1965 VW bug

[Raj]

Why Two snap rings ?

There are two on each side on this HD diff.

[Raj]

pics trying to show the dual snap rings

[Raj]

the wife is away for the weekend..... time to do the tranny install!


Started tonite by yanking the motor. Not fun with the big weber 48 ida's.









Motor is out but I ran out of battery in the camera. More pics tommorow.

[Glenn A]

Nice ! Holeshot pictures on Monday ! I can't wait !

[volksbugusa]

Raj
Motor looks great....you make it look easy...

[mannys66]

good luck buddy. It should be easy, you got your axles in place already

[Raj]

Cleaned and painted a new cradle







I was outside til 10 lats nite gettin the new trans ready for install. The bearing were bit tight so I spent some time getting them right.







up in the air




Used the 'whacker' tool to yank the 36s off the rear drums, since i have studs in the drums for my empi 5's that are threadlocked in.








Will do the rest today, i hope.

[Glenn]

Raj... the seam on the boot should be at a 45 degree angle to the top. You don't want it at 3:00 or 9:00 cause the up/down motion makes the seam split.

[Raj]

gotcha.... they arent on on yet. I'll give them a twist.

I was reading everywhere that they should be point towards the rear.

[Glenn]

gotcha.... they arent on on yet. I'll give them a twist.

I was reading everywhere that they should be point towards the rear.

Yes... but at a 45 degree angle

[Big_kid]

Everything I've read says pretty much the same. 12, 6, 3 & 9:00 have too much flex & cause leaks.

[Raj]

Today was a ' me' as I spent the entire on my cars. I had to run some errands this morning, but got cracking at the 65 around noon


Pulled the tranny







i wanted to douche up the engine bay area some, so I degreased it and power washed it. It was in decent shape but a leaky trans left some jizz all over

[volksbugusa]

Raj
you are doing a super job there. That is a lot of work.Take your time and watch the fingers..

[Raj]

While the car was drying i focused on the trans by installing the rhino mounts, and cradle, nose mount, ground strap, and mid mount ( in the never ending saga for no wheel hop)





Then i painted the tranny area with some por 15. It was preety much dont from last year's engine install, but i couldnt get to the area close to the trans, so i addressed that while i was in there




I cleaned up some wiring, and got the tranny installed..... finally








Changed the real axle seals, slammed in the starter, and put the brakes back together.

I still need to do some stuff to the motor be fore in stall, like clean it, match the intake gaskets, check out the new bellcrank linkage, install the 'claw', and alt pully. Hopefully driving tommorow evening.

[Tom]

Looks real good , it's super clean under there .

[Raj]

Thanks tom. I'm trying.... i like details, just am always in too much of a rush. I'm trying to learn some patients in my old age. So whatever... when it get done, it gets done.

Maybe i should go outside and finish it now? hmmpgh

[Glenn]

Raj.. do it right the first time.

And you got some time before you hit old age.

[Bugggy]

Raj,

Did you add side gussets on the rear frame horns? Why is that necessary?

[Raj]

thats all factory. I was gonna get a little nuts and stiffen up the horns with some gussets and welding, but this car is just a temporary holding place for my motor. Some guys add gussets and stiffen the horns bc the horn do bend under extreme force ( aka... big motor)


good eyes richie

[mannys66]

good eyes richie

Is he talking about that big clean cross bar? because if that's what he's talking about? you dont need very good eyes to notice it.

[Glenn]

Raj... do that bolt to the framehorns?

The Berg mount requires tabs to be weld to the frame,

[Raj]

i dunno... i guess the richmeister will have to advise.

If you are asking about the mid mount, rich... its just another mount to help not break the nose cose while doing hole shots or banging gears. It ( along with the berg traction bar, rhino mounts) will hopefully cure my wheel hop issue.

[Raj]

Raj... do that bolt to the framehorns?

nope... just grabs the four lower tranny bolts and pushes off the horns. Very easy install

[Glenn A]

Lookin good Raj . Let Me know if You need someone to film or hold a camera or something . You know just for proof that there really is no more wheel hop . Hopefully We can see through all the smoke .

[Raj]

while shes out, I'm trying to cross off the laundry list of stuff i wanted to do

The linkage that came with the motor, sucked ass. It flexed all over and was very bindy. I ordered a CSP bellcrank last year, and it hase been waiting for this time to install. Looks like i have some moving around of stuff to do as it should mount where the coil currently sits now.













Claw..... i need something to keep my oil lines away from my header, so i bought the claw. Looks like it mounts over the header flange but may not clear the header flange to pipe weld. More fun. Wheres my grinder?