62 Corvair restoration

[CaminoKid]

Just a few pics of the ongoing project for the winter,My sons corvair,hopefully getting ready for power tour 09

[fahrenschnell]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Looking Good.....That is one solid Corvair.

Seth

[ecniv]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Awesome, I love corvairs. I should have never sold my 66.

[CaminoKid]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

The car was sold in northwest Nebraska and lived its life in Arizona also,so there was minimal rust.Lots of gravel in the little nooks and crannies,but that was an easy fix.I will get more pics as progress moves along.Sorry for the out of order pics,this was my first time cut and pasting pics for a thread.

[AFFORDILLAC]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Wow...dry cars are the $hit. Hope you make PT.

[64fairlane]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

looks good so it looks like you got it painted!!!!

[fast Ed]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Wow ... solid car. Good luck with the build!!


cheers
Ed N.

[std]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Looking good. What are you blasting it with?

[CaminoKid]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Soda blast,the guy comes right to the house and it takes about 4 hours,cost about 1100.Worth every penny.

Soda blasting also leaves a protective film on the metal that wont let the metal rust for a long time.When the soda explodes on the surface it just turns every piece of paint into micro pieces.great stuff,you just have to be careful of getting it all washed down after D/A sanding,as it is a corrosive when mixed with water.

[NASBackyard]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Those are really cool cars. Did that soda blasting hurt the glass at all? I would think the overspray would cloud the glass.

[DanStokes]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Last time I pulled a 'Vair engine it spilled it's coolant EVERYWHERE. The guy working with me said it would just blow away, but I wasn't so sure. Didn't need floor dry, though.

Great father and son project - hope you're both having fun.

Dan

[STINEY]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Last time I pulled a 'Vair engine it spilled it's coolant EVERYWHERE. The guy working with me said it would just blow away, but I wasn't so sure. Didn't need floor dry, though.

:D

Your killin' me here Dan. Might need a new keyboard.....

[CaminoKid]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

We covered the whole floor with coolant Dan,dried up real fast though.LOL

Nas,the soda blast does not bother glass or trim,if it hits old stainless,you just have to buff it out.

[std]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

Last time I pulled a 'Vair engine it spilled it's coolant EVERYWHERE. The guy working with me said it would just blow away, but I wasn't so sure. Didn't need floor dry, though.

Great father and son project - hope you're both having fun.

Dan

Dan, how did you know you spilled it?

[terry russell]

Re: 62 Corvair restoration

He did :D
Man vairs are cool.
terry