Tu To Gti6 Conversion - Gear Lever!?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

I'v not seen, or read many TU to GTI6 conversions. As most of you will know TU gearbox's (all the ones I have driven/seen) are not lift up reverse and from driving my brother GTI6 I know his is. Do i need to get hold of a 205 gti gear lever system to get the wire lift up reverse?

 

I will more than likely be using a VTS engine and box that I have sourced, I assume this is lift up reverse?

 

Thanks a lot. Ali

[dumbiron 0]

The vts box is a reverse below 5th.

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Oh nice one, so I can keep my original gear lever without the lift up!?

[dumbiron 0]

i have to admit knowing nothing about the TU powered 205s, But you'll want to replicate the GTI (or even diesel) linkages/lever (no lift up reverse)

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Sounds good, i did have my heart set on a 6 speed mainly due to the massive novalty of having a 6 speed box in a 205! I may still swap the vts box for a gti6 one! then i will need to convert to lift up.

 

Thanks Ali

[RossD 44]

The TU has different mountings on the subframe for the gear linkages when compared to the XU cars. Easiest way is to get a GTi subframe and put XU rods on it. Plenty of late model diesels in the scrappies should yield the linkages you need!

My car is a TU with e BE box, so I've got a bit of a frankenstein linkage system going on, with both TU and XU linkages being used!