Just how strong is a Beetle gearbox?

vader · Post by **vader** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:21 am

Not spinning the wheels

Post by **Tony Z** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:27 am

vader wrote:there is a gearbox brace that you can make at home if you can weld and use a ruler and a drill. its made out of square tubing and bolts onto the forks and then up under the dogbox and then another brace is bolted inside the car where it comes threw the floor and onto the wheel arcs. This strengthens the gearbox on the forks and stops the twisting motion induced by torque of the engine. It's cheap, it work really well and you can do it in one afternoon..... Well for MTM maybe two!

and then you twist the body.... You may as well use the engine hanger setup, with a square tube mounted under the rear end (oil pump side) of the engine and the tube bolted to the bumper mounts

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:35 am

Tony Z wrote:
vader wrote:there is a gearbox brace that you can make at home if you can weld and use a ruler and a drill. its made out of square tubing and bolts onto the forks and then up under the dogbox and then another brace is bolted inside the car where it comes threw the floor and onto the wheel arcs. This strengthens the gearbox on the forks and stops the twisting motion induced by torque of the engine. It's cheap, it work really well and you can do it in one afternoon..... Well for MTM maybe two!
and then you twist the body.... You may as well use the engine hanger setup, with a square tube mounted under the rear end (oil pump side) of the engine and the tube bolted to the bumper mounts

I have one for sale if anyone is interested.

New from CB. Chrome. Has all of it's mounting hardware.

My bug's getting a gearbox midmount and Bugpack KCB.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:57 am

Merlin wrote:
Tony Z wrote:
vader wrote:there is a gearbox brace that you can make at home if you can weld and use a ruler and a drill. its made out of square tubing and bolts onto the forks and then up under the dogbox and then another brace is bolted inside the car where it comes threw the floor and onto the wheel arcs. This strengthens the gearbox on the forks and stops the twisting motion induced by torque of the engine. It's cheap, it work really well and you can do it in one afternoon..... Well for MTM maybe two!
and then you twist the body.... You may as well use the engine hanger setup, with a square tube mounted under the rear end (oil pump side) of the engine and the tube bolted to the bumper mounts
I have one for sale if anyone is interested.

New from CB. Chrome. Has all of it's mounting hardware.

My bug's getting a gearbox midmount and Bugpack KCB.

Is that the one for R400-00?

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:57 am

4agedub · Post by **4agedub** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:17 am

A stock beetle box is stronger than you think... I've been running my box for about four years now without any problems. Previous engine made 95kw on the wheels and I drove like a hooigan... dougnuts burnouts etc

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:31 am

I'm sure that a 2,0 Type 4 that's very close to stock won't destroy a standard Type III gearbox

4agedub · Post by **4agedub** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:41 am

Your gearbox should last forever with a stock type 4.