Corvair update! And it needs a name...

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 08/25/2017 at 09:01 • Filed to: #ReidusandCletus

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When I bought it, the car had no wires to accept a battery. I had to make my own negative cable and wire up a positive cable as well. I also had to connect the starter wire to the whole system. With all that done I dropped in a used battery from a 1971 Plymouth and... uhhh nothing.

But I think the battery was too dead to bump the starter. I’ll charge it and try again with a full battery. But the dash lights came on and the windshield wipers worked so I believe it has a chance at cranking once the battery has some juice in it.

And it needs a name! I thought about naming it Stinger due to the Yenko link and the sheer amount of wasp nests I’ve been pulling out of this thing. Seriously it’s a rolling wasp nest this thing. What do you think?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:05

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Name it Ralph after Nader.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/25/2017 at 09:08

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Nope.

LongbowMkII > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:09

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It’s always neat when you get a trunk full of parts for your project!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/25/2017 at 09:14

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That was my idea too.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:15

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Reggie the Legend. What? It doesn’t have to be a name that has anything to do with being a Corvair or whatever.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:17

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Snappy McOversteer?

I like the Stinger name more, though. I think you should just name it that.

LongbowMkII > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:23

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Flar...since corvairs spin backwards

*runs*

Cash Rewards > LongbowMkII 08/25/2017 at 09:23

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This is good

CalzoneGolem > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:27

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The White Wasp.

Or just Wasp.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:31

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Could just call it Hans after the whole fake Porsche thing :P

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/25/2017 at 09:32

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Snappy McOversteer hahaha

Roadster Man > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:33

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Ralph!

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:38

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It could even use Schnappi the little Crocodile (which is a German children’s cartoon character) as a mascot/logo (though that would most likely be a reference nobody in Canada would get)

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:39

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That photo is perfect, kind of reminds me the pulp fiction briefcase.

ttyymmnn > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:42

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Being an airplane guy, I would play on the Corvair/Convair riff. Name it after some sort of Convair aircraft , like the Hustler.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 08/25/2017 at 09:44

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The trouble light in the engine bay makes it look kinda like that haha

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > ttyymmnn 08/25/2017 at 09:44

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Isn’t the Corsair an airplane too?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/25/2017 at 09:45

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I like it.

shop-teacher > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:54

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Wait for a name to come naturally. Forced names are always disappointing. My fingers are crossed for your next attempt at firing it up!

nerd_racing > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:56

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Phil

Censored > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 09:57

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You can’t name it Stinger. As someone who loves Corvairs, that would be like putting GT350 on your Base SN95 V6 Stang.

I vote Mullet for obvious reasons.

ttyymmnn > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 10:01

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Yup. Vought F4U Corsair, LTV A-7 Corsair II.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 10:49

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Something worth noting about the center mount carb setup like you have, they have a tendancy to not “heat” the carb like most engines do, so frequently people will plumb oil lines through to warm it up a bit right underneath.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 08/25/2017 at 11:29

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I’ve also heard that. I’ll look into it once I get it running.

Future next gen S2000 owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 11:38

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Vicki.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ttyymmnn 08/25/2017 at 11:44

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The FUUUU?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 11:45

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Snap

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 12:17

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Seriously - get someone who can get to Windsor and get that free rear glass. The ‘65 and ‘66 are identical: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-auto-body-parts/windsor-area-on/free-rear-window-glass-1965-corvair/1291519747?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Otherwise it’s $250 in Owen Sound.

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 12:20

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Get to know the Corvair Ranch - used parts will be your friend on this one.

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 12:36

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I had your rocker panel decal on my Corsa (this was the engine donor to the one I had at C&C:

Pretty as it was, this car’s nickname should have been “Rusty.” It had had two body jobs - one done quite well, the other the hack job of the century. Amazing it didn’t break in half. It wasn’t clear until I was taking it apart after the rear jack mount (which is also a tie point for the rear suspension) punched through, but major structure in this car was tied together with pop-riveted sheet metal.

CaptDale - is secretly British > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/25/2017 at 12:38

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That is 100% what I thought when you said Snappy McOversteer.

But I think this would be a great mascot!!!

CaptDale - is secretly British > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 12:40

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I too Agree with Schnappi McOversteer

Even change the fly to a Wasp

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 12:55

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Your oil filters are a PITA. The original one is long since out of production and the available ones that fit are the WIX 51038 or NAPA 1038 - these can run anywhere between $25-50 in Canada (seriously). Order them out of the states for $8-10 each and buy 10. I’ll see if I have one kicking around.

On the 140, run synthetic (these engines run hot). I used Amsoil. Gear lube is tricky, too. The modern stuff will trash the syncros because of the additives. There is an Amsoil product that does OK. The Corvair trans and diff share a sump.

Also- premium fuel is your friend. You don’t need any lead additive but you do want the high octane. Petro 94 if you can.

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 12:59

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Check your ground and your connection to the starter. I have lost many an hour to lousy connections on the starter wires.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/25/2017 at 13:00

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Wait, you thought of Schnappi? Did that fad reach America too? (For some reason a song about it was number 1 in the charts here in the Netherlands for a couple weeks about a decade back)

CaptDale - is secretly British > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/25/2017 at 13:07

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No, never a fad here, but 6 years of taking German Language classes in school lots of odd German things pop into my mind here and there

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/25/2017 at 13:10

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Ah, that makes sense. But yeah it’d be a cool mascot.

CaptDale - is secretly British > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/25/2017 at 13:11

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It would be a great mascot!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > 1967ers - lover of dead auto marques 08/25/2017 at 15:24

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This is amazing info. Can you send me a note to clayton.seams@gmail.com ? Would love to stay in touch about the car.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > 1967ers - lover of dead auto marques 08/25/2017 at 15:26

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Will do! How do you know so much about these cars?

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 17:01

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Check out Lubriplate for petroleum based lubes (on Amazon), no modifiers. Only issue is, they’re expensive.

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 23:09

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Fifteen lost years....

Man, I need another one of these things.

Also- the coil in your clock likely fried 30 years ago. Don’t get the quartz replacement. The original is repairable. My dad has done a bunch of them.

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 23:13

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A line has been dropped. I’d love a peek at this thing. :)

1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 08/25/2017 at 23:23

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1967ers - lover of dead auto marques > Censored 08/25/2017 at 23:45

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In fairness, the entire first run of Yenko Stingers were made from white ‘66 Corsa 140s. This is the right car.