fast fab looks better though.

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[EVfun]

looking at the left (drivers) side of the car, when you go forward the rear wheel rotates counter-clockwise. On a Bug that means the ring gear rotates counter-clockwise. This means the pinion gear tries to climb the ring gear, or rotate clockwise around it. That is the motion the transaxle mounts have to resist when accelerating.

On a Bus you add a reduction gear to each axle. The tires are still rotating counter-clockwise when going forward but the ring gear is now turning clockwise when viewed from the left side of the Bus. That means the pinion gear is trying to move down and pushes the front of the transaxle down when accelerating.
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[koolerkrotch]

I'm driving it now..feels fine...works great. I could see where some regular use of hole shots and drag starts would shorten it's life, but this car doesn't get that type of use ever.

[Not Safari Izzy]

Put the concept1 nose cone on a tunnel tranny and installed it in my 11G pan yesterday, figured I'd throw up a picture:

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DBK Nor Cal

1952 Beetle 11G
1956 Beetle 151

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[Jacks]

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