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by Freejax
Wed May 29, 2019 4:04 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

Must be nice, here in Canada they check everything to the last bolt. In a way I guess that's a good thing if I am hauling my family to car shows in it. Just have to bleed brake lines and take it back for final inspection, keeping my fingers crossed she passes this time.
by Freejax
Wed May 22, 2019 10:21 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Reverse switch

Hi guys my car almost passed safety but one thing that stopped it was the reverse light switch was not working. I bought a new one from clarks and when I went to put it back in I noticed the wire and plug of wire was no good either. I asked clarks if they just sell the wire and plug part and they do...
by Freejax
Thu May 09, 2019 11:07 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

Thanks for the great info Brad, lots to consider. My cam grind is not radical it is only one step up from stock with bigger jets in the carbs. I found one of my problems is my dwell, I am having a hard time setting it as the distributor bushings are worn, going to electronic ignition to solve that p...
by Freejax
Sun May 05, 2019 8:57 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

Good day guys been working on the Corvair trying to get the proper tune on it, I did put in a bigger cam from clarks, I am wondering if that would make it idle at a higher RPM? Another question I have, is it common for only one side of the hot air flaps on the rear to open, I took the lazy side apar...
by Freejax
Fri Apr 19, 2019 3:57 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

Hey guys I have been working on and off with this issue, I took the top of the carb off and measured the float, measurement was good so I put it back together and same thing happened. Took it all apart again removed the float and found it had a pin hole in the side, I have a parts car so I pulled on...
by Freejax
Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:15 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

I will try to reset the float, its weird though it was running good last fall then I started it this spring and now this fuel issue??
by Freejax
Thu Apr 04, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Some big problems!!! Need advice

Hey guys I finally got all my wiring done after the fire, I started the car up it runs real nice but then I noticed fuel leaking out of my exhaust and a little bit on the engine tins under driver side carb. Given the fact I already had one fire because of my mistake I do not need another one so I sh...
by Freejax
Thu Apr 04, 2019 2:54 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

Its been a long cold winter in Canada, I finally got into the garage and finished cleaning up the wiring, I like the way it turned out. I got all the wiring and loom from an 80"s Olds in the wreaking yard (cheap, cheap). Here are some pictures of the finished project. loom 1.jpeg loom2.jpeg loo...
by Freejax
Tue Oct 23, 2018 12:01 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

The fire took out my wiring harness especially going to the voltage regulator, I had the digital VR in and it was melted on the inside. I have replaced all the burnt wiring and deleted the harness plug, I like the hard wire better, it will clean up nicely with the loom on it. I just have to test run...
by Freejax
Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:37 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL
Replies: 552
Views: 125357

Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

Engine looks really good, keep up the journey.
by Freejax
Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:38 am
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Corvair Trivia
Replies: 10
Views: 1080

Re: Corvair Trivia

Could it be the alternator power terminal nut?
by Freejax
Tue Oct 16, 2018 1:42 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

I managed pulling it and putting it back in myself, it wasn't to bad of a job. An engine hoist, tools and a good internet connection helps. A lot of good information came from this forum and Utube.
by Freejax
Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:25 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

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This is how my project started.
by Freejax
Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:09 am
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

I am in Edmonton, I took the engine down myself added new cam, lifters rockers, bearings, clutch, bellows, spent a lot of time cleaning up slag from the heads, rebuilt the carbs with bigger jets and had exhaust done at the shop. It took me some time but it was a fun project, the only part I didn't l...
by Freejax
Mon Oct 15, 2018 5:18 pm
Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
Topic: Its been awhile!!
Replies: 29
Views: 3920

Re: Its been awhile!!

That is funny, just saw that myself. haha
by Freejax
Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Engine wiring harness?
Replies: 2
Views: 336

Re: Engine wiring harness?

I am soldering all my joints and double shrink wrapping the connections, might do electrical tape over that and then some wire loom to cover it all up.

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