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- Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:59 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 2 barrel Turbo
- Replies: 4
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2 barrel Turbo
i have a 65 turbo monza, and i am having issues with the YH carb, so i made this adapter to mount a Rochester 2 barrel, and i have the linkage made so i dont have to modify the stock setup, its a bolt on and go deal, i wanted it so you could make it original again easily, the carb i am going to use ...
- Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:04 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Electric engine fans
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6582
Re: Electric engine fans
ive seen this, it seems like an alright idea, its a better fan design, it might work, but i would need a little more faith before i spent $400 on it, and all the power you gained would be put into the extra draw on the alternator, you would be better off adapting the fan off a porsche
- Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:37 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: NEED HELP W/HORN CONTACTS
- Replies: 2
- Views: 252
Re: NEED HELP W/HORN CONTACTS
the solid contact with the lip goes on the side of the plastic that has the lip also, and the smooth one goes in the other side and the spring is between them
- Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:34 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Anybody Recognize These Parts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 410
Re: Anybody Recognize These Parts
i think the "A" parts go between the wheel well and front of the car inside the trunk, below the headlight pockets, i know they look similar to those panels on a LM
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:52 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
- Replies: 243
- Views: 20612
Re: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
as for a fuel pressure regulator heres what i use on my turbo, i tried one exactly like you had but it didn't let enough fuel through to run above an idle, even set all the way up, i could barley make it to second, then it started leaking, im almost certan that was the cause of your fire, but this o...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:22 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
- Replies: 243
- Views: 20612
Re: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
heli-coil is about $25, then get the right size drill bit and if you have a drill, it would only take 10-20 mins, essentially you drill the hole bigger tap it, screw in this insert that comes with the kit and your done, but it may not be big enough to get rid of that chip in the hole, you may have t...
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:30 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: New from CA
- Replies: 10
- Views: 784
Re: New from CA
nice 61' is it manual or auto?
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:43 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
- Replies: 243
- Views: 20612
Re: 64 Corvair caught on fire bigtime! What do I do now?
that spark plug hole looks kind of nasty, you might be able to have it welded up on the car, or you might try drilling it out and helicoiling it, i would try to heli coil it first
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:30 pm
- Forum: Ask your Mechanical Questions here
- Topic: Vintage Glass Tail Lights
- Replies: 4
- Views: 834
Re: Vintage Glass Tail Lights
any pics of them on the car yet?
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:08 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: new here
- Replies: 9
- Views: 704
Re: new here
This is a time capsule back to about the late ninties lol, when i bought it there were no keys, so i didn't know what was in the trunk and neither did the guy i bought it from, (it was given to him and he never did anything with it) it was full of trash, but i found a set of tailight lenses and a fe...
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:07 pm
- Forum: Member's Rides, Projects, and Builds
- Topic: my 65 Turbo
- Replies: 95
- Views: 13634
my 65 Turbo
Pulled it from a barn, $500 61xxx miles, pulled the engine to put clutch and pressure plate in it so i could even start it cause the ring gear was broken, then put dual carbs on to get it running then rebuilt the exhaust system and carb and got it running real nice, did the brakes, and it is on the ...
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:35 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: new here
- Replies: 9
- Views: 704
Re: new here
im in mid Michigan, Lansing area, first i have to replace the drivers side quarter, it was rear ended years ago, not hard, and someone "fixed it" with a 1 inch layer of fiberglass,i stole the quarter off my parts car that's in pretty good shape, then just replace the metal that's rotten fr...
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:58 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: new here
- Replies: 9
- Views: 704
Re: new here
thanks, i found the topic on how to do the pic's this is my 65' turbo-ized monza i have since installed bumpergaurds
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:54 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: new here got my first corvair
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1829
Re: new here got my first corvair
the rear windows don't have a crank? i've never seen that
- Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:30 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: new here
- Replies: 9
- Views: 704
new here
Hi i'm Bobby, ive been working on corvairs for 2 years, i bought one to restore and it turned into a bondo bomb, it was a 67 500 110 and pg, i then found a 65 monza that has a 180hp turbo and a 4 speed, 2 door, im 15 and it will be my first car, it was a barn find, had been sitting for 8 years the g...