How are these so cheap?

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 07/17/2018 at 17:13 • Filed to: None

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That seems like not a lot of money for a pretty drivable looking Corvair. side note: I love these 2nd gen cars so much.

LOREM IPSUM > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 17:16

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Wow, NP!!!

DipodomysDeserti > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 17:20

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Corvairs are the cheapest classic cars you can get into. Parts are expensive and hard to find compared to other Americans classics, and you’ll never get out what you put in, but if you want a cool looking classic for cheap, they’re great. I had a ‘63 Monza which I sold for $1,200 when I wanted to guy another classic motorcycle.

WilliamsSW > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 17:23

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Corvairs have a strong following, parts are easy to get, and they’re neat classic cars - but they just do not cost a lot of $$.

Even taking that into consideration though, this is a NP all day, every day. 

JeepJeremy > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 17:27

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I want that!!!!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > DipodomysDeserti 07/17/2018 at 17:35

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Hm. Wonder how hard engine swaps are? Supercharged 3800 anybody?

DipodomysDeserti > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 18:19

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If you can fabricate it wouldn’t be too hard as they’re basically just tin boxes with an engine thrown in the back. However , it kind of defeats the purpose of having a cheap classic car. I think a motorcycle engine swap would be the coolest and easiest. The most radical swap I’ve seem is the V12 Jag.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 18:20

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stick with the boxer theme and throw an EJ20 turbo in one lol or maybe a 3.6 out of an outback

DipodomysDeserti > WilliamsSW 07/17/2018 at 18:26

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Of all the older vehicles I’ve owned, the Corvair was by far the most PIA to find parts for with the worst following for advice. Thankfully I found a local guy who helped me source parts and knowledge. These are the reasons they’re the  cheapest classic cars out there.

ranwhenparked > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 18:34

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Because they’re rear engined, air cooled, six cylinder cars that aren’t Porsches, so the prices have’t been bid up to ridiculous levels. And may never be, since the generation that would be most likely to covet them is starting to age out of the collector car market. 

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 19:03

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I know a fairly easy and popular swap is a turbo Honda B series. The problem is the engines in Corvairs spin counter clockwise since the engine’s in the back. So to engine swap it you either have to get a new transaxle (although I heard that’s tough, because the suspension connects to the transaxle) or swap in a motor that spins the same way as the stock one.

Like I replied to Ramblin Rover on your recent post. I remember there’s a kit intended for boats that’ll make GM V6s spin the other way.

I’ve looked into it too, although it’ll be a while before I have a garage to do anything like that. I’ll have to live vicariously through you :) 

WilliamsSW > DipodomysDeserti 07/17/2018 at 19:36

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I’m surprised- I thought mechanical parts at least weren’t too hard to find, or experts on them.

Hel l, every year at Oshkosh I see a company promoting the flat 6 Corvair motor for aviation use.  

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > ranwhenparked 07/17/2018 at 20:32

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Idk I’m 22 and I covet the hell out of one.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 07/17/2018 at 20:32

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so less power and less reliability than a supercharged 3800?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > DipodomysDeserti 07/17/2018 at 20:33

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V12 jag... be still my heart. An automatic 3800 SC swap would be fairly trivial. Remove the rear suspension and engine of the Corvair and set the chassis on a late 90s Buick subframe. Suspension and all.

ranwhenparked > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 20:49

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Well, yeah, there’s always exceptions. I’m 33 and really want a Model A. But, by and large, Corvairs appeal to the Boomer crowd.

MM54 > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/17/2018 at 21:07

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I believe they are considered to be safe at several speeds, if memory serves.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/18/2018 at 08:04

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yeah but youd be keeping the true nature of the corvair with a boxer engine. amd EJ20s built after 08 are pretty damn reliable after they fixed the head gasket issues

Tristan > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 07/19/2018 at 13:13

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Because Nader.