Corvair Forum

cyl jugs will rust to cyl head making head removal a bear. keep soaking with penetrating oil on both ends of jugs. the 2 dissimilar metals cause corrosion making the jugs very hard to remove from the heads.

IT has been a rough year since I last posted on here. Along with all the injuries my body has had, the 60 500 got totaled on Easter Sunday. 100_9695.JPG 100_9697.JPG 0420141555.jpg
I did finish car in time to go to Kalamazoo, ran there and back flawlessly. 100_6992.JPG
I have worked on car on and ...

After my daughter and I had the crash on Sunday I can see why Some of the safety things are put into cars now. Everything in the passenger compartment is very hard and sharp.

You can say all you want about driving Corvairs in the snow, not any worse on the car than setting in someones back yard for 10 years.
I put my cars back together to drive not just look at. Corvair are fun to drive in all weather conditions. get out and enjoy.

I haven't seen that info in assembly manuals. my 60 shop manual shows them. I believe on late models you need fisher body manual.

I will be headed out in the morning. Will be there all week.

they are made to wobble.

my 67 randomly blows large cloud of blue smoke. you can go for month with nothing then boom there it is.

that is not a hole in last pic. metal had putty on it and left mark. used sheet metal from old hood.

the problem is finding battery to fit 1960 Corvair. most are usually to tall and short out on hood hinges.

guess it is about time to give a update on the project cars. The Monza rests in the home garage and and gets messed with every now and then,dug out some old seam sealer last night. The Stude and 60 sedan are in the other building I work out of so they get the most attention. Right now I have been ...

take your old bolts to hardware store and they can set you up with the proper replacements bolts and the correct hardness.
I believe the bolts are 5/16 diameter with coarse threads.

you can buy the line right length the most time that already has the flares and nuts on the ends.
I bend all my lines by hand with no use of special tools. guess I have the skill then.

if you are replacing the lines just cut them off and use six point socket on the nuts. I believe the only good way to get line in behind gas tank is to remove the tank. Pre bent lines are not necessary,just buy line from local parts store and use old one for guide to bend new ones.

MY 1967 700 COUPE "MOUSE HOUSE" - DAILY DRIVER
We purchased this car in June of 2011 along with a 1963 Monza coupe. $500 total cost for both cars. We parted out the 63. The cars were in Adrian, Michigan. We took them down to my brother's place in Morenci, Michigan to clean up a prepare them to be ...

I drive my Corvair in the winter in Michigan and stock heater works good till I start driving down the road,still have too many holes in the body. Stock heater in good shape and all air leaks fixed should be plenty of heat. My windows clear off faster in my Corvair then they do in my water pumper.