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A2 trans into A1 body q'



You are incorrect. There are many 90mm trannies that will accept 100mm 
flanges. Any 90mm tranny after mid '85 will accept 100mm flanges.



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
'84 Jetta





>From: "Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net>
>Reply-To: "Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net>
>To: <Cmr446@cs.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: A2 trans into A1 body q'
>Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:07:16 -0800
>
>     Your tranny and axles should just bolt right up. The case is different
>on the transmissions that were made to use 100 mm flanges. There is no room
>for clearance for the 100mm flanges on the cases made for 90 mm flanges. I
>just put my new tranny built by V/L in Hillsboro OR In my 79 Scirocco
>coupled to a 1800 cc 85 Audi engine 10.1 compression and a 272 hydraulic
>cam. The tranny is built on a 9A case but I am using 90 mm flanges. I used
>the drivers side axle that was in my 79 Scirocco which had an FF tranny in
>it when I bought it and the right side axle I borrowed from my 80 Rabbit
>pickup which also had an FF tranny. I bet if you measure from the outside 
>of
>one flange to the other you will probably find the width is pretty much the
>same on the FN or your 9A. My new tranny Is installed in my 79 Scirocco and
>it is totally awesome. Here are the spec's. 9A case, Quaife diff. 
>(everybody
>should have a Quaife ), 3.89 final, 3.45 1st, 2.11 2nd, 1.44 3rd, 1.12 4th,
>.91 5th, and .71 6th. The transmission was rebuilt by Vince Lacerio using
>his V/L sixth speed adapter.
>Brian Decker
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Cmr446@cs.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 11:10 AM
>Subject: A2 trans into A1 body q'
>
>
> >   Ok, I have a 9A from an '88 Golf to install into my '77 rocco, 
>swapping
>the
> > 100mm flanges with a set of 90mm's and new seals (Thanks to Adirondack).
> > Another  difference I found was the flanges stick about 3/4" out from 
>the
> > diff than the GC 4spd or the FN that's in my car now.
> >   Question is, were the axles for A2 cars made shorter for the 
>difference
> > that the flanges set out from the case or will the A1 axles fit up 
>without
> > any problem?
> >   Or am I overthhinking this and it's all easier than I'm making it?
> >
> > Carl
> > 77rocco
> > 89fox  - donor to be
> > 03saturn - can not modify under penalty of wife!
> > 00hyundai - rental, further heap the indignities
> >
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