Porsche powered AWD Corvair
Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:53 pm
A while ago I read an article about a LM that had ALL of the AWD suspension and a working Porsche powerplant. The detail work was fantastic and the install looked OEM. I forgot about this piece until yesterday when someone asked me if it was possible. When searching for it, I discovered that the article was lost. So was any info on the car. Google had failed me.
After some digging, and a tip from Matt, I found where the article used to be, a little trip down the way back machine, and there it was again.
So without further delay
(Just imagine that thing with 17 inch HRE wheels and those Porsche rotors visible behind them. )
Here's what the original article said.
DROOOL
After some digging, and a tip from Matt, I found where the article used to be, a little trip down the way back machine, and there it was again.
So without further delay
(Just imagine that thing with 17 inch HRE wheels and those Porsche rotors visible behind them. )
Here's what the original article said.
Let these images serve to inspire another build. It CAN be done, and executed well. This car is out there. Somewhere Just waiting to claim its place as the king of the autocross and road course, could you imagine? All wheel drive? all that power? That sexy body?We finally got ourselves up Oakland to check out Alan Louwerse's new digs. A great spot right on the water with a truly inspirational amount of funkitude all around the area. Alan has several interesting projects in the works, the Corvair being the closest to hitting the road. The '46 Ford is already there, having been at the Santa Cruz Woodie show the day before we ran up. The Corvair is an wild project: Alan being a Porsche man, it has a 993 engine and trans fit to a 964 front end. The two are connected with a lengthened driveshaft, as the wheelbase is a full 18" longer than the Porsche's! The Corvair was gutted and Porsche front and rear clips were welded inside the openings in the Corvair and tied into the subframes. The stock Porsche climate control system is up forward, and the chin spoiler produces a slight negative pressure to help pull air from the front-mounted horizontal heat exchanger for the A/C. The interior has the Porsche dash and seat fitted, and the wheels (which I think really look great on the car) are Porsche spare wheels from a couple different models.
The business end. The 3.6L is stuffed in there admirably. The car retains its aircooled six-cylinder heritage, but gains more than double the power and an extra set of drive wheels! Alan says the handling so far seems great, but it hasn't been out of the immediate area so there will likely be some shake-down tales to come. We were suitably impressed by the level of weirdness which perhaps exceeds our own
DROOOL
