<VV> Quality of parts?

[Bill Elliott]

Having played (and currently still playing) with a wide variety of 
marques, I can readily tell you that a Corvair is one of the cheapest 
collector cars out there to restore and maintain, mostly from the ready 
availability of reproduction parts and a variety of specialty vendors. 
(Some marques have a single specialty vendor... check out Amphicar parts 
prices if you want to see how that works out...) We are _extremely_ 
fortunate to have the engaged and active vendor community that we do.

That being said, as long as you stay with products from an established 
Corvair vendor (and you are correct to compare the two "biggies" as the 
prices between each do vary on certain products), I think you will be 
pleased with the quality of the vast vast majority of the reproduction 
parts, whether bought individually or in the convenient "kit". The very 
best way to see the differences in parts is to join a local CORSA 
chapter, look at members' cars, and listen to their restoration stories.

 I'm afraid I can't give you a negative report on any resto part 
purchased from any of the Corvair vendors; my experiences there have all 
been positive..

Leave the Corvair community and shop with "general" vendors and it can 
be a real "mixed bag" of quality... though these universal vendors do 
tend to carry a better selection of Corvair radiator caps than the 
specialty vendors! ;-)

Welcome to the community!

Bill Elliott
Urbana, MD

Frank Ness wrote:

>New to the world of Corvair. I'm thinking about getting a late model 2 door. Looking at a vendor catalogs I see each coast has better prices on some things. That's to be expected. My questions has to do with the quality of the less expensive parts. Looking a super-kits vs. multikits, Window seal and fuzzies for example. There can be a substantial difference in cost. Has anyone had any experience with the quality of each. Are you getting more for the extra money. Just trying to get a feel for what it's going to cost to put a nice car together.
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