[V8Vairs] Handy Wheel Offset vs Backspace Chart!

[Archibald Evans]

Matt - I'm not at all speechless. If you'd have scrolled down you'd have seen I high-lighted Moonpie8's commentary on alternate clutch selections which is what I was commenting on... ADE


> > Date: Sun, 26 May 2013 03:10:18 +0000
> > From: moonpie8n at comcast.net
> > To: v8vairs at corvair.org
> > Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Handy  Wheel Offset vs Backspace Chart!
> > 
> >   Hey  Guys, You  must  be  aware  of  this:   I  was  running  the  Corvair  
> drive  train  thru  my  mind  over & over  while  watching  the  ball  game. IT  
> suddenly  occured  to  me  that  the  clutch  assemby  is  way  too  big. I  
> only  used  a  10.5  clutch  Assembly  behind  my  400hp  327 "back  in  the  
> day".  The  ole  'Vair  doesn't  have  near  the  torque and  no  where  near  
> the  HP's.........  Right  away  I  remembered  the  10"  pressure  assembly  
> from  the  G-10  van [I  was  a  parts  store  owner  for  a  few  years]. Now  
> all  I  need  to  do  is  find  a  9&1/2  disc  with  1&1/8  10  spline ,and  I  
> am  in  business.  How  many  of  you  guys  have  tried  this?  How  did  it  
> work  out  for  you?