Weird Stuff I Found in the Garage

[RexJohnson]

#73 is the shroud in front of the coil. The one on the right is '65 and later cars whereas the one on the left is '61 thru '4 car and '65 FC. The earlies have a bolt to hold the other end of the coil bracket where the lates used a tang to go in the square hole. The height of the main body is also different to match the different heights of the air door assys. #75 would be except for '66 and 1st design '67 smog systems. For number 76 the reason Clark's included the '2 and '3 Spyder in the number CX3591 is probably because that it says "casting" This might be just for the plate and not the whole cover. The '2-'3 spyder used thick washers welded to the cover for some reason. This could be because the casting was the same as was later used in the stepped flywheel and they had to add the washers to work with the flat flywheel?

[Rotary FP46]

I was seeing this. Maybe 37?

Good eye. I just took a closer look. 37 or 87. There is nothing else left of that tag. Can run a search for those combinations within Group 0.886.

and...it looks as though Andria called it. Wrong box. Have to focus on the part, itself.

Group 0.886 is for the Clutch Disc so my guess is that the pressure plate is in an incorrect box.

[Rotary FP46]

I need open shelf space for the sort. I need a LOT of open shelf space for the sort. This has me looking at eliminating larger items. Could use some help with identifying a few of them.

All Corvair car upper control arms are the same (at least, according to the 1976 version of the 1960-69 Corvair Parts Manual). I'm not familiar enough with the different types of lower control arm to be able to use them to make an ID. I can share photos, though. Once I know what these fit, I'll be posting them for sale straightaway.

78) Complete Front Suspension #1 - w/Quick Steering Arms

79) Complete Front Suspension #2 - w/Stock Steering Arms

Very separately, I have two of these:

80) Heater Wiring Harness
GM P/N 988350

I can't find it in any of the parts manuals I have, and google results are a bit thin.

These guys have already posted photos:
https://store.fillingstation.com/detail ... RNESS.html
https://autopartsobsolete.com/1961-62-6 ... 88350.html

Do you guys know whether this applies to the regular heater, or to the gas heater?

[caraholic4life]

1963 and earlier lower control arms (on Cars) did not have brackets for Sway Bars.
1964 and later lower control arms (on Cars) have a bracket for the Sway Bars.

Even though the crossmember is interchangeable from early to late and late to early, there is one major difference that may be important depending on what your goal is.

When it comes to identification of the Crossmember, IF my memory serves me correctly.....

The early model suspension has a Round Hole to attach the lower control arm.
The late model suspension has an Oblong hole to attach the lower control arm.

The Oblong hole allows the lower control arm to be adjusted for the front end allignment.
The Round hole requires the adjustment to be made at the upper control arm cross shaft with shims.

[SpyderMan]

62-63 lowers can have sway bar mounts if they had the HD suspension.

[Frank DuVal]

Easy test. If the lower control arm is mounted to the crossmember with a simple bolt/nut through the bushing, it is an early. If the lower control arm is mounted to the crossmember with a nut/bolt and eccentrics (washers with hash marks on them), then it is a late crossmember. I enlarged these pictures and both have the eccentric washers in place, therefore late.

[Rotary FP46]

Is there a difference between 500, Monza, Corsa, and Corsa Turbo crossmembers, lower arms, or knuckles? Were there weird variants for the Fitch Sprint, the Yenko Stinger, or any aftermarket bits that wouldn't be ideal/correct for another setup?

[zarfnober]

Is there a difference between 500, Monza, Corsa, and Corsa Turbo crossmembers, lower arms, or knuckles? Were there weird variants for the Fitch Sprint, the Yenko Stinger, or any aftermarket bits that wouldn't be ideal/correct for another setup?

Other than what's already been mentioned above, no.

[caraholic4life]

Is there a difference between 500, Monza, Corsa, and Corsa Turbo crossmembers, lower arms, or knuckles? Were there weird variants for the Fitch Sprint, the Yenko Stinger, or any aftermarket bits that wouldn't be ideal/correct for another setup?

As already replied above, I am unaware of any differences other than already mentioned regarding the crossmembers, control arms and their components.

Cars ordered with Quick Steering would have different steering arms and cars and ones ordered with the heavy duty suspension would have been assembled with different coil springs.but those would be the only differences I am aware of unless the shock absorbers may have been different but I don't think they were. This would include the Yenko cars.
Yenko may have offered different shocks as an option but don't know about sway bars. I know there were aftermarket sway bars available that were likely larger in diameter and may have had different mounting hardware.

Here on the East Coast, the biggest concern withe front suspensions would be the crossmember if it were rusted enough to require replacement, especially on the later cars (Maybe 1968 & 1969) that had an additional plate attached to the lower back side in the center. This area sometimes allowed dirt and debris to accumulate there and hold moisture which in turn encouraged rust that weakened the crossmember to the point replacement was necessary.

Good Solid crossmembers are worth having available when they are needed....I think Clarks may still have some N.O.S. (Late) crossmembers available. Part number C761: 65-69 CROSSMEMBER-BARE $750.00 They have listings for Used crossmembers bare or complete with prices under $200.00 when available.

[joelsplace]

The thing that caught my eye in the pictures was the '65 up lower shock mounts. They used a large cross bolt instead of 2 small bolts holding a cross bar.

[rcavictor]

Matthew… PM sent…..

[Rotary FP46]

Dealing with the loose turbochargers has become harder to avoid. So far, I've found three containers of the things - not including the exhaust pipes, manifolds, shrouds, the majority of air cleaners, and a crate of Carter YH carburetors that is still unaccounted for. Also not including complete engines with turbochargers on them (which are still too deeply buried to catalog).

I'll be segregating these parts by apparent type, tagging them, and presenting them one-by-one.

In the meantime, I have a question:

Is there anything special enough about a leaky AC 200 ignition coil to warrant keeping it around? It made one hell of a mess in one of the turbo crates.

[SpyderMan]

As far as I know a leaking coil is not long for this world, I think you can toss it.

[66vairguy]

I agree with Spyderman --- when the coil center terminal "O" ring fails, then oil leaks. Sometimes it leaks between the coil case and top. The 200 was used in the 140HP and turbo engines is considered the best Delco coil for the Corvair. If the coil was overheated, then it is junk. I doubt anyone would want to attempt to rebuild it, but you never know.

[Rotary FP46]

81) Mystery Sleeves - Packed in Wrong Box

I'm guessing sleeves for some sort of chassis bushing, but do not know which one. The box they were tucked inside of was for a non-Corvair body part.

82) SBC Headers

These were with the parts he had set aside for the Kelmark car. The intended engine was a 283 CID.

Is this a familiar pattern, or more likely homemade?

[Phil Dally]

The upsweep part might be mass produced...the way they're tied together after that looks homemade.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sch- ... /chevrolet