"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
04/11/2018 at 10:07 • Filed to: None
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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
04/11/2018 at 10:07 • Filed to: None | 3
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But, and this is a big but, He’s a big part of why you and I don’t have dash knobs embedded in our skulls. And we will continue to relentlessly make fun of him for it. And then there’s the most important thing: More Corvairs for Dash!
BobintheMtns
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/11/2018 at 11:49 |
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I saw Nader give a speech a few years back...
It was one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever experienced. No joke.
Not only is Nader a bad-ass, but his life’s work is born from his concern for his fellow man... Total white hat.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> BobintheMtns
04/11/2018 at 11:55 |
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I love 60's cars, but they’re total deathtraps. Ralph was right. And since he bought a Corvair from chevy, He was more than entitled to his opinion. It’s not like he wrote it from the back seat of his Chauffeured Lincoln
HammerheadFistpunch
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/11/2018 at 12:12 |
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Why were you putting dash knobs in your skull? Why would anyone do that? I don’t have dash knobs in my skull and Ralph didn’t stop me.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> HammerheadFistpunch
04/11/2018 at 13:02 |
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don’t knock it till you try it.
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BobintheMtns
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/11/2018 at 13:11 |
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Yeah— it’s not like he was anti-car. He was just one of the first to recognize that stuff like sharp metal dashboards + no seatbelts = a lot of *unnecessary* carnage....
And realistically, automobile safty is just a tiny fraction of what he’s worked for over the years...
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> BobintheMtns
04/11/2018 at 13:15 |
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hey where are you in the mountains. I’m planning on some mountain driving (in a corvair) very soon.
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BobintheMtns
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/11/2018 at 13:16 |
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I’m in boulder now... You in Colorado too??
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> BobintheMtns
04/11/2018 at 13:22 |
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planning to pass thru. Had engine trouble 5 minutes out of Denver on friday. In that 5 minutes, the Denver airport had closed due to weather and we had to go the opposite direction to Co Springs. Spent a whole day there. was provided quiznos by the airline. This car is actually maybe a thousand feet higher than Denver, so downhill all the way home. What do you know about high altitude carburetors going to the flatlands?
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> BobintheMtns
04/11/2018 at 13:30 |
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Car is at 7199 feet.
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BobintheMtns
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/11/2018 at 13:36 |
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So are you doing a fly and ride for the corvair?
Cool if so..
Not a big deal going from high to lower w/ carbs... it’s the opposite that gives them trouble. It should be running a tiny bit lean at lower altitudes (assuming it’s actually been adjusted for higher altitudes).
Also— was curious as to exactly what was nader’s issue with the corvair, found a pretty interesting article :
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> BobintheMtns
04/11/2018 at 13:40 |
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read that yesterday. A big part of it is not having rock hard front tires. Saw a video, using Nader’s actual Corvair with the old swing axle set up. one man’s “handling issues” are another man’s “whole lotta fun”
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> BobintheMtns
04/11/2018 at 13:44 |
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Dangerous is a relative term. Ever take apart a VW bus? I ain’t letting my kids ride on the highway in one of those! And we own at least 2 well maintained antique death machines, So I’m not that picky. (post 1972 buses have an engineered crumple zone. but still.)
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> HammerheadFistpunch
04/11/2018 at 13:52 |
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He’s a good guy, he’s just happy we’re alive to make fun of him.
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BobintheMtns
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
04/11/2018 at 14:13 |
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True that danger is relative... And yeah, I drove a vanagon for years... so very familiar with how fuct you’d be in a collision...
But the article seems to make sense.. I think corvairs are a neat design, but maybe a handful for the general, unsuspecting populace...
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> BobintheMtns
04/11/2018 at 14:21 |
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If you can picture the moving parts of your car and what they’re doing while you drive it, and just a general grasp of physics, you should be fine. If you learned to drive in a chevy cruze you’re not prepared for this level of Motoring.