In response to a thread in Parts for Sale I posted this info...thought it might also be helpful insight here...
Be very careful running a type 2 converted to GT40/Lola configuration. At the very least, if oil transfer holes were not drilled at the bottom of and between the gear case and the differential case in the inverted position, you will eventually oil starve the ring and pinion and burn them and bearings up. Also in the Type 1, there are a couple rather unique oil transfer parts. The most critical is the trough that bolts into the gear case side. The trough collects oil splash from the drive gears and tranfers it to the differential side through a drain tube attached to the trough, which passes through an opening in the case. The tube end is positioned over the pinion gear and drops oil directly onto the pinion. If you're driving short distances infrequently, the oil transfer parts may not be that critical, but if you're planning on any long drives or spirited track time, think twice without these parts. There's a pretty good reason ZF designed these parts into the Type 1!<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
Be very careful running a type 2 converted to GT40/Lola configuration. At the very least, if oil transfer holes were not drilled at the bottom of and between the gear case and the differential case in the inverted position, you will eventually oil starve the ring and pinion and burn them and bearings up. Also in the Type 1, there are a couple rather unique oil transfer parts. The most critical is the trough that bolts into the gear case side. The trough collects oil splash from the drive gears and tranfers it to the differential side through a drain tube attached to the trough, which passes through an opening in the case. The tube end is positioned over the pinion gear and drops oil directly onto the pinion. If you're driving short distances infrequently, the oil transfer parts may not be that critical, but if you're planning on any long drives or spirited track time, think twice without these parts. There's a pretty good reason ZF designed these parts into the Type 1!<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
