[FC] 1962 Corvan side doors & Hoses

[Paul Steinberg]

I am not commenting on the doors, since that has already been well covered, 
however, I feel it necessary to comment of the brake hose diameter.  The 
simple rule of hydraulics is that you double the diameter of a hose, and you 
will quadruple the amount of fluid that can move through the tube at any 
given time.  Therefore, if you use a hose that has half the diameter of the 
original, you are going to drastically effect the stopping performance of 
the vehicle.  If you remember anything about the early Corvairs, you will 
remember that GM used different bores for both the master cylinder and the 
wheel cylinders when the car came factory equipped with metallic brakes 
starting in 1962.  That slight difference was to compensate for the 
additional brake pedal pressure that was needed to stop when using the 
metallic linings.  The same goes for your FC.  If you alter the original 
base components it can have a drastic negative effect on your ability to 
stop the vehicle in a panic stop situation.  Do it right the first time, and 
you will sleep better knowing that the next time you need to make a panic 
stop, your vehicle will be up to its maximum performance specification as 
originally built.  The choice is yours to make, but remember that you will 
live with the consequences of your decision if you alter the vehicle and 
something disastrous should happen.
Paul in CT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris & Bill Strickland" <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] 1962 Corvan side doors & Hoses


> Everet gives good instructions for stock doors, but check those hinges
> that maybe somebody hasn't welded a strap on them to keep them from
> opening into the side of the van (like they lived where the wind blew),
> or some such
>
> Brake hoses -- inside diameter is not a "real" issue, but length and the
> fitting for the wheel cylider are.  Too short, and they do not make good
> steering stops; too long, and they will rub something, often tires,
> which will rub a hole that will explode when the reinforcement is gone;
> wrong fittings, and they will break at the fitting or leak or simply
> won't fit.
>
> Bill Strickland
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