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jedidan Officially Full-On Dubber

304 posts · joined Oct 2006 ·

#920923
Looking for a corvair engine that i can use in a buggy project. Any condition, any model. Considering marriage with either a semi-auto box or 2L kombi box - happy for advice and recommendations.

can either PM me or text me on 0400 314 485

cheers
Daniel
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1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#920941
There is a dude on here called "manxed" do a search for his threads... He had one for sale, unsure if it sold.

jedidan Officially Full-On Dubber

304 posts · joined Oct 2006 ·

#920957
Cool thanks.....will pm him
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My Family's Swiss VW Buggy Legacy --------> CLICK HERE

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 ·

#920962
Might be best to call him as i don't think he gets on here all that often....

OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#920977
How about a thread for all to see of the rebuild of your dad's Swiss Froggy buggy , and as much as it would be great to rebuild it as it was when lost , a corvair six is a great hunk of cast iron to be banging from the back of any vw
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#920990
jedidan wrote:Looking for a corvair engine that i can use in a buggy project. Any condition, any model. Considering marriage with either a semi-auto box or 2L kombi box - happy for advice and recommendations.

can either PM me or text me on 0400 314 485

cheers
Daniel

Hi Daniel

I'm just glad its not going into Your autostick Beetle... lol

Lee
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vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#920994
aluminiun block and heads, cast iron cylinders, same make up as a beetle engine.

jedidan Officially Full-On Dubber

304 posts · joined Oct 2006 ·

#921022
My dad did tell me that a big lump of a corvair motor did cause it to wheel stand on take off. I think restoring the Swiss buggy to its original guise will be challenge. The chassis was extensively modified to carry the corvair motor with a
Power glide tranny. Its a unique car and it deserves the same original layout....if possible. My dad, now 71, was so excited to see his creation again after 39 years it has rejuvenated a new spark for a father-son project.

Lee- nothing would excite me more than to slap a corvair in my semi-auto! It will certainly get rid of that flat spot I got! Otherwise my kombi will benefit as well !

Once underway, I will put together a resto documentary, including heaps of historical info on the Swiss buggy.

Thanks to dasdubber I have a lead to a potential corvair motor.

Cheers everyone
IF I'M GOING TO HELL, I'M GOING IN A VW BEETLE

My Family's Swiss VW Buggy Legacy --------> CLICK HERE

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#921080
I hope you are lucky with your search and that the engine you find already runs the correct direction.

frog Wolfsburg Wizard

571 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#921085
We have one if all else fails.
On the sunshine coast though if you don't mind to travel.
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1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#921112
If you do find one you can get all the parts cheap enough to make it reverse rotation from Clarks Corvair in the states.
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