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by erco
Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:59 am
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Finished Project
Replies: 7
Views: 132

Re: Finished Project

Nice man cave addition! How about some oil streaks on the wall under the 'Vair for a more authentic experience?

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by erco
Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Electric Corvair ---
Replies: 25
Views: 550

Re: Electric Corvair ---

Great article, scooperman! TFS!
by erco
Sat Apr 13, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Electric Corvair ---
Replies: 25
Views: 550

Re: Electric Corvair ---

Dennis66 wrote: Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:15 pm s in process of being converted to electric (old school electric conversion - 1978).
Old school conversions were often a B-29 48VDC DC starter motor and a dozen or so car batteries switched via contactor into various series-parallel arrangements. Spooky sparky!
by erco
Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Electric Corvair ---
Replies: 25
Views: 550

Re: Electric Corvair ---

I own a 2014 Nissan Leaf EV and my '67 Corvair. My two favorite cars I've ever owned. The Leaf is the perfect short-range car. Dirt cheap (now worth ~$6K) and drives great. 50K miles, so max range is down to ~75 miles now. Wife still has a gasser for long trips. My Leaf was in a mild fender bender l...
by erco
Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:03 pm
Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
Topic: Window Crank Handle Position
Replies: 13
Views: 379

Re: Window Crank Handle Position

joelsplace wrote: Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:36 am Now you guys have given me something else to be annoyed by. I had never thought about my knee hitting the window crank before.
Wait until November.

:rolling: :rolling: :rolling:
by erco
Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: $68 Autozone Alternator
Replies: 16
Views: 518

Re: $68 Autozone Alternator

That's good news, mine came from Amazon in 2020 with the right fan. I got the very last 7107 from BBB enterprises for $52 flat, no core return. Pre Covid prices.
by erco
Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: $68 Autozone Alternator
Replies: 16
Views: 518

Re: $68 Autozone Alternator

Autozone and Amazon show different fans in their pics. Who's right?
by erco
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Parts For Sale
Topic: PNW--1960 Crank & Cam $20
Replies: 6
Views: 186

Re: PNW--1960 Crank & Cam $20

Hopefully the parts didn't survive 64 years only to be taken out in shipping. I guess that $25 shipping fee went to the lowest bidder, Dingbat Express.
by erco
Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: $68 Autozone Alternator
Replies: 16
Views: 518

$68 Autozone Alternator

It's always nice to find a cheap Corvair part at your FLAPS or at their online store. Last year, Autozone.com listed a Corvair alternator but would not ship it to my home or local store in Cali. Just for fun I checked their website tonight and now they will ship to my home. I no longer need it but s...
by erco
Thu Apr 04, 2024 7:54 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Silent Cam Gear
Replies: 36
Views: 978

Re: Silent Cam Gear

I'm still running the same 2304 cam & gear (GM, IIRC) I bought from Clarks 40 years ago. Low miles, cam still measured good when I tore down the engine last year.
by erco
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Question about using a tow bar
Replies: 39
Views: 851

Re: Question about using a tow bar

Awesome news, welcome home! As a poor student I towed my '67 Monza 140 4-speed home from college in 1981 when it broke a cast piston. 500 miles using a rented towbar, pulling it with Dad's '66 Plymouth Fury wagon through the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. Prayed that both bumpers would stay on. W...
by erco
Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Corvair Airbag Reset Service
Replies: 2
Views: 149

Corvair Airbag Reset Service

It's amazing what you can find on Ebay! https://www.ebay.com/itm/225032332371


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by erco
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Silent Cam Gear
Replies: 36
Views: 978

Re: Silent Cam Gear

66vairguy wrote: Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:54 am A Corvair fiber cam gear. That is a new one on me. Buy it as a novelty item.
Price drop for novelty collectors and thrillseekers!
by erco
Mon Apr 01, 2024 5:35 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Silent Cam Gear
Replies: 36
Views: 978

Re: Silent Cam Gear

CACorvairs wrote: Mon Apr 01, 2024 3:35 pm I was puzzled why it had been drilled and tapped with two set screws onto the cam.
HTHRYCE
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by erco
Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Silent Cam Gear
Replies: 36
Views: 978

Re: Silent Cam Gear

Those broken gear pics are hard to look at. The secondary damage may have included the crank, cam, pistons, pushrods, valves, crank gear & case. OUCH!
by erco
Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: Corvair Talk
Topic: Silent Cam Gear
Replies: 36
Views: 978

Re: Silent Cam Gear

More rusty Ebay parts:140 cam & gear, $45 shipped

https://www.ebay.com/itm/126211458097

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