Cruzin' in the Glenn Corvair

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group



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Cruzin' in the Glenn Corvair

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

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I skipped over some of the steps in my earlier posts, so I'll add them now.

To start - some photos of the ORIGINAL (restored) powertrain

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

and a few more powertrain photos

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

and a few more powertrain photos

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

This was the car coming home from Kyle's shop in early January of this year. At this point it had no powertrain, working brakes, or steering wheel. We slowly winched it out of the trailer and into the garage.


However, the car was now facing the wrong way for powertrain installation, so I had to put the car on my lift and then spin it 180 degrees - THAT was very scary!!

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

A couple shots of my two '64s sitting side by side with the Glenn Powertrain in front of Alice.

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Here is a look at the shield that protects the high pressure AC pipe underneath the car

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Before I could install the powertrain I had to install the rear AC hoses - that was NOT fun - these are thick-walled hoses that have to make some sharp bends.

The second photo is a "before and after"

Last photo shows how the compressor wire is secured to the hose

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Hoses entering the engine compartment. It took some fiddling to get the placement of the AC hoses and the heater hoses correct. The Assembly manual instructions give an incorrect placement for the hoses with respect to the heater hose.

And yes, before somebody says something, I know that the boot on the axle dipstick is place incorrectly in these photos - I fixed it later.

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Voltage Regulator, Brakes, and rear motor mount.

I later swapped in new brake shoes.

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Powertrain installation:

Raise car on lift
Slide engine into position
Lower lift somewhat
Place jack under engine cradle
Raise powertrain into position
Secure powertrain to mounts
Remove jack and cradle

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

continuing powertrain installation...

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Under car detail - took a long time to hook everything back up again.

Second photo shows the relationship of heater hose to AC hoses - the heater hose is FORWARD to (in front of) the AC hoses - it HAS to be this way for everything to fit, but the Assembly manual states the AC hoses should be FORWARD to the heater hose - WRONG!!!!

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group



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Tunnel covers, fuel line and brake cable detail

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Restored Valve covers installed

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Rear grill and underside of engine

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Installing the instrument panel took me most of a day - had to properly route the new harness, install the new defroster hose, courtesy and AC wires, etc. etc.

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group

Evaporator - not a fun installation, but easier than a late model

Control unit - easy job

Low Pressure pipe - not too hard a job

Bill Hubbell,
President, Stock Corvair Group