tail shift to side shift conv.

genrex · Post by **genrex** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 8:24 pm

This is from the Rennlist website: http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticle ... mprove.htm

This kinda gives you the basics.. it doesn't really say whether it's hard or not, or what tools you need.. or how many beers.

genrex · Post by **genrex** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 8:27 pm

Oops, that's from the Pelican website..

sinistervw · Post by **sinistervw** » Sat Jul 20, 2002 11:43 pm

how hard is it and what is needed to convert a tail shift 914 to side shift?

Dave_Darling · Post by **Dave_Darling** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 7:32 am

Swap over:
The transmission.
The shift linkage--all of it, including the gear shift lever in the cockpit. (You can use your old gear shift knob if you like, but none of the rest.)
The motor mount bar.
The outer solid brackets for the late-style motor mount bar.
The inner rubber mounts, plus the brackets for those mounts.

Very doable, I've had all of those individual pieces out a number of times.

--DD

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1974 VW-Porsche 914 2.0 (Type IV powered!)

Pelican Parts' 914 Tech Geek http://www.pelicanparts.com

kevin powers · Post by **kevin powers** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 10:05 am

dave you forgot to add splurging for new bushings(relatively inex.)while it's apart or aleast the correct i.d. conversion bushing at the fire wall. as for degree of difficulty, beyond pulling the engine/trans about a 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

kevin

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sinistervw · Post by **sinistervw** » Sun Jul 21, 2002 1:08 pm

10 being the hardest?

kevin powers · Post by **kevin powers** » Tue Jul 23, 2002 5:29 pm

you are correct sir. actually the hardest part of the whole thing might be collecting everything BEFORE you start. if you have'nt done it before, pulling the engine/trans is not that big of a deal. i think there is a tech article at pelican that makes it real easy.

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