Aircooled VW South Africa

Hi
I will soon have a spare Subaru engine that I would like to fit in a beetle, but I dont know where I can get the addapter plate or bellhousing to do this conversion.
If you guys have any Idea please let me know.
Thanks

Pm bugger.

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Thanks.

When you are ready give me a shout and will hook you up with the right stuff

Rather than fit an adapter, it might be better to substitute a custom-made cluth housing (available from Richard Jones Engineered Solutions, in Staffordshire, England), which will allow you to retain the factory-standard Subaru flywheel, clutch & starter motor.

http://www.rjes.com

Nigel A. Skeet wrote:Rather than fit an adapter, it might be better to substitute a custom-made cluth housing (available from Richard Jones Engineered Solutions, in Staffordshire, England), which will allow you to retain the factory-standard Subaru flywheel, clutch & starter motor.

http://www.rjes.com

Most likely costs a fortune.

Hi Nigel the rjes conversion is for the IRS type transmissins from a bay window bus where the bell housing can be bolted off and changed so here in Sunny SA we have to use the adapter when going in to a Beetle

Only £470....

...and £190 for the gearbox input shaft that you have to use if using subaru plate.

7 grand before P&P??

Bugger's adaptor is a 1/4 of that I'm sure.

Just over a 1/4 but still way cheaper than that

hi guys , im very interested in doing the same conversion on my bug.1970 beetle. i want to fit a subaru 2.5t engine. now guys please assist me with some advice.

will the motor work with the std beetle geabox?

i want this project to be seen as a realiable and fast project.

please provide me with the correct guys to liase with and places to go to.
i would like to start as soon as possible.

any help would be highly appreciated

Welcome Beetle_juice.The right person to speak to will be Bugger.He can do the conversion and can also supply you with the adaptor plates as well as tell you what you will need in terms of gearbox strenght,and then also build you a box if needs be.

Let's just say he is like a one-stop-conversion-shop

Introduce yourself in the "New members introduce yourselfs" thread and tell us a little more about yourself and your car.And ad pics

Will the stock gearbox hold up to a subaru conversion. Only if you dont use the car.
Dude, the gbox is designed for 60hp
It can be made to handle the power, but its not cheap.

2.5t subaru in a bug... that is going to be lightening quick, not just fast. Hope you have done the disc brake conversion first and installed a roll cage, with racing seats and 5 point harnesses. If not, that conversion WILL kill you

Hi As said to you on SMS

Can supply the adapter and disc brake conversion and a few other things and tech help

The better motor to use is the ej20t it is a single turbo motor and the conversion is easy

The 2,5 motor has plastic cam gear pullys and for some way or the other they do not like to be in a VW they keep crackking and breaking

The std box will last for a while if you fit some of my mountings and braces but till you go really wild it will eventually pack up and can be BEEFED up

The basic Conversion will set you back around R30 000.00 adapter motor radiator surge tank 2 fuel pumps water pipes exhaust and oil cooler etc
Think you got the point by now

My old cabrio is getting a Subaru Twin turbo motor but it is a pain in the ass to make every thing fit

PM me or shoot it here if you got some more Questions so I can try and assist you where I can