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Dr Evil Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:46 am Post subject: ZF transmission |
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I've got a ZF transmission (gearbox, thanks for the heads up John) and have been told they were very strong units for VW applications back in the day.
But I can't find any information on them when I tried searching.
Are they any good?
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gimmesomeshelter Samba Member
Joined: May 08, 2004 Posts: 1466 Location: San Carlos, CA
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Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 8:19 am Post subject: |
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Hello-
When you wrote 'gear box', did you mean 'steering box'? If so, it might have come from a post '57(?) Porsche 356.
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13957 Location: Southampton U.K.
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IN2VWS Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 2521 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:32 am Post subject: Re: ZF transmission |
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Dr Evil wrote: |
I've got a ZF transmission (gearbox, thanks for the heads up John) and have been told they were very strong units for VW applications back in the day.
But I can't find any information on them when I tried searching.
Are they any good? |
Haven't seen them used in VW's, but they were used on Tempo Matadors.
After VW stopped supplying Tempo with VW engines and gearboxes, Tempo used ZF gearboxes with Austin engines using the same chassis as the VW powered Tempos. Tempo also offered the ZF gearboxes as replacements to the VW gearbox.
Tempo also used the ZF gearboxes on the Ruthman VW powered Tempos as they needed heavier duty gearboxes. _________________ ( ⫏ ⫐ )
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Dr Evil Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Australia
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, that's were I found them. One of the Tempo's I have has one installed. I also saw a 1951 Matador manual with exploded views of both VW and ZF transmissions but am having trouble getting a copy of it.
I also came across this the other day.
Another Matador with 3 ZF's and enough NOS gears to build a couple of them up.
I'd heard by a few people in Australia that they were sought after for high performance VW applications but I't doesn't seem it was the same in the US.
I know the Supercharged Goggo with the VW motor in it had a ZF for an early incarnation.
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henry roberts Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2003 Posts: 1276 Location: australia
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:45 am Post subject: |
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any more pics of your latest finds? the g'box's the matador and the weird hubcap in the middle of the pic?
thanks
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Dr Evil Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2008 Posts: 30 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:39 am Post subject: |
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I'll get some more soon- the Hub cap was a good find, a single '51 Tempo one.
As I have had 3 for the last year and had almost given up finding a last one I was very happy when I saw it. |
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