BSCC- help with some rust repairs
John Schwab
johnws at warpmail.net
Sun May 3 20:12:23 EDT 2009
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I think calling Charlie is something
I should do. The thing is that if I buy another Corvair from the
southwest, and have it shipped to my house in Framingham, it seems like
we are already up to a few thousand bucks . And more importantly, I
think my wife will be a little... well... unhappy with me since I don't
have a good place to keep it, and the one I have now, and the 1966 Vespa
project. I think I'll at least look into getting the rockers replaced,
and then decide against it when I can't afford it :) I saw the club had
a tour of the rust repair guys in RI a few weeks ago. I couldn't go
that day because of a prior commitment. Would those guys be a good
first place to look? I emailed them pictures, but he couldn't tell me
much without seeing the car. Does anyone have experience with them or
others in the area?
/John
On Sun, 3 May 2009 15:08:22 -0400, "Jason Cesana" <jacesana1 at cox.net>
said:
> I have seen Phoenix Charlie's Ads for rust free cars. Might be worth the
> time to give him a ring to see if he has what you are looking for. Really
> nice guy to chat with. His phone is 632-247-3272
>
>
>
> From: bsc-list-bounces at corvair.org [mailto:bsc-list-bounces at corvair.org]
> On
> Behalf Of John Weigel
> Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 11:55 AM
> To: johnws at warpmail.net; Bay State Corvairs (MA)
> Subject: Re: BSCC- help with some rust repairs
>
>
>
> My 2 cents...
>
>
>
> Unless you are doing it yourself, body work probably is the most
> expensive
> thing about restoring a car. And it essentailly an initial minimum fixed
> cost, i.e. you're going to invest at least $xxx, whether the car is a
> Yugo
> or a GTO. My approach is to buy the most solid body with the best paint
> condition you can afford, and fix up or transfer in the mechanical stuff.
> Considering how many good Corvairs are still in hot dry places,
> investment-wise, I don't see how it's worth it to fix major rust, unless
> you
> have your own compelling personal reasons. Please, I'm not knocking
> anyone
> here - I'm only speaking from a purely objective, money viewpoint.
>
>
>
> Call someone in one of the chapters in the southwest and ask them about
> Corvairs that might be available in their area. If you talk to a chapter
> officer, I would hope that you'll get an honest opinion. I've bought one
> car from Texas and one from New Mexico from Corsa members. I don't know
> if
> my experience was typical, but after talking to the sellers on the phone
> and
> getting some pictures, I felt comfortable that they were square deals
> (and
> they were). Expect cross country shipping to run ~$1K and you'll get a
> feel
> for how much you'll have to pay.
>
>
>
> I'd be happy to chat on the phone if you want more details.
>
>
>
> John Weigel
>
> 508-655-2138
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: John Schwab <mailto:johnws at warpmail.net>
>
> To: 'Stephen Silvia' <mailto:ssdsliz at comcast.net> ; 'Dave,
> <mailto:redporsche944 at comcast.net> Cindy, & Elliot Silvia' ; 'Bay State
> Corvairs (MA)' <mailto:bsc-list at corvair.org>
>
> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 11:18 PM
>
> Subject: Re: BSCC- help with some rust repairs
>
>
>
> $3K. Wow, I had no idea it was so expensive. The only thing my car has
> that I care about keeping is the 140 engine that my son and I rebuilt a
> couple years ago. I bought my current body to put the engine in. Maybe
> getting a rust free body is cheaper than replacing the rockers and
> whatever
> other body work it needs? What I have now is a great parts car though.
> Anybody have any experience finding a rust free body in the southwest?
> It
> would be nice if I could get one without making a trip to examine it.
>
>
>
> /John
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Stephen Silvia [mailto:ssdsliz at comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:31 PM
> To: Dave, Cindy, & Elliot Silvia; Bay State Corvairs (MA);
> johnws at warpmail.net
> Subject: Re: BSCC- help with some rust repairs
>
>
>
> Hi John-
>
> I would be more than happy to go over the job with you. As Brother Dave
> says.......this is big job to have done. You are more than welcome to
> give
> me a call at 508-676-2724 and I can discuss this in detail as I saw the
> entire thing done and have all the pictures,
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Dave, Cindy, <mailto:redporsche944 at comcast.net> & Elliot Silvia
>
> To: Bay State <mailto:bsc-list at corvair.org> Corvairs (MA) ;
> johnws at warpmail.net
>
> Cc: Stephen Silvia <mailto:ssdsliz at comcast.net>
>
> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:38 PM
>
> Subject: Re: BSCC- help with some rust repairs
>
>
>
> John -
>
>
>
> My brother Steve just had his replaced. And my Dad had his replaced two
> years ago. As you may already be aware, rocker replacement is very
> expensive to do. It will probably run $3K to do it. Unfortunately, the
> only
> way to find a rust free convertible body is to have it shipped here from
> the
> southwest. You should email my brother Steve about it. He even has
> photos
> of his car being done. I CC'd him on his email.
>
>
>
> -Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: John Schwab <mailto:johnws at warpmail.net>
>
> To: 'Bay State <mailto:bsc-list at corvair.org> Corvairs (MA)'
>
> Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 6:30 PM
>
> Subject: BSCC- help with some rust repairs
>
>
>
> Hi guys,
>
>
>
> I have been looking around to see if I could fine a better body than the
> one
> I have on my 66 convertible. I have decided mine isn't all that bad.
> But I
> definitely need someone more skilled than I to cut out the old rockers
> and
> replace them. Does anyone have any recommendations? I live in
> Framingham.
> Due to budget cuts, everyone at my company got downsized on Fridays for
> the
> summer which gives my son and I time to work on the Corvair. I would
> like
> to get the major issue fixed so we are left with the stuff we can bite
> off
> in my garage.
>
>
>
> /John
>
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