mad_machine wrote: Have you considered the Porsche 901?
Looks like 901s trade for around a grand. Cheaper than a 915 yes but I am thinking more challenge budget area
mad_machine wrote: Have you considered the Porsche 901?
Looks like 901s trade for around a grand. Cheaper than a 915 yes but I am thinking more challenge budget area
ditchdigger wrote:Dr. Hess wrote: . They go for about $100 or so.If you happen to hear of any for sale in the future try and remember to let me know!
They come up on the yahoo Europa list occasionally. And some guys just hit car-part.com and get them there. I've seen them for a bill to a bill and a half on there.
ditchdigger wrote:mad_machine wrote: Have you considered the Porsche 901?Looks like 901s trade for around a grand. Cheaper than a 915 yes but I am thinking more challenge budget area
Dang, I should start selling them. My Chevy V6 powered Bug uses a 901. I've got two spares just because they were so cheap. I have paid less than $300 for each of them! For what it's worth, some are more valuable than others due to differences in case material, CV output size, gear count, etc. Not all 901s are created equal!
Bryce
JThw8 wrote:Curmudgeon wrote: As I understand it: Pretty much all Type I (Bug, Karmann Ghia, etc) transaxles can have this done along with Type II (air cooled Bus/Transporter). Water cooled Transporter and Type III/IV can't. But-! I have been wrong before and will be wrong again! Just ask my ex.'twas my understanding too but I was corrected that some early IRS transaxles cannot have the ring gear flipped. This is just what I was told, I've never seen it proven and prior to that I was always of the understanding that any of them could be flipped.
The cases on the majority of VW Type I transaxles have covers (for lack of better term) on each side of the cavity where the differential sits that hold the differential bearings and such. These are symmetrical. Flipping the ring gear involves disassembling the covers and related hardware on both sides of the case and reassembling it all with the ring gear on the opposite side of pinion.
I think after the switch to the IRS (non swing axle) rear suspension, VW started casting a number of the transaxle cases with a removable cover only on one side only. This means with those transaxles you cannot load the differential and ring gear from the opposite side. I know a lot of later model (1968 and up) bus (aka Type II) transaxles also have this same arrangement where the ring gear cant be flipped. At least not with factory parts.
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