Brent finished the aluminum air exhaust housing this past week, so I prepped it for paint, applied the self etching primer, then applied the flat black base coat.

Next will be the spatter paint coat followed by the final flat black coat next weekend.








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Dropped the dummy powertrain and removed everything from the back end in order to begin sectioning out the rear frame rail:




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Then began removing a section of the rear frame rail.

Noticed something was burning from INSIDE the frame rail while cutting the steel and discovered a mouse house...









Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Probably not the only mouse house in the car.

Seth Emerson

Check my new Performance Corvair Web site [www.perfvair.com]

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Probably not the only mouse house in the car.

Yep! This is the second one, so far...

The first was inside the space behind the passenger side fresh air vent.

So, where else should I check??

Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Spatter painted the air exhaust housing then finished up with flat black paint and did the final test install:








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Boxed in the rear frame rail then painted it to prevent flash rusting until the engine bay is re-done:







Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Had a productive day fabricating the body brackets for the new Redline Engineering rotisserie:











Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Dean - How about a couple more pictures of your radiator cut-out and mounting. Can you raise the radiator up if you need to? Your electric pump is in the back seat area, right? 23 pages are keeping me entertained!

Seth Emerson

Check my new Performance Corvair Web site [www.perfvair.com]



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 03/08/2021 10:41PM by Seth Emerson.

How big is the radiator? Width/height? I am already starting with the center (behind the license plate) cut out - Stinger Oil cooler location.

Seth,

Look towards the bottom of page 5 for the photos of the trunk cut-outs and radiator mounting.

If those do not cover what you're looking for, then let me know and I'll take more this weekend.

The radiator is an AFCO double pass 27.5 inches wide, 19 inches tall and 2.9 inches wide

Cannot raise the radiator without hitting the trunk lid.

Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Got it - Thanks. I will have to do some more measuring!

After cutting the hole in the dash of the old body, I was not happy with how the Corvair center AC vent fits.

So, I have been playing around with it, cutting more test holes and trying to make it work to my satisfaction.

The other thing that I absolutely do NOT like is the "springy" ears that hold the vent to the metal are just plastic and do not seem to create a tight enough fit.

So, I did some research and found a "custom" center vent made by Vintage Air for a 68 Camaro that fits the bill, looks much better and will have better air flow.

The Camaro center vent kit comes with a metal template that made cutting the hole pretty easy.

The best part is that the vent slides into the hole from the back side and the plastic bezel fits over the front creating a sandwich effect for a better fit.













Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Nice job Dean and you did it in just 2 tries...most of the time it takes at least 3 times to get the results we want. Keep up the good work. Ken

Dean, can that "outer" Camaro AC center bezel be flipped 180 degrees?

If so, how does it look with the protruding section at the top so it follows the slant of the dash?

Can you post a pic of it that way if it is possible?

Rick Loving
Corvair historian & chronicler of useless facts
CORSA
Performance Corvair Group
Chicagoland Corvair Enthusiasts

RAL1963@COMCAST.NET
Just south of Chicago IL

Current Ride
63 Sprint Vert 140/4sp

Past Rides
60 700 Sedan 80hp PG
63 Monza Vert 102hp 4 spd
63 Monza Coupe 140hp 4 spd
63 700 Sedan 80hp 3 spd
64 Monza Vert 110hp 4 spd
64 Monza Coupe 95hp 3 spd
64 Monza Sedan 110hp PG
65 500 Coupe 95hp 4 spd
65 Monza Coupe 110hp PG
65 Corsa Coupe 140hp 4 spd
66 Turbo Coupe 180/4sp
68 Monza Vert 140hp 3 spd

Rick (ral1963),

The vent cannot be flipped because it is wider at the bottom.

I looked at it both ways and chose to make it so that the wider part is at the bottom.

Also, I did not want the bezel attaching screws to be visible from the top.





Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Let me guess, Dean - Vintage air assigned a Part Number for the center vent? Enquiring minds want to know! Especially Rick Loving - - and me, too <grin> By the way, I ordered up a radiator for the V6 front radiator. Thanks for posting all the photos, I will keep you informed!

Seth Emerson

Check my new Performance Corvair Web site [www.perfvair.com]

Seth,

I purchased the center vent from Camaro Central for $89.95, not knowing that it was made by Vintage Air at that time.

When I opened the package, I noticed the Vintage Air instruction sheet for part 622238, which is available from Summit for less than $72.

Therefore, you and others can benefit from my "pioneering" efforts

Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Assembled the JEGS body cart and placed the new body on it to get it off the lift so that I could get the old body on the lift to remove the remaining items such as the front and rear suspension, the water cooler, fuel & brake lines and the long wiring harness.

Placed the new body on the rotisserie and confirmed that my brackets are more than strong enough to support the car.

After removing the "good" items from the old body, I started installing the old front and rear suspension to make it a roller again.











Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

New radiator came today, Should fit in quite well. Now figuring out where, how much to cut! Fun times.

Seth Emerson

Check my new Performance Corvair Web site [www.perfvair.com]

Nice equipment you have acquired!

-Tom


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Nice equipment you have acquired!

My motto is "Never pass up an opportunity to get a new tool!"

Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998

Despite special work projects and spring "honey do's" dominating the past two weekends, I was able to finish making the old body into a "roller" :





Dean F. Gemberling
Columbus, Georgia
Heart of Georgia Corvair Club Webmaster
Springfest Webmaster

1963 Rampside w/305 V8 - Built by Ken Arnold in 1998