It's done all the time. If you leave off the
heaterboxes (or one of them, anyway) until after the
engine's bolted in there's no need to butcher the
firewall, either. Repairing the firewall with the `64
piece should enable you get the engine in & out with
the heater boxes on, although it'll still be tight
because of the smaller engine compartment opening.
Worst-case you'll need to take off some or all of the
exhaust system when removing/installing the engine,
but you'll still be able to use the freshair
heaterboxes.
See how they handled the front mount issue. The right
way is to use a `60-`67 Type II nose cone and hockey
stick, but judging by their "workmanship" on the
firewall they probably did something half-assed there
too.
--- asad ishaque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> Is it possible to bolt on a complete late 60s
> engine and gearbox onto a 59 bug?? My
> bastardised-to-the-core 59 rag project came with
> such a package.
>
> I remember people say that early engine BAYS
> were different. Now the 59s engine bay has been cut
> in two areas almost in symmetry on the front
> firewall. I had always wondered why. Even bought a
> 64 firewall from a scrapped dub to yield two repair
> patches.
>
> Now it dawns on me......perhaps the cuts were
> made to accomodate the later style heater boxes???
> Is my hunch right?? Looks like either Id have to
> drop the idea of firewall repair or replace the
> heater boxes with J tubes. Early boxes are almost
> non existent in the country.
>
>
> TIA
> Asad
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