<VV> What would you do?

[Hugo Miller]

Just to clarify, I'm the British guy from Florida with the four '64 
convertibles, trying to decide which combination of engine, tranmission 
etc to use as I make one good car out of the lot & sell what's left. I'm 
over in the UK politicking right now, so that's on hold till I get back 
in a few weeks ;)

On 2019-06-04 01:24, Tom Berg via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Hugo,
> You're attached to the '62 sedan, so it sounds like making it a
> somewhat unique Spyder is the way to go. Then do what you will with
> the others.
> --Tom in Ohio
>     On Monday, June 3, 2019, 5:29:21 PM EDT, jdmercman--- via
> VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>
>  Drive the 65 it sounds like less workSent from my MetroPCS 4G LTE
> Android device------ Original message------From: Frank DuVal via
> VirtualVairs Date: Mon, Jun 3, 2019 1:38 PMTo:
> virtualvairs at corvair.org;Cc: Subject:Re:  What would you do?My
> question is what is failing in the Powerglides?  Are they just
> suffering from 50 year old seals?
>
> ???Not run well???. How?  Seat of pants feel is better with clutch,
> but Powerglides should run well, usually keep up with 4 speeds.
>
> Frank DuVal
>
>> On Jun 2, 2019, at 3:23 PM, jwcorvair--- via VirtualVairs  wrote:
>>
>> My situation is that I have a 62 four door running a 164 inch engine 
>> with a (yet again) blown Powerglide. This is the second PG in this car 
>> and, quite frankly, I am thoroughly sick of PGs. They have never run 
>> well in this car. The interior is perfect, but the exterior is in poor 
>> condition from sitting out for some time. The car will need a complete 
>> paint job.
>> I also have a 64 Spyder with a blown engine, rotted interior, bad 
>> paint, very little rust (just a couple of spots at the rear fenders), 
>> and cracked windshield. No clean title.
>> So here are my options:
>> 1. Remove 164 inch engine from 62 and install in the Spyder to get 
>> it running. (I have the original 145 inch engine from 62 that I can 
>> reinstall).2. Remove the running gear from the Spyder and install in 
>> the 62 to create a four-door Spyder.
>> I'm on the fence with this because I'm not certain which is going to 
>> give me the most bang for the buck (I'm not thinking monetary buck, 
>> but rather most enjoyment). Certainly, putting the 164 inch engine in 
>> the Spyder would relatively easy and keep a fairly limited model on 
>> the road (though it would be a pain to get a clean title). The clean 
>> up and complete "restoration" of the Spyder would be time consuming 
>> and expensive.
>> The transfer of running gear to the 62 would be time consuming, not 
>> expensive, and I would end up with a some what unique car - that 
>> finally runs. Also, I am more attached to the 62 because of what was 
>> going on in my life at the time I bought it.
>> I also have a 65 Monza four-door that has a four-speed. I could 
>> scrap the 62 four-door and the 64 Spyder and just enjoy the 65 
>> four-door (it needs a little TLC, but nothing like the other cars).
>> So, what are your thoughts and opinions. I would really like to know 
>> because I continue to vacillate on this.
>> Regards,Joe White62 four-door Monza64 Spyder65 four-door Monza
>
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