Just bought my first Corvair today

[JWDEITCHER]

Hi All,

My name is Josh and I am a garage gearhead. I have had many classics (and some junkers). Today, I scored a 64 Convertible for an unreal price. Anyway, not only is this my first Corvair, it is my first air cooled ride. I am looking forward to cruising in iton sunny days and wrenching on it on rainy days. Looking forward to sharing stories and tips with the rest of you.

[Jerry Whitt]

Welcome to the Forum. In what city are you?

[Scott H]

[cad-kid]

Welcome Josh.

[bbodie52]

Welcome to the Corvair Forum!

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I would like to encourage you to expand on your initial post and tell us more about yourself, your Corvair, and your goals for your Corvair. If you can describe your personal assessment of your mechanical skills and abilities, that would help a lot. Members of the Corvair Forum love to be helpful in assisting other Corvair owners with technical support and advice, but it helps a lot if we have some understanding of your technical background and mechanical abilities, Corvair-related knowledge, etc. Helping us to know more about you and your Corvair will help us to write comments to you that are tailored to your needs and experience. Pictures are great too, because pictures of your Corvair will help us to visualize where you are with your Corvair and its condition at the present time. Knowing your location is also useful, because knowing where you live can sometimes suggest possibilities to resolve some issues or problems.

[JWDEITCHER]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. Jerry Whitt, I am in Rodeo (San Francisco Bay Area).

[azdave]

Welcome to the world of "Unsafe at any Speed"!

[bbodie52]

The closest CORSA (Corvair Society of America) club chapter I can point to for you has their monthly meetings about 31 miles south of your location in San Leandro, California. These family-friendly clubs often offer car shows, picnics, competition events, Corvair-based scenic drives, technical training, assistance with Corvair repair and maintenance, and other social events that make Corvair ownership more enjoyable...

CORSA Chapter Locator -
San Francisco Bay Area CORSA

Chapter ID: 947
Organization Name: San Francisco Bay Area CORSA
Street Address (Primary): P.O. Box 422, Orinda, CA 94563
OFFICERS:
President: Tony Richards, PO BOX 765, Mill Valley, CA 94942
Vice President: Harry Kypreos, 7840 Creekside Dr, Dublin, CA 94568, Email: HKypreos@epicor.com
Treasurer: Paul Lacey, 16550 Blackberry Hill Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95030
Secretary: Clark Calkins, 1907 Alvarado Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94597, Phone: (925) 478-8909

COMMITTEES:
Membership: Harry Kypreos, 7840 Creekside Dr, Dublin, CA 94568, Email: HKypreos@epicor.com
Library: Dave Newell, 1418 Hamrick Lane, Hayward, CA 94544 - (510)782-4265
Newsletter: Clark Calkins: , 1907 Alvarado Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94597, Phone: (925) 478-8909,
Email: CaCalkins@astound.net
Refreshments: Ed Rodrigues, 1702 Nelson St, San Leandro, CA - (510)351-1237

Newsletter Name: Spyder Web
Sample Newsletter:

CORSA Spyder Web Newsletter - Jan 2016.pdf

CORSA Spyder Web Newsletter - Jan 2016

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Website: http://clubs.hemmings.com/corsanews/
Email (Primary): cacalkins@astound.net
Meeting Time & Place: First Thursday of each month. Location - Harry's Hofbrau, San Leandro, CA.
Meetings start at 7:00 PM. (Be sure to contact them about the next meeting date, time and location if you wish to attend, as their meeting locations appear to vary).

[66vairguy]

A couple of shops in your area. This one had no negative reviews. See http://www.yelp.com/biz/corvair-unlimited-san-francisco

Corvairs are different, but not difficult to work on once you learn how. A club sometimes is an invaluable source of help and information, depends on the club. If you ever drive down to L.A. check in with the guys at South Coast Corsa. A number of gear heads and the only transaxle repair guy in S. Calif. , Dan Drommerhausen, is in the club.

Good luck and the 64 is one of the nicest of the first generation Corvairs.

[MCataldo]

Jeff Field at Transaxle Engineering (Chatsworth, CA) has done all manner of transaxles for over 30 years. He still has the '63 Spyder I traded him decades ago.

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