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Hi,
I remember this car being the subject of a couple of threads in the last few months.
I believe some photos of the rear of the car and engine showed that there were still a few engineering 'details' to be worked out.
I guess if someone bought it and worked on it everyday they'd be just finishing up at the time the new mid-engine Corvette makes it's debut!
Regards,
Alan
Hi, I remember this car being the subject of a couple of threads in the last few months. I believe some photos of the rear of the car and engine showed that there were still a few engineering 'details' to be worked out.
I guess if someone bought it and worked on it everyday they'd be just finishing up at the time the new mid-engine Corvette makes it's debut!
Regards,
Alan
Alan. Been posted before a while ago too. Turkey Rod Run maybe. No takers so far. I wonder why?
I used to do a lot of kit car stuff, i even owned one of the mid engineering chassis but mine had the 180 corvair gear box, true poor mans mid engine,
The car in this thread used the terriblenado th425 for rear not true mid engine, the th425 is heavy and poorly balanced for a rear engine car, in the late 70s lots of kit car people thought that toronado th425 would make the perfect kit car when used in the rear, i too was hopeful and some pretty savvy handling gurus tried to make it work, one told me a car with it in the rear is a rolling coffin,
In the 70s car craft did a story on an aztec 7 kit car with the th425 and actually dropped it after trying to run it,
I have seen a few th425 vehicals do okay in mud and one fellow used one for quarter mile fun but no one could work out handling for a safe sound street car,
When i pressed one fellow who had a background in suspension design was his kit car with the th425 an exception and did it handle well on the street,
His reply was to the effect it was okay on the street but dont push it or get on it as it, its a novelty not a race car.
I would assume a lot of this is why the poor 73 on a mid engineering chassis was never finished.
Well, that and the cockpit sits too far forward on the chassis, so very major bodywork mods will be needed...
The mid engineering chassis, while several models were made all were directed at being a replacement for the vw beetle chassis, wheel base **** pit etc,
Not all vw based kits were the same some did have relocated seats even shifters and steering but they all were intended to drop on a rear engine vw chassis/pan with rear engine some simply could not be mid engine,
So when we try to go mid engine like mine was or rear mid engine like the th425 it would limit which kit bodies would work at all, the th425 sits high, normally ruining a rear deck,
For example my kelmark, with 180 corvair gear box you lost some rear seat travel but worse the water pump pulley was your arm rest, of course there was a bulk head there but you get the idea,
My dislike for hack jobs is why i pretty much stopped messing with early kit cars, many were hacks from the company.
Is that thing still for sale??? I wonder why no one has bought it? (said sarcastically)
I paid 1500 for my running driving mid engineering chassis, with kelmark body...but this is a 73 vette the price is higher...perhaps take it to meccum or bj auction
06-07-2017, 02:15 PM
Alan. Been posted before a while ago too. Turkey Rod Run maybe. No takers so far. I wonder why? 
