Corvair Lakewood 61 - NL

[Jimbo]

looking good, keep up the good work and I too like the powder coating. Jimbo

[TikiRalf]

YES !! some parts are in, thanks JTvairs &

Soon more parts more builds

[TikiRalf]

Did some more cleaning, and old paint and rust removing, and paint the new parts back in black,
and i got my fuel sender unit, looks nice, and fits, now i need a lot of otherparts to put it all back together, a lot of parts already in the usa, and i take it home when i'm on holiday in the usa,

After my vacation in july (usa roadtrip and corvair convention) i can put it all back together, and it wil look like a lakewood again (for some parts hahaha)



Old VS cleaning - sandblasting

New Paint:

Hope to see some of you in Kalamazoo

[bbodie52]

I think that you have a better-looking parts collection than Clark's Corvair Parts! I'm really looking forward to when you "stir the pot" and "bake" a brand-new Lakewood! That will really be something to see!!

[TikiRalf]

I think that you have a better-looking parts collection than Clark's Corvair Parts! I'm really looking forward to when you "stir the pot" and "bake" a brand-new Lakewood! That will really be something to see!!

hahaha but the ingredients will be from clarks or rafee and other corvair parts supplyers from all over the world

[bbodie52]

hahaha but the ingredients will be from clarks or rafee and other corvair parts supplyers from all over the world

May be... but you still are posting pictures of a lot of hand-cleaned, painted, and restored used components that often look better than new. I would hate to see your shipping and postage bill totals. It may add up to more than the original dealer MSRP for a brand new Lakewood!

So set up the rotisserie, stir the parts pot, and bake a 2013 Corvair II Lakewood Station Wagon NG (New Generation) Euro Edition!

[TikiRalf]

I would hate to see your shipping and postage bill totals. ME TO hahahaha

It is like 100 dollars = 100 euro + the 50% (tax - import tax - shipping) = the total price for a part to arrived at my door, so for every 100 dollar parts = 150 euro = 195.12 US Dollars


Thats a quick calculation, but most of the times its in a range of 10 bucks more or less

*so be glad you live in the usa hahahaha,

But it is a hobby, and hobby cost money, and eveytime i get a package home, it looks like christmas

So we try to fix / clean most of the parts, but for the technical parts, it will be new.

[Am-Iron]

I thought that was the best wagon before you started this. I can not imagine how it will look when finished. Wow!

[TikiRalf]

Thanks AM-Iron

It will be the "same" only different wheels, but same style, better parts and technical stuff

[Gregory_Miller]

Yay, getting caught up on threads here, was overloaded with work and stuff at home, so glad to see the progress you are making. Keep it up!

[TikiRalf]

Thanks Gregory_Miller

Here are my rebuild brake shoes and reground drums

dont worry i got 8 of these

and yes 4 of these

thats for now, i think no or little progress before the vacation, after that, full throttle

Ralf

[mlevair]

Had fun hanging out at Kalamazoo. Michael and Tracy

[61lake]

I just finished restoring my 61 Lakewood. I could have learned a few things the easy way by watching your step by step restoration. Great job!

[TikiRalf]

sorry i was out for a month - vacation,

but it was a corvair vacation!! i was at the covention in Kalamazoo, had a great time - great roadtrip - iowa - south dakota - nebraska and after that with the corvairs to Kalamazoo 3,5 week full fun thank you everybody!!

and yes scoored some parts aswell, full speed ahead hahaha

and convention photo's are on my Facebook page about 960 hahahahah search ralf verhees - veldhoven

[Gregory_Miller]

Christmas in July!!!

[TikiRalf]

some last body work - tiny holes filled up - little plates of sheet metal, one more time welding like this and the body is completely done :-)

Prepared everything for the front suspension, clean out the powdercoat in the holes to fit the nuts and bolts - build up the front brakes - and waiting now for the last nuts and bolts. when they are in, one evening and we have a front suspension

thats for now :) stay tuned