<VV> Front engine Corvair (on Ebay)

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

I'll second that! I was totally knocked out by the work - about as far away 
from this lash-up as it would be possible to get!

Cheers

Alan

www.xtraspecialsevens.co.uk
Lotus 7 S2 and S3 spares and restoration specialists

----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Front engine Corvair (on Ebay)


> Most use a framework for the chassis......BUT  you guys haven't seen Jay
> Eitols V-12  Vair!     A masterpiece!  [ Gary Aube's site ].  To see it in 
> person
> is an inspiration!
> AND  it sounds like a Corvair! [ talk about details!].
> Matt
>
> ************************************************************************
> In a message dated 10/24/2004 7:44:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> airvair@richnet.net writes:
>
>> THAT is what is wrong with MOST of them. You got to remember that the
>> Corvair body wasn't designed with the intention of ever having the
>> engine in the front, let alone a BIG engine. The frame, crossmember, and
>> front suspension, while beefy enough for the Corvair, is questionable
>> for a front mounted engine, IMHO.
>>
>> Then there's the matter of heresy.....
>>
>> At least the Corv-8 designs are more true to the general Corvair
>> concept, and are mechanically sound.
>>
>> -Mark
>>
>> Alan and Clare Wesson wrote:
>>
>> >I don't care which end the guy wants to stuff his engine in - whatever
>> >rings his bells.
>> >
>> >What I *do* object to, though, is the appalling standard of all the
>> >work that has been done to the body and interior - and the fact that,
>> >although he has fitted uprated front springs to cope with the extra
>> >weight, he hasn't thought to fit weaker rear ones to cope with the
>> >*decreased* weight, so it wags its tail in the air like a duck just
>> >about to go down for its dinner.
>> >
>> >What an utter, utter mess!
>> >
>> >Cheers
>> >
>> >Alan
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