$800 Classic Chevy: Will it RUN? (And Maybe Even DRIVE?)

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• SA

  @SamuelVelter · 3 years ago

  Next episode of engine rebuilds: rebuilding engine of Corvair! (That's what i 'd like to see)

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• BR

  @Brennan_187 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I’m here for the Captain Holt Gertie  references. Such a beautiful car when restored.

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• WY

  @WyWorks · 3 years ago

  Looks like a new core engine for a Redline time lapse!

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• WE

  @wearethelandrovers9014 · 1 year ago

  In 1969, I bought a '65 Red Monza convertible, like your car but with the four-carb motor.  It was 140 HP and, since it was so light, it ran like a scalded cat.  Where I lived up in the Ozark mountains of northwest Arkansas, the only way Corvettes could outrun me was when they had a long enough straight stretch to out accelerate me.    The four point suspension the 65 had on the rearend let it handle with the Corvettes, and that's how I could keep up.  I was a dealership mechanic, so I got access to the go-fast stuff.  In 1969, it cost $500.

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• DA

  @Damien.D · 3 years ago

  Pretty clean for a flooded car.<br>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.

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• SI

  @SirSpinalColumn · 3 years ago

  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.

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• TI

  @timothyballinger6280 · 3 years ago

  Had to watch! An actual corvair that&apos;s not in a junkyard!

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• CO

  @CoolBlue87GT · 1 year ago

  Glad to see it brought back from the storm. I had a 65 red convertible with white top, had the 110 engine &amp; 140 duel exhaust, automatic trans. &nbsp;Was a freshly restored car.

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• MR

  @MrJacksjb · 3 years ago

  I always thought these 2nd gen Corvair convertibles and coupes were awesome looking. &nbsp;I kind of want a Monza 4-speed for my next project car.

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• TU

  @turdferguson4124 · 3 years ago

  It’s always fun to see a car that has sat brought back to life. &nbsp;Those second gen Corvairs are pretty cars and interferometer an engineering standpoint. &nbsp;For a car that was flooded, it didn’t have any water level marks on anything (not even the brake drums, wheelcovers, or tires).

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• ED

  @Ed_in_Md · 3 years ago

  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.

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• BI

  @bigaudioal · 3 years ago

  Love seeing Davin back in the shop . . . getting his work done! &nbsp;🛠️ 🧰

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