Corvair Forum

If it turns freely then it might just be the bolt is slightly worn and miss aligned.Try moving the link around while prising the bolt out with something pushing at the threaded end. Worst case scenario is the bushing inner sleeve is adrift from the rubber and corroded to the bolt , needing to be cu...

So I'm replacing the front brake lines, and as near as I can tell one must remove the gas tank to get at them. In pursuit of that goal I'm removing the stabiliser bar. The bushings on it need to be replaced anyway. The bolt holding the stabiliser bar link to the subframe on the passenger side will n...

The shop manual says to coat the outside of the torque converter seal [1] with "non-hardening sealer" before installing it. I did a google search and came up with this: http://www.idealtruevalue.com/servlet/the-57619/Detail Is something like this what it's talking about? Thanks, Terry [1] ...

Thanks, everyone! I'm feeling a lot better, Just a few more days to go and I can get back to work Wednesday.

the Clark's catalog page is here: http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog.cgi?function=fetch&find_page=1 , but, oddly, it lists 3880708 as 110 heads, whereas my paper catalog lists them as 95. I guess the paper catalog is wrong, then? Thanks, ragtop. I'm impressed as well. So the difference betw...

The number is 3880708. According to Clark's, they're 95hp heads, but according to http://www.angelfire.com/ca4/CorvAIRCRA ... mbers.html they're 110hp, and if I look around, I can find a few people selling heads with these numbers as 110 heads. So, which is it?

Thanks,
Terry

UNSAFE wrote:

daily progress, aggravations whatever!
Still planning to make it to Indy in June to collect some doors.

I'm driving to Anderson the first week of July for a family reunion. I'm disappointed that I don't have enough vacation time to leave early and make the olympics :(

Well, I'm not getting anything done for a while. I just got back from the hospital; I had to have an emergency appendectomy :( I'm not allowed to do anything for 2 weeks.

"Corvair Wheel Alignment" By Fred Johnson. Corvair Underground & Clark's both have it.

http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/catalog ... N&page=247
About halfway down the page.

cvair4life wrote:Hey Terry.. Awesome find on the 60 over pistons and barrels :) Did you get my e-mail with the pics of the lenses? Sometimes stuff sent from my phone fails.

No, would you mind resending it?

Thanks,
Terry

I also drilled out the rivets holding the broken vacuum advance on to the distributor and cleaned it up.

Built an engine cart. The wheel I used weren't strong enough and were crushed. I'll have to get stronger wheels before I use it again. I thought I'd be all clever and add a handle but it broke off when the wheels stopped turning. Fitch Cart 1.jpg Fitch Cart 2.jpg The plastic housing on the starter s...

Scott Howey wrote:It looks good in the pics. If it bugs you too much, get a small paint brush and spray some paint on a flat surface so you can use the brush to pick it up and touch up the parts around the fuel gauge.

Good idea, thanks! I hadn't thought of that.

What are you using for the soundproofing?

They weren't rebuildable as near as I can tell. The pistons were rusted into the cylinder and as hard as I tried they wouldn't budge. The whole thing was fused together.

Painting is time-consuming! At least my dash is finally reassembled and ready to go back in the car. It's not perfect but it's much better than it was before.Also the glovebox side is finished, but I don't have it reassembled yet. Had some stuff come up this payday so no parts. :( I'll have to occup...