409 Corvair

[Paul_S]

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/drool.gif[/img] Wow! Beautiful cars and done just right. Now you just need a Coupe.

Paul

[Day2_69Z]

How's the 409 handle with that front to rear weight disparity.....

A friend has a Monza with a. 302 in it &amp; another friend of Dad's (now deceased) built a VW bug with a L88 in it.... a car he started around '69
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Those 'Vairs are really put together .....nice !

[MEL]

The 327&quot; Corvair handles really well,as good as a stock Corvair, (engine has aluminum heads).The 409&quot; Corvair (also with aluminum heads) you need to be more careful driving it but it's OK as well. They will never be race cars but there fun to drive.Both use modified Corvair transaxles which so far have held up with careful use, thanks [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[Charley Lillard]

Both these cars would look cool at MCACN.

[olredalert]

----Marv,,,Not only are you apparently very handy, but you seem to have a great sense of humor!!! Love both cars, and would also like a bit of info on the rest of the drivetrain beyond the engines......Bill S

[MEL]

Thanks Bill [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] ,as you may know all Corvair diffs come from the factory with only 2 spider gears stock , both cars have been upgraded to 4 spiders and also in place of the stock sheet metal inspection cover a custom 1/4&quot; steel plate cover has been made and installed. Other then careful deburring of the diff parts and some shot peening of parts the diffs are stock . They don't appear to be very strong but they hold up quite well if not abused.I also use synthetic gear lube.

[Belair62]

Yeah...this is some really cool stuff. Nice ,sanitary installs too !

[Charley Lillard]

Actually Belair you would look perfect driving one.

[Mr70]

and no phone books needed.

[clm69z28]

Where I grew up in the Orange County area of So Cal in the early to mid 70's, there were a fair number of these conversions running around. One of the families who's kids attended my high school owned Crown (sp?) Manufacturing, who built conversion kits for all sorts of makes of cars, and they would show up with all kinds of strange conversions. I seem to remember a Porsche 912 with a Corvair in the back that ran pretty well.

Another buddy had a Corvair with the Crown conversion and the engine was located in the back seat making for a nice mid-engine setup, but the back seat was gone and the engine cover wasn't the best noise/heat insulation (but made it sort of stealthy). And the transaxle was still the weakest link, so you had to roll on the throttle, but he sure surprised a lot of people with that car.