I'm a old timerish and love Corvairs. Just got a 65 for my brother, his second he has owned. We drove his first one from Macon Georgia to the California Bay Area in the summer of 1988 before he left for Korea.... BAD ASS CAR DUDE.......
If you're experiencing overheating issues, there is something wrong. Check the tins under the cylinders, as the sheet metal tins that surround the engine are designed to maintain a positive airflow around the cylinders as a system. Remove that and you reduce the engine's cooling ability. Also, check for debris in the cooling fins between cylinders and the oil cooler by the alternator (if you can see your oil cooler fins, then you need a cover for that spot, to eliminate the air leak in the cooling system), as well as the perimeter seal around the engine compartment. These are air cooled engines. You can also utilize a water/methanol injection system that many turbo users incorporate to decrease exhaust gas temps and, thereby, head temps, which reduces possible pre-ignition. Those cars were designed well and should not give you overheating issues at all, even if you're in Arizona in Summer. Been driving these since I got my license many moons ago ('65).
@@jamesringler987 Certainly couldn't hurt. I'm setting up a LS engine that I intend on turbocharging and will incorporate piston oil squirters in that engine.
Growing up, our family had a 64 Monza convertible, later on I had a 66 convertible. My Mom worked at a tire store and was given a free set of Michelin radials, it was funny seeing mechanics shake their heads when my five foot and a bit mom tried to tell them the tires weren't flat. ;-D On item that makes your turbo better then any of the factory "Spyders", your's has a waste gate (I almost blew up a friend of a friend's early 150hp Spyder. I read about successfully mounting a Tornado drive train "behind" the rear seat (notch for pulley) of a second generation Corvair. Seeing that I thought about a transverse front wheel drive V6, then saw a video of someone using a Fiero drive train. ;-)
The play in the steering comes from the stock saginaw steering box thats 50+ yrs old u can go rack n pinion but cpp offers a quick ratio 14:1 steering box i put one in my 67 impala n it drives like rack n pinion!
I’m envious of your past ownership. I had a VW Bug with a Corvair 110 engine. Fun little car. There was a Corvair specialist in Huntinton Beach, CA, back in the 1980’s, that was building a tube chassis Corsa with a 350 hp turbo flat 6. The customer decided to go V8 and the shop would have sold it to me for $ 3000. They had twice that in it. I was too young to make it happen.
Great to see a new generation of folks "finding" the Corvair cool. I was born into the whole Corvair thing, with my Dad buying a new 1960 and new 1965 in the day. My first car was a '64 and back in the 1980's I raced a Yenko clone in SCCA GT3. I currently have one of the 6,000 1969's built. It's sort of a restomod with disc brakes and other mods. It managed to win the Cole award at the 2012 CORSA convention. These things get into your blood and they become hard to shake.
People have finally understood the blank canvas and potential these cars have. So many issues like oil leaks and Heaters and rust. But with turbos and efi. And tires. And other things it can be as good as a early Porsche.
Oil leak is eazy cure the heater system not so much. Unless you have the southwind heater like my ,60 had. Belt tensioner issues was managble with proper cold settings. from ,64 on base model HP was 110. The so called over steering issues had more to do with the driver than engineering defects. Simply put the driver could steer the suspension so far under the car that he would get into trouble Way beyond what any primitive spring or coil spring suspension on the competition you possibly do simple matter of pushing car Way beyond what any other car was capable of doing which was driver missed conduct not engineering air that was pretty easily fixable with a sway bar added and a limit travel strap and of course radio tires help the principal thing was to keep the tire pressure lower than the front tires according to factory specs which in the day both was really didn't know and we were all poor and we had bias ply tires that were worn out and still we never had any trouble my brother and I are with our corvairs yes I was old enough we grew up with corvairs bought some second-handed for school. The 65 models and on were a dream come true in terms of the re-engineered Corvette style suspensions body styling 4-speed transmission just incredible car drive really decent fuel mileage load the mid-30s about 33 is what we got zippy just turned corner on a dime out turn anything we'd ever seen go to my snow we took ours up elk hunting in the mountains to the four wheel drive truck trails they go just anywhere amazing
that was my first car and out of the hundreds of cars and trucks this is the car I want another one of. I bet your running 30 plus pounds in the front tires. drop that to about 17 that's what gm calls for it and that's what seemed to work the best for me.
That car is an awful lot like the one I had. I also converted it to a 4-speed turbo and never quite got around to making it look pretty. It was always fun to take to car shows because it was different. Nobody ever gave me a hard time about it.
Octane Monkey They’re really interesting cars, they handle quite well and almost every part you could want is available. The only issue is that they really don’t fit modern traffic in big cities. On a secondary road where you can cruise all day at 50 mph, those things are in their element. Merging at 75 with 18-wheelers all around? Not so much. You need to have the sort of lifestyle where a car like that can make sense.
I had Corvairs for 15 years and never lost one on a bend. You do have to watch tire pressure and you’re better off with wider tires on the rear. I think I had 215s on the back and 195s up front. 35 psi rear and 20 up front. Throwing a Corvair hard into a corner or a ramp and feeling the back end pull it through is a really neat experience.
@@seaking2290 You are really making me want to get one. I wonder if I could find someone who is interested in trading for me Mazdaspeed Mx-5... in the middle of Covidness
If he is experiencing understeer its likely because he doesn't know that he should be running lower tire pressure in the front tires as specified in the owners manual
I had a 66 Corsa and got shed of it when kids took priority. I am looking to purchase another 65-69 and find the only decent manner for which to power these things up a bit without hacking them to death is turbocharging. Knowing the original 180hp setup was more than a bit compromised. I am very interested in know all you did and even speaking with you regarding this conversion. I am considering using a center mount FI rather than the carbs. Yes I know it is going to be a little $$ but I am a big boy now and want to do the Vair I want. I am a old school hot rodder and kknow my way around things but you have a lot of this issues handled a bit better than what I have found on Corvair forums and/or sites. I am not looking for a drag racer, just something with a bit more usable torque in the low/mid range. If you are willing I will send you my email address.
EFI is the way to go... Its really amazing what it does to them. An easy way to make the stock 180 turbo spool faster is to use the smaller exhaust turbine from the earlier 150hp turbo with the existing 180 compressor and housing.
just my preference but I prefer images of the car and the improvements as opposed to two guys standing there with some car in the background. Just sayin'.
@@OctaneMonkey OM: Thanks for the reply. I watch all Corvair videos due to a lost love in the 70's. I sold my pristine Monza Convertible and went to see the delights of the jungle. Upon returning I felt that a BMW 3.0 CSI looked a lot like it and spent twenty futile years learning that they are 1. Expensive, 2. hard to work on and 3. Some one else will have a better one. Escaping with my dignity intact I am now on my last car journey. I am smashing together two cars, a 1977 MGB and a 1955 Packard Clipper into the Clipper "B". Tons of fun, Parts are cheap, learned to weld, tore up knuckles, learned how to convert 6 volt to 12 volt. What a journey and I'm only half way through. Friends ask "Why". I tell them " Why not?". Keep the faith, send more vids, and very best regards, Larry
Great to see young dudes loving their Corvairs!
That’s why you build a car for you and not to please others or the internet.
I'm a old timerish and love Corvairs. Just got a 65 for my brother, his second he has owned. We drove his first one from Macon Georgia to the California Bay Area in the summer of 1988 before he left for Korea.... BAD ASS CAR DUDE.......
This man knows his stuff! Great looking Corvair, #camplife 😎👍
If you're experiencing overheating issues, there is something wrong. Check the tins under the cylinders, as the sheet metal tins that surround the engine are designed to maintain a positive airflow around the cylinders as a system. Remove that and you reduce the engine's cooling ability. Also, check for debris in the cooling fins between cylinders and the oil cooler by the alternator (if you can see your oil cooler fins, then you need a cover for that spot, to eliminate the air leak in the cooling system), as well as the perimeter seal around the engine compartment. These are air cooled engines. You can also utilize a water/methanol injection system that many turbo users incorporate to decrease exhaust gas temps and, thereby, head temps, which reduces possible pre-ignition. Those cars were designed well and should not give you overheating issues at all, even if you're in Arizona in Summer. Been driving these since I got my license many moons ago ('65).
Thanks for sharing!
What about piston cooling nozzles would that control cyl head temps
@@jamesringler987 Certainly couldn't hurt. I'm setting up a LS engine that I intend on turbocharging and will incorporate piston oil squirters in that engine.
Great looking car and glad he's keeping another on the road.
I've had 6 corvairs. I enjoyed all of them. The last one had a mid engine v-8. Wish I had kept 2 of them. Enjoy.
FUN AT EVERY SPEED !
those wheels look better on his Corvair then they did on the BMW's.
Wonder how hard it'd stop with a Disc conversion.
Wow, great description of the process
Thanks Alan! I appreciate the kind words.
Love that car!
Growing up, our family had a 64 Monza convertible, later on I had a 66 convertible.
My Mom worked at a tire store and was given a free set of Michelin radials, it was funny seeing mechanics shake their heads when my five foot and a bit mom tried to tell them the tires weren't flat. ;-D
On item that makes your turbo better then any of the factory "Spyders", your's has a waste gate (I almost blew up a friend of a friend's early 150hp Spyder.
I read about successfully mounting a Tornado drive train "behind" the rear seat (notch for pulley) of a second generation Corvair.
Seeing that I thought about a transverse front wheel drive V6, then saw a video of someone using a Fiero drive train. ;-)
The play in the steering comes from the stock saginaw steering box thats 50+ yrs old u can go rack n pinion but cpp offers a quick ratio 14:1 steering box i put one in my 67 impala n it drives like rack n pinion!
Thanks for sharing that info!
I'm getting a late model soon. I had all early models
I’m envious of your past ownership. I had a VW Bug with a Corvair 110 engine. Fun little car. There was a Corvair specialist in Huntinton Beach, CA, back in the 1980’s, that was building a tube chassis Corsa with a 350 hp turbo flat 6. The customer decided to go V8 and the shop would have sold it to me for $ 3000. They had twice that in it. I was too young to make it happen.
I love it!!
Great to see a new generation of folks "finding" the Corvair cool. I was born into the whole Corvair thing, with my Dad buying a new 1960 and new 1965 in the day. My first car was a '64 and back in the 1980's I raced a Yenko clone in SCCA GT3. I currently have one of the 6,000 1969's built. It's sort of a restomod with disc brakes and other mods. It managed to win the Cole award at the 2012 CORSA convention. These things get into your blood and they become hard to shake.
People have finally understood the blank canvas and potential these cars have. So many issues like oil leaks and Heaters and rust. But with turbos and efi. And tires. And other things it can be as good as a early Porsche.
You are selling me, lol!
Oil leak is eazy cure the heater system not so much. Unless you have the southwind heater like my ,60 had. Belt tensioner issues was managble with proper cold settings. from ,64 on base model HP was 110. The so called over steering issues had more to do with the driver than engineering defects. Simply put the driver could steer the suspension so far under the car that he would get into trouble Way beyond what any primitive spring or coil spring suspension on the competition you possibly do simple matter of pushing car Way beyond what any other car was capable of doing which was driver missed conduct not engineering air that was pretty easily fixable with a sway bar added and a limit travel strap and of course radio tires help the principal thing was to keep the tire pressure lower than the front tires according to factory specs which in the day both was really didn't know and we were all poor and we had bias ply tires that were worn out and still we never had any trouble my brother and I are with our corvairs yes I was old enough we grew up with corvairs bought some second-handed for school. The 65 models and on were a dream come true in terms of the re-engineered Corvette style suspensions body styling 4-speed transmission just incredible car drive really decent fuel mileage load the mid-30s about 33 is what we got zippy just turned corner on a dime out turn anything we'd ever seen go to my snow we took ours up elk hunting in the mountains to the four wheel drive truck trails they go just anywhere amazing
that was my first car and out of the hundreds of cars and trucks this is the car I want another one of. I bet your running 30 plus pounds in the front tires. drop that to about 17 that's what gm calls for it and that's what seemed to work the best for me.
Thanks Glen, thats a great tip on the tire pressure!
@@OctaneMonkey that's goes for most rear engine cars not just the Corvair
That car is an awful lot like the one I had. I also converted it to a 4-speed turbo and never quite got around to making it look pretty. It was always fun to take to car shows because it was different. Nobody ever gave me a hard time about it.
Super cool
Octane Monkey They’re really interesting cars, they handle quite well and almost every part you could want is available. The only issue is that they really don’t fit modern traffic in big cities. On a secondary road where you can cruise all day at 50 mph, those things are in their element. Merging at 75 with 18-wheelers all around? Not so much. You need to have the sort of lifestyle where a car like that can make sense.
I had Corvairs for 15 years and never lost one on a bend. You do have to watch tire pressure and you’re better off with wider tires on the rear. I think I had 215s on the back and 195s up front. 35 psi rear and 20 up front. Throwing a Corvair hard into a corner or a ramp and feeling the back end pull it through is a really neat experience.
@@seaking2290 You are really making me want to get one. I wonder if I could find someone who is interested in trading for me Mazdaspeed Mx-5... in the middle of Covidness
@Pau Pau can you email some pics to brandon@octanemonkey.com. I am curious to know more!
awesome vid!
Good stuff glad to see another video from ya
Thanks! I started a new job which kind of messed with my schedule. But I am back in the saddle now, and content should be coming out more regularly!
Safe at any speed!
loved my 66 ragtop. it drove fine. women loved it!
If he is experiencing understeer its likely because he doesn't know that he should be running lower tire pressure in the front tires as specified in the owners manual
Could be camber as well, seeing as the car is lower, tire patch contact may have changed.
I had a 66 Corsa and got shed of it when kids took priority. I am looking to purchase another 65-69 and find the only decent manner for which to power these things up a bit without hacking them to death is turbocharging. Knowing the original 180hp setup was more than a bit compromised. I am very interested in know all you did and even speaking with you regarding this conversion. I am considering using a center mount FI rather than the carbs. Yes I know it is going to be a little $$ but I am a big boy now and want to do the Vair I want. I am a old school hot rodder and kknow my way around things but you have a lot of this issues handled a bit better than what I have found on Corvair forums and/or sites. I am not looking for a drag racer, just something with a bit more usable torque in the low/mid range. If you are willing I will send you my email address.
EFI is the way to go... Its really amazing what it does to them. An easy way to make the stock 180 turbo spool faster is to use the smaller exhaust turbine from the earlier 150hp turbo with the existing 180 compressor and housing.
nice car
Brakes off Malibu, but swapped front rear for rear front
That brand is that rack??
Spare us old timers the techno beat please.
Bruh 14+8=22 lol
Cool car
Sorry, good vid till the end. 95hp 25hwy tops
where's the start up??
just my preference but I prefer images of the car and the improvements as opposed to two guys standing there with some car in the background. Just sayin'.
@larry I do to and I would encourage you to check out some of our other videos with higher production values.
@@OctaneMonkey OM: Thanks for the reply. I watch all Corvair videos due to a lost love in the 70's. I sold my pristine Monza Convertible and went to see the delights of the jungle. Upon returning I felt that a BMW 3.0 CSI looked a lot like it and spent twenty futile years learning that they are 1. Expensive, 2. hard to work on and 3. Some one else will have a better one. Escaping with my dignity intact I am now on my last car journey. I am smashing together two cars, a 1977 MGB and a 1955 Packard Clipper into the Clipper "B". Tons of fun, Parts are cheap, learned to weld, tore up knuckles, learned how to convert 6 volt to 12 volt. What a journey and I'm only half way through. Friends ask "Why". I tell them " Why not?". Keep the faith, send more vids, and very best regards, Larry
@@larrysorenson4789 your clipper B sounds like an interesting ride!
Great car for an Electric conversion. ,
I would say it's great for an LS swap...screw electric
Please remove the music. And let's hear more of the car.
The roof basket is kinda ghey, but else dope AF ... where are the in-cabin WOT vids? :-)___
I'd love to get a blown out one and throw in a subaru engine.
"like..."
Like, Like, Like, like, Like.......there are other words in the English language
Is this choppy ass editing supposed to be super cool?
Suppose to be... It is the coolest! 🙌 (I know the editing needs work, but you got to learn somehow.
That roof rack gotta go
Miata is lighter
Actually about the same 2200-2300lbs curb weight for Corvair in stock form.
stow the fruit loop music