<VV> Need info for new project...

[Ron]

I sure wouldn't want to be in it if it rolled over!

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Ziegler" <dziegler3 at comcast.net>
To: <bjornyesterday at yahoo.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Need info for new project...


> Andy, I think this is what you are recalling.
> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/16/build-your-own-mahogany-
> sports-car/
>
> Dave.. .
> On May 6, 2009, at 12:29 PM, bjornyesterday wrote:
>
>> Greetings List Members,
>>
>> I recall an article in Mechanix Illustrated Magazine sometime in
>> the 1950s about using a Renault front suspension, a home-made rear
>> suspension, a motorcycle engine, and wood for the frame, to make a
>> sports car.  The body was made from narrow wood strips attached to
>> plywood bulkheads, and the construction was patterned after boat
>> construction.
>>
>> I have a '61 Monza coupe to use as a donor, and was wondering if
>> the Corvair front suspension and the rear suspension and engine
>> could be used in a similar project.  I know that the Corvair parts
>> are much heavier than the Renault and motorcycle parts.
>>
>> Has anyone on this list had any experience with using wood for
>> frame construction and body covering.  Any and all information,
>> advice, warnings, admonitions, etc will be appreciated.
>>
>> Andy Anderson
>>
>>
>> The road to a friend's house is never long.
>>
>>
>>
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