<VV> '65 Engine to Body Seal Screws

[Greg Hanlin]

Thanks to everyone who posted and sent me info on the screws.  Looks like 
I've got the correct ones.

Greg

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Stillwell" <yenko117 at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Greg Hanlin" <g.hanlin at earthlink.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> '65 Engine to Body Seal Screws




 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