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« on: July 13, 2008, 09:19:00 AM » |
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Hi All.
I have gone over to the dark side, (no I'm not gay) but have bought a VW instead of a piggy lump.
I swapped some scrap box section for a Fiat 126 engine, decided I could'nt use it and put it on fleabay.
From the proceeds I bought this locally.
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reliantman
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2008, 02:40:08 PM » |
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With all the cooling tin removed.
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2008, 06:44:44 PM » |
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Ooh, a Swedish style V Dub. I quite like those. Is that the old Cossack frame?
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2008, 07:14:20 PM » |
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Yes it is. I have had to lay off for a few months because of skintness, but I'm getting back on track now.
It won't be a full on Swede, just a budget version with Rascal axle, but I will probably use the reliant gearbox as the frame is so short.
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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2008, 08:50:22 PM » |
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a 5 speed box would be a good update no idea what would fit though good luck with it. skintness seem everyone has a bit of that ,worse tha the summer colds(man flu)
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2008, 09:34:55 PM » |
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Well I would like to fit a Bedford rascal box, which would match the axle, but I'm not sure if there is room for it in the frame. Pity as I had two in my garden but my mrs made me bin them.
What I will probably do is to find a bell housing off a VW T25 gearbox, which unbolts, and sandwich it with a piggy box.
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« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2008, 12:22:05 PM » |
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Well I would like to fit a Bedford rascal box, which would match the axle, but I'm not sure if there is room for it in the frame. Pity as I had two in my garden but my mrs made me bin them.
What I will probably do is to find a bell housing off a VW T25 gearbox, which unbolts, and sandwich it with a piggy box.
be interesting to see if that actually matches up so that it works  most peeps use 2 type 1 vw gearboxes, good luck m8e  i'll watch with interest |
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« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2008, 02:41:52 PM » |
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I have looked at that, but I dunno if two boxes would fit in the frame.
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« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2008, 05:52:47 PM » |
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Thanks VB.
My mate has just bought a Beetle to Swede, and I am going to take dimensions from his bits.
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2008, 12:44:14 PM » |
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Result!!!!!!!
My luck must be changing.
A bloke near me has two VW vans outside his house and I went around to ask for some advice.
It turns out he had a bellhousing in his spare van and I grabbed it for fifteen quid.
I brought it back expecting to have to make an adaptor, as I have read on the net that the later boxes will not fit a Type1 block. Tried it against the flywheel and it slid straight on, holes as well!
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reliantman
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2008, 01:50:02 PM » |
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With Reliant box.
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« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2008, 02:15:03 PM » |
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That's an interesting combination.
Is the output shaft on the V Dub bellhousing offset towards the top? How will you mate that up to the Reliant box?
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« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2008, 02:36:13 PM » |
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Well, thats the next job. The two input & output jobbies are lined up, but I am not quite sure how it is going to work for now.
I have also tried the piggy box further back, up against the diff flange, and could possibly have a long shaft with two U/J's from the VW clutch to the Reliant input end.
I would like to use a U/J between the diff flange and gearbox, but have been told it would be better if there was a rubber donut in there.
Any suggestions?
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reliantman
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« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2008, 12:46:25 PM » |
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Rascal/Reliant U/J.
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