[NoVa-Corvairs] What's old is new again.

Tue May 14 17:33:35 EDT 2013

Hello again,
A couple of folks suggested that I have my Vair delivered to the Corvair Ranch.  Frankly, that's a fine idea and I may just go that route.  While it's there I can have a new convertible top installed since I'm not sure that I trust myself to do
it. 
What do the cognoscenti think about having the Ranch hands rebuild the front and rear suspension?  The bushings are going on a half-century now and they desperately need to be replaced.  Thing is, I'll have access to a lift and press at the Fort Belvoir auto crafts
shop, so why spend money I don't have to? 
- I've never rebuilt a front subframe, which almost seems like a Corvair rite of passage.  Should I have the Ranch do it?  Should I instead get a rebuildable core from them and figure it out on my own?
- I've never rebuilt a
rear suspension either.  Do the A-arms need to come out?  IIRC, reinstalling a late A-arm is only slightly less arduous than working in a quarry.
Curious as to your opinions.  The more I think about my 'Vair the more excited I get!
daniel

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Subject: What's old is new again.

From: "daniel at danielgoldberg.net" <goldie at danielgoldberg.net>

Date: Sat, May 11, 2013 8:56 pm

To: "Northern Va Corvair Club" <novacc-list at corvair.org>

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> Hello all.

> I'm returning to the DC area this summer, where I haven't lived since 2006.ï¿½ Of course, I full expect the collective NVCC membership to welcome me with open arms and a lukewarm beer or four.ï¿½ I'm proud to say that I was hand-selected for a coveted opportunity, although

> I've moved around so much these past several years that it's really taking its toll on me personally (currently I'm stationed at Fort Gordon, which is located in Augusta, GA).ï¿½

> I'll stop whining now -- let's get down to business.

> The good news is that I still own my 1965 Corsa 140

> convertible, although the paint still looks like a coagulating stab wound.ï¿½ The bad news is that it's been in storage in southwestern Oklahoma since 2008 -- I last saw/drove it in 2010, prior to leaving for Afghanistan.ï¿½ I'm tempted to ship my 'Vair to DC because I miss it, although I
> wonder how wise that is since: (1) it's currently indoors; (2) likely I won't have a garage in DC metro; and (3) the people storing it aren't hounding me (or even charging me).ï¿½ Then again, we don't own cars going on 50 years old because it's rational.

> I was wondering if I could ship my

> 'Vair out ahead of me to someone in NVCCland who would (1) store it until I arrive and settle in, and (2) get it roadworthy for me.ï¿½ I'm thinking that it'll need the typical stuff (battery, tune up, fluid change, flush/bleed brakes, drain gas tank), but I know for a fact that the under-car
> accelerator linkage is going to need some adjusting.ï¿½ Of course I would pay you to do all of this for me -- we'll negotiate ahead of time in order to minimize any surprises, although I fully expect the unexpected (e.g., a opossum may have eaten through the wiring harness or even swallowed
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> entire secondary carburetor in a single gulp).

> What do you think?

> I look forward to seeing my old friends again and making some new ones.

> All my best,

> daniel

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