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@david 1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I finally draw up a sharpie TODO Checklist, which so many people seem to use (at least they do in their 'tube videos)
...then spend the day derusting and plating old bolts - something not on The Checklist.
This is going to take awhile longer, I'm afraid. -
@david 1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Cleaned and zinc plated the clutch cable.
Such tasks seem never ending. -
1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I also cleaned up the headlight buckets, which included having to fabricate a trim hold-down bracket and home made rivets to hold the bracket down.
I straightened and polished the stainless rings that hold the headlights down.
Now I need to decide whether I'm going to try to tackle repairing the aluminum bezels, or whether Clark's get another couple hundred $ from me for reproductions. -
1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The spring in the trunk that holds the jack stand in place was stretched.
Turns out, all you need to do is heat it up so it loses its will to live and you can "squish" it back to shape while hot. Quench with water and ta-da: good as new.
I then plated and polished the mostly-straightened spring. -
1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I rescued these "Body By Fisher" stamped/painted sill badges from my old sills and will put them onto the shiny repro sills (which come without) using tiny rivets.
These things have never been reproduced, and go for about $30 each if you can find 'em. -
1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I rescued these "Body By Fisher" stamped/painted sill badges from my old sills and will put them onto the shiny repro sills (which come without) using tiny rivets.
These things have never been reproduced, and go for about $30 each if you can find 'em. -
omg Corvair (Zonkpunch) came out perfect?? 😭✨
🎨 Gallery + commissions → lahmu.live
#fanart #corvair(zonkpunch) #aiart #characterart
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1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The steering box (minus lube) is back together and feels ok even though the teeth are slightly pitted.
Coincidentally, Clarks Corvair just sent their 2026 parts catalog which announces they will have affordable repro gears later this year, so I may be taking this back apart before the year is done. -
1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The steering box (minus lube) is back together and feels ok even though the teeth are slightly pitted.
Coincidentally, Clarks Corvair just sent their 2026 parts catalog which announces they will have affordable repro gears later this year, so I may be taking this back apart before the year is done. -
Corvair (Zonkpunch) 🥺 the vibes are immaculate
🎨 Gallery + commissions → lahmu.live
#fanart #corvair(zonkpunch) #aiart #characterart
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1964 #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I've been helping the neighbor some with his 1984 #Porsche 944, and that has got me back in the mood to work on my own project.
Over the weekend, I blew off 10 months of accumulated dust from the fresh paint job, gently washed with new micro fibre cloths, and then promptly covered it with an indoor cover.
A couple of days ago, I dropped the suspension so that I could access the underside.
I need to address the lack of adequate underbody seam sealer situation, which is one gripe I've got with the place that did the bodywork. I mean, come on!
Once the underside is properly sealed, then I can start putting things back in.
And one of those things is a steering column upgraded with a slightly less-worn worm nut than the one that came in the car. -
Corvair (Zonkpunch)~ sorry not sorry 🔥
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#fanart #corvair(zonkpunch) #aiart #characterart
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Steering wheel and dashboard of a Chevrolet Corvair, a controversial car that was ahead of it's time that's still popular with collectors
#cars #automotive #photo #photography #chevrolet #corvair #dashboard #carshow
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Steering wheel and dashboard of a Chevrolet Corvair, a controversial car that was ahead of it's time that's still popular with collectors
#cars #automotive #photo #photography #chevrolet #corvair #dashboard #carshow
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I visited the 60yo #Corvair Rampside wearing 40yo mud.
Minimal surface/body rot, but the underside implies an entire mechanical refresh and I don't have the space (nor energy) for that. Dammit.
Pretty rare to find an original untouched, especially at the low price ask. It won't be sitting much longer. -
Oh, god.
A cheap, unrestored, decent condition #Corvair Rampside - a vehicle I've always coveted - is available 30 minutes from here.
I have little need for it, other than *damned cool*, and only street parking for it.
It could be flipped for 3x the asking price.
WHAT DO I DO? -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
FINALLY finished the dual master cylinder brake conversion.
It took forever to get the correct trunkside lines with 1/2" on one end and 7/16" on the other, while keeping the original 1/4" line size. Had to pick up pipe bender and double flare the shorter line after cutting to length.
I chose to use the original GM brass T and special nut, which required sourcing from 2 different Corvair supply houses.
In the end, I think it looks pretty clean. I took the opportunity to paint the new unit with "Cast Blast" paint. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The original headliner was stapled onto the car via a hard cardboard strip that was itself stapled into the metal of the roof's edge.
When the car was stripped, the old hardboard was blasted away, but the staples remained.
I ripped the old staples out, drilled out every other existing staple hole and riveted in new strips of 1/8" hardboard which had been cut to size. For tight curves, I had to wet, bend and then dry the hardboard to shape.
Now that the roof has been soundproofed, There should be nothing - but fear of doing a bad job - to prevent me putting the new headliner material in.
If I mess up headliner installation, that'll be $140 down the drain. Or do I pay someone $500 to "do it right"? -
I've now watched a half-dozen John Cassavetes movies, and even with the abundance of urban street scenes, I've yet to spot a single #Corvair
Disappointing. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Now that the un-assembled puzzle is all here, I have to admit to being overwhelmed to the point that some days it goes untouched.
Some of the order-of-operations are daunting. Example: headliner - need to pull all the staples that held down the glue strip and replace with screwed-in new glue strip. The staples are SOLIDLY in metal that is easily scratched.
Carpet - first need to seam-seal spots missed by the shop, then need to drill holes for gas pedal bolts in the replaced floor pan, but need to install brakelines to determine positioning.
Anyway, today I tackled and easier task: taking the old stainless trim from the worn out door cards, polished 'em and installed then in the new door cards.
I also chose to replace the gasline with aluminum after reading that aluminum is kosher for it. SOOOOoo much easier to work around bends while under the car than that bastard stainless line that had a hole. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
After considering my (expensive) options, I realized that the cheapest way to get the Corvair back high in the air so that I could easily work under it... was to simply borrow a massive 100lb floor jack from a local auto machine shop.
The last time I did this, it took 6 hours and many dangerous small jack stands.
This time it only took 2 hours. My hydraulic lift table was heavy-duty enough to hold the car aloft while I removed all the wheel ramps and wooden block to let the car finally rest back down on my 20" tall wooden dolly.
Next up: remove the suspension so that brake lines and such can go back in -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Putting the puzzle back together. Shop and assembly manuals are essential. The clutch and e-brake pulley details are especially non-intuitive.
The rubber floor mat in the trunk will be one of the few original pieces not replaced. I mean, why? -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
7 months between the before and after tow truck pictures.
Now I have some other things to attend to while my mind works over how to get this thing back in the air since the bodyshop declined to return the car on the tall wooden dolly I had made.
Space to work in is tiiiight. -
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#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The car will be coming home tomorrow, which means final tiding of the Very Small Garage. I built more hanging storage in a 5 hour burst of inspiration, but will still only be able to exit passenger side, due to narrowness.
Pro-tip: buy an already-restored car. Doing it yourself will cost at least 2x. Nostalgia is still an expensive drug. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The car will be coming home tomorrow, which means final tiding of the Very Small Garage. I built more hanging storage in a 5 hour burst of inspiration, but will still only be able to exit passenger side, due to narrowness.
Pro-tip: buy an already-restored car. Doing it yourself will cost at least 2x. Nostalgia is still an expensive drug. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Visited the 1964 Corvair during its final week of cutting, buffing, and touchup. It is just a touch darker than I'd like, but close enough not to make a fuss about. I'm sure it'll look dynamite in the sun. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Visited the 1964 Corvair during its final week of cutting, buffing, and touchup. It is just a touch darker than I'd like, but close enough not to make a fuss about. I'm sure it'll look dynamite in the sun. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Ug.
Just place The Order from Clarks - the one that includes all new interior panels, carpet, repro trim.
There remains The Final Order from Clarks, which will be the expensive exterior trim repro sets.
I'm going to see how the car looks naked before that final order is made.
Hopefully the interior order will arrive the same week as the fresh body.
No new pix, but lots of futzing with window mechanisms and cleaning/painting the last of what's sitting around. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Ug.
Just place The Order from Clarks - the one that includes all new interior panels, carpet, repro trim.
There remains The Final Order from Clarks, which will be the expensive exterior trim repro sets.
I'm going to see how the car looks naked before that final order is made.
Hopefully the interior order will arrive the same week as the fresh body.
No new pix, but lots of futzing with window mechanisms and cleaning/painting the last of what's sitting around. -
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#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The garage is as "wide" as I can get it for the eventual (2? 3? weeks) return of the painted body.
The interior trim bits have been painted, and final prep is occurring for body color paint - tomorrow!
Then clear coat, then cure a week, then cutting and polishing.
Weeee! -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
The garage is as "wide" as I can get it for the eventual (2? 3? weeks) return of the painted body.
The interior trim bits have been painted, and final prep is occurring for body color paint - tomorrow!
Then clear coat, then cure a week, then cutting and polishing.
Weeee! -
@david #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Body shop shared some pix of the first real paint - for door jambs, and front and rear of the beast.
Meanwhile, I'm frantically re-organizing my tiny garage so that (hopefully) both doors will be able to be opened once inside. I reckon I have until the end of the month.
In the back left of the garage shot, you can see my new steel storage shelves which holds all the paints and solvents and such that used to live in the partially disassembled wooden shelves I built long ago. They are just TOO wide to remain.
Tomorrow will see the installation of 8' of hanging racks, which will be home to the rest of the rubble seen in this picture.
Sad to say, my garage no longer smells like a garage, with all the cleaning I've been doing.
(In the top left of the garage pic, you can see the last spots of original colors of this house, which was built in 1954. Pink and Salmon. Bold! The original owner ended up in jail for embezzling from the city. Bold!) -
@david #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Body shop shared some pix of the first real paint - for door jambs, and front and rear of the beast.
Meanwhile, I'm frantically re-organizing my tiny garage so that (hopefully) both doors will be able to be opened once inside. I reckon I have until the end of the month.
In the back left of the garage shot, you can see my new steel storage shelves which holds all the paints and solvents and such that used to live in the partially disassembled wooden shelves I built long ago. They are just TOO wide to remain.
Tomorrow will see the installation of 8' of hanging racks, which will be home to the rest of the rubble seen in this picture.
Sad to say, my garage no longer smells like a garage, with all the cleaning I've been doing.
(In the top left of the garage pic, you can see the last spots of original colors of this house, which was built in 1954. Pink and Salmon. Bold! The original owner ended up in jail for embezzling from the city. Bold!) -
Free 'tube channel idea for someone who lives in the area.
CA HW128, heading east out of Winters is an amazing place to see weekend warriors in their classic cars. Just broadcast out automotive ASMR:
In the space of a 15 minute pull-over, we saw race modified Ford Escort MkIs, a hopped up Alfa GTV in glorious orange, a parade of Mercedes, then of BMWs, expected Porsches, a surprisingly many Maclarens, and a couple of newer douche Ferraris.
And a sole Miata.
As soon as my 1964 #Corvair Monza is put back together, it'll be making that run, for sure! -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I returned to the body ship to install the steering linkage and wheels so that they can move the beast around.
Next week begins some real paint work. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I returned to the body ship to install the steering linkage and wheels so that they can move the beast around.
Next week begins some real paint work. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Another trip to the body shop, this time to temporarily install the suspension, so that they can work on it at normal levels.
I only sliced one finger using a wrench, and the two shop workers only narrowly missed losing an eye, and being killed by a flying pipe during the compression of the rear springs (yikes).
I will return tomorrow with the steering linkage and wheels so the thing can get back on the ground and be aim-able during final bodywork operations. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Another trip to the body shop, this time to temporarily install the suspension, so that they can work on it at normal levels.
I only sliced one finger using a wrench, and the two shop workers only narrowly missed losing an eye, and being killed by a flying pipe during the compression of the rear springs (yikes).
I will return tomorrow with the steering linkage and wheels so the thing can get back on the ground and be aim-able during final bodywork operations. -
Here is the last Modernism Week classic car show post.
A rare, underappreciated second generation turbocharged Corvair Monza convertible is parked behind a terrific Healey.
A 1959 Citroen DS in light tan with a maroon interior.
An aqua mid-60s first generation Pontiac Grand Prix, license plate "Aquanet."
And a Studebaker Hawk.
#ModernismWeek
#ClassicCars
#PalmSprings
#Healey
#Corvair
#Citroen
#Pontiac
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#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Getting close now.
The bodyshop wants to do final panel fit and block sanding with the body on the suspension, so it is time for me to get this puzzle back together. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Last few weeks off, feeling like dogshit.
I have, however: completed upholstery, cleaned all suspension components. Lots of little stuff.
The bodyshop sent a pic of the state of the underside. Soon! -
Now that I have learned of the existence of the #Corvair engined Devin-C, I will be haunted until one is under me.
180HP, 1400lbs, Affordable-ish.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-devin-c-2/ -
@david #Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I tackled cleaning up the front sway bar on the 1964 Corvair.
The bar was pitted slightly under the old bushings, so extensive wire wheel effort was required.
In the end it cleaned up nice and just needs fresh bolts to be install-ready when the carcass comes back from the shop. -
Farewell. 🥃😢
It's heading to auction to benefit @WFMU now, and will hopefully bring some joy to its next owner.
I'm out of the #ClassicCars #Corvair fam now.
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#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Engine: no start.
Spark is good, fuel pump is pulling fuel. Compression is fine except for 30PSI in cylinder 6. Thing turns over but refuses to fire.
So.. Onto the interior! Replacement upholstery has arrived, and I'll start with the simplest piece - the rear seat bottom.
I need to derust/paint the frame, and then find some cotton batting to amend the slightly-deteriorated existing. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
I re-assembled the bits onto the engine ugly just to see what shape it is in when I test fire it.
If no smokey, then I'll make things pretty.
If smokey, then. Shit. We'll see whether I tackle it myself, or shop it out (and have it hot-rodded in a rebuild). -
1964 Corvair Pickup - $22,000
> Only 4500 of these pick ups were produced from 1961 to 1964. This one is very nice shape, the engine has been rebuilt and the chassis and body refurbished. It runs and drives great, everything works, except the wipers. The truck is ready to drive or show as is
https://kalispell.craigslist.org/cto/d/somers-1964-corvair-pickup/7796096582.html
#corvair #truck #weirdCarMastodon #craigsList #forSale #classicCar #car #pickup #chevy #chevrolet
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#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Replaced what seals I can on the transmission and differential. Cleaned threads in prep for re-joining them into one 170lb lug. -
#Corvair #AutoRestoration progress.
Transmission has been cleaned-up, primed, and painted. Bungie cord took one for the team.
The differential is still mid-clean, which is one of those "is it good enough to take primer" calls.
Slow going, but going.
Powder-coated suspension pieces should arrive next week, so all that can get re-assembled.