You hear about it all the time. The guy who starts a project just because of a set of wheels he found, or a blower and injector hat, or an engine. It all starts with one thing. Well this is an interesting pairing of things, and we think they could be the start to an awesome autocross or pro touring machine.
For sale is a Powerglide and Winters Quickchange rear end that are a bolt together transaxle unit. It’s awesome! And we are pretty sure you could make it so a TH350 or TH400 or even an overdrive automatic could attach to it as well. This is coolness and would be a great setup for a mid engine independent rear suspension vehicle of some kind. Serious bad assedness could be the result from owning these parts. Who else is going to have them? Sure they are out there, but it’s not like anyone else at an event or car show is likely to have seen or owned one.
You could be a trend setter.
Here is what the seller has to say:
Powerglide built by Mikes Transmission in Lancaster. http://www.mikestransmission.com/
Winters quick change unit bolts directly to Powerglide. Quick change gears not included.
Text with any questions.
(619) 729-7325
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an automatic transaxle before!
Attach it to a Hemi and then create the world’s first mid engined Hemi powered VW Beetle…
Whoops…once he got that combo together and realized that by running the trans output underneath the axle c/l he was going to have go-kart-grade ground clearance underneath his oil/trans pans in an “off-road” car…that was the end of that. No way to flip the diff over, either. For most mid-engine cars the motor is still too far forward, even in a Corvair you’d have your face against the windshield…but for some-type dragster it would probably work.
The McMillan guys around here spent a bunch of money a while back having some transaxle cases cast/machined to use TH400 guts and 10 1/2″ ring gears…I had a look at the time and, wow. I don’t know how that ended up but it did demonstrate the effort that can be involved in bringing to fruition what seems at first a simple idea.
Can you say Belly Tank !!!!
That needs to go into a late ’60’s style fueler…
Racing seats, racing harnesses, wheelie bars, roll cage, a twin turbo V6 and one smart car and a lot of work. Who wouldn’t want one.