On 19 Oct 2004 at 6:23, T. S. White wrote:
> So does it run? I would question the Corvair transaxle. Not considered
> the safest setup via Nader.
Nader is an idiot...
> Also, not designed to take the torque of a
> v8.
Nah... It's plenty strong. The Corvair is basically a Saginaw 4-speed, same as
what was
in my V8 Camero.
Back in the day, there were a lot of V8 Corvairs running around... You'd flip
the
transaxle upside-down to make the input shaft face forward instead of back, and
put the
small-block Chevy V8 in the back seat. Suddenly you have a high-horsepower mid-
engine configuration with almost perfect weight distribution.
> If it runs take it for a test drive and see if it handles. If it
> doesn't run I would be sceptical. Remember it was built by an engineer
> not a mechanic.
Good point about the engineer. :-)
Just depends upon what you want. Personally I find it intrigueing and worth a
look.
$1000 ain't much. Obviously any engine swap can be done well or poorly.
Marvin
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