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nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#946568
It looks that I might have come across a 2 ltr corvair motor, I know nothing about these strange pieces of engineering, so. . . . . . .

Any good?

How hard are parts to find? can I still rebuild it, are bearings, rings ect still available/cost effective?

If I get lazy, anybody want to trade for a 2ltr type4?

Are they worth anything to anybody?

cheers
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68BUS Wolfsburg Wizard

485 posts · joined Jul 2011 ·

#946571
There is one particular corvair motor worth a lot to the fella it was stolen off.
When you say that you might have come across one - if the circumstances seem dodgy maybe worth looking further into as the fella who was building the missing one would certainly like it back.

It may of course be completely normal like 95%of the corvairs about - I am just saying.
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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#946577
The stolen one was rebuilt and fancy 😉. I'm not a fan Nils, I drove Kombi's, and a Manx buggy with them. 👎 For me a hot Volksie wins with better power-weight and rpm.
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#946580
It would be greater than 2lts 2.4 or 2.7.
All parts can be found cheap enough from Clark's corvair in the states.
You would also need a reverse rotation cam and gear for it. Only really worth doing for the old school cool factor and the Porsche like sound.
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#946581
And yeah as Matt said they don't rev, exhaust ports are very restrictive.
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

Get down low and go,go,go

nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#946588
68BUS wrote:There is one particular corvair motor worth a lot to the fella it was stolen off.
When you say that you might have come across one - if the circumstances seem dodgy maybe worth looking further into as the fella who was building the missing one would certainly like it back.

It may of course be completely normal like 95%of the corvairs about - I am just saying.
yeah I heard about that, sorry it still hasn't been found

this one is in the back of a kombi I looked at and has defiantly been there for a while. Thinks it used to run before he bought it, but has never run it himself, dropped a valve or seat from what he remembers but that was quite a lot of years ago

Guess that means it is already reverse rotation?

Either way, think I could get enough for it to replace with a vw motor again?
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kombibob AKA: Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter Van Robert

1,698 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#946594
It's not a lifted grey kombi is it?
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout

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nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·

#946721
kombibob wrote:It's not a lifted grey kombi is it?
nah mate,
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