<VV> ring job - QUIT looking ...

[Rick Norris]

Ahhh yes!
In our youth no one told us you can't do that.
I once helped a good friend change a piston and jug on his 65 in the car 
port next to his apartment.
It was dark, 20 degrees out and the wind was howling. We had no torque 
wrench or other real tools to speak of but he needed the car to get to work 
the next day.
We placed card board all around the car to knock down some of the cold wind. 
Made many short trips into the house to warm our hands up.
We used a table lamp for a drop light as he didn't have one of those either. 
At least it wasn't snowing! His wife was upset with him about something and 
kept sticking her head out the door yelling at him. (They have long since 
been divorced!) We got the job done and he drove the car for a year or so 
before trading it for a custom van.
Also it had been a turbo at one time but a PO had replaced it with carbs. It 
had no performance as it still had the turbo distributor. Once we realized 
that we stuck one in from a 110 and it ran better but was still doggy. He is 
still one of my best friends but I can't get him interested in Corvairs 
again. Go figure!

Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com


> Back in my younger years I have changed many a Corvair head in the
> driveway. In the street is slightly harder, dodging traffic and all. ggg
>
> Changing a jug is just one step further than a head. Changing the piston
> is taking even more sheet metal and top cover off, but easy in the
> street (you can stand behind the car, just watch out for people parking).
>
> Changing one in the snow, in the driveway, now that's work! ggg
>
> Of course I also have changed three crankshafts in V-8 Chevy and V-6
> Buick I-6 Maverick sitting in the driveway, without pulling the motor.
> When you're young, nothing seems impossible or hard....
>
> Frank DuVal