Corvair Forum

Well it's been awhile since I posted and have a few updates. So I have overhauled the carbs, distributor and cleaned all the debri top and bottom around the jugs. Glad I removed the bottom shrouds they were caked full of dirt and mice nests. The thermostats look OK but have yet to reinstall them to ...

I removed the carbs(they were nasty!), fuel lines, top engine cover and linkages to see how badly packed with debri the cooling fins were the other day. Wasn't real bad vacuumed them off and blew them out with air nozzle. The plugs didn't want to come out so I soaked them with penetrating oil but ul...

Just wondering if someone can answer a couple questions on my body tag. The tag reads 07D, Style: 63-0927, Body: WR 97275, Trim: 712, Paint: 947-7. My questions are on the trim and paint numbers. The others if I have researched correctly it's a 63 Monza 2 door coupe made at Willow Run plant 4th week...

Picked up a 63 Monza coupe the other day that has been in a barn since 1973. After spending half the day cleaning it up to see what I have it's actually not as bad as I thought. My question is what is a good process to see if the engine is salvageable. It has oil on the dipstick and actually looks p...

Hello all looking for a little advice on starting this repair project. I have searched the forums for information and got some good tips. But I have a few questions that needed clearing up. My project is a 65 Monza 110 convertible with very rusty front floors. After removing the interior the left fr...

Hi all. Just bought my wife a 65 Corvair Monza convertible for her 50th birthday. I know next to nothing about these cars but looking forward to learning all I can! The car I picked up has what I am reading on these sites is pretty normal rust for a convertible. The front floors are shot as well as ...