[V8Vairs] Front-mid-engine questions

[Jay Dover]

The inside of rocker panel slides down over the outside of the g-body frame.
So the frame is in behind it. We cut the Corvair floor out and throw it away
in favour of welding in the g-body floor and firewall with the hump in the
middle. If you were to build one and still have a Corvair floor in a car I
guess you would have to channel it at the sides but I havn't built one that
way.
Jay.

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Behalf Of SadekCH at NSWC.NAVY.MIL
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 9:51 AM
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Subject: RE: [V8Vairs] Front-mid-engine questions


When you mount a Corvair body on a frame, is it "channeled"? That is, do you
put longitudinal slots in floor pan and get the car body down lower or do
you place it on top of the frame?

Chuck S

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Campbell [mailto:deltainc at grm.net]
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:22 PM
To: v8vairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Front-mid-engine questions


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Dover" <gm at edenparkgroup.com>
Subject: RE: [V8Vairs] Front-mid-engine questions


> Bob, g-body frames (78-88 malibu, monte, cutlass, lemans, granprix, regal)
> makes for a real nice front engine vair. > Go front, use a frame.
> Jay Dover.
*************
I agree, Jay.
If I were to put together another ' trick" corvair, I would put in a frame
front and use a 4 cylinder hell for stout built, add a 30 psi boost turbo
and go have lots of fun.  I might enquire at a chassis builder ( sprint car
frame geniuses..... ) to get just what I want ... or at least their input as
to ideas ...

I have 2 v8vairs, crown system 350 sbc, and these are great, but keep
thinking about 600 lbs overweight ...  I would try to get the front 4
cylinder as far back and as low as possible for handling ... should be
great.  Something around 400 horses in a 2500 lb corvair would work for me
!!  I would estimate my current ones at about 270 ( rear wheel ) hp at 3000
lbs as they set.

reargards, ken campbell, iowa



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