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[email protected] Thu Jul 25, 2019 6:16 pm

First time venturing into the “other” section after seeing an SP2 for sale in the classifieds. I did some searching, but didn’t quite find what I was looking for. What did a SP2 have for a suspension, engine, and transaxle? I’ve found the chassis is the same as the Brazilian Variant, and some resto pics I found from them looks like the front suspension is a Type 1 based ball joint with the rear being similar to a swing axle Type 3. Also some Variant pics show a 1600 Type 1 style engine using the pancake Type 3 cooling tin as opposed to the pancake Type 4 of the 411/412. And the trans appears to be a Type 1/3 swing axle. Are my findings correct?

[email protected] Sat Jul 27, 2019 5:45 am

Anyone....? This really must be a mystery......

vaughn bros. Sat Jul 27, 2019 1:57 pm

These pics were on the interweb. I've never seen one in person.




finster Sun Jul 28, 2019 7:20 am

One website said the sp was designed on a type3 floorpan/chassis but this website (below) has the handbooks which show a brazillian type chassis with type1 front end and irs rear end
http://vwsp2.zbr.com.br/manual/

[email protected] Sun Jul 28, 2019 9:06 am

I’ll have to take a closer look with Google translator on that site, but it looks interesting. Judging from the picture above, it looks more like a swing axle Ghia than any Type 3/Variant.

BKiller Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:06 am

Type 3 Front Beam with a Swing Axle rear.


72MUST Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:44 am

Type 1 balljoint beam & discs , swing axle 3.88 afaik , type 3 cooling ,but 1679cc



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