[V8Vairs] Fwd: Cadillac 500 height issue

[moonpie8n at comcast.net]

  FOR  A  "POOR  MAN'S  POSI "  WE  used  to  buy  a  shim  kit  and  overload  one  side [we  would  beat  them  in  with  a  leather  hammer  if  we  had  to]. With  this  method, the  car  would  burn  one  wheel " OUT  of  the  HOLE"  about  2  or  3  feet, then  pick  up  the  second  one [burn  with  2].  This  treatment  lasted  about  6  months  of  daily  driving. 

----- Original Message -----
From: salmer1 at aol.com 
To: v8vairs at corvair.org 
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 1:57:30 PM 
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Fwd: Cadillac 500 height issue 


Pease don't weld the spiders for "posi"  You will not have a posi instead it will be a poor man's spool. 


-----Original Message----- 
From: Matt Nall <patiomatt at aol.com> 
To: v8vairs <v8vairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 7:40 pm 
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Fwd: Cadillac 500 height issue 





Hello Everyone, 
Last May I purchased 69 SYC clone "not your average Corvair" after receiving the 

email on this site.I checked with Curtis (from Milwaukee),and he confirmed 
it would be a solid start for what I wanted.The seller,Tommy Mazzoni,was very 
helpful in assisting with shipping the car from Chicago to me in 
Edmonton,Canada.I am a car collector and a drag racer,currently run a 10 second 
Hurst Rambler/Scrambler (yes it's real)amongst others!I have 9 different brands 
in my collection.You can see some at www.mainlymuscle.com .That's the readers 
digest version of the background of me and this car.We are going to build this 
Caddy 500 to the range of 5 to 600 hp,then add a 125 shot of nos.We are running 
the Eldorado transaxle with ,I believe,the stock 3:o8 gears (which we will weld 
for posi).Will give it more gear if we need to.We are restoring the body to a 
very nice stock appearing sleeper and it is almost done.The problem I am putting 

out there for today, is the height of my motor and lack of clearance for a 
higher manifold.The issue is,of course,the rear window.I have a great metal fab 
guy but he says you can't cut out the tempered glass.We are considering Percys 
speed glass which is supposed to be superior to lexan.Currently,there is about 
1.5 inches between the ,tiny aftermarket air cleaner and the window frame.I need 

3 to 4 more inches.I will post some "work in progress" in the next few weeks,and 

look forward to any helpful comments.Meanwhile,what have y'all been doing about 
this height issue?? 
Thank you 
Jay 

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 Welcome to the group!   ADE  Design  ,  Arch Evans,  sells a great rear window 
replacement.. with vent!! 


Matt Nall 
Charleston, Oregon 
http://tinyurl.com/The-Corvair-Patio 

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