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ALIKA T3
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 Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:46 pm Post subject: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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Aloha Folks!
My brother sent me a Youtube link about a sleeper Volvo and other videos, and I noticed a sick fast Skoda 120. Mm, seems like this thing has a rear engine, rear wheel drive to me ? Da fok?
It directly reminded me of something I posted a while ago in the New Syncro transmission topic:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...p;start=60
The Sadev transmissions are found on old Renault's sometimes. See where the Sadev is from? .CZ website. YUP 
So I started to dig out information, but nothing but 2 pictures of a Skoda 130 transmission came out with english keywords. Definitely the kind of car not much mainstream in the Western mind. Wikipedia is a great ressource, Skoda Rally cars were dope!
I needed to try researching with a Czech term. "Skoda 130 Převodovka".
He-hé! Getting there!
Here is a link to the catalog of parts for the car, transmission included 
http://skoda-katalog.eu/ekatalog-105-120/katalog/#cat2
What?! How did I never found out about this transmission before? I spent hours on Google looking for "modern" transaxles. Unreal!
Well, look.at.that!
Looks pretty beefy to me, 4 and 5 speed versions. They made dog gears kit for them too, Löbro axle flanges and even a 6 speed kit here:
http://www.motorsportshop.cz/category/zavodni_prevodovky_kompletni/37.html
A 5 speed transmission is 3800 bucks! 
6 speed
Mainshaft, I would bet 5 bucks the coupler splines match the VW 
Löbro style flanges kit
Dog kit 5 speed
The starter placement is really familiar with the VW style, Skoda is part of the VAG group now, but wasn't at that time.
I looked up if anybody had mounted this transmission in a bug or a VW, I didn't find anything in Czech nor in German.
I just cannot believe it. This seems like a great transaxle, similar internal construction to the UN1 Renault made by ZF.
What do you guys think of it?
Cheers!
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Sodo
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| Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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Looks pretty close to VW. Good find. Wonder what the 1 thru 5 gear ratios are.
9 teeth on the pinion is a nice number.
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ALIKA T3
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ZsZ
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:13 am Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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As I remember these are very long compared to the 094, so you will need to cut the crossmember to fit
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ALIKA T3
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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| As I remember these are very long compared to the 094, so you will need to cut the crossmember to fit |
Would not be a problem to some, I did it for my UN1, people do it for the Porsche transmissions. Definitely not a plug and play swap but the transmission is definitely an interesting unit 
Do you have more info about them?
Cheers!
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MarkWard
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:06 am Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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Does it spin in the correct direction for a vanagon? I find these threads with alternate transmissions interesting, but something more readily available in the US would be nice for those of us here. I did some research on the Porsche transaxle, but found they get bought up quickly for the kit car market and the prices are high.
I like how this transaxle is a side loader.
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Gruppe B
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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Canada imported those Skoda's for a few years back in the 80's. Either Czechoslovakia owed us a lot of money or we traded them for a few shipments of wheat.
There was a fastback version as well.
Put it in H!
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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^^
that clip always makes me laugh. H. haha.
ALIKA T3: I've been enjoying your posts!
I don't really know enough to say but my thought is also that it may be too long ?? But if the nose is narrow enough.....
Very cool find though.
Neil.
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ALIKA T3
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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| MarkWard wrote: |
Does it spin in the correct direction for a vanagon? I find these threads with alternate transmissions interesting, but something more readily available in the US would be nice for those of us here. I did some research on the Porsche transaxle, but found they get bought up quickly for the kit car market and the prices are high.
I like how this transaxle is a side loader. |
yes sir, confirmed by the guts opened with the crown wheel exposed
Prolly won't happen to find an easy solution, this was mostly to bring up attention to this transaxle
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ALIKA T3
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| Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2017 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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| Gruppe B wrote: |
Canada imported those Skoda's for a few years back in the 80's. Either Czechoslovakia owed us a lot of money or we traded them for a few shipments of wheat.
There was a fastback version as well.
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Yes I saw that on Wikipedia
Thank you Vanagon Nut
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bgene
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:46 am Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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May be it's not so actual, but anyway:
Skoda become part of VW as everyone known here, but not everyone known about interesting fact:
bellhousing of Skoda 742 was the same as used on Favorit and Felicia.
Mean gearbox of Favorit/Felicia (FWD small car) actually bolted on on the same engine as Skoda 130.
VW used SDI engine on Felicia, bolted to the Skoda gearbox via adapter plate: 002 103 200.
Now You are able to connect any VW l4 water cooled engine to the Skoda type gearbox, include gearbox Skoda 130. |
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Transaxle from a Skoda 130 Type 742 |
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That's a great first post. Welcome!
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