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Post by rebel67 on Feb 9, 2011 14:07:22 GMT -5
Not sure just where you live but from experiance, VWs handle great in snow, but the heaters leave a LOT to be desired. Western NY is famouse for winters, and Ive been here all my life. We used VWs as winter cars when I was a teenager. That is, when we could see out the windshields. I would suggest that you find a way to install an electric heater in the dash, like the ones you can get from Harbor Freight for $12, and get it set to use as a defroster. The heater comes with a fan built in and a mounting plate to fix it permanantly. You would only need to figure out a way to get the power switch to be where you can reach it.
Would a Bradley be a good choice for a winter car? I would think it to be too light, ergo traction problems. Might be better off to pick up a cheapo beater for nasty weather.
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Post by horen2tas on Feb 9, 2011 18:49:11 GMT -5
Being from upstate NY in the Catskills, I went through many winters with my V Dub buses & split window sedan. The heat in the sedan was always good once the engine was warm. The bus was another story. I solved that problem by bringing the two tubes from the heat exchangers inside the bus and joining them into a "Y" attached to a 12volt blower motor and then through a 3" stove pipe connected to the heater and defroster outlets up front. It worked really well. In addition, I had a temporary partition that sectioned off the front two seats for the winter months. Plus and this was the BIG ONE, I always used 4 studded snows on each of them, and when it got really bad, I used 4 chains on each. Sounds crazy but I had to get to work no matter what!
If your Camaro, is as nice as it sounds, I don't think that's such a hot deal, unless the GT40 is in drop-dead great condition, and you are totally bored with the camaro.
That's my humble opinion
Good luck! Mike Horen
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Post by jspbtown on Feb 9, 2011 21:54:21 GMT -5
Ground clearance, seating position, visability. All terrible in the GT40.
Show us the CL link.
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Post by thehag71 on Feb 14, 2011 6:45:49 GMT -5
Nearly complete kit car (read as needs lots of money and or time to finish it) on a vw chassis for a fully functional and drivable camaro? Probably not. Unless the camaro is a 2nd car and not needed for transportation or is in need of lots of work itself. If that deal doesn't work out, I have a vintage 1974 bradley gt that is nearly complete that I would trade for your 95 convertible camaro. ;D
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Post by killnjuggalo on Feb 14, 2011 11:17:05 GMT -5
the deal fell through, and thehag, i would love to take you up on that deal lol, but i was on my home from ysu today and someone rear ended me. their insurance company will be paying for the damage but he hit me so hard that my quarter panels buckled in. once a car has been hit you can never get it exactly right again. ie the frame will never be exactly straight. if you dont care about it being in an accident send me some pics... lol. the guy who had the avenger told me that he most likely wasnt going to trade because he didnt want something that has ever seen rain or snow, nevermind the camaro was in perfect condition.
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Post by rebel67 on Feb 25, 2011 14:47:36 GMT -5
Sounds to me like you ended up better off, although Im sorry to hear about your 1/4 panel-bender. Hope you are not too beat up!
Anyways, the comment about the guy wanting a car that has never seen rain or snow to trade for a kit car bugs me. MOST cars are purchased to be driven, arnt they? Ive owned over three hundred cars in my 29 years of driving, and MOST had seen snow, ALL had seen rain. Where do you even find a car that fits this description? Ive seen pictures in old books of the storage yards at the big three, and , hate to tell ya, ALL were located outside. Some pics were taken in the rain!
Well, hope he finds somthing. Doesnt sound like he drives his much.
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Post by rebel67 on Feb 25, 2011 14:50:02 GMT -5
OH. btw, I will get a hold of you about that corvair drivetrain. Checking the weather to try to get down there!
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