Corvair Forum

First question is whether this mechanic is experienced with Corvairs. The reason is, this job requires the entire drive train to be removed from the car. (As a side note here, if he says he can remove the engine without pulling the transmission, find someone else!) :think: :think: Not sure about th...

I'm getting a knowledgable old car mechanic to install a new clutch, flywheel, and pressure plate. Any idea how many billable hours it should take? Thanks! Assuming no complications and assuming that by "old car mechanic" you have somebody familiar with the way things used to be... and as...

I've had 3 cars and slammed through the gears on every single one with the gas on the floor.... 5k rpm every time no problem. Time after time after stupid time. In fact I just to power shift my first car (kick the clutch and slam into the next gear all at the same time). I killed the engine first......

I think he sold it??? Pretty sure.

I'm 30 and I've had at least one Vair since I was 17! Love live the legends!

When you did the GoPro vids - did you have it in the sealed or vented cases? Hero 2 or 3? Just curious cuz when I did a similar vid it was really muted and I have headers that set off car alarms :)

Awesome! Congrats :)

Yup my 2 cents - $2K is an awful lot of new and cool parts to build your own engine your way. Maybe throw out your $1000 "budget" as an offer and see what happens but... $2k... nah

Man... all you guys and your 8 cylinders and my 6 are still parked 2200 miles away in Utah!

Charles does your vair sit high on the springs or is it the picture?

I with you on that Kevin - I never have liked that over-chromed look

I really like that blue and the hood work is subtly awesome as well!

Herb - I really like the look of those velocity stacks!

Those are Thrush exhaust without a shadow of a doubt - always loved that noise

Looks like Scotty's Auto Repair down just off I-15 behind the Death Star :) Too bad I moved out to the damn east coast.

1/2 inch copper pipe... about 4 inches long. Cut it length ways so you get a short half-pipe then stick it up there and use the flat side of a hammer to slide it along the axis of the pushrod tube - tapping on the copper pipe - until it pops out. Never had a problem and a hell of a lot cheaper than ...

the thing with the uHaul trailers is they are wicked heavy and if you just have a smaller tow vehicle than flat tow is a perfectly viable option.

and if you're picking up a project car... what's another 300 miles or so of wear and tear compared to 30 years of sitting in some dudes backyard.