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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i found this pic online:
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the front area looks the same, but the rear doesn't quite look right. in that pic the shift rod seems to be at the bottom of the transmision, whereas mine it at the top of that end. perhaps they changed the design of the transmission during its short production run?
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Why the hell do they call it a gland nut. its obviously a big fat bolt!!!
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

They did up the engine size and HP along with redesigned engine and transmission mount setup for '73 so it is conceivable.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's NOT a K70 transaxle. I have one behind my chair, so I'm pretty sure.

I'm not sure what it is and I thought I had a handle on wacky transaxles.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

damn, so i guess the search continues, lol.
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i am building a belly tank car in a reverse trike configuration. included is a photo of the body to be used along with a quick drawing of the general idea. i am looking for a transaxle (preferably reverseable) that would look alot like that. i found this thread on a google search so im not really loking to the vw power. more like a small 4 cyl water job. at any rate if not that one is there one like that out there. and if so how could u reverse the tranny and then run shifting linkage all the way to the front of the body. through a bulkhead too.
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hmm ok cant submit photos but u can go to hydraulicinovations.com and look for a thread called wing tank project and all the first photos are there.
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 4:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try a Corvair transaxle. It's already 'reversed' and a Chevy bellhousing. And try not to hijack other people's threads - start a new thread and reference this one.
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BugMan114 wrote:
damn, so i guess the search continues, lol.


Sorry to lead you astray- it was the closest thing I could think of!
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sorry im not a thread kinda guy. didnt know there was a process to this.
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

VW put trannys like that in the FWD mid-'80's Dashers. No doubt it is based on the Audi/NSU designs, but for a larger car than the K70.
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

61SNRF wrote:
VW put trannys like that in the FWD mid-'80's Dashers. No doubt it is based on the Audi/NSU designs, but for a larger car than the K70.


I had a Quantum- the transaxle looked like a aircooled VW trans sitting backwards as I recall...
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PostPosted: Wed May 11, 2016 6:06 am    Post subject: Re: Identify this transaxle <Possible VW K70> Reply with quote

Zombie thread - but I felt the need to comment, since I know exactly what that is. It's a 1st Generation (1979-1982) Toyota Tercel transmission. I owned one years ago, fun little car.
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PostPosted: Fri May 13, 2016 11:21 am    Post subject: Re: Identify this transaxle <Possible VW K70> Reply with quote

looks japoneessee to me, like a tiodie.
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