JimBrandberg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It sounds like you're just buying lug nuts but if you need studs the knurl size is a factor. > I've got a few Dormans I use where the knurl is a touch bigger and they pull through hard but that's better than loose. Turning the lug nut and having the stud turn with it is a horrible sinking feeling
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How long did your Vair spend in Bolivia? I remember that you had found it there several years ago and it was the only one.
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I just ordered a set of VTO wheels for my LM too. I got the Classic 8 Minilite clones. What stud did you end up using?
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Finally got mine back together after my fan shroud fiasco. Taking it out to pick up some Culvers.
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I entered a car show last weekend. No trophies but I won a $50 gift card from Hagerty! The only Vair out of 76 cars.
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Sold me the new floor pans for my LM vert. They also sold me cut out sections of used floor so I could harvest the tunnel sides from it. Excellent to deal with!
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Updating this old thread... I drive from St. Louis to Springfield MO about once a month. The two EM Corvairs, a red and a white one, that sat outside the mule trading post are now gone. It looks like the mule trading post might be closing. It's been a landmark for decades. Further north on the highway I saw another red and white pair of EMs at a lot that has a large steel quonset hut look
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v8vair Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If every house in your neighborhood put in an > charging station how long before the grid is > overloaded ? Our grid is sized to handle daytime air-conditioning loads. Most charging occurs at night while people are at home, and air-conditioning loads are reduced. What it might do is disrupt the peak/off-peak
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Always wear them when handling POR-15! I even coat my hands in Vaseline before putting the gloves on so I have some secondary protection if they rip.
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I know nothing about the power tops. I can say that for my manual top, I just have to lift at one corner and the whole thing folds up on its own. I do have to fold the window though because it tends to crease up across the middle. In your case, I would suspect that one side is pulling harder than the other, causing the assembly to bind. I had something similar when I replaced a fraying cable on m
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It's basic economics that when the Fed raises rates, the stock market will retract. Rising interest rates slow the economy which scares investors into more conservative investments, such as money markets and bonds. It also makes those lower risk investments more attractive because it raises the return on investment. I remember in the late 90s when money markets were paying around 5% interest
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66vairman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Techron > also prevented the C4 Corvette fuel sender from > failing due to sulfur build up. I had a '94 Cavalier that had a gas gauge that was acting up. One bottle of Techron fixed it and it worked fine for the rest of the vehicle's life.
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According to this article they will only replace items that they are currently selling. So if they sell a 1/4" ratchet drive, they will replace your old one.
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MattNall Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I still say more good paying assembly jobs have > been lost to AUTOMATION than have went overseas > for labor costs alone.. > > when you make a smart machine....and dummy can > run it. Yes, but smart people are required to maintain and improve that automation. Industrial maintenance techs ar
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100 years from now one of these will turn up in a box of Corvair parts and there will be a heated discussion on whether Don Yenko originally attached these to the keys of every new Stinger he sold. ggg Nice work, Dave! Your industriousness is quite impressive.
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It's not just the cost of shipping the car from coast to coast. Most buyers will want to see the vehicle in person so there is the cost of a cross-country trip for the buyer too.
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Does this put an end to fire season out there?
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I replaced the floors in my LM vert using a 4.5" angle grinder with cutoff wheels and a battery-operated sawsall. A decent angle grinder will be under 100 bucks and goes through 18 gauge and thinner body panel with ease. Otherwise, if you still want a plasma cutter you may want check Eastwood's website and see what they have.
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Does it have the Ford Duratech 3.0 V6? They are notorious for having ignition coils fail. The resin that they use to plug the top of the coil will crack over time. If it runs worse when it's humid that could very well be the problem.
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azdave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Specs say the ramps are only good for cars > weighing up to 3000 pounds. That sure excludes a > lot of modern vehicles. Even the average compact > car weighs nearly that. Certainly a mid-size > vehicle exceeds the limit. > Also says a minimum wheelbase of 97", so no FCs either!
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I read somewhere on this or another forum that you should put 2-cycle oil in your gas.
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When I bought my Vair back in 1999 it included a copy of the Corvair Underground catalog and a few Nader Bucks. I learned about from the tech sections of the catalog and from the Penguin papers that would come in the mail. I also met Lon and Linda at the Corsa Convention in Chicago in the early 2000's. Wonderful and kind people. Best wishes to both of you!
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I hate to go against what Steve Sez as he does this for a living, but in my own experience I had good luck with lubricating my bearing. Mine was starting to howl a little bit when started on a cold day. I bought one of the greasing tools about 5 years and pumped fresh grease into it and it has been quiet ever since. I'm sure a lot has to do with how long the bearing was run dry. Also, if
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Window cranks were shared with lots of other GM cars.
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I know we have all sides of the political spectrum on here and we aren't supposed to discuss politics, but can we all at least agree not to vote for Nader?
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IMO, Rust Bullet is far superior to POR-15. It will stick to existing primer and is UV stable. I know you said you wanted it locally, but Rust Bullet is available on Amazon so you can have it in a few days.
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Why mail in a ballot when voting is a perfectly legitimate excuse to leave work early?
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Ran when parked...in 1972.
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My personal experience is that in extreme temps the synthetics don't turn to molasses like the petroleums do. My Cavalier had an oil pressure gauge that would absolutely peg in the winter time with petroleum oil. When I switched to synthetic of the same viscosity (10W-30) the cold reading droppped significantly AND it didn't drop off as much when the engine was up to temp.
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Mine sits pretty tight to the bumper so it's not a shin-splitter. I only use it for a bike rack, so there's not a ballmount left in there to get rusted in place. I'll wipe some oil into it before winter. Thanks for all of the suggestions.
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