I think you'll want to bolt the trans in loosely (with the CV's on the flanges) to determine the location and depth of the bend. You could use some heat to make it easy to form.
Mike B. -----Original Message----- From: rayvw...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 4:49 PM To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion Might require some thought as to keeping the CV perpendicular to the horns when you start pressing so it does not want to kick out sideways. Perhaps a bracket that bolts to the press somehow? Ray -----Original Message----- From: No Quarter <sil...@beatricene.com> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> Sent: Sun, Apr 3, 2011 4:39 pm Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion Now you're talking! I'll just press the indent with an old CV! Thanks for the idea! NQ ----- Original Message ----- From: <rayvw...@aol.com> To: <vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion > Would be great to use an old cv or something similar to press a rounded > indent into the horns so as to get a nice round indent without any stress > points where cracks might start? > > I'd bet Bill May has some sort of ideas on that?? > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: No Quarter <sil...@beatricene.com> > To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> > Sent: Sun, Apr 3, 2011 3:41 pm > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion > > > Yeah Mike I've seen those weird double plates and I think my donor beetle > > has them. If the clearance isn't all that much, then I have no problem > > having fun with a sledge hammer and putting a welded ring around the dent > to > > prevent fatigue cracking and the like. If it's not that much clearance > that > > is needed, grinding and welding seems overkill. I believe if I put the > pan > > up on saw horses, I could slide my shop press over the horns and using a > > piece of shaft as a mandrel, could probably just press the indentation in. > > 20 tons oughta do it dontcha think? :) > > > > NQ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike" <mbucch...@charter.net> > > To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> > > Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 2:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion > > > > > >> Hot Vw's did an article on this recently. The frame horns are a major > >> structural member and can be kinda flexy, so I'd recommend beating the > >> dents > >> into the tops and seam-welding the sides for added strength. If you do > >> cut > >> out and weld-in pieces, make them thick and seam-weld them good and > >> strong, > >> so as not to weaken the assembly. > >> The torsions could be the same, depending on which style late plates >> that > >> you're using. There are late double-plates that use different torsions > >> and > >> endcaps. > >> > >> Mike B. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: No Quarter > >> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 1:28 PM > >> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List > >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Swingaxle to IRS conversion > >> > >> Doesn't sound like that would be too hard. I could use a grinder, > >> clearance > >> the horns, and weld in a piece of metal that was kind of radiused and > >> indented. I'd be doing this conversion on a pan without the body so it > >> wouldn't be a big deal. It would be nice to be able to title the car >> with > >> the original stock pan. Then I assume I just need the spring plates, > >> trailing arms, etc. Are the splined torsion springs the same on swing >> axle > >> as they are on IRS? > >> > >> NQ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> vintagvw site list > >> vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu > >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> vintagvw site list > >> vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu > >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > > _______________________________________________ > > vintagvw site list > > vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu > > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
