Hi does anyone know if I can put a 6 rib 2.0 late bay gearbox in a split. Reason being I have a 2.0 type 4 motor mated to a type 3 auto at the mo. Im aware I can place a type 1 in by changing the nosecone..im not sure if the same can be done with the 2.0 6 rib box.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Regards
Darren.

it can be done my mate has done it but it was not easy

Not as easy as a type 1 box then..lol..thanks for your reply.

I'm running the 091 6 rib in mine,awesome box. My bus had a standard 1600 bay box fitted when i got it,lots of work by the looks of it to make a bay box fit. I swapped it over for the 091 was an easy swap lol. Makes engine sit a little further towards the back of the bus,not much clearance on the valance,plus not much wheel clearance on arches as driveshafts are longer too. I run a slightly narrower tyre which gives me an extra 10mm clearance.

Mine wasn't that bad to fit but I kept the engine in the original position so had to trim the rear bulkhead to get it to fit, had to do that anyway as its a vertigate box.
Made up some templates for the mounts too so it all fitted with CE irs set up.

Ok..thats great..thanks your time and effort. Much appreciated...decisions..decisions !!

Regards

What are the benefits of these later boxes? I often hear people going on about the 6 rib box.... But don't know what big deal is?

ted698 wrote:What are the benefits of these later boxes? I often hear people going on about the 6 rib box.... But don't know what big deal is?

For me i have it for better cruising speed, im running a 1776,twin dells so quite small engine,but im able to sit on 70mph on motorway at approx 3000rpms, think most people pair the box to larger engines as they are a strong box & can take the extra cc's ok

ted698 wrote:What are the benefits of these later boxes? I often hear people going on about the 6 rib box.... But don't know what big deal is?

Higher gearing and they'll take a bit more abuse. Sand rail folk love them.

Doh I type too slowly

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Sorry bud lol

They may be taller gearing than an early bay box, but they are a lot shorter geared than a bug box. They are a lot stronger though. Unless your bus is already butchered, I wouldn't bother putting one in

ted698 wrote:What are the benefits of these later boxes? I often hear people going on about the 6 rib box.... But don't know what big deal is?

They have the strongest ring and pinions VW made for gearboxes and the case itself is strong so great for a base for drag/race purposes.