

| Subject: | Split case to tunnel case conversion |
| From: | Eric Oster |
| Date: | Fri, 18 Nov 1994 12:25:04 -0800 (PST) |
I checked with all my local bus gurus, and they came up with this: Can be done. But...the front mounts are going to be a pain. One recommendation: tranny strap. another recommendation: Clara (of Oly, WA.) has a `58 that she was going to do this to. She was told by hopefully competent authority that if you use a T3 nosecone on the tunnel case you might be able to bolt it on correctly. But everyone was in agreement that you're going to have most of your problems in the front mount. She didn't go through with the procedure, as she found a good split transaxle before she was able to. Another thing she warned me about...if you do plan to put a 36hp back into the bus after this, the gearing will be really funky, and might not be low enough for hills. (chugga, chugga....) You might be able to find someone to rebuild it, for $$$. Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu) could not think of anything for this week...I own two busses, both mostly broken, one drivable.:)
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