I measured the clearance under the load bay of the crewbus and it is 395mm from the centre of the spigot shaft to the bottom of the support beams under the load bay.
The 2L Golf motor, if it stands upright measures 515mm from the centre of the clutch plate to the top, a difference of 120mm. Do you fit the engine at an angle to get it in below the load bay or do you increase the height of the load bay (which i do not really wan to do).
Can anybody help?
1978 Clearance for 2l Golf Motor
-
Francois Swart
- Drip
- Posts: 13
- Joined: Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:27 pm
- What model do you have?: 1964
-
oldschoolgp
- Oil Pump
- Posts: 219
- Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:31 pm
- What model do you have?: 1976
- Location: newlands JHB
- Has thanked: 1 time
- Been thanked: 3 times
Re: 1978 Clearance for 2l Golf Motor
You need to cut and increase the height of the load bay
I have an extra caravelle lid
Pm me
I have an extra caravelle lid
Pm me
-
flatfourfan
- Full-time Bug Nutter
- Posts: 4195
- Joined: Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:06 pm
- What model do you have?: Speedster Replica
- Location: Pretoria
- Has thanked: 36 times
- Been thanked: 50 times
Re: 1978 Clearance for 2l Golf Motor
I think with the angle that it sits, on my 2.0 motor it dropped it by about 25mm due to the angle, but I think that the lid needs to be lifted as well for a bus.
-
splitfan
- Carburettor
- Posts: 1965
- Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:23 pm
- What model do you have?: 56,71,75
- Location: Port Shepstone KZN
- Has thanked: 46 times
- Been thanked: 26 times
- Contact:
Re: 1978 Clearance for 2l Golf Motor
VW Ran a 1.8 motor in the t3 busses that sat at a angle ,(no raised engine lid) I cant remeber now whether the bellhousing was different or if it had a adaptor to accomadate the angle on the gearbox side , I do know they ran a different sump and oil pick. These are impossible to find as they were only fitted to 1.8 t3's.
My biggest fear is that my wife sells my cars for what i told her they cost !!