Love those 2nd gen. 4 door sedans ! Best looking sedans of the late 60's . Wish I could find one with a really good body , to ad to my other 3 Corvairs . Thanks for the video , & it's sad to see another Corvair event go to the wayside ! Thanks again.
Very nice well done video. Great speaking voice too. I never made it out to one of those events but I used to do a lot of them here in the east with NECC back in the day. Then the road racing bug bit hard and ever since 2009 when I got my competition license I have been doing the vintager road racing events. As you said it is about the weird little car we all love but more about the relationships and memories we create. Come on out here and attend one of our races.
Thanks for the kind words, Rick. With 3 young kids, any kind of W2W is well out of my reach in both time and cost, but I love that you and others out there are keeping these cars going on the vintage circuit. I hope I can make it out to one of your races sometime!
Awesome video, congrats on a great lap time. Love your channel. But I did cringe when you were "rebuilding" your carbs directly on the asphalt. Yikes, put some cardboard, newspaper or a plastic bag down! :) Working on my '67 Monza 140 right now, it's been dormant for 20 years. Big fun.
A long time ago (decades) I read an article about mounting a Toronado drive-train "behind" (key word) the rear seat of a second gen Corvair coupe. Decades later, I had a concept of a V6 from a Fiero mounted "behind" the rear seat of a 1966 Corvair convertible (and other custom features). ;-)
There are a number of those Toronado- powered Corvairs around! Having owned a V6 Fiero, that particular swap doesn't seem worth the effort, since it doesn't really make much more power than the Corvair, but a number of people have swapped the supercharged 3800 V6 with its transaxle into a Corvair.
The key point of both (Toronado and Fiero) drivetrain swaps is the back seat stays. It looks stock, except it has two trunks (my concept doesn't look completely stock). ;-)
Most motorsports events that don't involve wheel-to-wheel racing (or very fast drag cars) also don't require cages, which allows many more people to participate.
@@FlawlessPlanGarage Kinda with I went that route, but I went with a second, identical gauge. Figuring out which wire to cut was a bit stressful, but I figured it out eventually.
It depends on which dash you have - I assume you have the Corsa dash, if memory serves correctly, the trip reset button should protrude through a little bracket at the bottom of the dash once installed.
Love those 2nd gen. 4 door sedans ! Best looking sedans of the late 60's . Wish I could find one with a really good body , to ad to my other 3 Corvairs . Thanks for the video , & it's sad to see another Corvair event go to the wayside ! Thanks again.
I miss it every year but I'll make it one of these days. Great fun!! Looking forward to the WI Dells convention though!
You were fortunate to have been a part of that and it’s cool that your kids will probably always remember it.
Very nice well done video. Great speaking voice too. I never made it out to one of those events but I used to do a lot of them here in the east with NECC back in the day. Then the road racing bug bit hard and ever since 2009 when I got my competition license I have been doing the vintager road racing events. As you said it is about the weird little car we all love but more about the relationships and memories we create. Come on out here and attend one of our races.
Thanks for the kind words, Rick. With 3 young kids, any kind of W2W is well out of my reach in both time and cost, but I love that you and others out there are keeping these cars going on the vintage circuit. I hope I can make it out to one of your races sometime!
@@FlawlessPlanGarage I raised four kids and I couldn't afford them either! GG! You still have time.
Awesome video, congrats on a great lap time. Love your channel. But I did cringe when you were "rebuilding" your carbs directly on the asphalt. Yikes, put some cardboard, newspaper or a plastic bag down! :) Working on my '67 Monza 140 right now, it's been dormant for 20 years. Big fun.
Next time you bring the cardboard and I'll use it! :)
A long time ago (decades) I read an article about mounting a Toronado drive-train "behind" (key word) the rear seat of a second gen Corvair coupe.
Decades later, I had a concept of a V6 from a Fiero mounted "behind" the rear seat of a 1966 Corvair convertible (and other custom features). ;-)
There are a number of those Toronado- powered Corvairs around! Having owned a V6 Fiero, that particular swap doesn't seem worth the effort, since it doesn't really make much more power than the Corvair, but a number of people have swapped the supercharged 3800 V6 with its transaxle into a Corvair.
The key point of both (Toronado and Fiero) drivetrain swaps is the back seat stays.
It looks stock, except it has two trunks (my concept doesn't look completely stock). ;-)
Air cooled Chevy Friday. Had a 66 2dr with the powerglide with only first and sometimes reverse.🍻
"... with the powerglide with only first and sometimes reverse" 😅😅😅
Great job Armen!
Good reminder. I am entering my hamster in the Kentucky Derby.
Sounds like a good time!
No drive cage required is surprising. Surprised this was 2021 during the bad COVID but then the mid states did not have much restriction.
Most motorsports events that don't involve wheel-to-wheel racing (or very fast drag cars) also don't require cages, which allows many more people to participate.
Just put a 2nd CHT gauge on my turbo Corsa!
Awesome! Unfortunately I didn't get any footage of mine, but I love it. It's a dual Westach gauge.
@@FlawlessPlanGarage Kinda with I went that route, but I went with a second, identical gauge. Figuring out which wire to cut was a bit stressful, but I figured it out eventually.
All you do is try keep that Corvair STYLE And Sprit
Do you know where the trip reset cable goes on these cars I can’t figure out where mine goes
It depends on which dash you have - I assume you have the Corsa dash, if memory serves correctly, the trip reset button should protrude through a little bracket at the bottom of the dash once installed.
Too bad not enough cars to continue. The cars get older. Participants get older and pass on. Very few youngins choose to carry on the traditions.
Very true! It's part of why I'm making these videos, hoping to reach a broader audience for these cool cars.