<VV> Karmann Ghia Corvair?

[Rick Norris]

The mention of the bus reduction gears reminds me of a local guy some years 
ago that stuck a small Buick aluminum V8 in a bug. He also had transporter 
reduction gears in it. The first time I saw it I had just pulled onto the 
main road and saw something up ahead that looke really strange. I could tell 
it was a VW bug but something was different. As I got closer I thought it 
had a Vair engine in it. It had the stock VW wheels reversed which made it 
look wider. Then I saw it was some kind of V8 with no hood at all and no 
fenders! It had trailer tail lights stuck out the side of the body. As I 
approached closer he goosed it and took off.
Later I met the guy and he called the thing the "Hunchin Bug" and he had 
painted eyes on the headlights. When he would cruise the local drive in he 
would punch the gas and it would wind up the suspension making the rear of 
the car jump up and down ala the name.

Rick Norris

>
>>In  many years, it was sold and used by VW in both directions of rotation.
>>
>
> Seth --
>
> Are you referring  to the gear reduction transporters?  They had a
> two-gear gear reduction unit at the hub for increased ground clearance
> and a bit more power (remember the old, slow VW bus?) & it was my
> understanding that this was with a factory reversed  differential rather
> than a different unit for these rigs. Is this correct?
>
> Brother-in-law had these on a off-road Baja he had -- I always figured
> it would be a great way to put Corvair power into one -- just unreverse
> the ring gear.  Seem to recall seeing repro gear-reduk units in the
> veedub hot rod shop recently.
>
> Bill Strickland
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