

| Subject: | Re: Can an 091 trans be installed in place of an 091/1 |
| From: | Zeitgeist |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Jul 2014 12:16:19 -0700 |
Thanks, I totally spaced on the idea that the mount would be different. Is this swap something anyone has actually done before? I'm contemplating the option as a cheap and possibly temporary way to lower the freeway RPMs for my ALH install. On Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 11:56 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > You would have to rework the nose mount. Different nose mount bracket > between the 2 types, different bolt patterns to the tranny and different > length reach to the van crossmember. If you use the 091 nose mount bracket > you will have to adjust for the different reach as it will be too short. As > far as the shifter stuff, all you really need is the early rear shift rod > and guide pin. Then adapt that to the later front shift rod, for correct > length to reach the tranny. > > Mark > > > Zeitgeist wrote: > >> I'm pretty sure I'll come to regret asking this, but I searched my Gmail >> archives and on the Samba, and couldn't find an definitives regarding >> whether this was physically possible. I know the shifter is quite a bit >> different, but say if one had access to a complete AC van, could the trans >> and shifter assembly be installed in a late model van? >> >> -- >> Casey >> >> -- Casey
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