Body - Volkswagen Type II Transporter 1200 Series Shop Manual

BODY
SPEC:::IFit::ATIONS
Key:
A
=
B.
=
c -
Delivery Van
Micro Bus
Korilbi
(PART 1
EAR~Y
MODElS)
Wheel base:
All .................. . 94.~"
Track: .front
Rear
All ................. .
53.9" 53.5"
Length:
A, B, C, E and
F ........ .
165"
D .. , ............... . 166"
Width:
A,B,C and F .......... . 68"
E .................. . 67"
D .... ; ............. .
69l'
Height:
A,,
B, C, D and F ........ . 76.4"
E .................. .
75.6"
Turning crrcle:
All ................. .
39'
Weight (unladen):
A .... , ............•. 2028lbs
B ........... • ...... .
23~2lbs
c .................. .
2072lbs
E .................. . 2o941b8
F .................. .
2612lbs
D
E
F
=
=
Micro Bus De-Luxe
Pick Up
Ambulance
(PART 2 LATER MODElS)
Wheel base:
All ................ .
Tr~ck:
All ................ .
Length:
A,B,C and F ......... .
D,E ... · ........... ,.
Width:
A,B,C,E, F .......... .
D ..... : . .......... .
Hei~t unladen:
. A,
'B,
c,
D, F .......... .
E ; ... · ............ •.
Turning circle . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weight unladen:
:A ., .... ·._ .......... .
High roofed .......... .
c : . ... : . .......... .
B,D· ............ ' .. .
E ................. ·.
-F ................. .
94.5"
Front
53.9"
168.5"
169.8"
80:9"
82.9"
76.4"
75.6"
39'
2359lbs
2446lbs
2513lbs
2534lbs
2392lbs
2753lbs
Rear
53.5"
PABT .I {EARLY
MODEl~Sl
l·
D~SC:::IJI
.. TION
The all steel, mainly spot welded b()dy is of
mono-:eonstruction iJlrorporatiitg a for\Vard Cpntrol ·type ·
cab. The various models differ· froin one another as to
windows an!! equipment. The door _and wind()w openings
art: framed by hollow presse.d metal parts
ahd
the cambered
roof lind drip channel is of a one piece moullf. .
In. general all pan~ls an!! the roof are. re*nforced
by
box
type supports spot welded iflto position. The f1oor area anq
body inner pan-els are
~trengtheried
by
·ribs. Side and
crossmembers are welded. to the floor pl~te and form the
frame, whlch support~ tlJ.e axie, 'engine, front ~nd and
coritrolli~kage.
· · · · .
Tl).e · cabin extenqs over the complete width, of the
vehicl~ providing InaXun1Jm utilizatiop of available space,
The partition panel betvyeen
the·
cabin ~d loading spa.ce
exterids to the waist level: With. the delivery. van
a
partition
panel of fibre board extending from the metal panel up to
the roof closes 11te cabin, Seating for three persons is
provided by the bench type seat of which the squab is
illterch~geable
with the seat cushion, located above and ·
attached to the wheel boxes. Under the Seat and betwee~
. the wheel boxes, space is provided for the storing of tools
~tc. seating arrangement varies considerably regards the
different models, the above being a broad outline oniy.
224
11J.e spare wheel
~s
mounted behind the cab seat back.
A fresh au regulator above
ttu~
windscreen provides
ventilation for the exterior when . the vehicle is ir1 motion .
.
:B~th
cabin doors on most models
are
equipped witli
draftless vent \Yi,ngs and sliding glass panels which can be .
secured in liDY position <!esired. Late models are fitted with
m~chanised wmdo~. · ·
· ·
The micro bus and Kombi hllve three widdows in each