<VV> Saginaw 4-spd in Greenbrier

[corvairduval at cox.net]

So the question is 4 or 6 bolt Saginaw into a van?

I would stick with the 4 bolt unless you are building a mega horsepower
engine. The small 4  bolt unit is easier to shift and can be found with
more correct ratios to match the van torque curves. Since the 6 bolt unit
came out in 66, no FCs ever had a factory 6 bolt unit.

Also mating a 6 bolt tranny to a 4 bolt differential has known issues.
Again, it can be done, but be aware of the issues. Never having done this
swap, I have not commited them to memory.

My vote is the swap is not worthwhile.

A much better use of your time would be to investigate an hydraulic clutch.
We have a club member that has installed several on FCs and it seems to
lessen the shake on take off so prevalent on some vehicles.

Frank DuVal

Original Message:
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From: Matt Nall patiomatt at aol.com
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:09:22 -0500 (EST)
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Saginaw 4-spd in Greenbrier





I am considering this for my resto-mod project. Would appreciate any
comments 
about if this is possible and/or worthwhile. I know the front crossmember
is 
unique on the FC 4-spd but not sure if the Saginaw is useable.
 Thanks in advance.
Eric in Indiana 

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 ALL  4 speeds used in ALL  Corvairs are Saginaws!


How many bolts  for mounting to the Diff. does yours have?



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