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by **Faron** » 22 Wed Mar, 2006 9:57 pm

As I have mentioned before my Step Dad has offered to GIVE me a Corvair motor. I have been doing some thinking, and I am really leaning towards going this route for two reasons.
1.) Because its different, you rarely see a Buggy with a Corvair motor. Not that I have seen a running Buggy in years.
2.) I talk about putting that motor in my Buggy with my Step Dad and he starts beaming with pride! On the other hand, my Dad tells me that I am a Bonehead...BlaBlaBla
If I choose to go with the Corvair Motor will it be harder to show it?

by **GregR** » 22 Wed Mar, 2006 10:19 pm

Neal O ran a corvair for many years...til it blew up. Corvairs are fine. There'll be an awesome MAnx at the Buggy Blast with a corvair engine....he's coming from Arizona. There a several guys on the RBC Forums that have Corvair power (they call it the dark side) and no, it won't be harder to show. 8-)

by **Faron** » 22 Wed Mar, 2006 11:05 pm

RBC Forums.......What is that? I want to join, so so I can ask questions!

by **David O'** » 23 Thu Mar, 2006 8:42 am

Now that would be way cool!!!!!!

by **Faron** » 23 Thu Mar, 2006 8:56 am

HaHaHa What would be way cool be joining another group, :shock:

or me puting a Corvair Motor in my Dune Buggy?

by **GregR** » 23 Thu Mar, 2006 9:18 am

http://p066.ezboard.com/brbcdunebuggy

by **David O'** » 23 Thu Mar, 2006 3:24 pm

Putting the motor in a dune buggy! That would be way cool!

by **Faron** » 23 Thu Mar, 2006 10:58 pm

I just do not see how the VW motor is a more economical way to go with my situation. I mean the motor is free, and look at what this guys has to say....the more I look into this the more I think the Corvair motor is the way to go

You can either use the complete corvair power train or you can put the
corvair motor up to a vw transaxle with the adaptor we have, the
adaptor kit
to do this would run about $500-$800. the corvair motor will cost
between
$1200- $2500 in parts to completely go through to put back in new
condition.
We have all of the parts that you will need to do this.
Clarks Corvair Parts Inc
400 Mohawk Trail
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
413-625-9776
888-267-8247 24 Hr Order Machine
413-625-8498 Fax
www.corvair.com

by **buggyryan** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 10:20 pm

so you are gonna go with the corvair engine? well remeber tommy down at autobahn is a corvair nut and he has built some really strong reliable motors. he is always trying to talk me into one.

by **Faron** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 10:43 pm

Hook me up with him!

by **buggyryan** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 10:47 pm

he might even have one of those adapters for the vw transaxle hook up. ill call him tomorrow. wait what have you done for me lately but give me a hard time...... :lol:

by **Faron** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 11:05 pm

Ummm I bought you new bolts for the front of your Buggy! PLUS I am going to buy you a new bolt like the one I borrowed from you today!
Ummmmmm

by **buggyryan** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 11:13 pm

oh yea, i forgot. hey can you keep my pair of shoes murz is gonna get me....lol omg

by **Faron** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 11:16 pm

No I think my pair will be more then enough!

by **buggyryan** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 11:18 pm

i hope they are pink or purple. at least that way your girls will like them.

by **Faron** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 11:21 pm

Purple you are a funny guy!

by **buggyryan** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 11:28 pm

lol woo hoo at least we stirred everybody up this nasty night and had fun. but really murz you dont have to go to all that trouble for me......

by **Faron** » 27 Mon Mar, 2006 11:31 pm

Hummm You know those things look like rubber! Think how hot they will be here in South Texas! WOW!

by **carlos del carpio** » 28 Tue Mar, 2006 1:07 am

yeah, i'm personally going to do the VW Type 1 engine, due to the ease, and availability of parts... if it breaks down, EVERYONE knows how to help out in fixing it..

a corvair? i've only SEEN one, not worked on one..

but freee is freee, right?

besides, at 75 mph, it takes me 4 HOURS DRIVING NORTH to get to san antonio...you ARE NOT in south Texas! lol :lol:

by **Hawk** » 28 Tue Mar, 2006 7:52 am

Faron, If you are going to use the corvair engine you will need to use the corvair trans also. Or you will have 4 reverses and one forward gear. VW engine turns clockwise and Corvair turns CCW. You can flip the ring gear in a swing axle trans but I haven't fliped one in an IRS trans. I hope this helps with your idea.

by **David O'** » 28 Tue Mar, 2006 8:46 am

An other idea, is to use the reverse grind kit for the corvair engine, and it will run the same direstion as the VW. This would help out with the thrust loads commonally found in the transmissions. It would REALLY help to put the four spider differential into the trans just to keep the thing from exploding, when you hammer it.

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