A2 trans into A1 body q'

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

You are incorrect. There are many 90mm trannies that will accept 100mm 
flanges. Any 90mm tranny after mid '85 will accept 100mm flanges.



Chris DeLong
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Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
'84 Jetta





>From: "Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net>
>Reply-To: "Decker" <boisfort@myhome.net>
>To: <Cmr446@cs.com>,<scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: A2 trans into A1 body q'
>Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:07:16 -0800
>
>     Your tranny and axles should just bolt right up. The case is different
>on the transmissions that were made to use 100 mm flanges. There is no room
>for clearance for the 100mm flanges on the cases made for 90 mm flanges. I
>just put my new tranny built by V/L in Hillsboro OR In my 79 Scirocco
>coupled to a 1800 cc 85 Audi engine 10.1 compression and a 272 hydraulic
>cam. The tranny is built on a 9A case but I am using 90 mm flanges. I used
>the drivers side axle that was in my 79 Scirocco which had an FF tranny in
>it when I bought it and the right side axle I borrowed from my 80 Rabbit
>pickup which also had an FF tranny. I bet if you measure from the outside 
>of
>one flange to the other you will probably find the width is pretty much the
>same on the FN or your 9A. My new tranny Is installed in my 79 Scirocco and
>it is totally awesome. Here are the spec's. 9A case, Quaife diff. 
>(everybody
>should have a Quaife ), 3.89 final, 3.45 1st, 2.11 2nd, 1.44 3rd, 1.12 4th,
>.91 5th, and .71 6th. The transmission was rebuilt by Vince Lacerio using
>his V/L sixth speed adapter.
>Brian Decker
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Cmr446@cs.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 11:10 AM
>Subject: A2 trans into A1 body q'
>
>
> >   Ok, I have a 9A from an '88 Golf to install into my '77 rocco, 
>swapping
>the
> > 100mm flanges with a set of 90mm's and new seals (Thanks to Adirondack).
> > Another  difference I found was the flanges stick about 3/4" out from 
>the
> > diff than the GC 4spd or the FN that's in my car now.
> >   Question is, were the axles for A2 cars made shorter for the 
>difference
> > that the flanges set out from the case or will the A1 axles fit up 
>without
> > any problem?
> >   Or am I overthhinking this and it's all easier than I'm making it?
> >
> > Carl
> > 77rocco
> > 89fox  - donor to be
> > 03saturn - can not modify under penalty of wife!
> > 00hyundai - rental, further heap the indignities
> >
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