V12 Chevrolet Corvair

[stricklybojack]

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This to me is simply mind blowing. A GM engineer decides to put a V12 in the FRONT
of his Corvair...and upgrades and re-engineers all manner of other parts along the way.

If you never have heard of the 'Jaguair', and enjoy seeing great work done on automobiles, prepare to be happily engrossed.

http://https//www.corvaircorsa.com/V-12-01.html

 

[toploader55]

That man is Brilliant.

Boy, would I love to drive/own that Corvair.

I always wondered what it would be like to dump a V8 in my Tacoma.

 

[whirlcool]

I see water hoses. Where does the radiator go?

 

[stricklybojack]

Radiators

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Click through the link it is many pages long and explains everything.
The rads are in the back, in the former engine bay.
Coolent is routed under the car.

Excerpt:
The exhaust pipes flare out under the rear seat. You can see the coolant pipes also, as they make their way rearward to the radiator, which is mounted in what was previously the Corvair's engine compartment...
To cool the water-pumping V-12, the primary radiator and a coolant recovery tank are mounted directly behind the Corvair's standard engine air plenum. Air flow through the radiator is provided by a Corvair fan mounted in the rounded aluminum housing resembling a Porsche cooling fan, driven by the belt seen in the picture. Even at idle, the belt is driven by engine power transmitted from the torque converter through a shaft that comes through the trans-axle. The previously mentioned lower radiator and fans augment cooling.

 

[cfz2882]

incredable!!

wow,what a work of automotive art!Even the jag v12 has been modified-stroked and chevy rods used to enlarge to 347 CI (IIRC,stock jag 12 is 326 CI)good he has a belt driven fan for the primary radiator as 12v electrics usually won't pull enough air for out of airstream radiators.The fan on the top of a Porsche 917 flat 12 is pretty cool-no pun intended

 

[tomturbomatic]

When a friend in Atlanta retired and move to Vero Beach, he had air conditioning put in his 911 Targa. The condenser was mounted above the air intake on the outside of the engine compartment. I hope the cooling worked better than the manifold heater which either through his operation or its design limits, was mostly all on or all off. Some man bought it for his son before I got down there to ride in it again. The BMW and the Jaguar convertible with the V-12 both had factory air. What a shame that he could not stop smoking until he already had Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD as he called it. That is not a pretty way to go.

 

[nurdlinger]

Back around 1970, I owned a Corvair with a hole melted through one of the pistons. It was infeasible to rebuild the engine because the car was a rusted pile of junk, but I needed transportation. I found a suitable replacement Corvair engine for sale. The engine had become unnecessary to the seller because he was rebuilding his Corvair with a small aluminum V-8 (from a Buick <something> or an Olds F-85) mounted in front, driving the rear wheels. It was about half done when I went to pick up the engine and he was unwilling to talk much about it so I never knew whether or not it had been completed. But the guy seemed pretty competent (and confident) so I have an idea he did accomplish it.

 

[norgeway]

I knew of

A man in my hometown who put a 327 Corvette motor with 6- 2 barrel caruretors on it into a Nash Metropolitan,....with Powerglide transmission!!!Also a bootlegger who ordered a new 56 Ford pickup with no motor or transmission, when it came to Smith Crossroads Ford in Lenoir, he towed it to B and L Motors in Wilkesboro and had a new 56 Eldorado Engine with 2- 4 barrel carbs on it installed with Hydra Matic, his son who I know well, said he was 16 and his dad let him drive it, he said he outran all his friends with it, unless you had a lot of weight in the back he said it would go sideways when you kicked it into passing gear.

 

[stricklybojack]

Holy smokes!

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Short film of Corvairs crossing the darien Gap..

http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcag9jM5FkU&sns=em