RE: differences between 02A/020, are they swappable???

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Not taht it really matters but the stock '75 rabbit booster is waaaayy 
smaller in diameter than ours. and the clutch cable rigging might actually 
work ok if you went with a smaller booster.

Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
'78 Rabbit (for sale)
'87 GTi 16V



>From: "BHonnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
>To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: RE: differences between 02A/020, are they swappable???
>Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 14:17:15 -0700
>
>As I am working up this swap right now I'll share my experiences.
>
>Yes the 02A will bolt right up to the block, you need to use the larger G60
>or vr6 flywheel and clutch.  Problem arise with the drivers and rear motor
>mounts.  The drivers can be solved by redrilling the factory 020 mount to
>make it fit, or to fabricate something.
>
>The rear mount presents a problem, I have seen this solved by welding a
>braket to a lower triangulated stressbar to form a solid mount, and also by
>redrilling the 020 rear mount "crescent part" and then welding an extension
>onto the rectangular piece that bolts to the undercarriage.  The third way
>is to make your own part that cradles the differential housing and then
>bolts to the factory mount.
>
>As for the cable shift, you simply drill two holes into the firewall behind
>the heater box for the cables and then fabricate a mount for the shifter
>mechanism pretty much in the same place the stock shifter sits.  This does
>create an aesthetic problem in that the factory center console cannot be
>used without major alteration and the G60 or Vr6 parts just don't fit 
>right.
>
>The clutch is fairly easy, use the factory G60 brake fluid reserviour with
>the "nipple" for the clutch master cylinder and then mount the clutch M/C 
>to
>the firewall.  You have to beef up the mount point a little and fabricate a
>clevis to reach the stock Scirocco clutch pedal and drill a hole in the
>stock pedal.  There is no reason to even consider monkeydicking around with
>making a G60 pedal cluster fit.
>
>Why do it with the hydro clutch instead of the manual cable kit?  Well just
>look at the pics of the 1.8t MkI that was at ND and you will know.......the
>clutch cable for a 02A has to make an impossible bend around the brake
>booster and then some funky parts to attach to the slave cylinder.  Fellow
>list members that helped the owner when his rigged cable snapped can attest
>to this fact.
>
>e-mail me for pics of various mounts and such.
>
>The new 6 speed factory box appears to be based on the 02A case so I assume
>that it can be made to fit in a similar way.
>
>Brian H
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>[mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Allyn
>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:36 PM
>To: scirocco list
>Subject: differences between 02A/020, are they swappable???
>
>
>Fellow Listers,
>OK, heres my tinkering idea for the moment. What are the chances of, say,
>dropping a new 6 speed vw tranny in a rocco. I know there will be headaches
>getting cable shift and hydraulic clutch all connected. How about the bell
>housing? will it bolt up to a 1.8 block (as in stock '87 16v)? will the
>clutch/flywheel line up correctly? how about half shafts, is 100mm a thing
>of the past on these trannys? we're all so used to talking with our 'old
>school' numbers. is the a3/a4 stuff completely different?
>If its the same, i'll be prowling junkyards and start throwing a3 
>drivetrain
>stuff on the rieger.
>Al
>
>
>
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