Corvair Forum

I set mine cold at 1/2 turn per Davemotohead's video. Now if I can just get the time tp put it all back together......

There's a lot of young people interested in Corvairs these days, many of them have inherited a car. The family bond stories are especially heartwarming. A lot of folks seem to be content with bad advice and social distancing on Facebook. We've got a fair amount of young folks in Corvair Minnesota c...

I'm new so blaze away. You guys have fun and vote whatever. I just want to learn about the cars. I'm a mechanic and just need the tech. It's what forums are truly about as opposed to FB. The politics means nothing. Not a club guy, not a joiner. As long as you fine Guru's continue to spread the true ...

My '65 Corsa came with no keys so I had to access the lock numbers to get replicas made from the fine members here.

I went in through the driver's side headlight bucket, per advice I got here. Then you undo the two 7/16(?) bolts that hold the latch. Only took about 15-20 minutes.

Been doing a ton of Bench Wrenching the last few weeks. Completely screwed my back up. Lots of ice and heat. Every time I get a little better and crawl under the Corvair to try to finish the "lifter/o-ring/stem seal" project, I seem to reverse all progress. :td: :doh: Hence, lots of keyboa...

I like his vids. He doesn't talk down and shows both his successes and his mistakes. Let's me know he's normal like the rest of us..

I doubt this is Corvair specific....just famous for it. When I told my 80 year old neighbor and master machinist, I bought the '65 Corsa, "Why'd you do that!? My sister had a Corvair and they leak! It made a mess of our driveway when I was young!" I told him every old car I've had leaks. M...

Thank you. Perfect. I'm hoping I don't run into more of these as I work my way through the firing order.

Hey gang. After fighting with my second set of lifters, I finally quit messing around and made a tool from one of Mrs. 2LZ garden stakes. The lifters aren't mushroomed or super dirty, but it just take a tiny bit if buildup because they're so slick and hard to grab. I use a magnet to get them out as ...

Looking really good. My young buddy has a 2014 Jeep Patriot in silver. He had a spray can of touch up paint with him so we sprayed my "repaired" trim cove piece to try it. It was a good match for the Corsa silver. I'm going to grab a can. Yes, the shipping is killer. Seems I always have so...

Very cool write-up and thanks for the adventure. The clock is very nice piece.

I like the TPMS idea. Thanks Brad. I think I've found what I'm looking for that "should work". Again, it's a toy, not a commuter or race car. I'm far more interested in clearance than performance. In 2017, to quote SyntheticBlinkerFluid: " Wherever you are looking at wheels at, you ha...

Sheesh..... #1 cylinder is done. New intake stem seal, lifters, Viton o rings, set at 1/2 turn. Between waiting on parts and fighting getting the old lifters out (of course, the new lifter extractor tool doesn't grab the stock lifters), this is going to be a process.....but worth it in the end.

I'd love to have something like that sticking out the side of my shop. A perfect example of repurposing!

Got my U pipes from Clark's today. Inside diameter of the pipe exit measured 1.75" ID with my digital mic. Muffler inlet for the Dynamax 17731's is 2.25" ID. This adapter surfing is driving me to drink.......

I installed the Clark's regular shocks in my car (LM coupe and previously in a LM 4 door). Of course, they're great quality and were easy to install. For being the regular (not gas) shocks, they were a bit stiffer than I anticipated but I'm okay with that. Been doing a lot of reading on this, as we...