Corvair Forum

Straighten it. All it takes is a dial indicator, some v-blocks, a dull chisel and hammer.

Have you tried rotating them?

I would bend the exhaust. No way I would cut the body for those.

I don't know about your state but I believe in TX they have to accept it. It isn't up to them who pays tax.

I've had the cables leak after sitting even with a new converter bushing and seal. I'm sure a bad seal would make the problem worse.

I didn't notice anyone mentioning the following: You need to run 10psi less pressure in the front tires. 25 front / 35 rear is good for the Maxxis MA-1s. Check your differential fluid. Your 64 should have a dipstick. Check it regularly for signs of ATF. When the internal seals go bad and leak ATF in...

As others have said those symptoms are classic leaky shift cable. It leaks as the fluid level slowly rises from converter drain back.
The cable fills with fluid and when it gets cracks in the outer housing it leaks.

I remove the stud instead of taking the sheet metal apart.

Actually single exhaust if done right is better for performance. Look at real motorcycles and race cars. It has to do with the pressure in the engine fighting atmospheric pressure to get out. If all the cylinders are together the pulses combine and help fight atmospheric pressure and keep velocity up.

Those look nice!
Someone needs to sell them.

I like that one. 90% done with no donor car parts? Ha. I guess they bought a new Corvette crossmember from GM?
A price would be interesting.

I haven't had much luck with rebuilt alternators from Autozone or O'Reilly's. Had an Autozone one for an Elantra fail last week that was only 3 weeks old. A few months ago I had a rebuilt from O'Reilly's fail after about 1000 miles. Replaced it with a new alternator and it has about 2000 miles on it...

I bought one at Autozone 3 or 4 years ago. The bearings started making noise almost immediately so they swapped it under warranty. The replacement got noisy almost immediately too. They were rebuilt in Mexico IIRC.

On your leaky o-ring question:
I bought a Spyder that had been sitting for decades with no leaks. Once I fired it up and it got hot there were leaks everywhere. I think after sitting long enough the external oil dries up.

If anyone ever found a 4-speed with the short 60 output shaft that would be proof although not having one doesn't disprove the option since they could have redesigned the differential and yokes to accomodate the 4-speed.

Now you guys have given me something else to be annoyed by. I had never thought about my knee hitting the window crank before.