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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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anyone ever hear of a first gen corvair with a front engine ls1 swap
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 07:36 PM
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Nope, but that would really **** Ralph Nadar off. I say do it!
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hahah na but just curious to see what it would be like
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I think there is a rear engine ls swap running around, I've seen a few SBC rear engine swaps at car shows too.
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 10:18 PM
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Here you go. Sorry cant find a build for it. It's a 2nd gen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69854212@N00/536131924/
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Here you go. Sorry cant find a build for it. It's a 2nd gen

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69854212@N00/536131924/

eww, it's got the engine in the trunk. Here's one with the engine in the right place for a Corvair:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...hlight=corvair

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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 05:58 PM
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eww, it's got the engine in the trunk. Here's one with the engine in the right place for a Corvair:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...hlight=corvair

He did say "front engine ls1 swap" was what he was interested in
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2nd Gen Corvair:

The picture was "tagged" as Hot Rod Power Tour in Michigan. No owner/build information on the Flickr site.

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Sorry, totally missed the front-engine part!
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2nd Gen Corvair:

The picture was "tagged" as Hot Rod Power Tour in Michigan. No owner/build information on the Flickr site.







thats sick as hell!! I wanna do the same thing but with a 1960 corvair the only problem is I dont have the money for something like that.
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What a nice looking car and such shitty fuel lines. Looks like they forgot to finish the fuel system.

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The picture was "tagged" as Hot Rod Power Tour in Michigan. No owner/build information on the Flickr site.
Son of a gun... I'll bet that thing runs like a raped ape...
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thats my cousin's white/orange corvair, if you have seen the car in person you wouldn't be putting it down, and it does run like a raped ape.the car sits on a 85 monte carlo frame, incase your wondering how he did it.
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Default Early Corvair LS Swap
Here's an article on an Early Corvair LS Swap

http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...rolet-corvair/

My wife is building 1960 Corvair on a G-Body frame with a 409 4-speed.
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