Hi Jeff,

based on the main idea from Schubert and HA, I developed and engineered 
the set myself (with great help of my dad who has done these kinds of 
CAD drawings for two decades).

To be exactly, the idea is not new. The Tiptronik was made by ZF for the 
Audi AND the Porsche911. The idea of two instead of three gears is from 
ZF. I have a stock Porsche gearset lying in my garage. I wanted to use 
these first, but they won�t fit on the audi tranny. The difference 
between the two shafts of the audi transmission is 132,5mm. The Porsche 
has 150mm.
So, while the main principle is the same on both transmissions (even the 
main gearbox part is exactly the same, same ratios etc), the housing and 
pinion have different measurements.

With my own drawing, I had my new gearset and its housing built by a 
local company.
They are willing to build more if demand is high enough.
Until now I got 3 sets (one for me, two others for german T3-friends).

Actually, I used two companies. The first photos of the gearset housing 
is old and was unaligned.
The second housing (the newer photos on the page) was perfect and much 
more professional. The photos compare the old versus the new housing.

While HA uses cast alloy (?) housings, mine is machined out of a huge 
massive alloy block

Raimund

Am 28.12.2006 22:24, Jeffrey Schwaia schrieb:
> Raimund,
>
> Where did you get the special gearset assembly for the tiptronic tranny that
> made the wheels spin the other direction?  When I was at Hahn's shop he
> showed me a set that he said was specially designed and manufactured for his
> company.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Raimund Feussner
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:42 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock
> engine lid...
>
>
> Actually, the first to convert a Tiptronik for the Vanagon was "Schubert
> Fahrzeugtechnik" (out of businnes, in jail), HA-Project followed shortly
> after Schubert.
>
> And (I think) the third one to convert a tiptronik with the V6 TDI was
> *slight cough* me:
> http://kfz.freepage.de/rfeussner/v6tdi/geh-rad-an-tip.jpg
>
> Much more photos:
> http://kfz.freepage.de/rfeussner/v6tdi
>
> David from Fastforward has not used an audi tranny (yet?!), AFAIK.
>
> Regards
> Raimund
>
> Am 28.12.2006 21:11, William B schrieb:
>   
>> can you really have a vanagon converted in europe and yet still get it
>> back
>> in?
>>
>> wonder if karl or scott or the guy from fastforward has even done
>> a v6 with the audi tranny.  lot of what they work on seems to be
>> syncros, so
>> i doubt it, but a V6
>> TDI would be pretty sweet.
>>
>> On 12/28/06, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Malcolm,
>>>
>>> Bernd is an okay guy and has a pretty nice shop (I've been there twice),
>>> however, when it comes to "THE GUY" in europe for diesel conversions...
>>> his
>>> name is Thomas Hahn.  His company, HA-Projekt has been doing some really
>>> cool stuff for years.  The difference between the two is that Hahn takes
>>> things to the next level.  He did the design and development to allow
>>> the
>>> use of an Audi Triptronic tranny in the T3, which is the only way to go
>>> when
>>> putting in the V6 TDI.  Oh yeah, he also was the first to put a V6
>>> TDI in
>>> a
>>> T3.  His web site sucks (http://www.ha-projekt.de/), but his work is top
>>> notch.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
>>> Of Malcolm Stebbins
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 8:03 AM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock
>>> engine lid...
>>>
>>>
>>> How about Diesel conversions:  Bernd J�ger is THE guy in Europe:
>>> http://www.syncro-bernd-jaeger.de/ENGLISH/TDI-Umbau/tdi-umbau.html
>>> Sorry,
>>> he does not give ground
>>> clearance.
>>> If the new Subaru diesel is not suitable for vanagon transplant, I'll
>>> have
>>> Berd put a TDI into my
>>> van next time I take my van to Europe.   m
>>>
>>> --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> so far i know of:
>>>>
>>>> -Tiico (inline vw 2.0 motor) -specs?   ground height??
>>>> -subaru 2.2, 2.5, and flat 6 - specs?  ground height?
>>>> -zetec (ford focus motor)   -  specs? ground height  4 inches?
>>>>
>>>>         
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