<VV> 63 Monza must go

[corvairduval at cox.net]

Option 3,

Get a used 145 cu in 4 speed drive train and drop it in. Just a little
cutting on the tranny crossmember if you don't happen to get that part with
the drivetrain.

Somebody in TCC must have an unwanted 145 cu in drivetrain squirelled away!

You are in the east, so if it hasn't broken un half, it is not too rusty to
drive! People out west have different opinions on rust. They usually paint
over it. ggg

Of course option 3 can be combined with option 1. Same option, just
different owners.

Now if your 63 had one of those racing aluminum three speeds... oh, sorry ,
wrong forum.

Frank DuVal

Original Message:
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From: chuck mckinley cmckinley313 at verizon.net
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:42:51 -0400
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: <VV> 63 Monza must go


Friends,
	Sadly, I'm forced to decide how to dispose of my '63 Monza 900 80-hp
3-speed. It has developed engine problems that I'm pretty sure would
require a complete rebuild, which (1) I don't have the time, money, or
fortitude to do, and (2) the block won't take it. It has too many
marginally patched studs that couldn't survive yet another work-over.
	I've attached some pix just snapped a few minutes ago to put it in
perspective and explain my ideas for possible fates. Car is located in
Newport News, VA.

Plan 1. Keep it intact and sell it as a fixer-upper or parts car to a
serious enthusiast.

In that regard, a few cautionary notes are in order:

a. It's currently drivable, but I wouldn't trust it more than a few
miles. It starts up fine, but after a couple minutes of run time, it
develops a twittering noise that I believe is coming from one or more of
the crank bearings. This started a few weeks ago as an intermittent
thing and is now constant. As the engine warms up, the idle gets rougher
and it eventually stalls at stop signs, etc. If you rev the warm engine,
it sounds pretty rough. Note that you can start it up again immediately
after it stalls, but I don't know how long that will continue.
b. The 3-speed tranny works OK, but as I've noted in a previous post, it
spontaneously jumps out of top gear after an hour or so of highway
driving. This has occurred only twice, but it's probably symptomatic of
possible future problems.
c. The differential is anyone's guess. It obviously functions but seems
unnecessarily noisy to me.
d. The body has a considerable amount of rust in the hidden places, but
especially the floor pan, which is full of small holes and has been
patched in several places with sheet metal pop-riveted over it.

Plan 2. Strip the good parts off for resale to anyone interested, and
scrap the rest. There are some perfectly good bits that I'd hate to see
end up in the scrapyard, including:

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