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Welcome --- I have a "more door" LM that "followed me home" even though I had a convertible. It has turned out to be more fun that I thought it would. It gets more attention than the convertible. Was your V8 Vega a SBC, or did you use the aluminum Buick/Rover V8? In the late 70's...

Stock stud, but what is that nut? :dontknow: I also noticed the long stud stye nut. My initial thought was that the reminded me of the Poly Lock stye rocker nuts but all the components were not there. My next thought was that these were someone's idea of a "High Performance" part. I am NO...

Awesome! Thank you for the quick replies - it is a relief to hear that this is as expected. I have enough things to fix on this car so I was stressing that this was something major. :woo: Yes at the limits the brake drum tilts vs. the brake shoes and backing plate. Fortunately the wheels rarely dro...

Well, I was going to change the oil on my 64 Corvair and ran into a problem. The bolt which holds the oil filter in place is very clearly not in its stock configuration when referencing my manuals. The picture attached shows the issue. Turning the bolt results in the wire (or if the wire is removed...

Stock stud, but what is that nut? :dontknow: Good catch Frank. I noticed that too. Over the years I've had stock and reproduced rocker arm nuts that varied in tension during adjustment. Too tight and I put nuts in too tight box, too loose and they go in loose box and I install nut from tight box or...

Hi All, Firstly new to the Forum and thanks for having me. I'm chasing four (x4) single barrel side draft carbs in either good quality usable rebuildable condition (or as rebuilt items) for a Buick straight 8 project so they need to be matching. I believe there are two different Corvair versions (t...

I'll second using a FULL face shield (they sell simple plastic shields) when using a wire wheel. Trust me it will save you a trip to the hospital and I did have standard safety googles on. The doctor lectured me on use a full face shield. I have never liked POR 15. It is just a cover up. Fine for a ...

I found this on the Aviation Pros site: "The (MON) number is typically 8 to 10 octane numbers lower than the (RON) number. The autogas (MON) octane number is similar to the aviation rating of octane up to 100 octane, according to ASTM D 2700. When you purchase autogas, the octane rating is the...

Thanks 66vairguy.. I do have a 66 4speed with posi and a 69 4speed reg transaxle. I going to replace the 65 trans/diff with. Don't know which one yet. I do have a RB block and 140 heads as a back up build. I've had no real trouble with the YH carb and i have the hopped up hot/cold on the turbo. I m...

It would be difficult to keep a Corvair turbo engine cool on long straightaways when road racing. Cylinder head temperature just keeps going up with long periods of boost. If spending a lot of money and designing a turbo engine from scratch I would wonder about using the LM open chamber heads vs. s...

You can probably source that generator end frame from a local Corvair club for cheap if not free. The alternator conversion can be expensive depending on where you can find the mount and an alternator. All my earlies still have the generators on the except for a couple that a previous owner convert...

You get 90% good advice here and about 95% bad on Facebook. I feel sorry for the newbies there. I don't see how they can sort through it. I don't do facebook, but a buddy does and he could not bleed an 80's Camaro dual master cylinder after watching all the facebook information, that it turned out ...

OK, those .01% of Corvair people that can get 100LL from an airport, be careful. Wear gloves. For the other 99.99% of people working on Corvairs running on pump gas, use normal fuel safety. Oh, and those running 100LL, if the lead is greater concentration than old pump leaded gas, be sure to drop t...

Hello, What are your thoughts on the following parts, if worth the changing over stock. I’m going for a good weekend driver w/ability to SCCA race. Clarks Full Fin Cylinders - STD or any over? Clarks Forged Pistons, Sealed Power, TRW? Long or short skirt Pauter, Corvair Specialties or Mikes Corvair...

The body looks good, must be in a state with mild winters. This is a tough one to advise on. You can easily invest much more than the car will be worth. Then again hobbies are NOT rational. I've done a few cars that sat for a long time. I usually replace the fuel tank and lines, brake cylinders, har...

Over the last few years I have changed my mind on the amount of valve "lash". I used to be of the same thought, don't want the lifter to pump up and cause problems. More times than not though I would have a noisy lifter. Why? The smaller your adjustment the more precise you have to be in ...