New here
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:05 am
Hey everyone, My name is William and im looking at picking up 3 Corvairs. I'll get to that in a second.
I am a 17yr vet of the US Army stationed near Savannah GA. I have 4 daughters, 3 dogs, and a great wife. I am an avid motorcyclist and am in charge of the MC safety program here for the Army. I raced for a few years to. I saw my 1st corvair in 2000 and was in love ever since. Now is where i might actually get to own 1, or 3. I am an active member of many forums and have been a mopar to gm convert for a few years. My 1st GM was my Chevy colorado, then a pontiac grand prix GXP that i loved, and then an 09 G8 GT.
Last week i was driving from Ft Stewart to Ft Benning and passed a house with about 10 older cars out front. A fairlane coupe, galaxie 500 2 door, desoto, lincoln limo, and 3 corvairs. 2 black coupes, and 1 red sedan. All pre 65. All have been sitting. So on the way back i stop and ask about them and the lady says anywhere from 500-1000 each depending on which one i want. So i took some pictures, got her number and went on my way. I took more pictures of the better of the three, but on my way home i decided i wanted all of them. I am going to call this afternoon and offer 1500 for all 3. The one i took the most pictures of is a 63 Monza 900 auto. Based off of the info i gathered on this forum it seems to have a few upgrades. i may be wrong though. Under the hood it looks all original except an alternator, what looks like a magnesium fan, and dual exhaust. The interior looks awesome.
Here are some pictures. Any thing you can tell me would be helpful. Ill post pics of the better of the 3 first.
here are the other 2 cars
registration from 1983!
i have plans for these cars. the nicer one will be a daily driver/resto mod with a strange engine swap. I plan on using an LS4 with a 4t65e-hd trans. She will look kind of like this one.
i am unsure why all of the sudden i am enjoying this type of look but i think the 4 door will get this look with a different set of wheels.
i think the 3rd car will stay all original and slowly be restored, with very small upgrades on things like the charging system and such.
My mom owns Sunstate Upholstry in Green Cove, FL so all my interior stuff is set. My wife manages a body shop in town and i can use whatever i need in there so body work, and paint are good to go. Im a decent mechanic so i think i can handle the rest. Ive restored and rebuilt bikes, and built wiring harnesses and such. Hopefully that helps. Never dealt with a boxer style 6 cylinder before, Only BMW boxer twins.
Every time i searched something on google i was sent here so i know there is a ton to learn on this forum.
Thanks, Will.
I am a 17yr vet of the US Army stationed near Savannah GA. I have 4 daughters, 3 dogs, and a great wife. I am an avid motorcyclist and am in charge of the MC safety program here for the Army. I raced for a few years to. I saw my 1st corvair in 2000 and was in love ever since. Now is where i might actually get to own 1, or 3. I am an active member of many forums and have been a mopar to gm convert for a few years. My 1st GM was my Chevy colorado, then a pontiac grand prix GXP that i loved, and then an 09 G8 GT.
Last week i was driving from Ft Stewart to Ft Benning and passed a house with about 10 older cars out front. A fairlane coupe, galaxie 500 2 door, desoto, lincoln limo, and 3 corvairs. 2 black coupes, and 1 red sedan. All pre 65. All have been sitting. So on the way back i stop and ask about them and the lady says anywhere from 500-1000 each depending on which one i want. So i took some pictures, got her number and went on my way. I took more pictures of the better of the three, but on my way home i decided i wanted all of them. I am going to call this afternoon and offer 1500 for all 3. The one i took the most pictures of is a 63 Monza 900 auto. Based off of the info i gathered on this forum it seems to have a few upgrades. i may be wrong though. Under the hood it looks all original except an alternator, what looks like a magnesium fan, and dual exhaust. The interior looks awesome.
Here are some pictures. Any thing you can tell me would be helpful. Ill post pics of the better of the 3 first.
here are the other 2 cars
registration from 1983!
i have plans for these cars. the nicer one will be a daily driver/resto mod with a strange engine swap. I plan on using an LS4 with a 4t65e-hd trans. She will look kind of like this one.
i am unsure why all of the sudden i am enjoying this type of look but i think the 4 door will get this look with a different set of wheels.
i think the 3rd car will stay all original and slowly be restored, with very small upgrades on things like the charging system and such.
My mom owns Sunstate Upholstry in Green Cove, FL so all my interior stuff is set. My wife manages a body shop in town and i can use whatever i need in there so body work, and paint are good to go. Im a decent mechanic so i think i can handle the rest. Ive restored and rebuilt bikes, and built wiring harnesses and such. Hopefully that helps. Never dealt with a boxer style 6 cylinder before, Only BMW boxer twins.
Every time i searched something on google i was sent here so i know there is a ton to learn on this forum.
Thanks, Will.