[V8Vairs] looking for

[Chris Wills]

Steven,

You can still buy the adapters from Clarks to put the big car Saginaw into a 
mid-engine Corvair.  I'm told that the only part not available is the 
shifter mechanism, and you could get around that by using a Hurst shifter 
with push-pull Morse-type cables.  You would need to mount the cables at 
each end with a bracket of some sort.  The V6 will give you 4-5" more leg 
room than a V8, and this would allow you to use the stock diff so no hassles 
with adapting to the drive shafts, as with a Porsche transaxle.

I have a sub-frame and fiberglass seat/engine cover available, but with a V6 
you can use stock type seats because of the extra room.

A V6 is nice, and you can always add a turbo if you need more power...

Chris Wills


>From: steven breaux <macman327 at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs <v8vairs at corvair.org>
>To: V8Vairs at corvair.org
>Subject: [V8Vairs] looking for
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:56:44 -0700 (PDT)
>
>I got a 1967 110hp vair and thinking about putting a
>4.3 v-6 in the back seat. Going with the v-6 for more
>leg room.. Looking for the parts needed to do the
>swap. All the help will great..
>
>Thanks in advance
>Stephen