<VV> Newbie

Wed Oct 30 15:38:25 EDT 2019

As a near 60 year driver and lover of Early Corvairs I would have to advise you buy a Late.   Reasons?  Lates have bigger more effective brakes.  Many choices available in five lug ( 14 “ or larger ) wheels.  13 “ tires are still somewhat available, but for how long?  I recognize that wheel companies will drill for four lug, but at considerable expense.  Engine size?  A 60 model 80 horse in good repair can break every speed limit from coast to coast and back again.  If you need more than that just build a Late engine to plug in when you get tired of losing the stop light Gran Pride.  Odds are that whatever you buy will need an overhaul in just a few years anyway.  Temper this advice with the knowledge that Lates are more subject to rust in certain areas.  Cowell and forward door jams are a case in point.  Examine them carefully.  Best of luck.

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>   1. CORSA LOG IN (Arlette Pat & Carl Kelsen)
>   2. Re: CORSA LOG IN (Hugo Miller)
>   3. Newbie (m barnes)
>   4. Re: CORSA LOG IN (Bryan Blackwell)
>   5. Turbo Motor Cycling (Brian)
>   6. Spyder dash in Rampside (Brian)
>   7. Re: Newbie (Michael Kovacs)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:57:07 +0000
> From: Arlette Pat & Carl Kelsen <arlettecarl at hotmail.com>
> To: Virtualvairs Virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: <VV> CORSA LOG IN
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> G?day everyone,
> I expect that I will not be the only one experiencing the following frustration and that many will relate to the following.
> 
> This morning (Wednesday morning in Australia) I made at least 5 unsuccessful attempts to log on to CORSA so that I could view the latest Communique magazine. These unsuccessful attempts at logging on included 3 unsuccessful attempts at changing my password.
> 
> I appreciate that receiving electronic versions of publications like the excellent Communique are increasingly part of life 2019, but the downside is having to have what seems like countless numbers of passwords that must include a minium number of letters and numbers. Added to this is the need to record or remember these passwords and in some cases constantly re-new them.
> 
> Without question we will in time, all learn to live with the need for these passwords, their limitations and the advantages of electronic copies over hard copies. Nevertheless for me it will be more of a case of simply not reading many publications simply because of the effort required to access them in the first place.
> 
> Life is simply to short to spend 45 mins trying unsuccessfully to access a magazine that in hard form could be accessed at any time without the need to have access to an electronic iPad, desk computer or iPhone (Cell phone).
> 
> There of course will be an opposite view to the above and I appreciate that in the end, nothing stays the same but I am about ready to give up totally on accessing electronic copies.
> 
> I refuse  totally to become a slave to things such ?Facebook? and don?t ?fortunately? feel the need to have constant reports / photos on what my friends had for breakfast or of their grand children etc.
> 
> With the Communique I will just have to wait the extra weeks for the hard copy of the Communique to arrive and when its no longer offered in hard copy form then perhaps that will signal the end of my involvement with it.
> 
> Regards to everyone
> Carl Kelsen
> RHD 1965 Monza convertible
> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:48:10 +0100
> From: Hugo Miller <hugo at aruncoaches.co.uk>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> CORSA LOG IN
> Message-ID: <02eb6ff17b4308fab3ab4b63cb90592f at aruncoaches.co.uk>
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> All my passwords, important phone numbers etc etc are written in a 
> notebook. There's no subsitute for pen and ink!
> I too got this 'access denied' message. But I could still read the 
> classifieds. And when i scrolled down the contents on the left, I was 
> able to open the magazine normally. Maybe it's just me - I tend not to 
> take No for an answer!
> 
> 
>> On 2019-10-29 22:57, Arlette Pat & Carl Kelsen via VirtualVairs wrote:
>> G?day everyone,
>> I expect that I will not be the only one experiencing the following
>> frustration and that many will relate to the following.
>> 
>> This morning (Wednesday morning in Australia) I made at least 5
>> unsuccessful attempts to log on to CORSA so that I could view the
>> latest Communique magazine. These unsuccessful attempts at logging on
>> included 3 unsuccessful attempts at changing my password.
>> 
>> I appreciate that receiving electronic versions of publications like
>> the excellent Communique are increasingly part of life 2019, but the
>> downside is having to have what seems like countless numbers of
>> passwords that must include a minium number of letters and numbers.
>> Added to this is the need to record or remember these passwords and 
>> in
>> some cases constantly re-new them.
>> 
>> Without question we will in time, all learn to live with the need for
>> these passwords, their limitations and the advantages of electronic
>> copies over hard copies. Nevertheless for me it will be more of a 
>> case
>> of simply not reading many publications simply because of the effort
>> required to access them in the first place.
>> 
>> Life is simply to short to spend 45 mins trying unsuccessfully to
>> access a magazine that in hard form could be accessed at any time
>> without the need to have access to an electronic iPad, desk computer
>> or iPhone (Cell phone).
>> 
>> There of course will be an opposite view to the above and I
>> appreciate that in the end, nothing stays the same but I am about
>> ready to give up totally on accessing electronic copies.
>> 
>> I refuse  totally to become a slave to things such ?Facebook? and
>> don?t ?fortunately? feel the need to have constant reports / photos 
>> on
>> what my friends had for breakfast or of their grand children etc.
>> 
>> With the Communique I will just have to wait the extra weeks for the
>> hard copy of the Communique to arrive and when its no longer offered
>> in hard copy form then perhaps that will signal the end of my
>> involvement with it.
>> 
>> Regards to everyone
>> Carl Kelsen
>> RHD 1965 Monza convertible
>> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 01:29:53 +0000
> From: m barnes <papamurphy2010 at hotmail.com>
> To: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: <VV> Newbie
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> Greetings to all. I am an old-school diehard chevy man who will obtain his first corvair to keep forever very soon.
> It will mostly be a weekend driver and grocery getter. I like any year, but the big question is: First or second gen?
> Again it will just be a weekender, and will have a/c no matter what. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.
> I am aware of the suspension differences. Thank you.
> Murray
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:34:11 -0400
> From: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>
> To: Arlette Pat & Carl Kelsen <arlettecarl at hotmail.com>
> Cc: Virtualvairs Virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> CORSA LOG IN
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> Don't forget the office can be reached via e-mail at corsacluboffice at gmail.com <mailto:corsacluboffice at gmail.com>
> 
> We've been having some login issues, this may be one of them.
> 
> --Bryan
> 
>> On Oct 29, 2019, at 5:57 PM, Arlette Pat & Carl Kelsen via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org <mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> This morning (Wednesday morning in Australia) I made at least 5 unsuccessful attempts to log on to CORSA so that I could view the latest Communique magazine. These unsuccessful attempts at logging on included 3 unsuccessful attempts at changing my password.
> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:11:21 GMT
> From: "Brian" <bmoneill at juno.com>
> To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Turbo Motor Cycling
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> I am finishing up a project for a fellow club member to get his 1965 Turbo convertible back on the road.  He dropped the valve seat which cause significant damage so a total engine rebuild was necessary.  Using all stock parts I rebuilt the engine.  I then ran it on the run stand that we have here in our club.  I ran it with two carburetors while both the Turbo and the carburetor were out for professional rebuilding.
> 
> While on the engine stand it ran flawlessly.  Now that is installed in the car and the Turbo with his carburetor is installed there is a cycling problem.  The engine fires instantly and with the choke disconnected idles but the idle fluctuates from about 690 RPM to about 920 RPM.  The cycling is slow in other words it will run for a couple of seconds may be as much as 30 seconds and then the idle will jump either up or down.
> 
> As mentioned all the parts are stock to include the camshaft.  Timing is set at 24? as per the shop manual.  Not being a Turbo guru I am stumped.  Is it possible that this cycling is caused by an improper setting of the idle mixture or is there some other issue?  Any help would be much appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:15:44 GMT
> From: "Brian" <bmoneill at juno.com>
> To: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Spyder dash in Rampside
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> I am helping a friend rebuild his rampside.  The project is moving along at a good clip.  He's doing some slight customizing tricks.  One of them is to install a Spyder dash.  This brings up the issue of what wiring harness to use.  Obviously we will have to run a wire from the tachometer back to the coil.  There are some other issues such as what to do with the circuit that would light the oil pressure/cylinder head temperature idiot light.  Has anyone done this conversion?  Any suggestions or information would be very much appreciated.  Thanks in advance.
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:55:35 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at yahoo.com>
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org, m barnes <papamurphy2010 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> Newbie
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> late, more parts available. generally more HP.
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> On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 1:30:08 AM UTC, m barnes via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
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> Greetings to all. I am an old-school diehard chevy man who will obtain his first corvair to keep forever very soon.
> It will mostly be a weekend driver and grocery getter. I like any year, but the big question is: First or second gen?
> Again it will just be a weekender, and will have a/c no matter what. Your opinion is greatly appreciated.
> I am aware of the suspension differences. Thank you.
> Murray
> 
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