2WD T25 / T3 / Vanagon Crossmember (part no. 050-00010)
Price: £160.42 GBP + VAT (£192.50)
Suits installation of all EJ, EG and EZ series engines into all 2wd models. Bolts to two existing holes in each chassis rail flange (the ones by the rear shock absorbers, normally used in VW diesel models only) plus one more chassis rail flange hole which you have to drill.
Syncro T25 / T3 / Vanagon Crossmember (part no. 050-00009)
Price: £160.42 GBP + VAT (£192.50)
Suits installation of all EJ, EG and EZ series engines into Syncro models. Bolts to two existing holes in each chassis rail flange (the ones by the rear shock absorbers, normally used in VW diesel models only) plus one more chassis rail flange hole which you have to drill.
Bay Window / T2a / T2b Crossmember
Price: £153.33 GBP + VAT (£184.00)
Part no. 050-00004, for early Bay / T2a (i.e. small rear lights, removable rear valance)
Part no. 050-00056, for late Bay / T2b (i.e. large rear lights, non removable rear valance)
The end brackets weld to the VW chassis rails, and the crossmember bolts to them. It is not possible to design a well engineered bolt on engine mount crossmember for bay window models because the chassis rail flange is not big enough to drill suitable sized holes through,and bolting right through the chassis rail without installing compression tubes (which requires welding to do properly) is a big no-no. Plus in late bay / T2b model, there are no flat faces on the chassis rails in the relevant area – the rails are curving both outwards and upwards.
Extended Front Mount – ‘short’ 091 T25/T3/Vanagon gearbox (part no. 800-00013)
Price: £50.25 GBP + VAT (£53.00)
The 091 range of four speed gearboxes fitted to air cooled petrol T25 / T3 / Vanagons’s between 05/79 and 12/82 and diesels from 01/81-?/82 are shorter than the later 094 four and five speed boxes. This results in the engine sitting further forward in the chassis, and causes a problem when fitting a Subaru engine conversion. There is not enough space to fit an induction pipe on to the throttle body, as the engine bay fire wall is in the way. See VW Bus Manual Gearbox Types for more information on how to tell the different gearbox types apart.
This kit moves the gearbox back in the chassis so the engine is in the same position as the later models with 094 gearboxes, and extends the gear shift rod to suit. It is also necessary to use this kit if you are using an rjes engine mount cross member in a T25 with such a ‘short’ gearbox, as the cross member is designed to suit the engine in the later, more rearward position.
Drive shaft length – the longer 091/1 and 094 gearboxes used 536.5mm drive shafts, and the shorter 091 used 543mm shafts. This is due to the change in shaft angle (when viewed from above) because of the two different differential positions along the bus centre line. Therefore when ‘extending’ an 091 to the 091/1 / 094 length using this kit, ideally you would also change to the 536.5mm shafts too. In practice, as long as both drive shafts still have axial end float when the suspension is compressed so both CV joints are the same height from the ground, and also at full bump and full rebound, the drive shaft will be fine for normal applications. If there is no axial end float, especially when both CV’s are at the same height (for normal applications), the CV joint life will be very short. Many customers have used this extended mount kit with the original 543mm shafts from the same model as the gearbox without problems to our knowledge. Check for drive shaft axial end float on both shaft after installation, at least with the suspension compressed so both CV’s are at the same height (i.e drive shaft horizontal). If your ride height is not standard, definitely check that the drive shafts have axial end float at full bump (if lowered) and full rebound (if raised) too.