<VV> V8 Conversion

[John David Thomson]

The 215 aluminum block is a neat setup.  At one time Kennedy Engineered Products of California made an adaptor set for this bolt up.  You basically put the small, light V8 in place of the flat 6, and added a rad up front.

A buddy of mine in Ontario, Canada did one of these and it was very stock looking and had lots of go, plus handled really nicely (he added bigger rims and tires).
 
The website for KEP only shows VW adaptors now, but maybe they have some old adaptors in stock (Hah!).

Dave, Calgary
68 Kelmark
66 Corsa 140-4 Vert
70 Zed 28 Camaro one owner.

----- Original Message -----
From: ScottyGrover at aol.com
Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 10:48
Subject: Re: <VV> V8 Conversion
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org

> In a message dated 6/9/09 4:01:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> JVHRoberts  
> writes:
> 
> FAR better yet, use the LS  series V8s! 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ScottyGrover at aol.com
> To:  virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:59 pm
> Subject: Re:  <VV> V8 Conversion
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>  In a message dated 6/8/09 8:39:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight 
> Time,  
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>  _deltainc at grm.net_ (mailto:deltainc at grm.net)  writes:
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>  -----  Original Message ----- 
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>  From: "Dan Whitefield"  <_huskydogs at comcast.net_ 
> (mailto:huskydogs at comcast.net) >
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>  To: <_virtualvairs at corvair.org_ 
> (mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org) >
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>  Sent:  Monday, June 08, 2009 1:32 PM
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>  Subject: <VV> V8  Conversion
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>  > Hello All,
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>  > Does anyboby know of  documentation on doing a REAR 
> engine V8 
> conversion? 
>  
>  > I am not willing  to lose the back seat. Any 
> seggestions would be 
> greatly 
>  
>  >  appriciated!!
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>  >
>  
>  > Dan
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>  **********
>  
>  SBC SBF? too much weight  for rear ....  the 
> kinky novelty would wear off 
>  
>  pretty quick  .....consider one of the several 
> aluminum 4 cyl  engines 
>  
>  available  ...  a Cobalt with a turbo would be 
> so so trick .. but would 
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>  require  some brain twisting ... oh, and some money 
> ... did I mention 
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>  money?  
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>  (g)
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>  ken campbell, deltawerkes 
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>  Why not use a Rover (Land Rover) V8? they are the same as 
> the Buick/Olds  
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>  215 V8 but cast different and some of them are stroked for 
> more CID.  
> There  
>  
>  is a 'Vair in L.A.  with the 215 in it and the weight 
> balance is quite  
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>  good; handles well.
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>  
>  Scotty from Hollyweird
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> 
> Seeing as how 'Vair owners are somewhat tightfisted, the 
> 215  can be had 
> for much less than the LS series and might not have too much 
> loss in  
> performance.l
>  
> Scotty from Hollyweird
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