if I'm following this right ...
your problem is that you would like the hole for the single 10mm diameter
bolt that goes through the front rubber trans mount to to have holes in the
metal trans bracket that are moved over slightly.

- and the existing holes are too close to the new hole locations.
Then I'd say weld a plate on the outside of the metal bracket, on both
sides, and drill new holes.
you can also fill in the old holes easily once that plate is in plate, by
welding. .

Just need to find the right thickness of material, similar to the thickness
of the bracket.
If you had spare brackets, even cut one of those up ...though I don't like
wasting vanagon parts like that.

that's what I'd do to 'move a hole over' .
Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: "neil n" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 5:13 PM
Subject: WBX Tranny into Air cooled. WBX Still Too Long.

> Hi all.
>
> I'm in the middle of swapping a WBX transmission into my '81.
>
> Even with Isolater bit flipped, WBX transmission 9/16" too long. IIRC,
> Mark Drillock warned of this possibility. Drilling new cross bolt
> holes would place them close to factory holes.
>
> Is there a risk of material between hole fracturing allowing wear
> until hole ovalled? If so....
>
> Other solutions?
>
> - Weld on patches, drill new holes.
>
> - Measure factory oval shaped holes on plate and drill new cross bolt
> holes as close to transmission as possible.
>
> - Make factory oval holes on plate larger?
>
> Asking as it would take yet more time to set up MIG blah blah blah,
> woe is me.  <grin>
>
> Neil.
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>
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>
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