Well I am very new to this world, but it sure looks like a lot of fun. I recently bought myself a Toy Hauler and started thinking about all the fun things I Need to be doing with it. Well my father in law has a sand rail that needs a bit of work, but over all is ok. Currently it has a VW 1600 with a 3 rib tranny. It all works, but some repairs are needed to the Frame Horns, etc.
My real concern is this. I could be coming into an 89 chevy 4.3L motor. The adapter to hook this sucker up to the VW tranny is about $460 shipped. Am I crazy trying to put that motor into the Sand Rail. It is a two seater and about 10.5 feet long over all. I am guessing that is a 95" wheel base. Is that going to be too much weight in the back end of that sucker? I really want to upgrade the motor to make it fast, but need to be sure what i'm doing is not going to cause me any serious problems.