New Zealand's Latest Corvair
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 2:39 pm
My '62 Spyder is all but complete after a full ground up rebuild. I am still considering obtaining a turbo engine to complete the project, however the twin carb engine will get me around in the meantime. The car is a dream to drive and travels extremely well for its age.
The car, perhaps the only one in New Zealand, was last on the road in 1975 and has taken me around 18 months to rebuild her. Clark's and Jeff at California Corvairs have both been very instrumental on getting the car to this point as have you guys at the Corvair yForum. Prior to purchasing the car, I hadn't even heard of a Corvair, little own seen one, so it has been quite a learning curve.
So here it is......
Kind regards...SeamusNZ
It looks great! Instead of a turbocharged engine that is somewhat expensive, difficult to tune, and demands expensive high-octane Premium fuel, and gets relatively poor gas mileage, you might consider the installation of an Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI), Distributorless, computer-controlled General Motors-based upgrade. The EFI throttle bodies permit increased airflow for better top-end performance (I believe), reliability and better mileage on perhaps Regular fuel could be achieved. A somewhat expensive upgrade, but comparable to the expense of converting to a turbocharged engine may make such a configuration a desirable possibility — especially given your location.
