<VV> Body Transplant

Tue Jun 28 09:21:48 EDT 2005

Interesting. I had assumed that since mine was a Montreal rust bucket that
it was in rougher shape. Almost every panel had rust to varying degrees
although it sounds like I didn't replace as many panels as you did. I
replaced the floors, the trunk floor, a large chunk of the front around the
headlights and below, the area below the front windshield and lower rear
fenders. Everything else was repaired (with sheet metal).

My interesting factoid is that the rocker panels were in good shape!

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Kent Sullivan
Sent: June 27, 2005 11:22 PM
To: virtualvairs at skiblack.com
Subject: RE: <VV> Body Transplant

Hey Bob,

I certainly hope the body of your car was not rougher than mine. Every
exterior panel of my car has been replaced except for the top half of the
right fender. Ironically, the floors were 100% solid.

--Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bob & Kathy Gilbert
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 5:20 PM
To: UltraMonzaWest at aol.com; virtualvairs at skiblack.com
Subject: RE: <VV> Body Transplant

Been there - done that exactly same as Kent but I suspect that I started
with a much rougher body.

Did it once, glad I did but never again!

Bob
1966 180 convertible 

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
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UltraMonzaWest at aol.com
Sent: June 27, 2005 8:39 AM
To: virtualvairs at skiblack.com
Subject: Re: <VV> Body Transplant

In a message dated 6/27/2005 6:29:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
pottsf at msn.com
writes:

> Is there anyone on the list who has taken a Corvair body (no power 
> train, no brakes, no suspension, no interior) and "inhabited" it with 
> Corvair running gear to create a whole Corvair?
>    If so, please raise your hand and tell us what it cost, and what 
> you consider it to have been worth.
>    It sounds to me as though it could be more-difficult than repairing 
> SOME rust damage, even IF you have all the right parts to completely 
> outfit the new body right on hand (say, in the car whose body is being
replaced).
> 
> 
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Assembling a Corvair?
Kent Sullivan is doing it right now.....for pics....    corvairkid.com

As far as ever finding / using a fully stripped body......very unlikely....

The average derelict, sunburnt body in the SW...needs rubber , upholstery
parts...and an engine / trans repair...

Matt Nall / Patiomatt / WCUH / Chairman V V
69 Monza Cpe., 66 Monza vert, 65 Crown v8 Cpe.
Somewhere between Reno, NV and Coos Bay, Or.
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