1965 corsa mid v-8

[bork81]

[ratfink]

Do not drive this dangerous Vair,,,,Give it to Me ! Vairy nice!

[azdave]

Looks very sweet!

I recognize a few of the components like the TH425 tranny but what's the scoop on the rest of the build? Engine, engine-tranny extension tube, final gears, coilover shocks, etc. How does the rear radiator work out for long freeway drives?

[Scott H]

Nice looking Coupe bork81

[bork81]

the rear coil over shocks are Q1 721785

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the engine is a 1969 327 built to 350hp corvette specs
the radiator is a double pass core from speedway motors with a 16 electric fan and shroud. with the hood scoops from clarks corvair it grabs plenty of air to keep it cool. i have a mr gasket 891-thermocap and it is 10 degrees cooler at the radiator then the gauge that reads off the head. the main heat problem is the heat from the exhaust.

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[bork81]

The transmission it a th-425 from a 72 old toro. the final drive is ratio 3.07.
To make the adapter i used a marine bell housing at the engine side and a oldsmobile bell housing at the transmission end with a chunk of 1/4 inch thick 10 in round steel pipe in between the two. the torque converter is connected to the engine by a shaft that bolts to the engine and torque converter via flex plate using starter buttons for the alignment of the torque converter . i use a aftermarket gear reduction starter at the motor but if i wanted to i could still mount one at the transmission.

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[Vair-8]

Wicked!!! Great looking V-8.

[azdave]

Thaks for taking the time to post all of the info. I'm always interested in variations using the Toro parts. I've never seen this before but it looks awesome.

[65Ragtop]

Did you paint the car? This is close to the exact color I am looking for. Any info would be appreciated. Your car looks great by the way.

[bork81]

this is all the info i have that s on the can. a friend painted it for me i know it was a one stage paint not a base clear but color should still be the same

[65Ragtop]

Cool. thanks for the paint info. Now for another question. What size wheels and tires are you using? It looks like a 5 inch back space from here............ what are you running. Same front and back? Any clearance issues or mods to correct such? Thanks again.

[bork81]

the rims 17x8 from customwheelmarket on ebay,
tire are 215/45/17 fronts and 245/45/17rear i have no problem with rubbing but my set up isn,t stock however afsocjim a@ cardomain.com runs the same size
One-piece cast

Chrome Aluminum Wheels

(Triple-chrome plated)


Wheel Size:

(4) 17x8" (Front & Rear)



Lug Pattern:

5x4.75" (same as 5x120.65mm)



Offset:

17x8" wheels: 0mm offset (4.50" backspacing) 1 1/4" Lip Size



Center Bore:

2.88" (73.2mm)

[65Ragtop]

Close to what I was thinking. Thanks for the info. I'm looking at 17x8 in back, 17x7 in front with similar tire choices. I am thinking a 5 inch backspace all around but I am still measuring. Looks like I can squeeze them in so far. I appreciate you taking the time to share what you have done.