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"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
08/19/2016 at 10:35 • Filed to: None

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It needs a bit of welding on the driver side footwell and around the fuel cap. The headliner in the front is missing and the front seat covers where replaced. The engine runs but is leaking a bit. It has 80hp and a 3 speed manual.
It has a US title and all the paperwork.

I haven’t had a van yet. Please stop me!

DISCUSSION (21)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 10:38

Best idea - convert the engine to turbo spec, improve springs, leave body as-is.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/19/2016 at 10:38

I said stop me, not encourage me!

Azrek > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 10:42

Is that a surfboard!?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 10:43

Too late. Also, the trans should be easy to upgrade to a four speed stick from a ‘64+ normal Corvair- other than a rework of linkage.

jimz > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 10:44

someone where I work has a Corvair pickup truck.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Azrek
08/19/2016 at 10:44

It’s fitting.

Azrek > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 10:45

....where do you surf there?!

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/19/2016 at 10:46

Providing parts would be costly in this part of the world... or I could go Porsche parts... which would be costly too

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 10:50

But, on the other hand, the base cost of the parts in the US is not bad, so you just need an accomplice to collect and box them up.

Steve in Manhattan > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 10:57

Just, no. A couple guys called in to Car Talk once - they'd bought one of these and were going to drive it cross-country to get it home. They asked what they needed to take with them. Ray, without hesitating, said "a tow truck."

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/19/2016 at 10:57

Is that an offer? :-)

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Azrek
08/19/2016 at 10:59

You could go windsurfing, but it looks less cool.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > jimz
08/19/2016 at 11:00

I like the side openings on the pick ups

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Steve in Manhattan
08/19/2016 at 11:02

Are they that bad?

DipodomysDeserti > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/19/2016 at 11:04

Corvair parts are relatively expensive even in the US compared to other old American cars. There’s only two places that sell parts and they both suck as far as ship times. A lot of the stuff is unique to the corvair.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 11:04

Not precisely, but it would be rude to refuse if you asked. BiTurbo was kind enough to hoard some Cortina taillight parts for me in the UK once, so I’ve received the benefit of this sort of thing from Club Oppo before.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/19/2016 at 11:06

Just kidding, but an Oppo part exchange could be handy to get parts from everywhere anywhere.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DipodomysDeserti
08/19/2016 at 11:10

Ah, I see. I was going by a cursory look at used eBay spares, which didn’t seem too bad. New would be different. Probably not too different than having a Land Rover in the US, then - the two main businesses (Rovers North and Atlantic British/British Pacific) really like to charge as much as they can get, which is not helped by a lot of what they sell being for more expensive models.

I’m looking on RockAuto, and it seems they stock a lot of the maintenance and basic repair basics, so I’m assuming you’re talking mostly engine parts and unusual parts.

Steve in Manhattan > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction
08/19/2016 at 11:12

Air-cooled, old ... you're not getting far.

DipodomysDeserti > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
08/19/2016 at 11:21

Yeah, engine and transmission parts can be weird to find sometimes, and GM randomly switched up a bunch of stuff within model years. Land Rover parts are probably still more expensive, but your Rover will still be worth something at the end of the day. There’s no market for Corvairs. You can find nice ones for cheap. I sold my running Monza for $1,200.

Kinja'd!!!

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Steve in Manhattan
08/19/2016 at 11:24

Well at least I can camp when it breaks down