[FC] Rampside (1962) Questions

[mopar at jbcs2.net]

Look for rust in the wheel wells and the dog leg below ythe doors.
Structural rust underneath as it is a uni body vehicle.

Nothing wrong with the original lower horse motors, run on regular gas just
fine.
Upgrade to a 110, plan on paying for premium fuel.

If you do the swap, the motors are fairly much the same but use your
original bell housing and clutch setup. All shrouding has to be changed as
well as the top cover and blower housing to fit under the sheetmetal.
You will have the problem of converting to alternator, covered in the tech
guide. You will lose the FC dipstick and oil fill location, so will have to
open motor lid to get to them.
My shifter in my 61 feels fine to me and never had a problem.

Gary Swiatowy

Original Message:
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From: Jonathan jwhalen at gra.midco.net
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:37:21 -0600
To: corvanatics at corvair.org
Subject: [FC] Rampside (1962) Questions


Good Morning:

I'm new to this list, but not to Corvairs in general.  I have a '65 Corsa I
hope to get on the road this summer, and have owned another '65 Corsa and
'66 500 in the past.

My question concerns Rampsides.  I've always wanted one and have my eye on
one that is being sold locally.  The problem is, I don't know that much
about them.

I'm looking thru all my books and research material, and also browsing
various web sites, but thought I'd post some questions here.

    What are common rust areas I should look out for?

    This rampside has a 4-speed.  I've read that the shift pattern is
up-down vs. forward-rearward.  Is this true?  How's that feel and work?    
I've also read that the linkage is rubbery and vague....is that true too?

    I think the truck has the original motor.  I know they are somewhat
different than car motors, but if I wanted to put a car 110 in the         
Rampside, would that work or would it not be tough enough for the weight of
the vehicle.  I plan on pleasure driving the truck and carrying light    
loads. No towing.

    If I go look at this Rampside, what common problem areas should I pay
attention too: motor, tranny, suspension, body, etc.?

I hope these questions aren't too annoying; any help would be appreciated. 
The pictures of this Rampside look pretty good, and it's close by, so I'm
definately interested in it.  They are asking $1500.00 which seem
reasonable based on my observation of Ebay prices.  But, who knows what
shape it's actually in.

Thanks for your time and help.

Jonathan

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