[V8Vairs] mid engine conversion

[Don Stephens]

I wonder what the weight difference would be with aluminum radiator, Porsche 
diff and LSx.
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From: "deltainc" <deltainc at grm.net>
To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] mid engine conversion


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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Embarq Customer" <8alice at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: [V8Vairs] mid engine conversion
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>>
>> I could use some advise from you folks.I have 2 vairs. 1967 and 1968.
>> about 40 yrs ago I had a crown vair. I would like to build another. bert
>> trench
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> Hi, I have had 3 v8vairs over the last 30 some years, all sbc mid 
> engine....
>
> To get max fun out of these, ya gotta run them pretty hard... and this 
> might
> bust a few parts ... mine have just run about 80% on the street, because 
> of
> scarcity of replacement parts in the trans/diff assemblies.  I have to
> replace nothing except cooling improvements... so far... but  sooner or
> later, I expect to hear a big " bang" toward the rear of the rig... (g) ..
> and so, have been thinking about the next step.
>
> Like you, I have ford roots, and one scheme that I am considering is a "
> Tempo  " type pushrod 4 along with the entire front wheel drive stuffed 
> into
> the rear of the vair.All those parts should be about $400 from a junkyard,
> and would give you disk brakes ( good enough for the street , I think  ) 
> ...
>
> There are lots of possible choices of that sideways engine and xmission
> which would bear thinking about, and recently the Chevvy Cobalt is looking
> pretty interesting...   not to mention they now have a turbo model ( I
> think ) .. hopefully it would have high zoot pistons, and special valves,
> seats, etc.   I am thinking 300 rear wheel horses should be available if 
> you
> tweak the turbo a bit ... and water cooled, ....
>
> Hopefully these cross wise aluminum drivetrains would be lighter than the
> chev sb cast iron types... this is kinda a drawback with the standard
> corv8s.. they weigh 3000 lbs, that is about 600 lbs more than what I would
> like.
>
> An area that might be " the bad news " is that a little research might be
> done to avoid "
> torque steering... as in the Probe Turbo.. that thing was dangerous... 
> also
> the Eagle Talon equivalent in front wheel drive only ...  the true Eagle 4
> wheel drive is terrific, but the 2 wheel drive was nasty...  a Widowmaker
> ... (g).
>
> Of course, I have been watching " English Touring Cars " on Speed tv, 
> where
> the Cobalt team is showing off ... yeah, I know they might not be box 
> stock,
> but at least they have figured out something that makes them work ...
>
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> Besides, maybe the rear mounted FrontwheelDrive stuff could give 6 ft 2 in
> guys like myself a little leg room, which is not standard in the Crown/sbc
> setup.  Oh yeah, Air Conditioning .... wow...
>
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> I bet that some enterprising young dude could make conversion kits for
> Cobalt/train into Corvairs, and sell a hunnert or so of them in the next (
> sigh ) 20 years  ...
>
> just some thoughts, let us know what you decide...  ken campbell,
> deltawerkes
>
>
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