<VV> supposition (suspension) yup , its corvair related!

[tkalp at cox.net]

In 1968 I built a 23 T Corvair powered.  Started out with EM Corvair front and rear.  It was 1300 lbs 1000 on the back and 300 on the front.  Used stock springs in the rear and it rode fine for the front I used some of the old style coil overload springs and it seemed to work out fine.  It would pull the wheels going into second and third . . . never tried banging it into fourth.  Had a slightly modified '64 Turbo motor.

Photos at
http://members.cox.net/rarevair/23t.htm
Still have all the parts around, just need to put it together.

Terry Kalp
---- "mopar at jbcs2.net" <mopar at jbcs2.net> wrote: 
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> I had just such a dune buggy years ago, except it was an early rear
> suspension, not a late. Had a 150 Turbo motor, with a 3-speed stick no less.
> The Corvair front and rear suspensions worked well with the springs thay
> came with.
> My buggy weighed 1650 lbs, an early vair weighs what 500 lbs more tops? I
> thought it rode well except for one thing. When wound out in 1st to where
> the boost kicked in, and slamming second, it could lift the front
> wheels...........
> In any event, I had 15 inch wheels in the back, and 13's in the front.
> Looked good that way.
> In any event, with the Corvair motor, it would go faster than you would
> ever want one of them to go.............
> One glitch in the way it was set up. The steering box wasn't located right
> so turning radius was a lot one direction, and not enough in the other. Car
> also had the Spyder dash mounted in it.
> 
> Gary Swiatowy
> 
> From: N2VZD at aol.com
> Subject: Re: <VV> supposition  (suspension) yup , its corvair related!
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> suppose a guy wants to build a buggy with corvair suspension on both ends.  
> it would be late suspension.  how would he go about coming up with custom  
> springs that would ride decent on such a light vehicle?  it would have a 
> 110hp 
> powerglide powertrain with a commercial buggy body and frame kit. also it 
> would 
> be nice to maintain a reasonable road clearance height with 13 inch 
> corvair 
> wheels on both ends. any ideas? 
> does  ken get  this type of stuff done ?  
> regards, tim colson
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