$800 Classic Chevy: Will it RUN? (And Maybe Even DRIVE?)
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- This 1965 Chevy Corvair was totaled in New York City after the devastating flooding during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and eventually purchased by its current owner for $800. Since then it's been floating around not running: sometimes being stored outside, sometimes in a barn, and sometimes wherever there was space. Well, eleven years later, we're ready to answer the question: Will It Run?
#WillItRun #neverstopdriving #hagerty
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Backstory
2:07 - The engine revealed
3:06 - Signs of water damage?
4:25 - First problem
5:05 - Checking the oil
6:13 - Underbody assessment
7:27 - Draining oil
9:02 - A small gas leak
9:55 - Water in the oil?
11:17 - Draining the transmission
12:56 - Broken balancer?
14:30 - How do the spark plugs look?
16:25 - Cleaning points
18:20 - Checking for spark
19:13 - Uh-oh, forgot to disconnect gas
19:55 - Uh-oh 2.0, forgot to put oil in
23:47 - Really checking for spark
24:37 - Connecting fuel
25:37 - Cleaning Carbs and Checking fuel filters
27:51 - Are we ready to start this thing?
29:43 - Running at last
31:30 - Swapping the harmonic balancer
35:16 - Adding fuel filter
36:27 - Adding gear oil and flushing fuel tank
38:18 - Checking brakes
40:15 - Will it drive?
42:32 - Brake test outro
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I find it very moving to see an old forgotten car move under its own stream again. It’s hard not to anthropomorphise cars sometimes, and you can just imagine that old girl grinning as it drove out of the shop.
Flooding he does understand now, stay stupid ?
EV upgrade !
@@lucasRem-ku6eb That would be heresy upon doctrine. Absolutely not.
Looks like a new core engine for a Redline time lapse!
Hasn't Hagerty all-but killed the Red Line Rebuild series? Davin is one of the guys that actually teaches skills and basics for the Shadetreee Mechanics out there.
Good job on a desirable Corvair! Hoping this becomes a long-term project.
Had to watch! An actual corvair that's not in a junkyard!
I saw one in a yard was curious how hard these to work on.
Love seeing Davin back in the shop . . . getting his work done! 🛠️ 🧰
Learned to drive in my grandma's '63 Corvair Monza 900 convertible, I've loved 'Vairs ever since! Congrats on getting this beauty running again!
It’s always fun to see a car that has sat brought back to life. Those second gen Corvairs are pretty cars and interferometer an engineering standpoint. For a car that was flooded, it didn’t have any water level marks on anything (not even the brake drums, wheelcovers, or tires).
I’m here for the Captain Holt Gertie references. Such a beautiful car when restored.
I liked the rebuilds I hope you can do another one some day. These are fun too, still enjoy Devins humor and style
Actively doing some engines right now! Just going to deliver them with a slightly different approach. Coming soon!
@@Hagerty A Corvair Turbo would be a cool rebuild. Would also put the red Corsa back to where it might have been originally.
Flooding he does understand now, stay stupid ?
EV upgrade !
Whatever happened to the 440 build?
@@karlsracing8422 EV now
I always thought these 2nd gen Corvair convertibles and coupes were awesome looking. I kind of want a Monza 4-speed for my next project car.
That's a perfect project car. I have a '66' Monza convertible with a 4speed. So much fun to drive!
Back before internet when these things are extremely hard to find. About nineteen eighty-five I had a fella morning the parts 1-4 his car. I'm not an expert on forebears. I believe it was called a mom's a spider and I happen to do with one was that and a double triple my money. The kicker was I was impressed by his daughter but after finding the parts car he was impressed with me but his daughter and her mom thought I was scum for finding him a car for parts because he was just about ready to dump the car. Are you dump a lot of crazy money in that car parts car found for him was useful so I'm glad we can save the car. I feel so bad for the guy that ended up with that young lady from back then. And now in Kansas this guy has five of these corvairs and I think it's 1200 bucks all of them. One of them is supposed to be really special and I don't know what makes it special and I think three of them were first gen and two were 2nd gen
This particular Corvair has a 2 carb 110H.P. engine. The body and paint job suggests a Corsa model,which had either a 4 carb engine making 140 HP or a turbo for 180 HP. The 110 HP engine is the least problemic engine of the three. I would love to have that car! It looks to me that the rear engine mount should be changed to the latest version that has a pin included in the design that prevents the mount from failing and allowing the engine to drop out of its mounted position.
Glad to see you back in the shop! We need more redline rebuilds! Please!
Perfect. Hope this car has a spot in future videos. Really miss Kyle’s Garage. Good seeing him again.
Next episode of engine rebuilds: rebuilding engine of Corvair! (That's what i 'd like to see)
Pretty clean for a flooded car.
Despite their troublesome reputation of cheapness and hazardous handling, no one can deny Corvairs are pretty cars with a simple yet elegant design. Glad to see this one going back to the road.
GM fixed the Hazardous driving part multi sway bar in the rear. Ralph Nader was somebody out looking to make a name the car wasn't nearly as bad as he made it out to be. He is unsafe at any speed
The car was proved by the government itself that the car handling and safety were the same as any other car on the road. Nader BS aside I have owned 3 of them and they were safer than some of the later model cars I owned.
In 1969 I bought a 2 door 1962 Corvair for $10 and put gallons of RayLube reclaimed oil in it. It started to leave a trail where I often traveled. It met its end in the Fox Hills golf course in Culver City California. I didn't see the 2' deep drainage ditch between the fairways. It broke the rear motor motor leaving the engine on the ground. I got $25 from the wrecker.
Damien, if you looked at the rear suspension while the car was up in the air, the rear wheels were in parallel not in the swing mode as earlier models were. The rear end was redesigned to fix the handling problem.. Still love this car.
@Marlo Breding another issue was with the front end being too light and causing push or over steer
I bought a 1960 Corvair in 1966 for $10.00. The owner said it ran fine but must have a bad bearing because it made a big noise. What could I lose? I got it home and the generator light came on. The fan belt was loose. I loosened up the generator, yanked it up to tighten the belt and heard a clunk. Did it several times with the same result. I pulled the pulley off the balancer and found it was a two piece pulley riveted together with bad rivets. The two pieces of the pulley were just sloppy. Went to the local junk yard, found a pulley and took it off. The guy charged me one dollar. Put it on the engine and ran it for two years. Sold it for $100.00 to a guy who just wanted the engine.
My dad gave me my 1962 wagon runs ok for its age I’ll say
Yes, I love this story, making a silk purse from a sow’s ear.
Great to see you back in the workshop. I enjoy the videos in the workshop environment. But a great channel and fantastic content.
An absolutely lovely car.
Love it, rode in one of these for years as a child, 1962 Monza left teeth marks in the passengers side dash where I would ride sitting on my mothers lap. Great cars. 1965 one evening, my father who was a plastics buyer for Chevrolet, fell asleep at the wheel of his 62, car hit the center median cross over, launched into the air and came down rear wheels first saving my fathers life and only breaking the oil filter mount.
Good to see you Davin, I really miss your videos. I would love to get some update on the oldschool racecar!
Yep, really looking to see what happens with old Snows car. Too long between episodes, I hope we all get to see it finished
Flooding he does understand now, stay stupid ?
EV upgrade !
I'd take it and do a proper repair and refurbish of the whole car. Yes, the factory actually stiffened the frame of convertible cars LOL. You got me laughing watching you get that belt off. It was hilarious! I got a puller :) and don't put a solid balancer on a late model Corvair.
My girlfriend bought a red 65 or 66 Corvair Corsa while I was serving in Vietnam. When I returned home we were married, and we drove it to my next assignment at Altus AFB in Oklahoma.We packed up all our things, including her dog and drove straight thru to Oklahoma non stop.
I remember it had multiple one barrel carbs (with a four speed the best I can remember). It gave no mechanical problems whatsoever during the trip there or back a year and a half later to the East Coast. The next vehicle we bought was a 1970 Pontiac GTO.
That's awesome! You bought a classic back to life!
Glad to see you back in the shop.
Awesome. Finally you are back in the shop❤
Back when I was a kid in eight grade my buddy's mom had a 1960 Corvair that she would leave home most of the time and just take the bus to work. We figured out how to hot wire it fairly easily. Got my first time behind the wheel of a green Corvair with the two speed Powerglide.
I have had 10 Corvairs. I replaced the balancers with a solid pulley from Clark's Corvair parts with no issues. When you change the oil filter change the gasket under the bolt head. I once bought a Corvair that had been submerged. The engine was locked up. I managed to get it with Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinders. I changed the oil and filter. I replaced the fuel pump. I put the engine in another car and ran it for several years before I sold it.
Thanks for following through on, 'will it move?' and 'will it stop?' Those sure remind me of my 67 Camaro.
Great video! Need to see more of you in the shop.
My favorite engine rebuilder and doing a model I actually own. Kept it up, my man!
That knock. I’ve nursed along some very tired Corvair engines in the past. I was too poor to get the crank machined so I just picked up another motor that was sitting in someone’s yard for $50.
Really great knowing Kyle is still around. I really miss his videos.
Hey guys, I love this new series. Keep it up! Hope to see the Redline Rebuilds again someday. I miss it! Thanks!
You got really lucky with the minimal water intrusion.
You always make great videos. Most this kind of thing lately is just entertainment, your videos are real/educational as well. Please keep it coming.
I literally saw one of these, same color, at my local Safeway in Spokane. I come home, turn on the computer, and it's second on the UA-cam recommended page. Wow.
Amazing how you guys got that Corvair running like a charm 👌
The "drain" for the manual transmission was to remove the lowest bolt on the extension housing. Fluid drained out through the threaded hole!
I had a 1965 Corsa convertible and thoroughly enjoyed it.. I thought all the Corsas had 4 1 barrel carbs,,,, This one had 2 singles as did the Monzas... A nice and clean design... it handled very well... nice to see this program I hope this one gets to be on the road again.... thanks !!!
You're correct, the Corsa either had 4 carbs, or a single turbo. Someone probably swapped the engine, or at least the heads on this one.
Dude always been my favourite car thanks for the repair
Great video guys good content hope to see more of your videos like this thanks😊
A Corsa Corvair......one of my favorite Mr David! Tks for sharing
I love the late model Corsair. There is a sweet one in my neighborhood.
Makes me want a Corvair! Nice work!
Awesome Find!
Well that was pretty fun. Nice job.
I had a 66 Corvair convertible that I drove on a 50 paper route each day. Routine was to put a quart of oil in, wait a bit and then check the oil. Only kept the Corvair about 6 months but still have found memories and love to see one taken care of.
Love the videos guys. Probably my favorite channel.
Thanks for being a fan, Jimmy!
Had a 65, loved it. It did have some rust in the rear floorboards, but roadsigns took care of that!!
I ❤Corvairs. Have owned 5. My Dad bought two of them new. Underrated cars.
Welcome back!
Although getting these running out in the field is fun, there’s something to be said for dragging it back to the shop with proper lighting and sound for us to be able to really see what you’re doing (and I’m guessing a bit more time on your hands and not freezing cold).
Very nice! I had a friend who owned one of these in the 70’s.
This brings back memories, I got a GREAT deal on a '64 in '71 because that damper/pulley came apart and cut a gash in the oil filter and it sprayed oil like a fountain all over the engine. Trader a motorcycle for it, fixed the damper/pulley and had a lot of fun for 2 years!
it was entertaining and that's the main thing. It was quite informative too and that's cool
Lovely exhaust note
Congratulations on the Corvair start. Great job. Thanks for sharing! 💯👊
Excellent as always...i think that solo is better for you
My dad bought one new when I was a kid. It was red too. There was a song called “Little Red Corvair”.
Thanks. And timely since I've recently started restoring a '66 Corsa. My efforts will mostly be body work but this video was very informative and well done.
Flooding he does understand now, stay stupid ?
EV upgrade !
@@lucasRem-ku6eb , your comment makes zero sense. Repeating it over and over doesn't make it sound any more intelligent. It still displays complete ignorance.
I have a 64 convertible that’s been sitting for almost 30 years. Hours work (mostly cleaning) and it fired right up. Runs good actually.
Awesome...another nice old car saved from the scrapper with just a little elbow grease. Nicely done guys!
Excellent $800.00 investment, it's good to have another classic back on the road.
Awesome guys!!!!
Fram is a filter I will not use but in this instance, it is good for the first oil change to clean the engine out and then drain and refill with a decent oil filter. PH 4 Fram converts to a WISX 51038 or a Hastings LF 215. Rock Auto has them.
I love Corvairs! I want one some day. 👍
Excellent content
To me that is a very informative video: I got an abandonned project: A 63 Corvair Monza 900.
A lady who had absolutely NO IDEA what she was doing took a slightly rusty and driving car (it had less rust than this one here) that she had bought fom a mechanic and pulled the entire body apart, even chopped the fenders off and kind of killed the car. Some of her friends did a lot of welding and gave up on it. I am now in for many years trying to source all parts and make it a car again. The vehicle fought me very tiny step of the way.
There is no body panel that really fits well. I did nothing mechanical yet as the engine and brakes worked very well. Now with the fenders put back we found out that the car was sagging so much that the wheel touched the left fender. The car was welded together with after market parts and the fender is not fitting well. I ordered 4 new shocks and 4 coils in the States. I hope that will help to bring the car on the road again. You never know what you ared getting into until you work on a project: If I would have known what I had to do to make the vehicle roadworthy I would have NEVER taken up the task. I only pray that the car can finally get fixed.
Nice video, good to see one get some life back. BUT,,,, For anyone looking at running a Corvair that has sat for any length of time it is very important to take the time to remove fan shroud and clear out the rats/mice nests. They love to build them there. They will pee on the aluminum fins and corrode the heck out of them. It will ruin cylinders running them that way. Ask me how I know. If you store one make sure you put mouse traps/poison in the engine compartment. Inside also. Not sure what you paid for the thing but you may make some money on the deal!
Be nice to see this Corvair become a project car. 😊
I wonder how the floors looked prior to the flood?
I just enjoy the face when D enjoys driving a car 😎
We had a '63 and a '64 in my family. My Grandfather got the '63 from my Uncle. Then my Uncle got the '64 from his brother in law. The '63 was his wife's car before. My Grandfather was replacing his daily '49 Mercury with the '63 Corvair. He was getting too old to drive stick. I miss old cars.
Love this channel btw
Very underrated great little car.
Growing up, our family had a 64 Monza convertible (110 / 4sp), later on I had a 66 Corsa convertible (140 / 4sp).
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
While driving my moms 64 the temp light turned on, I pulled over, checked the belt tension, it was good.
I drove on, but the light turned on again so I pulled over, checked the belt tension it was still good.
I practiced SSPP (Stop, Study, Plan and Proceed), that resulted in me grabbing the belt and yanking it, "clatter, clatter, clatter" went the separated pully and luckily I was at a service station near home, where after a couple days it was fixed. ;-)
Had a 64 and a 65. The sixty four had some handling problems, needed strut configuration; however it had strong chasing as it was a two door post. The sixty- four for whatever reason had lot more power and handled very well. 110 hp was decent for a compact in sixties.
what a fun car i had a 1966 corvair corsa convertable red exterior white top white interior. she taught me alot make sure to run good oil in it , i
used 30 wt havoline when the oil got dirty she would get a bit snarky in running after the oil would be in there for awhile, went to better oil she was much happier. the belt for for cooling should be watched ,i always kept a spare early models had prepencity to throw a belt. i made sure belt was always tight and after certain amount a time is go back and watch the belt when pulling on throttle arm fast watch belt of letting the throttle back watch the belt to see if it wants to hop going around the pulleys. their should be a belt guard on the belt tensioner opposite the alternator and top of cooling shroud.
on the clutch pedal cable make sure that the ball end on clutch pedal has grease on ball ,i had two snap right there at the ball end, i had two snap on me not fun changing them, my dad gave me ball end off a cable witha cable clamp in case it broke, never had a problem after greasing that ball end.
i put the ieco quick shift kit for the shifter , really cut the shift pattern in half. i also on the rear end on the rear wheels their is concentric bolts that i moved the lower part of rear tire out one degree which gave a better bite in corners had a lot of fun after that
My neighbor had one, in the days when Ralph Nader had recently crucified them. He took it round trip over the Rockies twice.
If the drivetrain was pickled, and there's no mildew issue, piece of cake. With no computers and wiring runs, an old Craftsman tool set should be able to fix that car. Paint looks like new, easy to love that car & want to make it prime again.
Must have had the engine replaced; it's a "Corsa", per tags on side of the car; Corsa had either 4 carbs or a turbo. This one has the base 110 dual carb motor, like my '64 Corvair had on it. It does have dual exhausts which would suggest the 4-carb version as the turbo had one larger exhaust, out the passenger side if i recall correctly.
I thought it more likely that someone in the past up-badged this car but it had the Corsa dash and the rest of the interior bits too. Vin started 107 also, so you are right in saying this car had an engine transplant in a previous life.
With an actual 4 carb 140 engine, they are fun to drive
@@christopherbusch1933 was it hard to tune all 4 carbs?
@@gregstillman5197 I wouldn't consider it difficult at all, but sometimes my bar for difficult/annoying projects is surprisingly high.
That said, it is a progressive linkage, so it is a pair of primary and secondary carbs. So get the mixture dialed on each side primary, then sync them with a Uni-Syn and they are good to go. The secondary carbs need minor linkage adjustment sometimes but if people tolerate Tri-Power Pontiacs they shouldn't poo-poo this setup. The Rochester H and HV are good carbs.
@@Flatlanders_Garage my '64 was twin carb and I always took it to the dealership to let them adjust the tuning.
You take the bottom bolt out of the extension housing to drain the gearbox oil,, like all GM cars.
That was an average car before its swim and now quite a rusty one. Keep someone occupied for a few weeks welding a bottom back in it, then a good deal longer fixing all the wonky bushes, brakes and engine. And shift cables
Pretty cool cars
These Adam sandlers videos comparing different cars and all is cool, but i really miss watchin Davin wrenchin on cars and rebuildin motors. He's what made me subscribe to this channel. Oh and the good ole barn find hunter too!!!
Love the Nadermobiles.
Corvairs are innovative cars like nothing else before or since. In 1964 they had a turbo 150 horsepower 6-cylinder model. I think Porsches' best offering that year was a four-cylinder 60 horsepower power plant. Chevy made a ton of them and there is huge aftermarket support. Not not first class build quality but no worse than Camaro or Mustang. Corvair engines are also used for small aircraft and sand rails. Some with Porsche barrels and pistons installed.
Back in the day, but where would you even find one these days ? The better choice back then was the Pinto (overhead cam) that could be taken to 900 HP
fantastic car i love it.
Dang - Something about these 'Vairs! I just love 'em, maybe because I had one.
28:20 BEFORE pulling fuel with the pump, I would have advised using compressed air (and some cleaner) to clear the fuel line backwards from the engine compartment to the tank hose. Even if there isn't water in the line, it will likely be gunky residue and filled. Cleaning the lines between the pump and the carbs also advisable. Lastly, some 'Vairs have a fuel filter installed in the upswing from underneath the floor to the front of the engine compartment. I know a bit about Corvairs.... 🙂 Edit: 35:40 ahhh, I see that you found the filter! 😊 Edit two: 39:30 Guessing that you installed, removed, and reinstalled the oil filter?
Wow, a Ralph Nader special running again and a convertible no less! Nice!🚗
unsafe at ANY speed!
I always thought that the Corsa model either came with 4 carbs or a turbo not two carbs. This one looks a lot like my first car which was a corsa and had the 140 which did have 4 carbs dual exhaust and 4 speed. It was a blast to drive.
I'm a bit tired of getting work done. I recently got my aircon gas refilled for $250. A friend called up the next day and got quoted $160 🤷♂️
After the refill I needed a new compressor and got quoted $1800. Went to another branch and got it done for $1100 🤦♂️
Too many shoddy workshops in Australia..
I think the later model Corvair like that are some of the nicest looking cars made by Chevrolet. It's hard to believe that was there budget oriented cars.
Brilliant
Was surprised that you cranked it before adding oil
I had a 1964 Corvair Monza automatic, black with red interior including bucket seats. It was my first car. I ended up selling it for $800.00 in the mid to late 1970's so I think I did alright considering I paid $200.00 for it from a friend of my father. It was a decent little car but I always lusted after the new body style cars. I never did buy one though, sold mine and never looked back. Nothing wrong with them at the time I just wanted something normal for lack of a better way to put it.
I love will it runs. It still needs a ton of work. But getting it to move was a Biggy. How fun is that car going to be? Once its back on the road. thanks for a great vid.
Awesome!
Enjoy the video I love corvairs please say that one thank you for getting it running
Had a 67 vert. Wisconsin car. If you opened both doors at the same time you had to jack up the middle to get them closed again!
Great car. Too bad the underside has so much rust. Usually, the first generation of a car is the best looking, but in the case of the Corvair, the second gen looks best.
FYI the corrosion in the cap only serves to cause a higher voltage Spike when the coil fires. You don't necessarily have to clean it all off. It's not a primary connection where you need shiny metal contacts. In fact GM provided silicone grease to put on all of the secondary contacts in the early HEI system To make more resistance to create higher spark gap voltage. 50 years auto experience speaking
I bought one for $75 in 1985...all rust but it was great fun car.....I wish Chevy still bad them.