<VV> Transporting an engineless Corvair
NicolCS@aol.com
NicolCS@aol.com
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 16:28:44 EDT
Here's my take on your challenge;
1) As others have suggested, you can bolt the lower control arms together.
While this will work, the rear wheels will tip-in quite a bit and will
occasionally flop-out. Not real stable and it won't roll very well. Don't even think
of putting this end of the car on the highway! Some folks have made a solid
driveshaft to provide a second "leg" to keep the wheels from tilting in, but I
have never seen this in action.
2) The notion of temporarily installing a transaxle is a good one. It will
take some time to hook-up the driveshafts and strut-rods, and you will have to
have the proper front support bracket (some call it a crossmember) for the
body-year and transmission-type. You will want to tie or chain-up the rear of
the differential so it doesn't tip down.
3) If you have access to (or can rent) a cherry picker, tow-truck, tractor
with a front loader or backhoe, you can simply pick-up the rear of the car with
it and "drive" the car onto the trailer.
I have done all three, and #3 is the easiest (but you have to have some
equipment available), #2 is probably the most versitile and practical. #1 is OK in
a pinch but it's pretty wobbly.
Good luck! I'll send you a picture directly of the unload side of a #3 type
operation.
Craig Nicol
65,66,67
<snip>dhartzler@ifc.org writes:
This is my first post to VV though I have been lurking for quite a bit.
I need your creative solutions on the following challenge: I will be
picking up a new project in a couple of weeks. A 66' Monza vert with no
drivetrain installed. It is up on jackstands right now (and looks
comfortable that way, which is good as it will be introduced to my
jackstands quite soon!) Needs to roll onto a rental car trailer and
travel 100+ miles<unsnip>