>At this point, I'm thinking. This is actually the second week it's
>been in the paper; he didn't think it would be selling soon. I'll
>prolly take a look and then pass on it (and pass his # on), I dunno.
>Apparently it's got the bus tranny, but with the ring gear flipped to
>make it go backwards for the corvair engine.  Any feedback on how hard
>that would be to undo?

I had the impression that there are only two reasons someone would
reverse the ring gear in a VW tranny (my knowledge on this is sufficient
only to be dangerous, please correct me if I'm wrong):

1.) If someone is putting a swingaxle bus tranny in a swingaxle bug,
which doesn't use the bus reduction gears at the wheels;

2.) If someone is building a midengine car with the engine in front of
the rear axle and turned around.

Doesn't the Corvair engine rotate the same direction as a VW engine,
i.e. clockwise as seen from behind the car? If so, this single cab
probably doesn't have the ring gear flipped.

Anybody have more complete knowledge on this (wouldn't be hard!)?
It would be nice to get a definite word on this, from someone who's been
there and done it.

 -Steve Maher   smaher@gi.com   '71 VW Transporter w/4 cyls, but I can 
dream...