Illustrated Service Guides  & Vintage Bicycle Repair

  I inherited this Corvair from my grandmother in 2007.  It hasn't moved under its own power since about 1984.  It was parked in the garage and boxes of this-n-that were piled on it for the next 20+ years.  Luckily for me I knew nothing about cars, so I was able to blissfully under-estimate the amount of time, money, knowledge and effort it would take to make this car road-worthy again. 

    I'm putting a later (1964) engine in it, which I'm in the process of overhauling.  (To say that in one sentence really glosses it over, but to lay it out properly would take several pages, and I know you don't have that kind of time on your hands.  In a nutshell: every piece of the engine was disassembled, revelant parts re-machined, new pieces purchased.)  Putting in electronic ignition and switching from a generator to an alternator.  I still need to replace the seat foam, which is harder than it sounds.  Also need to drain the tank and purge the gas lines.  Also need to purge the old brake fluid and install the new master cylinder, probably new brake shoes.  Old shocks have to go.  Weather stripping, window fuzzies, it goes on and on. 

    I'm doing all of the work myself (except for the machine shop stuff) which either makes me brave or stupid.  Smart money says a little bit of both.

That's all the snaps I have at the moment.

More later.