[V8Vairs] Saginaw side plate conversion.

[Chris Wills]

I forgot to mention the washer! You do need this as Seth points out.  But some have told me the lengthening is needed also, to keep the shift fork engaded in the side cover levers.  I didn't need to do this, but you may...

 

Chris Wills

 
> From: Sethracer at aol.com
> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:25:14 -0400
> To: v8vairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Saginaw side plate conversion.
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> In a message dated 4/19/2010 4:15:02 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> cjwills at msn.com writes:
> 
> I did this on a Kelmark with no problems. Others have had problems, and 
> the fix is to lengthen the selector fork where it goes into the side cover 
> by 1/8"
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> 
> Chris Wills
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> Actually, the easiest way is to put a washer -hardened if possible - in 
> between the fork and the lever in the side cover. This will push out the lever 
> and seat it properly into the synchro. I did this on a Corvair/Corvair (a 
> Stinger, actually) with a Hurst shifter. I used tubes with welded-in 
> threaded ends for adjustment between the side cover and theShifter. I think that 
> using "substantial" cables would make it stiffer. It was a little better 
> that a mostly stock shifter, but not nearly as good as the latest stuff. My 
> Corsa shifts better than the race car did. Of course the V8 introduces 
> another "impediment" to the best shifting. Chris Wills' stuff offers a 
> substantial improvement, but it will take some adaptation.
> 
> Seth Emerson
> 
> C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette
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