Transmission cone? Shroud choice?

This is usually what the '73-79 stock mounting bracket looks like.

Can't tell if that shroud is notched either side for the thermostat flaps.  You also want one with internal flow vanes.

IF the nose cone on the new transaxle takes the same front mount as what fits on your pan and the shift selector rod looks like it comes out in the same place (it will be obvious if it doesn't) then you're golden. If the nose cone takes the newer mount (that Greg showed you above) you can take the old nose cone off and put it on the new trans.

MAKE SURE THE NEW TRANS IS IN NEUTRAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THE OLD NOSE CONE- IF IT ISN'T YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS!!!

PS- You should be able to find an aftermarket round (36hp) shroud with the doghouse and heater fittings. I believe Scat still makes it with the internal directional vanes while Empi does not. If you're intent on fitting the thermostat/flaps assembly you'll have a little work to do as they don't come with the cut outs.

This link will show you what all the transmissions look like:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/fo...ssion+identification

AT is 8/72 on, or 1973 model. It should have the later nosecone and front mount that Greg(Wolfgang) put up in photo above.

You'll need to compare to what you have in your car right now, and follow what Al said about the hockey stick and nosecone. 

The shroud I am running is blank inside. Going to take better pics of the AT mount later today to solve this. 

It looks like you have the proper earlier transaxle front mount.  There is a way to verify the actual R&P by rotating the axels - might be worth effort to see if it is still original inside (since the nose cone/front mount has been changed).

Here is the id number to the nose on my trans. I think this is right to put into my 69 frame.

ALB posted:

I believe Scat still makes it with the internal directional vanes while Empi does not. 

EMPI shrouds have vanes, and are virtually indistinguishable from Scat shrouds (to the extent that I'd bet money they come from the same mud hut in SE Asia).

Stan Galat

EMPI shrouds have vanes, and are virtually indistinguishable from Scat shrouds (to the extent that I'd bet money they come from the same mud hut in SE Asia).

I have been using the Empi 36 HP shroud # 8673 for years with no issues.  

That's because it's one of the good EMPI products, and there are more every day as EMPI buys up smaller shops.

JayCee is now an EMPI division-- Jack is still running his machine shop as he has for the past 30 years. EMPI has a bad reputation, but they are making positive progress in some areas.

It's popular to bag on EMPI, but at this point-- without them, the hobby dies. We should be careful what we hope for. I've had as many problems with them as the next guy, but an improving EMPI floats all of our boats. 

Stan Galat posted:

ALB posted:

I believe Scat still makes it with the internal directional vanes while Empi does not. 

EMPI shrouds have vanes, and are virtually indistinguishable from Scat shrouds (to the extent that I'd bet money they come from the same mud hut in SE Asia).

Good to hear, Stan; I haven't had to shop for a shroud for a long time. And yeah, these days they probably do.

Guys--any ideas about the shroud I shared? Good-bad--any idea who sells it? Way different from the normal 36hp fake shrouds I have seen and on mine.

We've been doing very little BUT discussing the shroud. Anybody who sells EMPI parts will have one (Aircooled.net, CIP, SoCal, Bugformance, Moore, Pacific Customs, CB Performance, Doghouse, etc.). Really, absolutely everybody sells it.

Run it-- it'll be great!

I believe you're good on the nosecone. The advice on the fan housing above was spot on. Many years ago, before prices went crazy I swapped everything in my car for OEM German fan housing, engine tin and thermostat and flaps. I know it doesn't look as cool as the 36hp but at the time nothing on the market performed better, except for Jake Raby's DTM system.