| Author |
Message |
nize
Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004
Posts: 531
Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
|
 Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:58 am Post subject: Long axle tranny in lowlight ghia - what E-brake cables? |
 |
|
I am currently building a 1957 with a tranny from a 1970 1500 beetle.
I thought the hand brake cables from a 68-72 swing axle beetle would fit but they do not. The conduit is too short and the cable also seems a bit short.
Does anyone of you here know which cables might fit?
_________________
----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
-------------------------- |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
xzener
Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2006
Posts: 1777
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nize
Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004
Posts: 531
Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 11:45 pm Post subject: Re: Long axle tranny in lowlight ghia - what E-brake cables? |
|
|
The ones I have now should be 1780mm in total with 500mm conduit. The total length might just work but the conduit is just some 50mm too short.
I will check the link you provided...
_________________
----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
-------------------------- |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
xzener
Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2006
Posts: 1777
|
| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2019 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: Long axle tranny in lowlight ghia - what E-brake cables? |
|
|
Let us know how it goes, it may help someone in the future.
_________________
My 70 beetle was totaled Now to build the Ghia I always wanted. Rest in peace Ruby, I will miss you. Hello <insert Ghia name here>! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nize
Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004
Posts: 531
Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:15 am Post subject: Re: Long axle tranny in lowlight ghia - what E-brake cables? |
|
|
A friends friend with a VW part shop suggest beetle IRS hand brake cables.
They have a longer conduit part and are slightly longer. I will report when I have tried them.
_________________
----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
-------------------------- |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
VeloMikey
Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2012
Posts: 651
Location: So Cal
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Long axle tranny in lowlight ghia - what E-brake cables? |
|
|
| nize wrote: |
I am currently building a 1957 with a tranny from a 1970 1500 beetle.
I thought the hand brake cables from a 68-72 swing axle beetle would fit but they do not. The conduit is too short and the cable also seems a bit short.
Does anyone of you here know which cables might fit? |
70 Beetles are IRS (In America). Are you converting an IRS trans to swing axle and using long axles? 67-68s are wide axle swing axles and 69 is IRS. 67 is 5 lug and 68 is 4 lug. It is going to be tough to fit decent wheels with wide axles in a lowlight era Ghia.
_________________
'58 Ghia 2387cc with a Berg / Folts 5 Speed
Ghia Build Thread https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=768748 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nize
Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004
Posts: 531
Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
|
| Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Long axle tranny in lowlight ghia - what E-brake cables? |
|
|
| CerveloMikey wrote: |
| nize wrote: |
I am currently building a 1957 with a tranny from a 1970 1500 beetle.
I thought the hand brake cables from a 68-72 swing axle beetle would fit but they do not. The conduit is too short and the cable also seems a bit short.
Does anyone of you here know which cables might fit? |
70 Beetles are IRS (In America). Are you converting an IRS trans to swing axle and using long axles? 67-68s are wide axle swing axles and 69 is IRS. 67 is 5 lug and 68 is 4 lug. It is going to be tough to fit decent wheels with wide axles in a lowlight era Ghia. |
No I took this tranny from a Swedish 1500 1970 beetle. That is a swing axle setup beetle. I think it was 1973 that all Swedish beetles got IRS rear axles.
_________________
----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
-------------------------- |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nize
Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2004
Posts: 531
Location: Sweden - Cheesy town
|
| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:21 am Post subject: Re: Long axle tranny in lowlight ghia - what E-brake cables? |
|
|
Ok, got the 68-72 IRS hand brake cables now and they seem to do the job!
_________________
----------(VW)----------
1954 Kombi
1957 lowlight ghia coupe
-------------------------- |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
