

| Subject: | Re: Yet more on the Corvair engines... |
| From: | Jon Christensen |
| Date: | Thu, 16 May 1996 13:11:07 -0500 (CDT) |
On Thu, 16 May 1996, Ken Hooper wrote: > > Several people have asked me about the feasibility of the Corvair > conversion, and I know very little (like none) about this. I had Eudora > chug through the last few months' worth of V@L messages and she turned up > these two suspects: > > >I'll be there either in my 84 Vanagon or my 60 (Corvair powered) Dbl Cab! > > > >Jon Christensen Mine is a 61 80 hp version. It's a Crown conversion done in the late 70s several owners back. I also have a 140hp 4 carb motor that I may install in it. The most important thing to realize is it has a reverse engine rotation. My 60 has the ring gear in a Bug's position to take care of this. If you need more info, email me. Jon Christensen /V\ Membership Coordinator for the ~Certified VW Nut \W/ Vintage VW Club of America vvwca@primenet.com Co-Editor of the VVWCA Newsletter http://www.sky.net/~rmk/vvwca/ KC Kombis' NEATO Co-Rep
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