I run a porsche 911/01 5 speed gearbox in my 1303 (2L t4 engine, tuned up a fair bit).
Yes it takes a lot of work to get it in the car. between me and my Dad we had about 90 hours fitting the gearbox alone (2 of us for 45 hours total). If we did another one it would be much quicker, and if the body was off the pan it would have been much quicker too.
Would I do it again.... No. I would go the extra mile and fit the 915 gearbox 
I simply love the gearbox, combined with the engine its wonderful. Simply a pleasure to drive, 5th gear only really get used on the motorways (freeways) at 80+ mph...
The only thing I DONT like is that I know if something goes wrong it could be expensive....
Cheers for now,
Sam C
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1973 1303 (super beetle) in Jaguar British racing green,
Raby 2270, B spec gearbox, Lots of carbon fibre, Wolfrace Octane Black 17x7.5, Goodyear Eagle F1's, Kerscher suspension front and rear, kamei airdam in carbon, corbeau seats, momo millunium steering wheel.
CDT eurosport 6.5 front speakers, IDMAX 12D2 sub, rockford old school amps.
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