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Put a 2.7 6 into a 72 Bay Window Bus?, Porsche content. Don't judge me! |
VaccaRabite |
Nov 3 2022, 12:31 PM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,441 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
So, Lets say you had a 2.7L 6 with complete and intact CIS, good compression, taken out of a running car that wanted to go electric.
And lets say you had a Bay Window Westy. And, for the sake of argument - what do you think it would take to put them together. I've got the 915 and the engine and a bus that's about 70% through its restoration. Current plan is to get the bus running on its existing 1.7 first. Then add the engine to the bus transmission and drive it like that. And eventually add the 915 into the mix which may or may not require a bunch of changes. I know that this is a thing that has been done. Anyone done it? For the first stage - I'd need an oil tank (maybe - may have one), and would need tins. A different flywheel and maybe a different clutch - may be able to take these off the bus. I'll need exhaust. Heat isn't a concern - I'm using a diesel heater for heat so I am not worried about heat exchangers. I suppose another option might be to put it into a dune buggy... but no. The bus will like it a good bit more. Zach |
gandalf_025 |
Mar 16 2023, 11:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 25-June 09 From: North Shore, Massachusetts Member No.: 10,509 Region Association: North East States |
There was a guy at the shop i hung out at that had a bus with a 2.7 in it..
Was his daily driver. Another guy put an early 2.0, 911 engine in the back of a bug.. Used the bug 4 speed too.. But the craziest one was an early Corvair that had a 327 hanging out the back. As i remember, he had to have the 327 turn backwards so he put a boat cam in it.. Damn thing did great wheel stands.. |
ClayPerrine |
Mar 16 2023, 12:09 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,442 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille |
But the craziest one was an early Corvair that had a 327 hanging out the back. As i remember, he had to have the 327 turn backwards so he put a boat cam in it.. Damn thing did great wheel stands.. Had a friend in High School that had a Corvair with a 350 Chevy in it. It was mid engined. If you combine the Corvair 4 speed with a saginaw 4 speed you can put together a mid engine trans. The only fab was to make engine and trans mounts for the chassis. The engine was hidden behind a fake rear seat and the radiator was in the old engine compartment. It was an incredible sleeper. |
fixer34 |
Mar 16 2023, 01:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,085 Joined: 16-September 14 From: Chicago area Member No.: 17,908 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
But the craziest one was an early Corvair that had a 327 hanging out the back. As i remember, he had to have the 327 turn backwards so he put a boat cam in it.. Damn thing did great wheel stands.. Had a friend in High School that had a Corvair with a 350 Chevy in it. It was mid engined. If you combine the Corvair 4 speed with a saginaw 4 speed you can put together a mid engine trans. The only fab was to make engine and trans mounts for the chassis. The engine was hidden behind a fake rear seat and the radiator was in the old engine compartment. It was an incredible sleeper. Clay, by any weird chance would that have been in the Dallas area in the late 70's? Your friend an instructor at the IBM training center on Stemmons? Corvair was black? |
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