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Hey all

A buddy of mine has a 68 swing squareback. He was sold a "replacement" nosecone trans mount from a local shop and was told it's "same as a type 1".

Well, as most of you know, it's NOT! We cobbled together something that might work for a while but it's temporary at best.

Is the true type 3 nosecone available from any sources?

As I noted a while back...if someone has a passable one and wants to loan it to me I can make a cast of it and make them from urethane. Ray

There is a vendor who recently posted that sells new rubber mounts...
(same thread Ray offered to make a mold in IIRC)

I'm about* to ditch mine and add some faus stubby frame horns for a mid mount, as the stocker flexes too much for the T4 under power.

(*as soon as it thaws and drys out)

That's what I did in preparation for installing the bus box in my notch. I used the Berg street (rubber mounts) intermediate housing mount first for the T1 box, then switched to their same mount for a Bus Box with the Berg T1 nose cone conversion. It worked extremely well and easy.

Whenever I see a T3 trans mount at a swap meet, I usually grab it. I *may* have one stashed out in "the shed".

Piledriver wrote: I'm about* to ditch mine and add some faus stubby frame horns for a mid mount, as the stocker flexes too much for the T4 under power.

Tom Notch wrote: Whenever I see a T3 trans mount at a swap meet, I usually grab it. I *may* have one stashed out in "the shed".

I assume your shed looks someting like mine...
Vaguely loaf-shaped, has 4 wheels and a sliding door on the side?
Knowing most VW types, there are probably FAR more busses doing "shed" duty than on the road.

not at all "mobile", nor ever intended to be

ahhhh, what treasures lie behind Door #2?