Its been awhile!!

[Freejax]

Hi guys I have been building my 67 500 for quite some time now and the information I am able to get for this forum is invaluable, I really appreciate all your time and knowledge. By now I feel I have touched every single part on two LM Corvairs that I have owned, one the parts donor and two my 500 from Nevada that my son will get, here are just some pics you may like.

[TikiRalf]

Engine looks awesome!
Like the wheels aswell, i bet it is a nice cruiser! ENJOY!

[Freejax]

It drives real nice with the Centerline wheels on it, I was lucky to find them local. The centreline wheel caps are way to much money for used ones so I got the centre cone locally for 8.00 each and I have a decal shop making decals for the middles. It should turn out nice. I find it sits a little high in the front still so I am going to clip the front coils in the spring. Love the lake wood!!

[toytron]

It drives real nice with the Centerline wheels on it, I was lucky to find them local. The centreline wheel caps are way to much money for used ones so I got the centre cone locally for 8.00 each and I have a decal shop making decals for the middles. It should turn out nice. I find it sits a little high in the front still so I am going to clip the front coils in the spring. Love the lake wood!!

Vairy nice. Like the look of the engine tins. I see what you did there "I am going to clip the front coils in the spring." A little double entendre' Lol

Ed Stevenson

[Freejax]

That is funny, just saw that myself. haha

[drss]

If you don't mind me asking, where abouts in Alberta are you? The wheels look sharp? Did you do the engine yourself?

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[Freejax]

I am in Edmonton, I took the engine down myself added new cam, lifters rockers, bearings, clutch, bellows, spent a lot of time cleaning up slag from the heads, rebuilt the carbs with bigger jets and had exhaust done at the shop. It took me some time but it was a fun project, the only part I didn't like was the cost of getting parts here from the states. The parts are reasonably priced its the shipping and duties that get ya.

[Freejax]

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This is how my project started.

[drss]

Great job. Mine is the same colour, but in Calgary. Been thinking of pulling the engine out of mine and going over.

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[Freejax]

I managed pulling it and putting it back in myself, it wasn't to bad of a job. An engine hoist, tools and a good internet connection helps. A lot of good information came from this forum and Utube.

[Freejax]

The fire took out my wiring harness especially going to the voltage regulator, I had the digital VR in and it was melted on the inside. I have replaced all the burnt wiring and deleted the harness plug, I like the hard wire better, it will clean up nicely with the loom on it. I just have to test run it before I tidy all the wiring up for good. Lots of soldering and shrink taping, like my home made wire stand lol.

[Freejax]

Its been a long cold winter in Canada, I finally got into the garage and finished cleaning up the wiring, I like the way it turned out. I got all the wiring and loom from an 80"s Olds in the wreaking yard (cheap, cheap). Here are some pictures of the finished project.

[Freejax]

Hey guys I finally got all my wiring done after the fire, I started the car up it runs real nice but then I noticed fuel leaking out of my exhaust and a little bit on the engine tins under driver side carb. Given the fact I already had one fire because of my mistake I do not need another one so I shut her down. I am wondering why this fuel is bypassing out of the engine and into my exhaust, thanks in advance for any advice, Freeman.

[joelsplace]

That has to be an external leak somewhere. If the carburetor was flooding the engine bad enough it would come out the exhaust pipe. You should be able to see a leak that large fairly easily. Maybe one of the plugs fell out of the carburetor base?

[64powerglide]

It's flooded, reset your float.

[Freejax]

I will try to reset the float, its weird though it was running good last fall then I started it this spring and now this fuel issue??