So THAT's why I've always had trouble getting a newer motor into an old car. I just figured I needed to juggle the motor a bit more until the heater boxes went past the firewall - and it always worked for me. A struggle, but doable.
The actual opening in the engine bay front to back is the same size, or nothing would work. Chuck Kuecker. marc vellat wrote: > That HAD to have been a snug fit, particularly with > the early "H" rear apron. Even a freshair-40HP won't > fit without a little trimming of the rear engine tin. > Perhaps someone had already done this on your engine? > > > --- wlarryglick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Back in '68 or '69 when I knew very little about >> VW's, I put a 1688cc >> dualport engine in a '50 VW sedan. People since then >> have told me that it >> wasn't possible as the early engine bays are smaller >> than the later ones. I >> had no trouble fitting in the engine and the engine >> bay seemed to fit the >> late engine's sheetmetal quite well.... >> _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
