Corvair Build Thread (Transcontinental Drifters) (Page 6 of 10)

I think we have found a solution to our 90's Jag rear suspension woes.

Too bad I have the customer service skills of Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men. Considering the people I have met trying to sell Corvair and Jaguar parts, I'm good stripping it and scrapping it.

I will check as soon as get a good battery in it.

I don't understand why more teams don't build those (and Thunderbirds) up as race cars.
The IRS more than makes up for the weight difference from a Mustang, lots of the parts transfer over, and they can be had for not much money.
Bonus that you can fit just about any engine in it without too much trouble. Not sure on a straight 6, but a 300 out of an F150 should fit with a little trimming of the hood.

Based on what I've seen in Lemons, the reason more folks don't race them is... The diff explodes. Not enough heat transfer. Maybe a setup like Alpina used to do on BMWS  is the answer. Oil pump and heat exchanger. What could go wrong there?

Here's a picture of what I did to try and keep rear break temps down last weekend at CMP.
PVC piping from Lowes, a couple of well placed holes, and they ended up mostly centered on the caliper and less than 1/2" away.  I know the piece of 3" that I added to the drivers side mirror helped keep cockpit temps down.  Any extra airflow in that area has to help keep temps down, and hopefully keep the seals on the diff from melting.
I haven't gotten under it to see if they helped yet, might be a couple of weeks...

http://www.murileemartin.com/UG/LSF16/018-IMG_2470.html

Fabricator of your caliber can't adapt the eccentric bolts of a 1995-03 XJ to attain toe adjustment?

Son, I am disappoint...

After 15 races, 14 checkered, 1 dnf. I can give you my impressions of the MN12 platform used as a race car.
The good: Decent handling, OK power when running the 3.8l SC or the 4.6 modular or the 5.0, good braking w/ mustang upgrades. Tons of used/new parts available.
The not so good: Big, HEAVY, full size grandma car. $800 set of tires last 2 races(unless Inde--then only 1), 16 gal OE fuel tank of which only 10 gal are usable, ie short stints.
So unless we put in a fuel cell to get longer stints we will never be competitive in class B. All that said, I really like driving the #19 car. We finish 93.3% of the races we start and to finish is to win.

I did not work on the race car this weekend, but did strip the parts car and get it ready for the claw. We had originally bought the red Corvair for its front bumper and hood, but the car had been restored in '95 and I felt bad about cutting it up. After dealing with the mouse condo above the diff and pulling back the carpet, I now know that a $200 Corvair is NOT worth saving. BRING ME THE SAWZALL!

30,000 views! That's incredible! We are almost as popular as the radio thread! Should be starting the Mark VIII disassembly this weekend. I might have time to paint the inside of the car before SIAS. Thanks to everyone for their support!

Jagvair Reconstruction 2017 started today to repair the damage incurred during the 2016 season. First on the list was to replace the rear suspension to increase adjustability and safety, so we took the motor and front suspension out.

Jagvair, racecar. A car barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic car. The Jagvair will be that car. Better than it was before. Better, stronger, faster.