Who Has a Transvair Buggy

Old-Towd · Post by **Old-Towd** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 3:35 am

I'm looking for someone who has a Transvair Buggy that can take a photo of the rear engine mount like the side view or at least can explane it. HELP

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:14 pm

There is a 12 page article about the Transvair in Petersen's "The Complete Volkswagen Book No. 2" published in 71. Did you mean the front mount? At the front, there is a flat plate that bolted with U-bolts to the torsion tube housing after you cut off the frame horns. The flat plate had a pair of brackets that the corvair front transaxle mount was bolted to. The rear mount was just a bracket that attached the corvair rear engine mount to the cage. Below are pictures of the front mount.

mel hubbard · Post by **mel hubbard** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 10:10 pm

[QUOTE="Old Tow'd"]I'm looking for someone who has a Transvair Buggy that can take a photo of the rear engine mount like the side view or at least can explane it. HELP[/QUOTE] That has to be the cleanest workshop ever :hello:

fubar · Post by **fubar** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:17 am

That shop is cleaner than my office.... Would a 914 transaxle have the right rotation for a corvair motor? They are mid engine ? 5 speeds and 4 spyders...

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 12:44 am

If you used a stock rotation corvair engine with a 914 trans that was turned around and mounted with the engine in the rear, it should work. However, you would be turning the transmission in the opposite direction that it was designed to turn. It would probably work for a while but its hard to say how long. Its the same with VW transaxles that have their ring gear flipped to run corvair engines. I've heard some seem to hold up pretty well.

Old-Towd · Post by **Old-Towd** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 4:16 am

Hey buggy buddies, Thanks for the input. But this buggy already had a sad running 95hp Corvair and Corvair 4 speed. That motor was smoking badly. I found a running Corvair car with a 110hp and Corvair automatic for $300.00 to be a donor. I thought I had bagged all the parts but the rear motor mount on the engine is not lineing up right. I guess I'm getting old, I don't remember how it went. I took lots of photos but apparently none of the rear mount. I was just hopeing I could find someone with a Transvair buggy that could take a photo of the rear mount. Thanks, Jay (Old Towd)

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:36 am

Jay, Here is a top down shot of the transvair. All the engines were closer to the cage on the left than the right. The rear mount was just a 90 degree angle bracket that attached the rear engine mount to the cage.

turbovair · Post by **turbovair** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:08 am

A guess about the mis alignment of the rear mount might be the difference between 60-63 and 61-64 w/air cond. The slot was further back on the A/C cars and also the 64 used a harmonic dampner thus the mount was further back also. Best, Steve

Old-Towd · Post by **Old-Towd** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:48 am

WeLL JUST CALL ME STUPID, LIKE CairoManx PHOTO SHOWED THE ENGINE DOES SIT TO ONE SIDE MORE THAN THE OTHER, THE BIG GAP ON THE RIGHT IS FOR THE MUFFLER IT MOUNTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAGE, LOOKED AT A Corvair Buggy at the V.W. Classic, Irvine.Ca. and said I can't belive it. well thanks Buggy Buddys anyway.

CairoManx · Post by **CairoManx** » Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:10 pm

There's a buggy with a 140hp Transvair on ebay now (Item 4653522808). Its got a really "unique" style.