<VV> Re: Saggy Knaws - so close

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/6/2006 8:44:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, pp2 at 6007.us  
writes:

Looks  like 
stock was a 3.11 first gear, same as the Vega but I know of 2.98 (V-8  
Monza) , 2.84, & 2.54 gearsets (all ratios changed proportionately) as  well 
as a 3.50 stump puller.

Can you just swap ?

Padgett  



The clutch/input gear is unique to the Corvair. (Hollow for the long input  
shaft to engage it) In order to swap in another gear set, a special 
clutch/input  gear has to be built. Many were made by welding up a smoothed out corvair 
gear  with a bored out Chevelle input. Also, the Corvair stayed with the 
particular  Reverse gear location from 66-69 - Other Saginaws relocated the reverse 
(and the  reverse gear on the cluster at some point. Only the early clusters 
from the  Chevelle, etc. can be swapped in - unless you don't need a reverse 
gear!  -  Seth Emerson