Here's a picture of the 1983~92 VW Type 25 (i.e. T3 or Vanagon) five-speed transaxle, as originally illustrated in the official VW (GB) Ltd. eight-page leaflet, "The new boxer engine for the Volkswagen Transporter and Bus", dated February 1983
Both the four-speed and five-speed transaxles, of the
1983~
92 VW Type 25 (i.e. T3 or Vanagon) models,
have a side-mounted gear-change mechanism. To use either of these transaxles in any of the
1968~79 VW Type 2s, one would either need to modify the transaxle, to employ the 1968~79 VW Type 2's longitudinal gear-selector mechanism or install the 1983~92 VW Type 25's gear-selector mechamism, into the host
1968~79 VW Type 2
: 14369D~149:
:1 4369D~149:
:14 369D~149: