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by TikiRalf
Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:53 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Nice effort. A good looking Corvair. The little stuff can take a lot of time to get done, but it sure makes a difference even if it is not obvious to others. Corvair wagons are not common, especially in the Nertherlands. It will be a great ride. Thank you! and this year 2 wagons got imported from t...
by TikiRalf
Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:19 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Glad to hear you're doing ok BBodie! And yes we go for it together, she have a long treatment, atleast half a year and with the "full package". We take it step by step, and see how she / her body react on it. But beside the medical things, I have foudn some time (and dry weather) to paint ...
by TikiRalf
Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:24 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Thank you doug, They found cancer by my wife, so we have a long treatment ahead. But we will go for it! Like bbodie, we will do it together and we will climb this mountain to! I hope to paint the part i'm working on it, before the bad / cold weather comes in. I have a lot of parts at home, new inter...
by TikiRalf
Fri Sep 15, 2023 11:04 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Thank you bbodie!

And yes, time goes fast, and life can change in a minute! Enjoy when you can, we are the living proof unfortunately, first with our daughter, now with my wife! Familie first, "corvairs are fun, but just a product".
by TikiRalf
Fri Sep 15, 2023 12:06 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

It's been a while since the last update. Beside a vacation and my wife's health that is not going well at the moment, i found some time to work on some things in the Lakewood and the workshop (to improve working on the Lakewood) We made an attic above the Corvair, to store our camping gear. It was l...
by TikiRalf
Sun Jul 16, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: CORSA National Conventions
Topic: 2025 CORSA Convention Dates Confirmed
Replies: 11
Views: 2857

Re: 2025 CORSA Convention Dates Confirmed

Thank you for the dates Phil.

Unfortunately we cant make it those dates, our daughter is at school, and no vacation.
We wish you all a good preperation and already an awesome time!! cant wait to see some pictures!

Thanks

Ralf
by TikiRalf
Thu Jul 13, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

I finished up the electric parts, and made some brackets so the wiring runs straight and not toughing other (hot) parts. I also put an extra wire in just in case (the big bundle of wires) it goes to the front, kust in case i need some extra wire / power. 900.jpeg Closed up the bottom 901.jpeg And th...
by TikiRalf
Sun Jul 09, 2023 9:03 am
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: The 2025 CORSA convention is coming to California !!!
Replies: 4
Views: 414

Re: The 2025 CORSA convention is coming to California !!!

Allright and I understand, it is stil a long way ahead!
First we go check if we can make it to Dayton :tu: fingers crossed!
by TikiRalf
Sat Jul 08, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: The 2025 CORSA convention is coming to California !!!
Replies: 4
Views: 414

Re: The 2025 CORSA convention is coming to California !!!

That sounds awesome!!!

any idea "what month / what date" it could be?

Just asking, because my daughter is going to school.

This year was a no go

Dayton Ohio is a maybe / that is in her summer vacation.

Thank you!
by TikiRalf
Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Impressive work making the gauge pod. Craftsmanship. Thank you, it was a long side project but turned out well, i'm real happy with the result! Looking good!! If you got the gas pedal from Clark's, they all seem to break. Mine broke and the replacement wasn't much better. I plan to weld it better b...
by TikiRalf
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:37 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

After some other projects on the house, moving of my parents and the Texas vacation we are back on the Lakewood. Improvements of the new parts, bearings, gas pedal and some improvement on the wiring and lights. we did a lot of little things! Gaspedal back in place, after we broke it. Weld it back in...
by TikiRalf
Wed Apr 05, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Beside the steering wheel we had another "small"project. We got an idea for extra gauges (oil temp / pressure and volt). What i had in mind took some time to figure out how to make. Thank to my buddy Hugo for helping / making it real!! 😃 We took a 2nd radio bracket and cut it up smaller to...
by TikiRalf
Fri Mar 17, 2023 1:41 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

terribleted wrote: Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:12 am
Epoxy putty is the recommended and best answer!!
Good to hear!
by TikiRalf
Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:08 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Nice job. A buddy used JB Weld cauld in the tube to fill the cracks and it didn't hold up. I grind out all the old loose plastic, then fill with the old liquid JB Weld (you have to use tape to make dams to hold it in place) then after a couple days I sand it down. So far it has held up very well, n...
by TikiRalf
Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:08 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Yeahhhhhh the steering wheel is in. All restored and painted (multiple times). The cone of the steering wheel was not cooperate with us. It was done painted well and than we dropped it about 1,5 feet. It looked like a truck run over it. Back to make it all round again, again paint it and hopefully d...
by TikiRalf
Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:22 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125273

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

It is working :tu: Finaly, after checking all the wires, we switched 2 of the wires at the Generator. We made better ground And we bought a new Voltmeter to check what the volts are doing on the battery, the old voltmeter was not reliable we figured out. But with the new one, we hit good charging vo...

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