Thanks a bunch Marc, I'm hoping the line on a '70 comes through for the easiest swap.
Why are good '73-up seats rare? Nick Stokes Dub~Tunes radio page: http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes On 26 Oct, 2007, at 03:13, marc vellat wrote: > You should first check with your local authorities > about what will be required to legally resister/title > the car after you do the pan swap. Generally, you're > going to need to present the titles to both vehicles > involved. How much of a hassle it'll be beyond that > varies widely from state to state. > `69 and `70 pans are identical. That's the "short > answer" ...a later pan could also be used but there > are some considerations. > `71/`72 use different (wider) seat tracks and > single-springplate rear suspension - not an issue if > the "new" pan comes complete with diagonal arms and > springplates, otherwise you'll need to transfer the > double-sideplate components over from your `70 pan. > `73-up have a totally different seat mounting setup. > On them (or the `71/`72) you could weld on replacement > early floorboards and keep your `70 seats. Good `73-up > seats are extremely rare. More importantly, the front > transmission mount on `73-up is completely different. > You'll need a `73-up trans nosecone, but they aren't > really correct on a pre`73 transmission - best to get > an aftermarket steel thrust plate that sandwiches > between the nosecone and main housing, and have that > much surfaced off of the late nosecone. `75-`77 were > fuel injected so the fuel pipe and heater cable tube > arrangements are slightly different, but that's a > fairly minor issue. > Lastly, you could also use a `68 AutoStick pan - > they're essentially the same as the `69/`70 4-speed > (same rear suspension) but there's one important > difference: no clutch cable conduit in the tunnel! > You'd either need to cut it open and weld one in or > use a hydraulic clutch setup. > > --- Nicholas Stokes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My '70 standard Bug has a serious case of rot in the >> frame head and >> I've had it off the road for the past two years. >> >> I do not want to try to weld a replacement but would >> rather get a >> whole undercarriage to get it back to the daily >> driver it once was. >> >> What years would be proper with minimal to no >> modification? >> >> Anyone in the southeast; VA, NC, MA, SC... have >> one? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Nick Stokes >> Dub~Tunes radio page: >> http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
