bonehead23 Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 I have a love for Corvairs, and put the motors in all sorts of things, but this is one of my faves. I got the iodea when a friend showed me a photo of a real 1:1 BLOWN Corvair mill, so, I built one using an AMT Mummy Machine frame and a lot of eyeball engineering.
dustyplastic Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Creative and a powerplant I'd never considered......until now. What others have you built? Dusty P.
High octane Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Very nice idea, and in order for that to be a gasser you would need the stock fenders, running boards and headlights also.
rasafyff Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Isn't that the AMT parts pack frame? One of my projects is putting a front mounted Corvair engine in a Monogram Beer Wagon. What transmission did you use?
bonehead23 Posted December 20, 2014 Author Posted December 20, 2014 Isn't that the AMT parts pack frame? One of my projects is putting a front mounted Corvair engine in a Monogram Beer Wagon. What transmission did you use? Yes, you are right about the frame...I did build another rod using the Mummy..but I forgot which one! The tranny is just some old GM parts box unit! Wish I knew...but I have a lot of parts on hand I have slim idea where they came from! Cool! Where'd you get your decals. All I can tell you is they were very old AMT decals. I have a large box full of them. Friends have "donated" their childhood collections to me in the past, and I never throw anything away. In one bunch were many decal sheets, but only a model trivia champ would know where they came from! The "Corvair" decal came from a 1960 3-in-1 kit. The rest are, like, ???????
bonehead23 Posted December 20, 2014 Author Posted December 20, 2014 Creative and a powerplant I'd never considered......until now. What others have you built? Dusty P. Revell's "Meter Cheater", "Dr. Krook's Medicine Show", and the "T-Bone Stake", all Corvair rods, a crazy loking Revell dune buggy that looks like a shrunken 'Vette (Can't remember the name) And a '29 Mercedes with a "Vair mounted in front like the dragster. Curiously enough, I do not have a Corvair on the shelf; i am anxious to get the '69 and Chezoom, add a trailer and have a Race team ala "Vair.
thatz4u Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Corvair powered hot rod? I remember an article in some hot rod or Custom mag back in the day. I think it was an artist's concept, anyhow it was cool.
mike 51 Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) By using a 164 cubic inch engine with those giant slicks you'd never have any trouble with wheel spin,of course merely starting that motor would probably blow it apart... Edited December 20, 2014 by mike 51
ToyLvr Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Not to hijack Bonehead's thread, but here's another fast Corvair-powered vehicle. This one was built by a fellow up in the Detroit area, and utilizes Weber carbs (IIRC). I really like to see more Corvair engines in interesting concepts, whether models or 1:1. Edited December 21, 2014 by ToyLvr
ToyLvr Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 All I can tell you is they were very old AMT decals. I have a large box full of them. Friends have "donated" their childhood collections to me in the past, and I never throw anything away. In one bunch were many decal sheets, but only a model trivia champ would know where they came from! The "Corvair" decal came from a 1960 3-in-1 kit. The rest are, like, ???????
W-409 Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Very nice idea, and in order for that to be a gasser you would need the stock fenders, running boards and headlights also. ...And a rear bumper / push bar. But really good looking build overall. Using a Corvair power plant is a great idea for sure. I've never considered it either, but looks like it can be installed in a '32 Ford too. Good job.
jbwelda Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) Holy Moley! that's some crazy corvair engine there! might be a little over aspirated! 'vair motors pop up all over the place. did you know Ed Roth's Road Agent was Corvair powered? jb Edited December 23, 2014 by jbwelda
Daddyfink Posted December 23, 2014 Posted December 23, 2014 That is pretty wild! Let me give you more crazy ideas!
bonehead23 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Posted December 24, 2014 Holy Moley! that's some crazy corvair engine there! might be a little over aspirated! 'vair motors pop up all over the place. did you know Ed Roth's Road Agent was Corvair powered? jb Yup, and isn't it a thing of beauty??? I regret not getting more than one of these; that chassis is excellent!
bonehead23 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 That dragster is totally off the hook...and those Roth engines...beautiful.
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