<VV> moving vair engine ahead of axle

[gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com]

I don't remember the vehicle mentioned at the Buffalo Convention.
But, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth made a mid engined Corvair custom rod called the Road Agent
>From what I was told, how he accomplished this was by putting the differential in upside down.
Of course, there is no evidence of this vehicle actually moving under its own power...........it was a show car.

The transmission remained upright.
At a local event before Roth passed away. A friend of mine asked him how he accomplished mating the oiling holes on the "flipped: differential. 
His replay was he jammed wood into the holes to block them off.

There is a picture of the Road Agent in a magazine which showed Roth working on it. It appeared the starter location was also un workable.

Gary Swiatowy

 
> Now on to the new topic.  At the Buffalo convention I saw a Corvair that
> someone had converted to mid-engined by basically installing the stock
> drivetrain backward, with the engine in front of the axle.  What is the
> cheapest home-grown way to do this?  The idea I'm working on is for a buggy
> type project using the stock late model Corvair chassis but I need to
> eliminate the long overhang behind the rear wheels.  I do still need high
> gear to be forward though, not reverse!  The project would be using a
> powerglide, not a manual trans.  The whole idea of this is to have some fun
> and be creative but use only parts I've already got so no crown parts etc.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III