Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

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Re: Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

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oke , i'll understand, and of course a complete set is better, i'm almost for shure i have one, or ther e must be one in the box with corvair stuff that came with the car, (wheel covers ect are also in there), i'll check when i'm in de workshop :-)
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And I'm very close to having your car's little friend here on the road...still need to go through the brakes, but all else is falling into place nicely.
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Cool Kenshapiro, Have fun driving it, thats were they made for :-) , i'm also a little step closer hahahaha but still far away, but we dit the rear this time,

some crusty sections, been replaced with fresh new sheetmetal:
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and there was a big dent in the rear, we could straightened it out, rear is looking fine again
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and the compelte rear
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thats for now, soon more :-)
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I used to do cars that way...then didn't wanna drive them or risk starting the rust cycle again. Now I find 'em original and just keep them as they are. It works better for me.
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i was starting with only with replacing the front suspension that was worn out, and look where i'm now hahahahha DO'h ;-)
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TikiRalf wrote:i was starting with only with replacing the front suspension that was worn out, and look where i'm now hahahahha DO'h ;-)
I know how you feel :banghead:
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And repair some small spots - bondo holes
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stay tuned
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Loving it. Hey, just found a picture of your car on Google images at some kind of Citroen 2CV page...at a car show. Was that a show you took it to in the Netherlands, or something over here in her past?
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kenshapiro2002 wrote:Loving it. Hey, just found a picture of your car on Google images at some kind of Citroen 2CV page...at a car show. Was that a show you took it to in the Netherlands, or something over here in her past?
wich picture are you talking about?? maybe i have more pictures of the show if you like it !
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Nah...just wanted to know if it was a shot you were aware of. Obviously you are. If it had been something before you got the car, I was going to grab it for you or direct you to it.
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Allright been a while (due to family circumstances), but i'm back !!

there been some things going on since last post,

THE CORVAIR IS BACK AT MY PLACE !! WHOOOIE :guitar:

dreamteam Gerard en my Dad :-) with my dad's Citroen C4 Picasso & trailer
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Picking it up

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Back @ my place , soon it will be more corvair :tu:
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I rebuild the carbs , dammm there are to many pieces in a carb :rolling:
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Carbs done :-) thanks to my man in Oklahoma ::-):

Hopefully they work, checking it later when the engine is done
(take a while, need to start on the rebuild)
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Allright thats for now, first some holiday (off to sweden , the big car show POWER BIG MEET en the nordkapp norway)

When i'm back its corvair time :)

(oke i gonna catch up with al the projects now that i've misted hahahaha)

Thanks Ralf
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alright now i'm back from my holiday (did some cool roadtrip all the way up to the nordkapp, norway and visiting the big meet again in sweden), first work week is done, so i can start again in the lakewood :think:

ja cleaning is the main word for the days to come hahahaha

the engine base cleaning 1st round (need another cleaning round)

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right side is already clean
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Soon more thanks Ralf
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TikiRalf wrote:i was starting with only with replacing the front suspension that was worn out, and look where i'm now hahahahha DO'h ;-)
I think we've all been there!! :rolling: You're doing some great work there, Tiki!
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Love all the pics Ralf thanks!
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Vaircooled wrote:Love all the pics Ralf thanks!
Thanks and many more pictures to come :tu:

by the way Alaska is cool !!! one of the places on my list to visit someday :clap:
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That would be awesome. Oh and if anyone heads up this way the first 3 beers are on me!
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