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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: Fan belt roller guide demonstration
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1571
Re: Fan belt roller guide demonstration
Nice, are these going to be available soon Kevin?
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:17 am
- Forum: V8's - V6's - and...?
- Topic: Rear engine Rover V8 Parts?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 217
Re: Rear engine Rover V8 Parts?
As long as we're talking about it, last year a fellow offered me a Tempest with an aluminum V-8 for practically nothing. I got all jazzed about a mid-engine thinking I would not need to change the rotation but would have to adapt a bellhousing and such to the front of a 4 speed transmission, get an...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Silent Cam Gear
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1037
Re: Silent Cam Gear
I agree that Jeff's cam gears are a quality product, and was very surprised when Rex had a failure. Maybe he had just gotten one that had slipped through quality control? I felt pretty bad as I had recommended he use that gear from Jeff. Years ago, the air cooled VW engines had 15 different sized ca...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:29 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Silent Cam Gear
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1037
Re: Silent Cam Gear
This is Rex's cam gear that failed
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Tri-Five drop spindles
- Replies: 3
- Views: 223
Re: Tri-Five drop spindles
I didn't goto the 2019 convention, but I did save some info on the dropped spindles posted by Joel Rushworth years ago. ===================================================================================================== FC disc brakes and dropped spindles Clarks does not have a disc brake kit for ...
- Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: Misc. Corvair Videos and Media
- Topic: LM coupe in "French Connection"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 156
Re: LM coupe in "French Connection"
Is that another LM coupe at 4:41?
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 12:08 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Drop-Spindles?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 733
Re: Drop-Spindles?
Nice work scooperman
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Drop-Spindles?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 733
Re: Drop-Spindles?
Hello American Mel You asked: which ones? there are both cast and forged spindles from many suppliers, but they're pretty much all the same 2" drop as far as I know Which years? 1982-2004 What all is entailed? How much mods, The ball joints are different (bigger) on S10, so you either change th...
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 5:53 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Drop-Spindles?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 733
- Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 64 engine rebuilt low psi and turning over slow
- Replies: 12
- Views: 356
Re: 64 engine rebuilt low psi and turning over slow
Can you use your torque wrench to measure the amount of torque required to turn the engine over? Do this with spark plugs removed.
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Happy New Year! Post your Corvair!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1581
Re: Happy New Year! Post your Corvair!
My 67 500 autox car - stage III engine, konis, lowered, quick box, etc - loads of fun
I have p*ssed off many a Mustang and Camaro owner over the years - Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:27 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: How hard is it to find this panel
- Replies: 6
- Views: 457
Re: How hard is it to find this panel
You can also contact Steve Morton of Morton's Classic Corvair Parts in Idaho. I have purchase parts from him, he is very responsive and good to deal with. mortonsclassiccorvairparts.com
(208) 861-7823
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Marty Scarr
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Marty Scarr
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:01 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Dual Exhaust Hangers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1471
Re: Dual Exhaust Hangers
You're welcome, glad I can contribute once in awhile
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:03 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Dual Exhaust Hangers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1471
Re: Dual Exhaust Hangers
more on Allan Lacki's exhaust
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:45 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Dual Exhaust Hangers
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1471
Re: Dual Exhaust Hangers
Here's what Allan builtAllan Lacki wrote up his version he made in the November/December Corsa Communique.
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:10 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: 147 & 148
- Replies: 10
- Views: 623
Re: 147 & 148
Hey Joel It looks like some other GM cars used those calipers, Olds Starfire, Pontiac Sunbird and Buick Skyhawk. Only calipers I found were on car-part.com joel rh.jpg joel lh.jpg I don't know if you need to change the spindle to do the upgrade, but the bearings are the same for both the Vega and th...