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Old 06-04-2013, 11:30 AM   #401 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Are you sure? That's a Type I pan that's been cut ~6" ahead of the rear torsion bar tube. At least it's a sub-2000lb vehicle.

A Type III has a rear sub-frame that is mounted in 3 rubber bushings.
The Type III would be easier (no metal cutting to do), but aircooled VWs have a solid rear torsion bar so you can't just cut a leaf out of it for a lighter weight vehicle. My idea was using the attached rear bulkhead piece to fab the chassis mount.

Sam

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