Guest ON3GO Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 its been sitting at my work/shop for over 2 years now. i so want it lol. Turbo Corvair Monza Syper anybody! this is a collectors wet dream for this type of car, dash is uncracked, its all there just needs work, engine runs awesome if it had a charge, top just got ripped when a storm passed threw and a tree branch fell on it. also for u hybridz chevy guys, some parts on this car would make a nice touch on ur Z's. the mirrors! and the turbo changed emblem for a turbo V8 Z! and you never see these. 1954 all org Jag didnt have time to get more pics of it but man it was soooo nice!!! sounded insane! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Yup very very cool.....180hp stock too! Awesome.... Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Here comes trouble Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Corvair appears to be a pre 1965 with the 150 HP engine, 1965 and up had a turbocharged engine rated at 180 HP and a 4 carb engine at 140 HP. The pre 1965 Corvairs had a rear susspension where the rear tire would tuck in going around a corner very fast and woud not re-align itself causing many accidents. Ralph Nader came to the public's attention with a "scandle book" called "Unsafe At Any Speed" directed at the Corvairs faulty rear suspension and other problems reported in accurately. A simple leaf spring attached to the rear axles called a camber compensator (also camber compensators were used on VW bugs) cured the wheels from tucking under and sold for $50.00. !965 and later Corvairs had improved suspensions and the rear stability problem was solved. The Corvair's rear suspension defect was Ralph Nader's spring board into politics and gave him a living. The engine suffered from plugged over long emission lines. The lines would become plugged which would push oil out the dip stick and the oil would hit the fan spreading the goo over the air cooled cylinders which caused iver heating and engine failure. By 1969 due to Nader's attack GM could not give away the last models which were as rare as hen's teeth. I had a roomate at college that had an identical Corvair as pictured. Seems that most turbos were black or white. Yenko made a few hot rods out of the 65+ models and they handled great. My interest in the Corvair was for hybrid VW's and if Scotty GNZ will chime in...........he has forgot more than I know about Corvairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaparral2f Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 In my youth I had a girlfriend that bought a 140hp Corsa. It was an awesome little car. it wqould pull real hard, but at about 80 mph the darn thing would get real light on the front end. What a thrill ride in a car that was naturally heavy at the back. It was a great little car otherwise, and on a good day would tear a new a$$ on a 250 hp 327 Impalla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SuperDan Posted January 28, 2006 Administrators Share Posted January 28, 2006 First car I owned when I was 16 was a 1966 Corsa 180hp, had that thing for about 5 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Tony D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 You gotta love the 90* fan belt. I had a neighbor when we lived in San Jose that used to mod and race Corvairs. He said that belt was the biggest engineering hurdle GM had to leap in the whole car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 lol the tensioner is the funniest thing i ever seen.. it really is a SPRING.. nothing more. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I had a neighbor who must have owned 6 of those at one point, one a turbo model. He finally got so fed up with the oil leaks he sold them all off in one weekend. Those flat 6's were the hot swap into Volkswagen Bettles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 my dad had a chance to pic up one of those over the summer. $1500 for the car and all the parts to put it together, plus a bunch of spare. freakin awsome cars, i wish he had bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chevy280z Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 off the subject dan juday, im building a 78 280 and need new quarter panels, can you buy ones like yours or did you custom build them, where can i get a set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ZR Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I want that turbo charged Emb.... anyone got a part number for it? I would SOOOOOOO put that inpalce of the Datsun Emb. on my hood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 off the subject dan juday, im building a 78 280 and need new quarter panels, can you buy ones like yours or did you custom build them, where can i get a set? PM me. Let's not hijack this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.INSANE Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Erh Call me a liar but i see a stick and no clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Erh Call me a liar but i see a stick and no clutch. liar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Erh Call me a liar but i see a stick and no clutch. liar.. 3 pedals dude.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.INSANE Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 liar.. 3 pedals dude.. Damn the gas really blends in with the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savageskaterkid Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 i actually have to agree, i didn't see that pedal there, but then again, I didn't even stop to think about the stick either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POSTM Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 We put a Corviar engine in a VW van. It was fun while it lasted, it could get the front wheels of the ground, but with insanely low gears and inability to rap still could just manage to hold 70mph. The speed limit was only 55mph then. Yes that belt did give us some problems. Any one remember the mid engine V-8 hybrid Coviar. I always wanted to find an automatic transaxle to make a VW drag racer. Thanks for posting that, sure brings back some memories. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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