Thanks Bill et all,
I ll remember this info. Problem is pre 67 buses have almost disappeared
locally. Id be lucky (or rather unlucky) to see one being scrapped so I can
grab the nose cone.
Id ask the spares shop for the rubber mount. I doubt theyd be still
available.
My bug is a 59. That means Id be getting the 60-67 bug nosecone and a pre
67 bus front trans mount. Hope Im correct on this?
Asad.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008
> 11:26:09 -0800> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Changing the shift rod.> > nose cone
> and hockey stick. the hockey stick has a short piece of it > sticking out the
> end of nose cone-the shift coupler bolts onto it.and if not > a 1960 only
> frame(the beetle) you need the bus front rubber mount. 1960 > beetle you
> would use the 60-67 bus nosecone,hockey stick and 1960 only > beetle front
> rubber mount.> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "asad ishaque"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List"
> <vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu>> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:01 AM>
> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Changing the shift rod.> > > > I did notice that
> 'indexing pin' on the pre 67 shifters.> > I think that is what keeps them
> from rotating. The post 68 ones can > be rotated as you mentioned.> > So for
> fitting the chromed example Id have to cut n file.......now Id > put that on
> the back burner, unless I experiment with a spare tunnel rod.> > This also
> means Id have to go the same route to fit the pre 67 shift > lever onto the
> rag. Or maybe go on treasure hunt and change the tunnel rod > to an earlier
> item. If Im really lucky Id find the pre 67 bus nosecone too. > I think thats
> a better option.> > Asad> > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:06:08 -0800> From:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > > vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> Subject: Re: [vintagvw]
> Changing the shift rod.> > > > I have a slightly-bent chromed shift lever in
> my `69,> IIRC it did come > > from a pre`68 Type III.> `68-up shiftrods do
> not have the slot in the > > front of> the ball-socket for the indexing pin
> that sticks out> of the > > front of the early "bent" levers (the exception>
> being `68 AutoStick). The > > straight shift levers used> on `68-up cars can
> spin 'round and 'round. If > > you> removed the index pin from a "bent"
> shifter to allow> it to be > > installed into the late shiftrod it would>
> swing about crazily when you > > tried to shift.> I used a cut-off wheel and
> some small files to create> > > the slot in my shiftrod, and it works great.
> I'd> recommend removing the > > shiftrod from the pan to do> this, it's
> difficult to do in-place without > > scarring> up the top of the tunnel.> >
> --- asad ishaque > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > Oki,> > > > I found
> a chrome > > shift rod at the scrapyard. The> > scrapper had no idea what VW
> it came > > off but we have> > stong suspicion over a type 3 Variant. I saw
> the> > > > same shifter on thesamba a while back (missed the> > link) and it
> was also > > advertised as coming from a> > doubtful source.> > Its chromed
> and has a > > slight bend at one place. Size> > is about that of a post 68
> lever.> > > > > > Question is can it be a bolt on addition to my> > daily
> driver 68?? I can > > test fit it and see. Any> > thing to look out for??> >
> > > While on this > > subject.......the 59 rag project> > has a late 60s
> engine and gear box. > > The tunnel rod> > is also a later unit as the
> coupling under the rear> > > > seat is of the newer style. The shift rod has
> been> > swapped too to a > > post 68 type. I have sourced a pre> > 63 and a
> post 63 shift lever. The > > older one has a> > bigger dia thread. > > > >
> Question is...can I just > > swap the older levers> > onto the newer setup??
> Or quite simply can we > > just> > bolt on a different model shift lever to
> any bug??> > > > TIA> > > > Asad> > > > > > > >> > >
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