140 engine Re: <VV> Questions: corvair / dune buggy / maybe VW????

[werp knarly]

def. is a corvair 140 engine... looks like my monza but with 4 holes for 
intake

i see now that it must be a older 'swing axle' VW frame. looks like we need 
to check out which way the motor is turning...

http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog.cgi?function=goto&catalog=SPECIALTY&section=OTTO&page=OTTO-36



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cjcavitt at comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Questions: corvair / dune buggy / maybe VW????


>
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "werp knarly" <werpknarly at centurytel.net>
>
>> friend just trailered home a manx type dune buggy from the 70's in GREAT
>> SHAPE with some graphic that lool rat finkish.... very cool
>>
>> 1 trans axle looks wierd, 3 spd w/ a solid axle on wheel side and a boot 
>> with
>> bolts on inboard side.. early vair or vw???
>>
> sounds like a vw irs set-up but not posative but it's def. not corvair.
>
>> 2 it has a center mount 4bbl holly with a copper pipe running from the 
>> side of
>> the carb to the port-side exaust pipe.. what the heck could that be for 
>> ?!?!?!?
>> its piped into the lower side of the carb
>>
>> _its probably not going into the carb but the base the carb is mounted 
>> to. most likely they were trying to heat the carb to keep from iceing up.
> curt
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