<VV> Re: lack of vairs/mechanics

[Tareece at aol.com]

So true...There is noone within 50 miles of me that I would refer to as 
"Corvair-capable Mechanic"... the other members of the local club are aging out and 
haven't turned a serious wrench in 20 years...and send their work to this guy 
who already is 4-5 months behind...


In a message dated 7/14/2005 5:14:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request at corvair.org writes:
this is the reason we do not see more vairs, is the lack of qualified people 
that can work on them. If the owner cannot fix it, unless you are near someone 
like a steve goodman or equivilent, you are out of luck and the vair is out 
of commission and parked.
When dad and i did the 3 year ground up restoration of my 63 spyder, there is 
no way we could have had it as good as we did without the tuledge of larry 
aldrich, now mostly retired from vairs. There is a great deal of guess i would 
say "tricks" or "special procedures" if you will to get these cars running 
correctly. Unless you work on them all the time, you would not know these things.

Bill Brafford

Todd Reece
65 Monza Convert
TnT's Corvair Parts <----webpage for NOS parts