My GM projects: Firehawk, Corvair, V8 S-15 (updated, pg.4)

[Danny]

Wow that car is beautiful.

[ForcedFirebird]

Man, I got confused for about 10 seconds! At first, thought the crank broke in the Corvair but looking at the shared rod dowels in the crank (also noticing that it wasn't flat-plane), had to do a double take lol.

Seems like you like GM (ahem, I can relate), what's your story on coming into the e30 world?

[JasonC]

Man, I got confused for about 10 seconds! At first, thought the crank broke in the Corvair but looking at the shared rod dowels in the crank (also noticing that it wasn't flat-plane), had to do a double take lol.

Seems like you like GM (ahem, I can relate), what's your story on coming into the e30 world?

Yeah i have alot going on in this thread! But yea i like AMC, Mopar, and GM. As for the e30 world, i got into it cause i needed a daily driver. I was told about some older BMW for sale and went to look at it. I've always turned my nose up at foreign cars before. But after actually looking at one, and seeing what it was (inline 6, 5 speed, RWD, 2 door) I was like ill give this a shot. And after owning it for alittle while, i fell in love with it lol. And kind of gave me a different out look on foreign cars.

[JasonC]

Got a short vid of inside car, 1st and 2ed gear was basicly a waste...

[dnick]

whew! badass lol

[e30lov]

I was thinking about running a cc306 in my fbody. You have now just confirmed my decision

[E30AWDAZ]

Wow your firehawk sounds awesome!

[Holland]

Wow your firehawk sounds awesome!

[JasonC]

thanks guys

I was thinking about running a cc306 in my fbody. You have now just confirmed my decision

i like it too, wouldnt mind a little bigger cam, but i still have the small valve heads on it though.

[Bearmw]

What about the rebuilt 383 in the Corvair?

[JasonC]

What about the rebuilt 383 in the Corvair?

There is no 383 in the Corvair, it has the 164 flat six in it still.

[Bearmw]

I would probably keep the flat six in to. I said what I did because I remember seeing a vair in mall car show in the 70's that had a V8 conversion and it seemed badass to my impressionable young mind but I would have no idea how difficult that swap would be or what the car would drive like.

[JasonC]

V8 corvair swaps can be done 1 of 2 ways. 1st is with the Crown convervsion. It takes the stock corvair transaxle and flips it around so the engine is now in the back seat. So basicly you'll have a mid engine car. And the other way is to use a Olds Toronado Trans axle. This here puts the engine right under the rear window and you still can use the back seat. Plus this puts alot of the weight overtop the rear tires. theres alot of custom fab work for this swap though.

[Bearmw]

I see. Brings to my mind the 1975 Toro I bought for $500. The thing was a blast with a mile long hood, maroon with white leather interior, the 455, and of course fwd burnouts.

[Pantless Spency]

wow that video was awesome!!!
let me know when you'll be able to put that noise and power into my e30 ;)