<VV> RE: VirtualVairs digest, Vol 1 #124 - 15 msgs
Gino Callegari Melo
gcallegari@insepet.com
Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:57:11 -0500
Dear I4m Colombia South America I4ll race my corvair in a vintage cars
race..but I do not want to be in last place again..I4m thinking to change a
head for a 140 HP but clogging one of the carburetors and work with one
carburetor per head this conversion is usefeul?
Anybody knows?
Regards
GINO CALLEGARI M
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Re: [fastvair] Which Car ? (JWCorvair@aol.com)
2. RE:Pulled head stud Woes (David V. Clamp)
3. Re: Horizontal Cooling only $427 Euros! (JVHRoberts@aol.com)
4. Re: U-joint disaster (Louis C. Armer, Jr.)
5. Re: Re: Boxer Engine (JVHRoberts@aol.com)
6. Re: 64 4 DOOR door panels. (N2VZD@aol.com)
7. 110 Heads Needed (GYoungwolf@aol.com)
8. First Gear Grumble (Geoff Johnson)
9. Re: First Gear Grumble (Tony)
10. Re: [fastvair] Which Car ? (Levair@aol.com)
11. Re: Re: [fastvair] Which Car ? (Levair@aol.com)
12. Re: Re: [fastvair] Which Car ? (Levair@aol.com)
13. Re: Re: [fastvair] Which Car ? (Levair@aol.com)
14. Re: Re: [fastvair] Which Car ? (Levair@aol.com)
15. (Advertisement)LM Rear Motor Mount (Brek86@cs.com)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 18:58:36 -0500
From: JWCorvair@aol.com
To: Levair@aol.com, fastvair@yahoogroups.com
Cc: virtualvairs@corvair.org, ricebugg@mtco.com, S_levair@iquest.net,
FREDSCLASSICS@aol.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: [fastvair] Which Car ?
OK, so I reread Warren's original email and it seems that there is only one
race car. Does anyone have any dates related to when Bill Thomas built the
car and Doug Roe bought it from him? In particular, I am wondering about
racing events and such. By the way, I think that this is my favorite
Corvair, one that has always inspired my interest in building hot rod Vairs
because it is such a stark and purposeful car - kinda like a Porsche 550
Spyder - and a car that has significant history.
Regards - Joe White
60 Sedan
Boulder, CO
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Message: 2
From: "David V. Clamp" <66corsa@cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Cc: <BEllison@bbafiberweb.com>
Subject: RE:<VV> Pulled head stud Woes
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:25:30 -0500
Well Barry,
I can sympathize with you. I sent the heads off of my car to Ray Sedman
for deep valve seats, new springs, gasket step removal, and anything
else that needs fixing that my untrained eye can't see. I know when I
get them back, they'll be done right. But it is killing me to see these
nice sunny, warm southern days and not have my convertible to drive.
David V Clamp
Member: Corsa
Heart of Georgia Corvairs - Newsletter Editor, VP
Nader's Raiders
1966 Corsa convertible 140/4spd w/ AC
<mailto:66corsa@cox.net> mailto:66corsa@cox.net
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Message: 3
From: JVHRoberts@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:33:52 EST
Subject: Re: <VV> Horizontal Cooling only $427 Euros!
To: crawfordrose@msn.com, virtualvairs@corvair.org
The big difference is the alternator and fan shroud. The horizontal setup
only uses the Porsche impeller. The vertical setup uses the entire Porsche
fan
shroud and alternator.
In a message dated 3/7/2004 4:38:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
crawfordrose@msn.com writes:
See those crazy Germans go Corvair crazy! The Riechert horizontal cooling
system is very fashionable in Germany... but note the higher price for
Porsche
style! http://www.ahnendorp.de/news.html
C.A. Rose
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 19:28:33 -0800
To: "Jim Bannister" <jimster1@earthlink.net>
From: "Louis C. Armer, Jr." <carmerjr@mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> U-joint disaster
Cc: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Hey Jim, It would seem to me that you may have discovered the reason
for the failure of both u-joints on the half-shaft. If the "tab" failure
was the
first thing to happen, then it is possible that end play, and centrifucal
force
could cause that end cap of the outboard u-joint to fail and cause the rest
of
your catastrophic half shaft failure. We now have 39 + years of wear and
tear
on our LM Corvairs and metal fatigue may be possible in any moving part.
Chuck Armer
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At 02:21 PM 3/7/04 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I need to ask the collected wisdom of the VV group. The other day, there
>was a hell of a bang under the rear end of my LM Corsa. I finally got it
>jacked up today to start the repairs. I knew before that the passenger
side
>inboard u-joint had sheared the trunion and was just flopping around in the
>differential yoke. What I didn't know was that the drivers side outboard
>u-joint was also sheared. Can any one out there shed any light on the
>possible cause of this damage. Another bit of bad news is that the little
>tab that is cast into the left hand wheel hub is broken off as well. Its
>function is to prevent any end play in the u-joint cap. Looks like I'll
>need to find another rear hub as well. It's never as simple as it looks at
>first glance. Have any of the racers\autocrossers experienced any failure
>like this?
>
>Jim B.
>
>'66 turbovert
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Corvair Atlanta, BOD
CORSA MEMBER
CORSA Tri-Membership Chairman
http://carmerjr.home.mindspring.com/
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Message: 5
From: JVHRoberts@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:35:01 EST
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Boxer Engine
To: vairologist@juno.com, virtualvairs@corvair.org
Hmmm... you better tell all those companies that call their flat engines
boxers that they are wrong! <G>
In a message dated 3/7/2004 5:20:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
vairologist@juno.com writes:
Smitty says:
1, Roberts; The Only Boxer........
2. Miller; I found this definition........
3. Moorhouse; I'v dragged VV through this........
4. Potts; I read an article..........
5. Roberts; Ferrari would beg.........
6. Wilkinson; I believe that.........
7. Underwood; Uh... The Vair engine.........
8. Roberts; The Corvair is as much.........
9. Wilkinson; The real boxer.........
And Smitty says, I think you are wrong, but I did enjoy the opinions.
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Message: 6
From: N2VZD@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:54:58 EST
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> Re: 64 4 DOOR door panels.
if anyone has some very nice door panels from a 64 4door i would like a
reply
offline?. i want red but will repaint. these are for my lakewood project
car.
if i dont find some soon i guess i will go ahead with new ones(ouch). i
would like pictures if you can. regards tim colson
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Message: 7
From: GYoungwolf@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 20:01:46 EST
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> 110 Heads Needed
I need a good pair of LM 110HP heads for a customer's engine. Will pay
reasonable price or swap a pair of 140 HP heads for yours and a few bucks.
As
always, I will also offer a pair of Premium Rebuild Carbs (or other carbs or
items)
in trade.
Thanks,
Grant Young
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 19:02:15 -0700
From: Geoff Johnson <geoffj@unm.edu>
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> First Gear Grumble
Today we pulled apart the 66 four speed from our Corsa. The history of
this box is unknown. It had sat in my fathers garage for 20 years when we
put it in the Corsa last year. It works great and shifts easlily and
smoothly but has had this grumbling sound in first since we put it in. We
were expecting to find worn needle bearings or one of the two big bearings
to be worn. They all looked good with no noticeable wear. So we put in
new needle bearings and a new countershaft just to be sure. So back
together it went. Question is what else could it be? Or is it just plain
noisy? Sound is audible whenever the tranny is shifted into first, clutch
in or out and only when the car is in motion. Only happens noticeably in
first.
Geoff Johnson
66 Corsa Cp
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 21:16:45 -0800
To: Geoff Johnson <geoffj@unm.edu>, virtualvairs@corvair.org
From: Tony <tonyu@roava.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> First Gear Grumble
At 1902 03/07/2004 -0700, Geoff Johnson wrote:
>Today we pulled apart the 66 four speed from our Corsa. The history of
>this box is unknown. It had sat in my fathers garage for 20 years when we
>put it in the Corsa last year. It works great and shifts easlily and
>smoothly but has had this grumbling sound in first since we put it in. We
>were expecting to find worn needle bearings or one of the two big bearings
>to be worn. They all looked good with no noticeable wear. So we put in
>new needle bearings and a new countershaft just to be sure. So back
>together it went. Question is what else could it be? Or is it just plain
>noisy? Sound is audible whenever the tranny is shifted into first, clutch
>in or out and only when the car is in motion. Only happens noticeably in
>first.
>
Did you change the input shaft bearing? Ignore the fact that it might
"look OK"... it's notorious for being noisy in 1st, and not just Vair gear
boxes.
tony..
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Message: 10
From: Levair@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:34:45 EST
To: ricebugg@mtco.com, fastvair@yahoogroups.com
CC: virtualvairs@corvair.org, S_levair@iquest.net, FREDSCLASSICS@aol.com
Subject: <VV> Re: [fastvair] Which Car ?
In a message dated 3/7/04 6:45:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ricebugg@mtco.com
writes:
<<
Warren's information is essentially correct. >>
Whew! It's hard to quickly sum all that info correctly.
Thanks, Jim
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Message: 11
From: Levair@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:44:39 EST
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: [fastvair] Which Car ?
To: JWCorvair@aol.com, fastvair@yahoogroups.com
CC: virtualvairs@corvair.org, ricebugg@mtco.com, S_levair@iquest.net,
FREDSCLASSICS@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/04 6:50:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, JWCorvair
writes:
<< This is now becoming confusing to me. It seems that maybe there was only
one race car. >>
One is correct, Mike Rubaner Customized the car and repainted it;
in his words : "Any thing that hauls that well should have looks to match."
Warren
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Message: 12
From: Levair@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:45:20 EST
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: [fastvair] Which Car ?
To: JWCorvair@aol.com, fastvair@yahoogroups.com
CC: virtualvairs@corvair.org, ricebugg@mtco.com, S_levair@iquest.net,
FREDSCLASSICS@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/04 6:52:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
JWCorvair@aol.com
writes:
<< Is this the same car described as Doug Roe's car in "How to Hot Rod
Corvair Engines >>
It is both cars.
Warren
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Message: 13
From: Levair@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:47:12 EST
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: [fastvair] Which Car ?
To: JWCorvair@aol.com, fastvair@yahoogroups.com
CC: virtualvairs@corvair.org, ricebugg@mtco.com, S_levair@iquest.net,
FREDSCLASSICS@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/04 6:58:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, JWCorvair
writes:
<< car. Does anyone have any dates related to when Bill Thomas built the car
and Doug Roe bought it from him? >>
Will work on that. It'll take lots of help.
Warren
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Message: 14
From: Levair@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:48:10 EST
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: [fastvair] Which Car ?
To: JWCorvair@aol.com, fastvair@yahoogroups.com
CC: virtualvairs@corvair.org, ricebugg@mtco.com, S_levair@iquest.net,
FREDSCLASSICS@aol.com
In a message dated 3/7/04 7:01:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,
JWCorvair@aol.com
writes:
<< nspired my interest in building hot rod Vairs because it is such a stark
and purposeful car >>
nice way of saying "pug ugly" which it is.
Warren
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Message: 15
From: Brek86@cs.com
Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:59:05 EST
To: virtualvairs@skiblack.com
Subject: <VV> (Advertisement)LM Rear Motor Mount
It's almost time to get those Vairs on the road again for some of you. Have
you looked at your rear motor mount lately? Sagging or just sheared off? I
was
tired of the sag too and tired of sending it off and waiting to have it
replaced. That's why I developed a replacement late model rear motor mount
to stop
the sag. If your in need or just interested let me know I can send a picture
for you to see the difference. My prototype has been in my daily driver
since
July 2001,with 41000 miles so far. The mount is $129.95 plus shipping and
uses
the original mounting hardware. It will work in AC cars too.
Thanks for your consideration.
Jeff Brekke
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