411 bell housing - removable or fixed?

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411 bell housing - removable or fixed?

Post by adi #2 » 23rd December 2009 - 5:37pm

Does anyone happen to know off the top of their head if the bell housing on the 411 gearbox is removable or non-removable?

I know i could go look at mine, but its in the garage which is temporarily being used as an emergency junk storage facility till next week, so its hard to get to.

I figured someone here will know.
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Post by TYPE IV estate » 24th December 2009 - 12:05am

I am fairley certain it is fixed. If nobody responds I can check to be 100% sure.

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Post by plumcrazee » 24th December 2009 - 9:34am

its fixed dude shame i know but the gerabox is a full casting :cry:
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Post by adi #2 » 24th December 2009 - 6:15pm

Does anyone know if any boxes with a removable bell housing (like maybe a late bay box?) can be made to fit?

I know the late bay got almost thesame engine, so maybe the boxes are alike?

Is there any combinations of mix-and-match (like different nosecones or something) that will achieve a removable bell housing in a 411?
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Post by plumcrazee » 24th December 2009 - 10:37pm

no dude there is nothing the same the linkage is diferant and wont work and the nose cone is totaly diferant
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Post by adi #2 » 24th December 2009 - 10:47pm

Is the nosecone on the 411 box removable, or is that part of the casting too?
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Post by TYPE IV estate » 14th January 2010 - 1:49am

IIRC the nose cone is removeable, but as to installing another tranny, someone in the us managed to install a beetle box... I dont know how, but it is possible. I PM'd him a while back for pics and such but got no response. When my type 4 box blows up I plan on fitting another gearbox, and may try the beetle route.

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Post by plumcrazee » 20th January 2010 - 12:43am

wouldent a bay box be better than a bug box same center hanging system and same uv joints ;)

just the linkage to lookat
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