<VV> Corvair lowering

[Tony Underwood]

At 04:21 PM 2/6/2011, Ray Rodriguez III wrote:

>I'm hoping to finish the 65' Corsa project this spring and I have to 
>decide which project on my list to try next once it is sold =).  A 
>"lowrider" Corvair (in the style of 49' mercs etc.)  build is one of 
>the ideas on the list.  I want to do a lowrider late model 
>eventually too, but that one will be in a more modern "hot rod" 
>style given the more modern body style.



A lowered late 4-door with some tasteful dechroming, maybe a dark 
color, possibly even some flush "molded" door handles borrowed off 
something modern, might not be terribly bad to look at.   Just don't 
put any thin spoke 20 inch  "wagonwheels" on it...   use something 
like a semi-fullface wheel.

Maybe even get ambitious with some gray velour upholstery, possibly 
appropriated from a later model sedan.   Some Mercurys/Mazdas have 
bucket seats that resemble original Corvair buckets, got a couple in 
a 'Vair here.  If it's a Mazda (or Mercury) wagon from the '80s the 
back seat is also pretty close to the 'Vair stuff although you need 
to fabricate mounts.   An "updated" Corvair interior in gray velour 
doesn't look half-bad.

One guy I know put a Toyota grey velour interior, buckets and back 
seat, into a '63 coupe and it didn't take much to get it to work.


Just rambling here...



tony..