AWB Corvair

[geemoney]

so I thought this would be cool.

I also thought no one else had thought of it.

of course that was not true!

I think there is a resin body available!

oh well.

[OldNYJim]

I'll be watching Mike!

[geemoney]

I will be using the much maligned AMT AWB chassis

perhaps a blown W-block

the front facia is off because I am opening the hood.

more soon

[cobraman]

Fun project. I did one several years ago using a Rat Packer chassis. I did not move the front fenders however. Looking forward to your progress. Good luck !

[geemoney]

Fun project. I did one several years ago using a Rat Packer chassis. I did not move the front fenders however. Looking forward to your progress. Good luck !

I want to do an AWB 289 COBRA too.

[louie]

Way cool, way cool. Also like the AWB 289 Cobra idea. Good stuff.  Thank you.         Jeff 

[cobraman]

I want to do an AWB 289 COBRA too.

Oh no you don't ! : )  That would be all kinds of wrong  ! : ) Not sure you could modify that short wheelbase without putting the rear tires in the interior. Maybe a gasser but I'm not sure how you would do an AWB Cobra. More power to you if you can.

[Snake45]

I want to do an AWB 289 COBRA too.

If you move the rear wheels up on a Cobra, where is the driver going to sit?

[vintagercr]

I will be watching

[6bblbird]

I want to do an AWB 289 COBRA too.

I like the idea of altering the wheelbase on a Corvair. You would essentially be building a Funny Car body.

A Cobra? Not much of a reason to a.w.b. one of those. Wheelbase is pretty much optimal for drag racing. You could move the front wheels out in front of the body and mount it on a dragster chassis. Hmmmmm

[cobraman]

Nice Cobra. I did the same thing.

[geemoney]

If you move the rear wheels up on a Cobra, where is the driver going to sit?

true, I did not say it was not with out its complications ! LOL

[geemoney]

ok, progress!

I got the wheel openings back in, started filling the gaps

added shackles and u-bolts to the leaf springs

cut open the hood.

thinkin bout a crower/hilborn/pete Jackson style stack injected Mark I bib block.

[geemoney]

BIG block! not BIB block!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Nice start.

[geemoney]

Got the stance

[geemoney]

Now I think I should have moved the rear axle up further!!!

[afx]

Now I think I should have moved the rear axle up further!!!

It looks good but I think your rear wheel wells are little too small.  I would move only the forward edge towards the front.  This will make your rear axle look more forward and give the rear tire better clearance

[geemoney]

Thanks for the comment!

i was thinkin the same thing, I might radius them a bit!

[dragcarz]

I like it !

[AC Norton]

Got the stance

tell ya one thing, Mike,,,when finished, its gonna be as neat as hell......love it...the Ace.....

[slusher]

Very nice so far...

[bob29579]

Very cool.  I think you hit it right on.

[Snake45]

Never saw a Corvair funny with that stance, but have seen some Chevy IIs that weren't far off.

If you look at enough pictures of first-gen funnies--and there were DOZENS of the things, if not hundreds--you'll eventually see almost anything and everything. It was truly a time of "anything goes." So, model on!

[bismarck]

Never saw a Corvair funny with that stance, but have seen some Chevy IIs that weren't far off.

If you look at enough pictures of first-gen funnies--and there were DOZENS of the things, if not hundreds--you'll eventually see almost anything and everything. It was truly a time of "anything goes." So, model on!

X2. That front end does look VERY chevy II to me also. Great work so far.