Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:55:08 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is...
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Sure looks close, as in 'almost touching.'
I think the real problem ...the real issue - don't blame you for resisting
facing it is :
Engine needs to be mounted just a little more aftward.
I wonder if there's an easy way to do that ...
like just move a couple engine mounting bar bolt holes.
to me 'the normal way' .......
like if you had started out with an air-cooled vanagon body, and decided to
mount a waterboxer trans in it,
then ABA engine at 15 degrees is -
First you mount the trans andlinkage all up per stock arrangment.
Then you bolt the engine and adatper to the trans,
then you make the engine mounting system,
then connect/install all the hoses, wires, exhuast etc.
It's terrible to 'go backwards' of course in projects like this.
If you can pull off this front trans mount thing so there's no issues,
great,
but .....I suspect, the 'real right way' would be to get or make proper
'short' ( fore-aft speaking ) wbxr front trans mounting bracket - this
would be a modified wbxr front trans bracket - to keep the altitute of the
waterboxer trans nose, but the fore-aft shortenss of a diesel vanaonagon
front trans bracket . The frint rubber mount can go on in the normal
fashion, not turned around.
Get that in, then 'fix' the shift linkage length to match.
Then get engine mounting sorted out for it's new slightly more aftward
location.
lot of work I know, but unless you can 'get this one last issue'
.....contact with the body/frame thing handled ( IF that is what's
happening ) ....it what might be what's needed to ulitmately get it really
right.
At least you are enjoying the process , right !! :-)
May the Vanagon Engine Conversion Gods smile brightly on you and your
project !
----- Original Message -----
From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is...
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
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>> how about posting a nice picture, as you are so good at doing.
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> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> So I ground away more material. Sound seemed be gone, but came back.
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>> Pulled engine cover and revved engine to look for any excessive
>> movement. Saw transmission rotate L/R as it should but noticed that
>> transmission bracket is close to clutch hydraulic flex hose bracket on
>> frame. I recall that these parts were close at time of refitting
>> parts, but stuff fit so dismissed it.
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> Here's a pic of parts I'm talking of. Shows bracket before more
> material removed. Hard to see, but appears close to frame. And, in LH
> of image, you can see how close the clutch hose bracket is to
> transmission bracket.
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> http://tinyurl.com/yykbct5
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> Neil.
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> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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