<VV> Convertible damper canisters

[J R Read_HML]

Funny you should mention THAT.  In 1999, the Proving grounds had it's 75th 
anniversary and several Vairs showed up.  Those who did found a SURPRISE 
opportunity to drive on a portion of the test track.  The 80+ mph lane high 
banked turn was quite ROUGH.  Rough enough to make me think about the 
possibility of launching a mag style wheel cover.  I could feel the 
"bottoming out" of the shocks and moved over to the 60 to 80 lane (and 
stayed closer to 60).  Yes - I was in a LM vert and it had all the dampers 
in place.  Can't imagine (don't want to) how much worse that ride may have 
been without them.

Finally (then I'll shut up on this), the '65 CA vert I picked up almost 2 
yrs ago came without the rear ones.  BTW....  this is a REALLy good sign the 
car has taken a hit in the rear.  Anyway, I installed the rear ones once I 
got the car home.  I cannot say there was any difference in handling on an 
essentially straight line trip.  There might be in an autocross?

Later, JR

CCE and CORSA member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
'66 beater Coupe "icemobile" 4/140 (50%)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>; "Corvair List" 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Convertible damper canisters


  There is probably some place at the GM Proving Ground that induces
> this and you just haven hit it - yet.
> RonH
>