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- Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:35 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
- Replies: 243
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Re: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
just keep us updated! love seeing stories about cars being put back on the road!
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:59 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: kind of need a quick answer...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 504
Re: kind of need a quick answer...
nobody? i dont have a manual so a diagram or something explaining how i can shift the car into neutral from under the car would be great!
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:10 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: kind of need a quick answer...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 504
kind of need a quick answer...
the gear shifter on my 64 corvair 3 speed is slack, something happened to it after the last time it was towed when i moved. what is going to be the most simple way of getting it into neutral to show an interested buyer / restorer that it runs?
- Fri May 25, 2012 1:10 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: What Vehicle Did You Get Your First Traffic ticket In?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 14500
Re: What Vehicle Did You Get Your First Traffic ticket In?
3 days after i turned 17, also 3 days after i got my license.... 53 in a 35.... had a lady in the passenger seat that needed to clean up rather quickly :)(99 ford exploder) then a year later 73 in a 35, same scenario but the girl got arrested for puking out the door, under age intox...(03 chevy ...
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:40 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Dual energy corvair
- Replies: 4
- Views: 494
Re: Dual energy corvair
I have been bouncing around the idea of using my super cheap and broken corvair for an all electric project. Alot of ideas and projects of other cars (and motorcycles!) are floating around the net. Done a bit of research the last couple of years on the electric bikes aswell as cars, the systems are ...
- Mon Apr 23, 2012 10:01 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
- Replies: 243
- Views: 31763
Re: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
my hondas carbs make that same sucking noise when they aren't getting enough fuel... maybe check that fuel pumps flow rate?
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:08 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
- Replies: 243
- Views: 31763
Re: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
now this is just judging from my experience from inline 4 motorcycle engines... I would run with that myself, it looks like a weird key hole and looks to regular to appear to be a chip. It looks like the crush washer / plug goes past that point. that is why i would run it. if it went closer to the ...
- Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:29 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: Corvair powered trike project
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1234
Re: Corvair powered trike project
Even an early with an 80hp was in a carrier vehicle (700 sedan). I dont think you will have a problem with any corvair engine...
- Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:00 pm
- Forum: Corvair Talk
- Topic: Corvair on American Top Gear
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3146
Re: Corvair on American Top Gear
i did not think the episode was to bad, season 2/3 has been growing on me. they did ruin that corvair, and if tanner had it i am sure it would have done much better on all of those tests.
- Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:34 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Shelf under dash...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 408
Re: Shelf under dash...
Definitely post some pics, I would love to see this in action. I was thinking some type of shelf / center console hanger thing under the radio for phones / mp3 players....
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:10 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 1964 corvair, need to get it road ready
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1011
Re: 1964 corvair, need to get it road ready
only thing i have actually completed is stripping the brakes minus the metal lines from the MC..... serious lack of wrenching time...
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:30 am
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: Corsa moving to South Texas 100+ Heat
- Replies: 81
- Views: 14674
Re: 66 Silver Corsa
Finally got her up on a lift today. :tu: 5. Investigate changing to a dual chamber master cylinder (Has anyone does this already and have a thread in here?) :confused: 7. Tach issue.... (sticks around 3500 and 5500) 13. Add quick-shifter (from '68) hey guys. i recently bought a 64 corvair 700 monza ...
- Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:42 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 1964 corvair, need to get it road ready
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1011
Re: 1964 corvair, need to get it road ready
well the car is not done yet. decision time will be coming up next monday... either i buy another winter beater, or sell the corvair and buy a little less of a beater.....
- Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:39 am
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Dropping the gas tank of a 1964 corvair 700
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1012
Re: Dropping the gas tank of a 1964 corvair 700
ok thanks, im going to get started stripping more parts off fri and sat... hopefully the tank drops easy. where is the filler neck connected to the tank by chance? or do i just remove it near the fuel door and wiggle it out?
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:07 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: found spacers on my front wheels, and howto rmv frnt drums
- Replies: 5
- Views: 683
Re: found spacers on my front wheels, and howto rmv frnt dru
yea i got them off today. set up just like the front wheels of any small truck with rotors up front... weird...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:20 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Dropping the gas tank of a 1964 corvair 700
- Replies: 3
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Dropping the gas tank of a 1964 corvair 700
any how to's, tips or tricks? need to drop the tank to clean it out, does not leak but has 10 year old gas in it. also any specific way of running the new fuel lines or can i just follow under the body and take it to the mechanical fuel pump? second thing is im tackling the brakes. drums seem ...