My wife wants to learn to drive but she refuses to learn in a stick shift. How hard is it to convert to PG? I'm sure I could trade straight for an auto with someone who wants a 4 speed. Parts needed? This way I'd solve that oil soaked clutch problem also.

Buy your wife a cheap hyundai or something to learn in,,fix your leaky seals and let your car live!!!







1960 4dr sedan caveman car
1961 Rampside (Chetside)
1962 Rampside (Barnside)
1962 Short Rampside (Shortside)
1962 Monza 700 Wagon
1963 Monza 900 coup (General Nader)

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Rust Free Lancaster Ca

Lol Ok.

+1 for getting a beater...

Course, no reason it can't be another Corvair!

Regards,
Mike T
Lady's Island S.C.

Black '65 CORSA "parts" car ("RatVair") '65 CORSA Weber/180 ("Whitey") '60 500 Sedan ("Smurf Surf Sedan")

Easier to sell your car and buy a PG. Lots of little things you will need.

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Ronnie
Southern Maine.
www.dirigocorvairs.net
66 Corsa Convertible, 140, 4sp.
65 Monza Convertible, 110, PG.




It doesn't leak, it's marking it's territory.

A mirror is a reflection of the miles travelled.

Dan,

I did this on my 64 for precisely the same reason. Its easy. Here's an old thread describing it. Let me know if you have any questions.

[corvaircenter.com]

Dave

coupla cheap cars on ebay as of late. craigs is full of them. where you at again danno????

Regards,
Mike T
Lady's Island S.C.

Black '65 CORSA "parts" car ("RatVair") '65 CORSA Weber/180 ("Whitey") '60 500 Sedan ("Smurf Surf Sedan")

I did it overnight when the 4-speed in my DD grenaded.

Bob Thomas 68 Monza

With all the parts from a doner car, STD to Auto is easy. In Late models, Auto to Std is easy!

Wish we could just pull our cars up next to each others' and swap 'em. I've got PG, am going to convert to standard soon. Wife was disappointed when she saw it was an auto.

I'm in Vegas

I just re-read your original post and noticed that you wrote "wants to learn to drive". She doesn't drive at all? I'd say start with the stick in a large empty parking lot or off-road and get her used to the stick shift before embarking on the rest of it. It might be best to engage a friend to do the teaching and stay out of it because teaching her yourself can lead to unnecessary marital tension. Maybe you can find a rental car that's a stick? When I had a car lot, I once sold a car but had to teach both the husband and wife how to drive a stick - I said fine but refused to guarantee the clutch

Craig N. Coeur d'Alene ID.
66 Black Monza 4dr, 4.2L V8 49k
61 Seamist Jade Rampside 140 PG
65 Canadian Monza 4dr 110/PG 40k
66 Sprint Corsa convt - First car! Re-purchased 43 years later
2+2 gnatsuM 5691

+17 Tons of parts

Dan,maybe you can find a corvair with a PG in it for not too much money,then you would be a two vair family and not loose your 4-speed. If she likes corvairs I personally think thats a better solution,but good luck with whatever you decide,and I agree maybe if you could find someone else too teach her to avoid the marital tension,no fun.

Setterz54
Fulton,MD.

Yeah she doesn't drive at all. My wife is 39 and has never been licensed. I did try to teach her in my MGB which was a stickshift but we all know it takes about a week to master a stick and she gets frustrated easily. She seems to like Jeeps, Mazda Miata's, and Smart cars. Owning 2 Corvairs is probably not a good idea as I'd never have time to work on hers if I'm always working on mine lol.

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> I'm in Vegas

[lasvegas.craigslist.org]

That has "learner car" all over it.

Oh that will sell quick. Still not in my price range yet. My wife wants a Mazda Miata with automatic.. She calls the Corvair "Old grandpa"