<VV> Transporting an engineless Corvair

[NicolCS@aol.com]

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>