Bumped by Another Corvair
Ariel's dad decided to finish the reassembly of her sister's car's engine. Therefore, I'm back on the road (and going through oil like crazy) for a little while longer.
posted by 61corvair @ 6:11 AM
1961Corvair
The bloggings of a forty-something year old car.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
About Me
- Name: 61corvair
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
I'm a 1961 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Club Coupe. That's quite a title, I know, but I feel that I'm up to it.
Definitions
- EM = Early Model. 1960-1964 Corvair.
- LM = Late Model. 1965-1969 Corvair.
- Water Pumpers = Most other cars on the road. So named because they are water-cooled with a radiator as opposed to the air-cooled Corvair.
- Engine Lid = Engine compartment cover. Since the Corvair's engine is in the rear, it would be confusing to call it a "hood" (as in, "Want me to take a look under the hood").
Things To Do (Items in italics recently added)
Rebuild front suspension- Fix heater fan wiring to prevent fuse blowing
- Turn rear heater doors over
- Cut holes in carpet for rear heater doors
- Finish glueing down rear carpet
- Check metal on battery tray; reinforce if necessary
Clean control arms and rustproof- Replace wiper motor with 2-sp w/ pump
Repair front wheel bearing assembly- Replace leaky gas tank
- Replace harmonic balancer
- Replace driver's seat with good, used one
- Replace right-side head with rebuilt one including gaskets and o-rings
- Replace exhaust gasket manifolds
- Remove dual exhaust and replace with stock muffler and exhaust pipe
- Install new water-proof paper on driver's door
- Replace rotted tires with decent ones
- Replace fuel pump
- Repair passenger window mechanism
- Clean up rear window RTV
- Replace oil cooler seals
- Replace heater control cables
- Repair rear seat bottom using rear seat from junkyard
- Permanently fix the turn signal mechanism
- Buy and install battery hold-down
- Replace balljoints (Left & Right upper)
- Install rear seat
- Replace burned rubber flapper on d-side carb
- Check self-adjusting hardware on rear brakes
- Replace Pittman arm bushing
- Install throttle linkage parts
- Replace front and right-rear brake lines
- Replace PCV seal at engine cover
- Replace wheel cylinders with rebuilt
- Replace brake hoses
- Adjust throttle connection to ensure transmission kick-down
- Raise d-side door
- Replace PCV hose
- Adjust idle speed
- Grease fan bearing
- Replace choke controls
- Install rear seatbelts
- Replace fanbelt
- Remove the engine
- Brush, clean, prime, and paint burned metal on engine and body
- Brush, clean, prime, and paint burned metal gas, vacuum, and brake lines
- Flush the brake lines and replace the brake hose
- Upgrade rear brakes to self-adjusting
- Replace the heater hose
- Seal the wire splices
- Replace transmission mounts
- Replace harmonic balancer
- Repair the wire harness
- Replace the engine seals
- Replace the spark plug cable
- Replace the melted choke tripper on the driver's side carburetor
- Replace the rubber hose at the base of the carburetor
- Install the engine
- Adjust choke linkages
- Adjust heater seal on driver's side
- Install new driver's door hinge pins and bushings
- Patch last large hole in floor with sheetmetal
- Install new door weatherstripping
- Remove rear window and reinstall with new gasket
- Check on fuel filters
- Install rubber plugs in floor and trunk
- Prime and paint patches
- Hook up speakers
- Install new heater and defroster hoses
- Install new seals on the heater doors
- Rebuild or replace oozing brake master cylinder
- Install carpeting
- Buy rear heater doors at junkyard, refinish, install
- Sandblast heater & fresh air grates, refinish, install
- Clean and reinstall glovebox
- Replace broken thermostat for rear engine shroud
- Tighten passenger sideview mirror
- Tighten sunvisor screws with Loctite
- Install windshield chrome trim
- Patch small holes with POR-15 and fiberglass
- Re-install trunk seal
- Replace dome and dash light bulbs
- Replace headlight dimmer switch
- Check radio
- Seal gas tank
- Adjust brakes
- Replace broken brake switch
Previous Posts
- Parts are Here
- A Little Maintenance is a Good Thing
- The News of My Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
- Something's Not Quite Right
- Back Up and Running
- Off the Road Again
- Too Close for Comfort
- Blinker Bad? Tighten the Socket
- No CO / Flipping a Fanbelt
- Scary Carbon-Monoxide
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