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Type 4 conundrums
Test fitted my vw T4 2L engine in my 912, got a few questions that i need answering:
I intend to use the standard engine mounting bar that came with the engine (from a wedge type vw camper), and at this stage it looks like it should line up with the brackets for the original porsche engine support(i'll have to cut it down widthways, though). Can anyone confirm whether this is the case? Wikll it line up? Another thing is that i don't know the coreect height for the engine. If i modify the engine mount, i can have it at different heights. How high should the engine be? If i use the typr four mount, would i get the right height by bolting it right up to the brackets in the engine bay, or would this be too high? Does anyone know how i go about wiring this engine up? I'm assuming as i have an alternator now i won't need the regulator, but thats as far as i have got, and i'm probably wrong.... Ta, Mark
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A bus mount will work, but it'll be too low. You'll have to make up some drop links for it to attatch.
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Ok, so it lines up then? I was thinking maybe a long bolt to go through the mount on the body, with a nut to go on the underside to stop it moving up and down. Then drilling a hole through the vw bus mount and having a nut either side of that. Too low tech, or will that work? This is mainly going to stop up and down movement, do i need to worry about side to side wobble?
Also i had to remove the starter to get the flywheel into the bellhousing, i recall reading that there is a certain size flywheel needed for the 912, anyone know what it is? 914 do? cheers
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You need a 914 flywheel to fit the T4 to the 901 gearbox. If you don't use it, then the starter will not engage properly.
I have some concerns about supporting the entire drivetrain by a long "bolt" or a piece of threaded rod. It would be the only means of support for the entire rear of the drivetrain, and the weight would be quite substantial, not to mention the torque. I would try and come up with something a little more in line with the mounting style of the original 912 mount. I would use the bus mount, and weld some extensions on it to come up to the proper height and location in the engine bay. I will be going through the same conversion over the winter, so hopefully I will work out a good solution by then. Later, G |
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Ok, so does anyone know how high up the engine should sit?
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