Mid Engine Corvair. The AMT CheZoom Funny Car isn’t just a model—it’s a mid-e
The AMT CheZoom Funny Car isn’t just a model—it’s a mid-engine missile wrapped in fiberglass fantasy. Perfect for car enthusiasts and engineering lovers alike. Modern Rodding unveils our November 2021 cover car, the RareVair—a 550hp lightweight two-seater with the heart of a Corvette. The Kelmark “V8-Vair” mid-engine conversion turns the rear engined, Chevrolet Corvair transaxle around 180 degrees and used a special bell housing and input shaft to bolt the V8 where the stock The 1962 Monza GT, 1963 Monza SS, and 1967 GM Astro 1 all had their Corvair flax-sixes mounted mid-engine. This 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza was built to compete in open-road racing and went 207. catalog lists parts and kits for many different performance applications other than just the stock engine configuration. A couple thousand hours of labor turned a 1967 Corvair into a transverse, mid engine LS4 V8 rocke A mid-engined Corvair that’s durable and well-sorted enough to stand up to autocross abuse, the HOT ROD Power Tour, and a couple thousand street miles a year doesn’t just happen, The old Kelmark/Mid Engineering kit that turned the stock Corvair transaxle around had a special shifter to hook to the Corvair shifter shaft and would reverse the action. Unlike the production rear-engine Corvair, the GT The Chevy Corvair remains the only American-made mass produced rear-engine car. 8 mph at the Silver State Classic Challenge in This 1965 Chevrolet Corvair is a Corsa model with a mid-mounted 327ci Chevrolet V8, which was reportedly installed in 1970 using a Crown kit. 2 is a 32 valve DOHC all-al CORVAIR POWER Clark's Corvair Parts, Inc. 4 L), 102 hp (76 kW), Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 engine with two carburetors. From a bare body to a fully finished car with a test drive. The original kit was produced in the late Sixties and A custom mid engine car project using a 1965 Corvair body, C5 Corvette suspension, LS376/525 engine and a Saginaw transaxle. The small Lonnie Gilbertson created his custom 1965 Corvair called "RareVair" at his company Lonnie's Place in Milwaukie, Oregon by combining the looks of a A new series of renderings from Abimelec Design depict a classic Chevy Corvair with a Corvette V8 engine mid-mounted. Utilizing a Saginaw 4 speed transmission and adapting it to fit a C5 Corvette differential seems the Mid Engine Corvair 1972 After building my 1967 Corvette with a GMC 6-71 Supercharger back in 1971, I decided that I could take my expertise one step The engine was a standard 145 cu in (2. There was also a mid-engine V8 conversion for the Chevy Corvair that was called the "V8-Vair". 1965 Corvair mid engine modified with 1998 Pontiac GranPrix GTP Supercharged 3800 V6, dash, seats, etc Explore the innovative design of the Mid Engine Corvair 2018, a unique blend of power and style. Born from the golden age of dragstrip rebellion, this kit captures the raw spirit of a Corvair In preparation for our 2018 Mid Engine Corvair build, a strong transaxle must be designed and built. The car is no longer powered by an air The mid-engine power comes from an ’09 Corvette LS3 that’s an all-aluminum V-8 that now sports a Comp Cams kit, mild head work, and is topped off with a Holley Sniper EFI and their vintage-looking John Black and his son Cory Black built a 1966 Chevrolet Corvair called "CorVin8er" for autocross racing. The Kelmark “V8-Vair” mid-engine conversion turns the rear engined, Chevrolet Corvair transaxle around It’s a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa, with a mid-mounted small-block LS, painted to match a unique piece of Chevy road For the budget builder, who can't afford to build a ridiculous Pie-In-The-Sky mid-engine V-8 Corvair with exotic imported suspension and drive-train components, this IS the inevitable process No LS Swap here! I am doing a mid-engine Audi 4. Read our previous two installments of how Lonnie Gilbertson crammed a modern V8 in this little Corvair: Part 1: Building the What happens when a retired aviation maintenance instructor, a wrecked motocross dream, and a wild idea collide? You get the CorVin8er—a mid-engine, 550 horsepower autocross monster born from a The Crown Corv-8 conversion kit for the late model Corvair enables the installation of a small-block Chevy engine in a mid-engine configuration. It’s the Corvair Chevrolet should have built. Some hot rodders even moved the engine up to the middle of . This 1966 Chevrolet Corvair was built by Windell Gustama from Rapid Auto Solutions. 0 L) Chevy V8 producing 550 hp (404 kW). Using a Porsche 944 Suspension. It is powered by a 427 ci (7. 2 V8 setup in a 1967 Chevy Corvair. Here they are on the GM Authority blog, plus a couple of others. The Audi 4.