OPGI Catalog Delayed

[bbodie52]

I did a little browsing on their "Corvair" website. High prices. Lots of generic accessories. Some ridiculous listings. Gear oil is incompatible with Corvair manual transmissions.

Some random examples below...

https://www.opgi.com/corvair/

1960-1969 Corvair
Original Parts Group offers thousands of 1960-1969 Corvair parts and accessories, with new parts added daily. Our extensive catalog offers nearly everything from sheet metal, chrome and upholstery to engine parts and the hard-to-find details to finish a restoration with show-winning attention to detail. Our prices make that restoration more affordable too! Shop online and be sure to order your OPGI 1960-1969 Corvair parts catalog today!

I don't know where OPGI gets their ideas from, but the average Holley 4 barrel carburetor that has been fitted to a Corvair successfully is rated at 390 cfm. This Holley Terminator EFI 4bbl Throttle Body Fuel Injection system is rated at 950 cfm and "Fits V8 engines from 250-600 horsepower" is an unlikely candidate for a Corvair. At $2,059.59 it makes for an expensive experiment!!

Brand Holley EFI
CFM 950
Emission Code 3
Finish Polished
Flange Size 4150
Fuel Pressure 43 Psi
Height 3.25"
Injector Size 80Lb/Hr @ 43PSI
Product Type Stealth Terminator Kit
Throttle Bore 1.750 inch
Part Number 550-440

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62-69 Corvair
Identical to original equipment
These original style mechanical fuel pumps from OPGI feature the correctly located inlet and outlet as well as a mounting gasket for a hassle-free bolt-on installation. Multiple applications are available. Sold per each.

1962-69 Corvair Fuel Pumps, Mechanical
Part# CV10670

SAVE: $9.96 Retail: $109.95
OPGI Price: $99.99

ORDER SUMMARY
Parts Total $99.99
Sales Tax $0.00
Shipping $16.16
Insurance $4.45
TOTAL $120.60

Part number C3403: NON-GM FUEL PUMP-62-69
Clark's Corvair Parts Price: $65.55
2+ $ 63.60

PARTS TOTAL: $65.55
Est. Shipping Cost: $ 11.75 (USPS Priority Mail)
TOTAL: $77.30

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1966-69 Corvair Air Filter Element, Replacement 9.75" X 3.45"
Part# CV12146

SAVE: 11% Retail: $27.95
OPGI Price: $24.99

ORDER SUMMARY
Parts Total $24.99
Sales Tax $0.00
Shipping $16.16
Insurance $2.95
TOTAL $44.10

Part number C5470: 64-69 AIR FILTER ELEMENT
Clark's Corvair Parts Price: $8.95
2 - 3 $ 8.25
4+ $ 8.05

PARTS TOTAL: $8.95
Est. Shipping Cost: $ 9.85 (USPS Priority Mail)
TOTAL: $18.80
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1960-69 Corvair Shifter Ball, 4-Speed White, 5/16"
Part# CH26727
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SAVE: 11% Retail: $27.95
OPGI Price: $24.99

Part number C311R: 61-67 4-SPD SHIFT KNOB-EXACT REPRO-CARS ORIG 1 1/2" DIAM **SEE C5461 FOR ANOTHER KNOB
Clark's Corvair Parts Price: $19.95

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1960-69 Corvair Oil & Additive, Rear End Gear 80/90 Gear Oil, 1-Qt.
Part# CH25704

SAVE: 13% Retail: $14.95
OPGI Price: $12.95

Lucas Oil website indicates that this product is GL-5! Don't put this in your Corvair manual transmission!!! (OPGI website does not indicate whether this is GL-4 or GL-5)

NOTE: When ordering parts from a source like OPGI or Clark's, it is often possible to save quite a lot of money by consolidating all of your needs into a single combined shipment. For example, a combined shipment of an air filter and a mechanical fuel pump together from OSGI and Clark's using USPS Priority Mail compares as follows...



ORDER SUMMARY
Parts Total $124.98
Sales Tax $0.00
Shipping $25.34
Insurance $4.45
TOTAL $154.77

ORDERED SEPARATELY: $164.70



Parts Total: $74.50
Est. Combined Shipping Cost $ 14.15
Grand Total $ 88.65

ORDERED SEPARATELY: $96.10

Generally, the more items you combine into a single shipment, the more you save over many individual item shipments.

[azdave]

These original style mechanical fuel pumps from OPGI feature the correctly located inlet and outlet as well as a mounting gasket for a hassle-free bolt-on installation. Multiple applications are available.

Sounds like they are selling a fuel pump for a small block Chevy with that description.

[DJR]

I'm not waiting to buy parts from OPG. I'll be surprised to see the catalog this year! From what I've seen on the website there isn't anything to get excited about.

I wonder if they will have a presence at Pittsburg.

[PaulR]

Has the OPGI catalog come out yet? Sorry to ask, but I have not received mine. Ha ha ha ha ha...

[terribleted]

"These original style mechanical fuel pumps from OPGI feature the correctly located inlet and outlet as well as a mounting gasket for a hassle-free bolt-on installation. "


Gasket?? Corvair fuel pump use no gasket!! Now if it said Oring heck maybe it would be worth paying double for it cause I WANT AN OPG Oring:)

[bbodie52]

Specialty Corvair suppliers like Clark's Corvair Parts have decades of experience and knowledge developed from focusing their special interest on Corvairs since 1973. You won't find that from the parts counterman at the local auto parts store, nor will you find that Corvair knowledge and experience backing up the technical writers and researchers behind the information loaded in the local generic auto parts store printed catalog or on-line computer database the clerks rely on. Most of them don't even know what a Corvair is!

Very few Corvair items will be found on local store shelves or in local inventory. It the correct item is even listed for your Corvair it will often be delayed while a special order is processed and shipped from the warehouse facilities. When it arrives it may or ma not be the correct item for your Corvair. After multiple trips to the store counter you may end up processing a refund and then ordering from a Corvair specialist to get the correct item(s).

Finally, local auto parts stores have a wide range of generic nonspecific automotive retail customers to keep them in business. Corvair specialists like Clark's depend on Corvair owners exclusively who supply the limited market to keep them in business. Without these Corvair-specific vendors, where would the Corvair owners of the world be? And don't forget about the limited reproduction items arranged and contracted for by Clark's, or even made by Clark's like upholstery and carpeting, gaskets, and other critical components that would simply be unavailable if that special effort were not made by vendors like Clark's! We need to keep them alive and profitable by focusing our orders on them, whenever possible.
Otherwise, we may ultimately be...



Don't be tempted by the "convenience" of your local auto parts store. Be a good Corvair customer and support these and other established Corvair-specific vendors!


Clark's Corvair Parts
http://www.corvair.com/user-cgi/pages.cgi

CLARK'S CORVAIR PARTS TOUR — VIDEOS
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Corvair 1 (Formerly Rafee Corvair)
http://www.corvair1.com/


California Corvair Parts
http://californiacorvairparts.com/


Corvair Ranch (New and Used Parts, Machine Shop, etc.)
http://www.corvairranch.com/