<VV> Frame Under / Body Swaps

[Duane, Jim (US SSA)]

Or... another slant.

In my case. Keep the Corvair, husband drives it.  RESTORE the G-body,
('83 Pontiac Grand Prix with T-tops) as there are TONS of them in
boneyards for parts.  THEN drop in a GM crate motor and a 4 speed
automatic.  Give to wife. (OK, the crate motor is a future project, but
the G-body seems more suited to a "power surge" than the front-drive
stuff now out there). 

Jim Duane

'66 Corsa 180 CVT, (his)
'83 Pontiac G/P, (hers)  

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Blackwell
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:44 AM
To: mhicks130 at cox.net
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Frame Under / Body Swaps

On Feb 6, 2007, at 11:03 AM, <mhicks130 at cox.net> wrote:

> What the #$%^@#$%@#$^ is a g-body??  And why and how would a person do

> a swap?

A G-body is the mid 80's GM mid size RWD platform.  Monte Carlo, 
Cutlass, etc.  Available with a variety of engines.

How, in theory, is pretty simple:

  1 - Remove all the body components from the donor G-body.
  2 - Cut out the bottom of the Corvair body.  This is one occasion when

starting with a rusty car is a bonus :-)
  3 - Lift the Corvair body onto the G chassis.
  4 - Trim to fit and bolt the two together.
  5 - Finish to taste.

Why or why not is up to the individual.  I'd suggest that if you have 
to ask the question you might not understand the answer.
--
Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"

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