Two Tone Sedan on the way

hanssmom · Post by **hanssmom** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:01 pm

The male half of this household has gone out foraging to slay a new project and bring it home. Can't wait to see it and get started on it.

Darrin · Post by **Darrin** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 2:49 pm

That is awesome! Great that someone is taking this one on....I like LM sedans.

Corventure Dave · Post by **Corventure Dave** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 3:30 pm

Late 4 Doors are cool! The front hinges never wear out!

Corventure Dave

Post by **bbodie52** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:36 pm

SAFETY COMMENT — Don't use cinder blocks in place of jack stands. They can convert from a block to powder with no warning. Had a guy in the military killed that way years ago near Ramstein AB in Germany. He was using cinder blocks while working under a car. They discovered his body crushed under the car after the cinder block disintegrated.

hanssmom · Post by **hanssmom** » Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:05 pm

Thank you for the safety warning.

The previous owner has had it on blocks for 9 years in an effort to keep the weight off the suspension. It is now safely and securely on a tandem trailer....somewhere in Oklahoma. I'll have a good set of jack stands waiting for it when it gets home. ;)

hanssmom · Post by **hanssmom** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 7:02 pm

It's home. There will be no shortage of work to do around here tomorrow. :)

Darrin · Post by **Darrin** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:01 am

Is it as straight and rust free as it looks in pics? A friend of mine thought about shipping this one back East. Have fun.

hanssmom · Post by **hanssmom** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:58 am

How my Rose Colored Glasses see it:

curvesman · Post by **curvesman** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:46 am

hanssmom wrote:It's home. There will be no shortage of work to do around here tomorrow. :)

Congrats looks like a beauty! Have Fun!

Post by **bbodie52** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:43 pm

I love the look of the restored LM Monza sedan. I hope you will be just as inspired and as successful with restoring your "new" sedan!

I do prefer the wire wheel covers though — over the 13" EM wheel covers — and hope you can include the wire wheel covers in your restoration. Here is a good article on how to clean them up...

Rebuild Corvair Wire Wheel Hubcaps

viewtopic.php?f=225&t=5824

hanssmom · Post by **hanssmom** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:09 pm

Thanks for the restoration article. I do plan to keep the wire covers on it. The car had a good bath today, and the first layer of dirt off the interior, and pulled the carpet. There will be a lot of interior replacement needed. This one will be a lot of work but I think we're up to the challenge. We'll be needing a good 140 engine and of course, the dreaded pillars. Thank you for the encouragement. I may need a lot more of that down the road. Some more pics for those who asked...

flamingchariots · Post by **flamingchariots** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:27 pm

Connie, I don't believe I've ever seen a Corvair interior that is silver-gray. That is nice!

Which engine is in it now? The 95hp would be very desirable IMO.
Unless there is a 140 PG in it now, I think you'll need to change the transmission to the correct 140 parts.

Kevin

Nickshu · Post by **Nickshu** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:03 pm

While I generally don't like the look/styling of LM's I do love LM sedans, probably the best looking of the LM's IMHO. Cool car!!

chevynut · Post by **chevynut** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 2:49 pm

looks like a nice solid start.

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