Author: SFBA CORSA
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Tech Tip ~ Fan Belt Maintenance
With the Fan Belt Toss in the rearview mirror, what better tech topic to discuss than Fan Belt Maintenance so you don’t toss, or better, throw your belt. Courtesy of Mike Dawson and the Central PA Corvair Club FAN BELT MAINTENANCE The Corvair boasted a specially designed belt that G.M. used only after rejecting at…
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Dispatch from the Great Western Fan Belt Toss
From the scuttlebutt on text message chains and social media posts, this year’s GWFBT&SM (Great Western Fan Belt Toss & Swap Meet) has been one for the ages. Many SFBA members are attending the event this year in Palm Springs at its new location, the Double Tree Palm Springs Golf Resort. We are getting varied…
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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM CORSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERSHIP CHAIR DAVE WATSON
This is Dave Watson, your CORSA Membership Chair—many of you know me as Davemotohead. As your Membership Chair, my primary mission is to recruit new members and retain our current ones, while supporting the growth and success of the Corvair Society of America (CORSA). Today, I’m reaching out to the entire Corvair community to ask…
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GM Expert: It wasn’t Ralph Nader who Killed the Corvair
Happy Friday everyone and apologies for the delay in today’s post. We think you’ll be happy with today’s delayed offering. SFBA co-founders Dave Newell and Tony Richards have put together this excellent video on Tony’s YouTube Channel which we hope you subscribe to if you haven’t yet. Corvair devotee and General Motors historian Dave Newell…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
While you may have missed out on the Welding Workshop at Sterling Restorations and the Old Car Picnic in San Francisco last weekend, that doesn’t mean you have to sit at home this weekend! Here are this weekends upcoming events courtesy of Tim Newey of NorCal Car Culture and Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa. If…
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Member Stories ~ San Francisco Old Car Picnic
By Josh Deitcher The Old Car Picnic this last weekend at Golden Gate Park did NOT disappoint. According to event organizers, there were over 650 vehicles that attended. Along with this impressive number, I can only suspect that there were thousands of spectators, hundreds of pounds of meat BBQ’ed and millions of stories and laughs…
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What is a Judson Supercharger
You may be new to Corvairs and maybe stumbled upon a forum post, Facebook conversation or maybe saw a Corvair locally with a weird looking setup with a tag that reads “Supercharged by Judson”. You may have then asked yourself, “What is a Judson Supercharger?”. You may be reading this and saying, “Wait! I can…
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Revisiting Great Articles ~ Water-Cooled Corvair Engine Offers Technical Delight
This article by Bob Helt appeared in the November 1981 issue of the CORSA Communique magazine. CORSA members can read the original article, which includes several additional photos, by logging into the CORSA website. The 1966 Corvair Monza appeared to be in almost factory stock condition as it sat in Lloyd’s garage. Only the twin…
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Voting for CORSA directors is now open
Voting for CORSA Directors is now open! The voting period is 15 October 2025 through 1 December 2025. Please visit the following link for the online ballot:https://www.corvair.org/?option=com_civ … t=1&sid=16 NOTE: You MUST be logged into the CORSA website for this link to work. You may also fill out and mail the paper ballot that was…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Here’s your weekend event update courtesy of Tim Newey of NorCal Car Shows and Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa. Did you leave your car out on Monday to let it get washed? Yes? Perfect! Now it’s ready for all the car shows this weekend! Comment below if you plan to go to any of these,…
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