Corvair Forum

Fire & ICE 2012 time trials will be held on Saturday, September 1st at the Iowa International Raceway in Marshalltown, Iowa. The Raceway is a 1/2 mile paved road course and is great fun for all levels of experience and all Corvairs from bone stock to competition class. Don't think that you have to ...

Is this the convert that was listed on the Boston Craigslist? If so, I think you have a pretty decent base of a car to work with. IIRC, there were a lot of suspension uprades done to this car as well. Should be a good project!

Dave

This is just a reminder that Fire & ICE 2011 autocross will be held on Sunday, September 4th at the Iowa International Raceway in Marshalltown, Iowa. The Raceway is a 1/2 mile paved road course and is great fun for all levels of experience and all Corvairs from bone stock to competition class. Don't ...

Brandywine (this is HOK Brandywine over gold flake - http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showt ... id/225194/)

Dan-

Did the folks at registration blow you off? I do know that by the time you would have arrived on Thursday that registration would have been winding down, so that might explain part of it. At any rate, I'm glad you showed up since I enjoyed BSing with you and the folks from Canada that evening ...

gy67-

I'm from CR as well! I was at the convention, too, but was the chair of the road rally so most of my time was spent tending to that. I highly recommend you join our state Corvair club, Iowa Corvair Enthusiasts (ICE) - see http://www.corvair.org/chapters/chapter526/). Not only will you hook up ...

Dan-

Last year there was a '61? panel van at B-20 Auto north of Mason City. It looked pretty solid, though there was some issue with the engine (backfiring through the carbs?). They were asking $1000. 641-357-8900.

If you do end up getting an FC, there are are also a couple parts vans for sale in ...

Did Crown ever make an F-flow exhaust housing?

That combo may be great for in-town performance though I'd think it may choke at speed. I'm curious as to how it will perform so report back on what your driving impressions are.. Like you said, you can always swap components around to find the right combo for your performance goals.

Nick-

What makes the Crown exhaust housing different than the original B-flow housing?

Dave

Nick-

There's a '66 Corsa clone on eBay now http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966-500-with-65-Corsa-140-4-speed-running-gear_W0QQitemZ200455018850QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item2eac0cd962 that's dark green (Tropic Turquiose?). I've attached the best pic I could snag.

Links to other cars ...

Nick, any updates on the resto?

I'm planning on using the MS to manage spark, with the option to control fuel later, which is why I asked about the limp home mode.

Dave

WW-

Which version of MegaSquirt are you using? I recently picked up a used MS1 v2.2 ($85 shipped!) with the idea of installing the MS1/Extra code so I can (some day) do the EDIS ignition conversion on my turbo engine. I recently read that the MegaSquirt boards can be modified to run an EDIS ...

Tony, do you think you could make the the plate in two pieces so you would not have to take the hub apart? That would seriously make this a bolt on at home set up. Can't wait to see the ebrake hook up.

Or, better yet, cut a "U" shape in a area that does not have any bolts holes so the plate can ...

Tony-

I rather like the current paint scheme. The flat black gives it a subtle menacing look, and the tasteful use of the contrasting black stripe adds visual interest without drawing too much attention to itself.

With the red and gray paint scheme you are going to lose that subtle and slightly ...