4.3 V6 Corvair first drive. FAILURE? SUCCESS? What did we learn? 

A lot of modifying to be done. Is a neat idea. Definitely a better engine than the flat 6 that your Corvair originally came with. Wish you all the best!

Nice job! You should make a similar dam on the driver's side. Then you could have a cold air intake on that side.

I would think matching air scoops or lovers in the rear quarter panels would go along way to giving more air

Keep it original

Radiator in front venting under bumper no problem cooling

Awesome 😎 you got this....If that is your farm you were cruising...Great place.... I like this project...

Rear lights look odd with there being 3 instead of 2. No 'Vair came with 3 LOL

The original Brittish Mini which was front engine transversly mounted had a similar radiator arrangement with i mounted longitudly next to the engine. They got it to work, i am sure you can.

they make cooler and fan on the corvairs that had ac you could get a ac condensor and t off the water going though that also and have a fan mounted on it where it would bring the air in from the hood without cutting the hood then you could run some duck work on the rad side and mount a small fan to bring more air in on that side with cutting anything this sure has been great to see you put that in there

interesting project for sure!

If I could share a picture with you, I’d love to show you my neighbors, Hayabusa powered Corvair. It is ridiculous and very fast to transmissions the bike training and the car all in one.

Cool build I was thinking to do the same with 3.8 l67 in regards to your idea about the rad you need free air delivery for that to work well I would do like the fiero ans Mont in the front on a angle

The latest Electric fans are Brushless ball bearings equipped motors. Still pricey. That old Ford Crown Victoria Cop Car Electric Fan is a good one. C4 Corvette guys used for a while. Stock was crap on C4 Corvette. Some Dodge Intrepid electric fan guys used to talk about using also small and moved alot of CFM Air

I have been fascinated with the Corvair since a kid and the rear mounted V6 is always been an idea I tossed around. I thought side quarter panel scoops made sense and an aluminum V6.

I looked at this and did a little head scratching. Couldn't you leave the louvers the way they are and simply reverse the fans? Just blow the hot air out. Anyway, it's been fun watching the process.

Awesome!

Why not move the battery to the front so you can then have a fender well intake?

I would expect better than 70 mph easily!!!!

The American Porch Dinosaur! Lol😅

After reading thru the comments, I'd think the shroud combined with your idea of walling off both ends of radiator 'should' work. IS it worth trying before cutting the decklid, possibly losing your sleeper edge??

Sounds alot Like the original motor ...

i would try it with hood off and see what ir needs exactly

Stay cool 😎

Love it.

Awesome Man!

por favor cuando ud adacto el motos v6 en el corvair , lo acoplo al tren de traccion original del corvair, quiero decir acoplo el motor v6 a la transmicion y a la caja original del corvair

Nice … how about disc brakes ?

Anyone can confirm this is boxer 6 cyl. 4300 cc engine? Please.

Without proper airflow from the outside it will never run cool

When I had a heating problem with a motorcycle I went with 100 percent antifreeze, 30 years later it hasn't overheated again, just saying

Lakewood side louvers would allow more air e try... And yes a perimeter to radiator , and a fan shroud to help cooling... Good work..!

What a neat challenge! Congratulations on the amazing engine swap. Liked, subbed and shared!

Agree with you on your cooling challenges and planned solutions 100% ! Every re-engineering design concept has it's challenges ! Without any challenges, there would be no reward !!! Great job with the project so far ! Merry Christmas !

Oh I want this machine!

I like what you did with this. Very unique and creative. Made me wonder why I hadn’t seen one before?

That's a really cool build/ project!!!👍Please check out my 1968 Barracuda fastback powered by a rowdy 512 stroker backed by an A833 4 speed manual. I think you'll approve. 👌

This is just too cool! (No pun intended).

What a unique project car. Maybe a good inlet source of air is from the Right Hand Rear wheelhouse. Cut a square out of it. Build a Duct Funnel ? The 5.0 Mustang Renegade racers used to draw fresh air in from the Right front wheelhouse, no inner fenderwell like GM Cars have. Drilled cut out a 3 - 4 inch hole into the inner wheel area through thick Fenderwell Unibody, ran the aluminum tubing to and attached a K&N air filter. Disadvantage was filter got Road dirt on it driving but cool ambient High pressure air there driving. No hoodscoops or custom Ram Air design expense required. Still done that way 20 years later here Turbocharged LS GM Cars.

Looks good crammed in there. Maybe you can adjust your hinges to raise up the end of the lid and get a kind of a ram air effect in there

Grreat installation ,im sure you'll work out the air flow issues. Shout out from the boyz in montreal

Put a one inch deep shroud on the radiator and mount the fan on the shroud so you pull air through the whole surface of the radiator.

Air is circulating around the radiator. Fix that and place a scoop or air inlet on the right side, as well.

Plowed like a JohnDeere.

GM vortec 4.3 ???

I vaguely remember someone in the 60s adding a scoop just before the fender to bring cool air into the engine bay, like Ford did for the brakes on the mustang except these were the "NASA" style

Congratulations that's so cool to see an old car back on the road again 🎉