Does any one have any info on the suspension set up of the Yenko corvairs? Done a lot of internet reading and can't find any really good info on how the suspension where changed from stock for scca racing. Interesting little cars for sure.
The Yenko Stingers were hot and did really well on the track. They're worth a lot of money these days. If you go over to CorvairCenter.com's forum you will find a lot of info if you search, and find a few owners.
There use to be a Yenko Corvair running in SCCA races at Donnybrooke when I raced. I remember it being a fast car.
my friend tom and i drove two Stage 2 stingers to the Pittsburgh airport so Don Yenko & Donna Mae Mims would have something to drive back home after some big race. they were very quick. if i remember correctly, Stage 3 & 4 were race only.
Corvairs were actually Yenko's FIRST product - Camaros, et al were later than that.He was a racer as well as a dealer, and needed a GM car to race - convinced the SCCA that a Corvair with no back seat - a 2 seater - met their definition of "sports car". There were 4 stages - each progressively faster - but I believe Stage 4 was turbo and could not be raced in SCCA. They were very successful in the day , and are still popular in vintage road racing. As to your specific question - go to the various Corvair web sites. One secret to their success was a VERY wide wheel that was homologated - coupled with a wide track gave them great cornering.
Funny how everyone thinks performance cars have to be big block muscle cars. There were lots of small performance cars, Corvairs were hot in their time. Multiple carbs and forced induction right out of the box. I have no real info on Stingers, but remember they were a force to be reckoned with.
Not to change the subject too much, but there's still a debate that Yenko never built a 427 Yenko Nova. I know about Yenko Novas with LT-1 motors, I almost bought one. I knew about the Yenko stingers, in fact, I think they're more original than stuffing a big block in a Camaro and Chevelle. Big deal, there was also COPOs without all the fancy badging.
I have a friend that has several of them. One of them he races in Historic events. PM me and I will give his email address. I'm sure he would help you.
From what I remember reading Yenko had a couple of test mule/prototypes but decided it was too much/dangerous. Wether or not the test car survived as is or retrofitted I've never read but it would be very hard to prove its legitimacy.
so since something is built 1965 or prior that means its free game to post it on the hamb now? kool! i know there's a post about someones GTO here too that never got killed either,,, i learned something new today.
Don't get too warm n fuzzy over it! There are still some poo poo'ers on here that'll get a thread killed in a heartbeat. They feel like it's their civic duty or something.
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i like traditonal hot rods and customs. if you dont know what that means then maybe you should ask yourself why you are here.
Well....... I suppose after that response, I need to ask......... If that's all you're into, maybe you should ask yourself why you are HERE! B.T.W.: Ryan did say that the H.A.M.B. cut off was 1965.
Yes, however this pic got by in the Cylinder Sleeving thread! [2) The (Sears) oven is from '67--- Still works pretty good. i still have it because i can't throw anything away----, i would like to use this one for, admittedly, psychological/frugal reasons. Hey, i'm not hurting anybody (besides myself). And yes, i need help.] A '67 Kenmore? What's next, mullet Doo's and IROC's?
Wanted to build a Stinger since the day I found they existed . Such a cool car , Don was a genius . Good luck and keep us posted on build .
if you are talking about Warren D. I think he still has a original "Stinger" in his garage,I raced circle track with his son and used to letter his cars. he worked at Yenko back in the glory days and his shop is still across the street from the rt19 Yenko (Sun) Chevy location.
I never knew they made a Corvair. Before this thread, I've only seen their Camaros, Nova and Chevelles.
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