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AnnaG

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#juan said:
I had forgotten about the Pinto. If somebody rear-ended you, there was a good chance the gas tank would be ruptured. The Corvairs had a Volkswagen type swing-axle that some people thought was dangerous.
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... among other things:

Corvair's single-piece steering column could impale the driver in a front collision, leaked oil like the Exxon Valdez, the heating system force fed fumes into the cab (gasoline burner heater), etc. lol

We had a friend convert his into a water-cooled mid-engine (small-block Chevy) with the normal water heater. That improved the car tremendously.
 
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AnnaG said:
... among other things:

Corvair's single-piece steering column could impale the driver in a front collision, leaked oil like the Exxon Valdez, the heating system force fed fumes into the cab (gasoline burner heater), etc. lol

We had a friend convert his into a water-cooled mid-engine (small-block Chevy) with the normal water heater. That improved the car tremendously.
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I have never figured out why they went to an air-cooled engine and if it had to be air-cooled why didn't they simply copy the Volkswagen engine?

Small block Chevy in a Corvair.....I could imagine how that would improve a lot of things...;-)
 
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#juan said:
I have never figured out why they went to an air-cooled engine and if it had to be air-cooled why didn't they simply copy the Volkswagen engine?

Small block Chevy in a Corvair.....I could imagine how that would improve a lot of things...;-)
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It did. Handling, acceleration, deceleration, heating in the cooler times of the year (this was also a disadvantage in the warmer times of the year, though).
 
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AnnaG said:
Exactly. They are antonymous of each other.

JLM, I doubt one could pay too much attention to driving, but I think one could pay too much attention to aspects of driving. Like looking in the mirrors too much or at the dials in the dash, for instance. Both are a part of driving but one's eyes need to be constantly moving from mirrors to gauges to road to traffic to checking blind spot and so on.
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Thanks Anna, I think I got all that after 47 years of driving. The biggest problem with drivers they are mainly in too much of a hurry and are almost always 5 or 10 minutes late leaving for their destination. If I have somewhere important I have to be at a certain time I've always more or less followed the rule of thumb of giving yourself enough time to change a flat tire.
 
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JLM said:
Thanks Anna, I think I got all that after 47 years of driving. The biggest problem with drivers they are mainly in too much of a hurry and are almost always 5 or 10 minutes late leaving for their destination. If I have somewhere important I have to be at a certain time I've always more or less followed the rule of thumb of giving yourself enough time to change a flat tire.
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(Well, you asked :) )

Allowing time is a good idea.
 
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#juan said:
I have never figured out why they went to an air-cooled engine and if it had to be air-cooled why didn't they simply copy the Volkswagen engine?

Small block Chevy in a Corvair.....I could imagine how that would improve a lot of things...;-)
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Put that small block Chevy in a Volkswagen. A friend of mine did... wow!
 
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#juan said:
That is a good object lesson for those nuts who think pick-up trucks are sports cars. GM lost billions building a car (the Corvair)that handled better than any pick-up.
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That was because people believed the BS spewed by a n utcase that didn't have a clue what he was talking anout. It was pretty sad. The Corvair was a great 'fun' car.
 
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We better get back to the topic or Ron will get cranky like in the coyote thread.

Anyway, I think it's a good idea. Lack of proper attention to driving is, I bet, the biggest single factor in crashes.
 
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AnnaG said:
We better get back to the topic or Ron will get cranky like in the coyote thread.

Anyway, I think it's a good idea. Lack of proper attention to driving is, I bet, the biggest single factor in crashes.
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But there are a lot of factors that could result in the 'lack of proper attention, not just cell phones.
 
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409? How did he keep the front end down? I have seen 283's and 327's mounted midships and one with a Buick V6 rear-mounted and mated to a Corvair transaxle. Even that one was scary steering....
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I've seen a fully blown 454 mid mounted in a toyota wagon. looked like the total axle length was like 6 to 8 inches per side when looking at the ass end of that puppy. I think the 1/4 mile times were well under 10 seconds.
 
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Back in the 80s, I remember going to the races at Shubenacadie, there was a woman with a Honda Prelude that had two engines, one front for the front wheels, one rear for the rear wheels.
 
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I agree with this, I can barely walk and talk on a cell phone, at the same time. I can't imagine people like me driving. I've walked into oncoming traffic!
 
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Said1 said:
I agree with this, I can barely walk and talk on a cell phone, at the same time. I can't imagine people like me driving. I've walked into oncoming traffic!
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and I'm just gonna leave this one alone.
 
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