chris ,the spring pushes it accross the gate fron 2nd to 3rd so if you reversed it the opposite would be true 3rd to 2nd, (generally you want to change up fast ) unless you somehow reversed the throw of the spring , cutting the handbrake down takes 30 mins , much easier :D

There is a bolt which controls where the spring 'rests', this bolt is in a slot, which means you can move it side to side. Simply moving this to the other side would reverse the action of this spring. I would rather not have to cut the handbrake lever, if I can help it..

woo hoo i have ordered a new dslr camera today so should get some good digi photoes over the weekend and post them some time next week , just got to get the wheel spacing correct on the back and the project is done for this year ,roll on new gearbox next year:D :D

well here are a few pictures of the car in its present form , i go away for a year of travelling on the 4th october , when i get back there is an ever growing list of things i would like to do to it gearbox ,new wheels,new fi microprocessor sort the front suspension and tweek the back suspension , at the moment i need bigger injectors to get it running sweet it has injectors suitable for about 275 bhp , push it to hard on a hot day with two people in and you run out of fuel and suffer pre ignition ,i split a barrel the other week so i know :mad: but it is back on the road and just done about 1000miles with no problems the last hundred running 80mph 4000 revs and 90 degrees on the oil temp anyway here are the pictures
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Damn that's a clean lookin' car, you could get lost in the reflection of the paint. Awesome car, I just can't get enough of it. Too bad about the gearbox though, that was my one biggest fear about a type 1 tranny. With the turbo so close in back did you ever get it hot enough to cause problems with the interior or did you put a heat shield on it?

the interior of the car never gets to hot due to the turbo but you can tell it is there , we went away at the week end and my girlfriend dried her jeans on the back cover on the way there so it does have some uses :D :laugh:

speedy hows the shifter I,m looking at buying one .
great looking bug.

thanks, the shifter works really well ,it takes some time and adjustment to set up but once it is set i would not be without it you have to be firm with it but once you are used to it the shifts are vv fast ,only about 1.5-2" of movement between 1st and second
hope this helps

cheers jon

Thats an awesome car! All credit to you. :agree: Can I ask who did your engine work?
Cheers
Darren

darren chandler at aircooled performance ,built the block and turbo inlets , i did the wiring and most of the plumbing , darren is only down the road for me and he builds alot drag engines for the vwdrc boys aswell as alot of work on paul hamiltons bus and drag car
cheers j