<VV> '65 Engine to Body Seal Screws

[ricknorris at suddenlink.net]

When I rebuild any of my engines I always change any sheet metal screws smaller than 1/4-20 to that size. It's an easy drill out to correct size and run a 1/4-20 tap through it. Makes hunting for the right size fastener easier and if, like me you are of the more "experienced" age it's way easier starting a larger screw!
--
Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com 

---- Mike Stillwell <yenko117 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> 
> 
>  Greg, In my experience - all '65's had the squatter 5/16's head sheet metal screws. The change to the top hat, as you call them, 1/4" head screws was in mid '66. My white Stinger in the 130XXX range has the 5/16ths head, while the next numerical '66 Corsa, at 147XXX, in the collection has 1/4" head. I have earlier and later '66's that correspond to the change between these #'s. I also have a '66 LOS Corsa from Dec '65 that has 1/4" head screws. I previously owned a LOS '65 Monza in the L11XXXX range that had 5/16" head screws.
> 
>  I'd go with the 5/16" head.
> 
>  Mike
>  YS-117
> 
> --- On Tue, 6/2/09, Greg Hanlin <g.hanlin at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: Greg Hanlin <g.hanlin at earthlink.net>
> > 
> > I'm back to work on my '65 LA built Corsa convertible
> > assembly after an 18 month hiatus.  Now if I could only
> > find everything that I removed two years ago......
> > 
> > Regarding the screws which hold the engine seal retainers
> > to the body - I was thinking they were the "tophat" type
> > screws like the ones holding the heater ducts together 
> > (that's what my '66 has on it), but if so I can't find
> > them.  The '65 assembly manual doesn't really show it
> > as a tophat type screw (reference pg 115 in the '65 assembly
> > manual) but more as a hex head sheet metal screw - which I
> > happen to have about the right number of, but I'd like to be
> > sure.
> > 
> > Can anyone with a '65 (preferably LA built) tell me what
> > kind of screws are holding your retainers to the body? 
> > I know the LA built cars had staples holding the seal to the
> > retainers which the Willow Run cars did not have, so there
> > may be differences in the screws between the two plants as
> > well.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > 
> > Greg Hanlin
> > Dayton OH
> > 
> > Corsa
> > Dayton Corvair Club
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