<VV> EUM in Group Red

[keith osborne]

I would like to thank you saving a car that perhaps most would have doomed to scrap.  There are only so many in existence, so each time one get's scrapped, that's one less for the future.  Sounds like you've done a really nice job too- one more preserved!

I have to admit that I went the turn key route, or so I thought.  Back when I decided I wanted a Corvair, I didn't have much free time for extensive work on cars.  

But, on the way home a rear wheel bearing failed, leaving me with a 100+ mile tow- ouch!  And so it began LOL!

The car had a relatively recent paint job, as well as interior.  But now the interior door skins have all buckled?  Not sure what that's about.  Water getting behind them perhaps?

The brakes had supposedly been reworked, and seemed to work really well- unless you really
 yammer on them, then the front wheels lock up!  Yikes!  Turns out they actually don't work that well.  Not yet sure what that's all about either, though I've read about the existence of different sized wheel cylinders to go with different types of brake lining.  So perhaps the fellow I bought the car from got some parts mixed up?  Definitely have to look into that.

Then the engine supposedly had at least one head redone.  But then came the dropped valve seat (perhaps the other head?), and thus began the long process of- as I believe someone else mentioned- "I might as well do this too, while it's apart".  That was 6 years ago, but I'm finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it should be a really nice driver when I'm all done.

So, as was also mentioned, you don't really know for sure what you've got unless you've gone through the car yourself.  Like I'm doing with my turn key
 car LOL!


Take care all,
Keith

--- On Thu, 10/29/09, The Robbins <therobbins82 at gmail.com> wrote:

It's always nice to see progress, I know it took me about 9 years to get
DaVair done enough to paint. Of course starting with a rust belt car was my
fault and never again, I recommend buying a turnkey car since they cost half
as much but I wouldn't trade the experience for anything (well maybe the $).
Chasing parts was the most fun when money allowed, eating rust and bondo
dust was the least fun, and writing checks <ggg> but in the end I have a
concours priced daily driver car that is fun to say is mine. Since you did
the smart thing and not begin with a rust belt car you hopefully will need
less time and fewer checks, I keep telling myself that the ragtop A/C
 car
with wood telescopic wheel was worth saving rather than parting out for a
profit....

Joe R
BBRT

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Subject: <VV> EUM in Group Red

All
At long last, the Eastern Ultra Monza has gone in for body work and paint.


Removing the paint won't be too tough, as when I got it from Matt,
 the sand
blowing around where it was stored had already taken most of it off.  I only
added some primer and Krylon to get it all one color until the proper work
could begin.   

Starting with a good pressure washing under and all around, once it's dry
again I'll have the bumpers and a few boxes of stuff to take home while we
remove the paint and assess dings and dents to pull out, and begin the prep
process.  

Not completely sure of the color yet, but since in the future I might like
to do a USMC motif on the engine lid, I'm thinking about a gold color I saw
on a 70 Camaro this year at Steele Rubber's Open House.   Probably offered
on a lot of GM cars. 

My current engine lid had a bunch of rust on it, so we're looking at the two
I bought from Wade Lanning last month to see which of the two is the better,
and get it stripped as well. 

Hank---Happily in
 Group Red for once. 

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