[V8Vairs] Front-mid-engine questions

[Sadek Charles H DLVA]

Don't forget wheel base and track differences.  A little thought here can
save a lot of grief and expense later on...

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Robert R Civ 76 PMXG/MAEAPF
[mailto:Robert.Thomas at tinker.af.mil] 
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 8:44 AM
To: v8vairs at corvair.org
Subject: RE: [V8Vairs] Front-mid-engine questions

 
Thanks to everyone with the suggestions and experiences. Using a complete
frame seems like the easiest way to go. It makes hanging a rear end so much
simpler.

I suggest novices at this V-8 Vair experience buy an already completed car
unless you don't mind having a project sitting in your garage for a couple
of years and you are a talented fabricator. Starting from scratch is not as
easy as it seems. These days, the conversion parts can be ghastly expensive
to buy individually.

A C5 Corvair would be fun. Charlie Friend's open road racer was essentially
a C4 Corvair and it was incredibly fast. I guess a body-on-frame conversion
would be like a C1 Corvair.

Bob Thomas
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