<VV> 64 convertible motor removal.

[Bill Hubbell]

Back when I was a teen we used to use a chain fall hoist.  The hoist was affixed to the rafters of our garage and the other end was attached to the rear bumper of the Corvair.  We'd lift the entire car, pull the wheels and axles (early model), loosen up the nuts attaching the drive train to the mounts, then lower car until the oil pan rested flat on the ground, reach under and remove the nuts, then raise the car back up again, leaving the drive train on the ground, which we would then drag aside to work on. 

 Installation was the reverse of the above procedure. 

Bill

On Jul 28, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Bryan Blackwell via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

As others have mentioned, you don't need a lift to remove a Corvair engine.  There are a few variations on the motorcycle lift method, I saw a nice cart done by Al Lacki that functions as both an adapter to the lift and a cart once the drivetrain is out, perhaps he'll post a link to the photos.  The Sears lift he used appeared very well suited to pulling a Corvair drivetrain.

A couple other notes:

- HF has 6 ton jackstands, they are nice for getting the rear of the car high and stable.
- Pulling the entire drivetrain is recommended over just the engine, especially on an early.

--Bryan

> On Jul 27, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Ignacio Valdes via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
> 
> Pretty rusty and going to need a lot of welding of new steel. I am going to
> take out the motor and have the whole thing welded and re-painted. Is there
> a preferred procedure for removing the motor? I don't have a lift. I know
> for many people on virtual vairs this will be hard to believe but the motor
> is in the back! I swear it is! :-) -- IV

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