Eric,
Some of the eraly busses were slow but once you get to the 1500 and 1600
engines, they're not that bad. I have a 63 Camper that has a 67 Bus
transaxle in it and it will go 80+ if I want to be scared to death in Dallas
traffic - or at least it would when it was running. Previously it had a bug
transaxle with flopped ring and pinion for the same effect. 67 was the last
year for reductution boxes. I never a had any problem with them so I left
them alone.
Andy

"Eric Desrochers" > wrote in message
...
> Hello all!
>
> I might be interested in having a new split window bus project. I
> previously had a 1972 Super which was a somewhat easy project but the
> bus might prove more to be more involving...
>
> First, I heard those barely go to 60 mph. What mods can be done to up
> this to say 65 or 70 mph? That's the difference between enough and not
> enough!
>
> So far I heard about "freeway flyer" transaxle (or is it the 4th gear
> only?), 1968 Beetle "straight axle" or IRS axle transplant.
>
> Anyone could write about or steer me to relevant infos web pages on that
> subject?
>
> Am I right to think that the reduction boxes were there to accomodate
> the smaller 1300 and 1500 engines and that a 1600 or biger would have
> enogh ooomph to push the bus without the reductions boxes? Did the
> 68-71 buses had them?
>
> On to another matter, sad pictures of my previous, now burned down '72
> Super are now online at
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/dero72/bob/i.../incendie.html
>
> --
> Eric (Dero) Desrochers
> http://homepage.mac.com/dero72
>
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