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I'll soon get the  Berg bus 5-speed transaxle.  I'd like to get little bit info about installation and more info about transaxle etc.     There was actually a one or two great topics on a cal-look.com  about bus 5-speeds, i'v should taken word copy of them.

Has anybody else installed here the bus 5-speed?  Installation stories?  I once found few installation pics by google but now they're gone, somebody did have a nice billet flange type mount at bellhousing.

My car is 72', so it should be easier to install than to older chassis/body.


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Hi Alex

I've the most pictures stored from the closed Forum. Will send you next week the pictures, because i'm actualy on Holiday...

Didi

Ok, thank you very much.  You can also send them my email: alex.storskrubb@gmail.com

Mike at Rancho told that bus trans can be centered with some work, as you know, with stock berg mounts  it is 8-10mm of the center, atleast what i am told.

I got two documents from Al Graig from Gene Berg:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2UWw5DwHFNJczNHeFEzOUVKbTA/edit?usp=drive_web

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2UWw5DwHFNJTHJiUXVOZnpKcTQ/edit?usp=drive_web

Hi Alex

TheHanz has a berg bus 5-speed in his beetle built by steve's vw shop (LGK on the forum)
more info and pictures In Da Werks

http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,2130.90.html (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,2130.90.html)

grt

Length is the issue, 30mm longer.

Ok, i have to get forward as possible - i'v been thinking and having conversations with Mike Herbert and Al Craig, there should not major problems  :)

I got also few pics from Mike, his Ghia with solid mounts:

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Also if the berg front mount is not HD enough, i'll make something like this with 911 urethane mounts:

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I did a lot off work on the torsion tube to get as close to original as possible, and The gearbox is now 5mm longer then original, but being a bus box also means it's About 10 mm to the right.

The top picture is my box build by rancho and modified by Steve , with a quaiffe and  a full alu support , he shortend the belhousing and made an alu  mount , mine is also solid mount...picture' s in my topic start on page 2
When you have questions ask  ;)

Okay, i intend to get the transaxle centered, and use rubbers/urethane mounts, even it means some engineering.       Yours is a very nice car, what hp levels with such big transaxle are you aiming?  ;)   Mine is a bit different, a true germanlooker  ;D

http://www.germanlook.net/forums/showthread.php?t=11248

I have rather longer ratios, but still shorter 3-4 gears than on stock 3.875 trans, i went with these ratios ( 3000rpm ), theoritically 250km/h is achieved at 6570rpm.



1. 3.44= 25.5 km/h

2. 1.93 = 45.5 km/h

3. 1.3 = 67.7 km/h

4. 1.00 = 88 km/h

5. 0.77 = 114.2 km/h


Stock with 3.875 r+p is this if somebody wonders:


1. 3.78= 24.8 km/h

2. 2.06 = 45.5 km/h

3. 1.26 = 74.4 km/h

4. 0.89 = 105.3 km/h

The engine is 220 hp at the moment , next winter nitrous Will be added. Then around 300 hp. I think, but first get used to the car..

And your project is a Nice read lost off good stuff and engineering, like the nicky's...maybe in the future. ;)

Hi Alex

I think you got already the pictures that you asked.

I installed the tranny with the berg solid mounts, so the engine is in offset position. As noted by drgouk, the length is the problem, not the offset.

Didi

Hi Alex

I am a little shorter in gears, all weddle..

R/p 4.57

3.33.  25 k/m.  At 3000
2.08.  40
1.50.  55
1.14.  73
.77    107