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corvair with ls1 swap?? anyone ever hear of a first gen corvair with a front engine ls1 swap
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Nope, but that would really piss 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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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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xb9rumble
eww, it's got the engine in the trunk. Here's one with the engine in the right place for a Corvair:
engine temps (Ls1 Corvair)
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Quote:
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Rodder
He did say "front engine ls1 swap" was what he was interested in
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Sorry, totally missed the front-engine part!
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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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corvair with ls1 swap?? 
