I have installed the engine with 12 volt flywheel into an early trans by slowly turning the engine over by hand as the 4 engine mount bolts are slowly tightened. The flywheel will mark the trans and ID where the grinding needs to be done. You don't need to grind all that much-go slowly. Bill Smothers 65C 219655 Charleston, SC ----- Original Message ----- From: "S. Truong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:04 PM Subject: [vintagvw] 6v/12v conversion question
> Hello, > > So the time has come to install my ebay'd 40 horser in > my '56 beetle and I realized I hadn't dealt with the bell > housing situation. > > Is it still suggested to just grind that thing out to get > the flywheel to fit? I heard a fun rumor about firing up > the motor and actually using the flywheel's teeth to > cut the material out; sounds... exciting! Do other less > adventurous people just use an angle grinder and go to > town? What's a good way to determine how much material > to remove? (Does this area include the tranny mount > bolts?) > > What other options are there? > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > Sammy > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
