[AT] OT - Generatorbelt exchange in 5 seconds

[Ivan]

  I had to go in to see Mark about the dozer and he asked me about a 69  
beetle that he was looking at . The guy had put a Subaru WRX into a vw  
. He sent me several links ,here is one

> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=383212&highlight=subaru
For now he's decided to stick with fixing the dozer . Ivan
> Gene, I just looked online.  Obviously you weren't the only one to think
> about that swap!
> lots of stuff on the internet about it.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: charlie hill
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 8:10 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Generatorbelt exchange in 5 seconds
>
> That would be a good project now IF you could find a decent, intact VW AND a
> decent Corvair engine.  For me the Karmen Ghia option would never work.
> A fellow in my home town had one of those things when I was a kid and I
> couldn't figure out how to get in it then.   If I couldn't get in it at 6'1
> 190 lbs., I'm
> pretty sure an attempt to do so with a 6'1 290 frame wouldn't work any
> better.  grins.  However, there is a guy in my neighborhood that has a
> restored
> Ghia.  I don't know him but if I ever get a chance to talk to him I'm going
> to ask him if a Corvair swap ever crossed his mind.
>
> Now that I think about it,  I have a 79 Dodge Colt in my bone yard.  The
> body is solid and I know where there is a 2005  GM 3800 FWD V6 out of a
> Chevy.  Hmmmm.  LOL.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Waugh
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 9:45 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Generatorbelt exchange in 5 seconds
>
> I never fully optimized the setup, although I put many miles on the
> conversion.  Stock tranny gearing was horrible for the extra power (after
> all, it did go from 40 to 140 hp!!)   Low was waay to low; I routinely used
> 2nd from a standstill.  Had a lightweight (11 lb?) flywheel in it; take your
> foot off the gas and it was like throwing out an anchor!  Ah, the memories!
> Had it in a Beetle for a while, and then got a rusty old Karmen Ghia I put
> it in.  That was kewl; the factory engine compartment cover on the Ghia fit
> over the Vair engine, so there was no indication of anything not stock -
> except for two big ol exhaust pipes sticking out.
>
> It was an interesting swap.  The VW & Corvair engines rotate in opposite
> directions, but the ring gear of the VW transaxle was swappable from one
> side to the other.
>
> Again, lots of memories!!
>
> Gene W
>
>
>
> On Dec 14, 2012, at 4:56 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>
>> Gene,   it never before crossed my mind to put a corvair engine in a VW.
>> I
>> bet that was a heck of a ride!  How far could you lift the front tires?
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gene Waugh
>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 4:03 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Generatorbelt exchange in 5 seconds
>>
>> As a long time (long ago) 40 hp driver (until I replaced the VW engine
>> with
>> a 140 hp Corvair engine), I truly appreciated this clip!!
>>
>> Gene
>>
>>
>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 2:48 PM, Mattias Kessén wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp6VjL98xKI
>>>
>>> Mattias
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