Tag: car club
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Tech Tip ~ Noises From The Rear
For today’s tech tip, we want to share Mike Dawson’s “Noises From The Rear” which was published in the PCCA May 2026 Newsletter. To learn more about the PCCA chapter, click here. While it’s important to learn to diagnose a problem that may come up with your Corvair, it is equally (more?) important to be…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
A good looking weekend, weather and event wise for you to take your Corvair to. The big event of the weekend kicks off Friday, the 70th Annual Autorama at Cal Expo in Sacramento. We encourage you to attend this event and head out to the club house to say howdy to our friends, Classic Corvairs…
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SFBA Work Party Sat May 2nd
This Saturday, May 2nd, is our next SFBA work party at Don’s in Antioch to continue progress on the club’s ’66 Corsa. Mainly focusing on buttoning up the interior this time. Once the interior is up to snuff, we will give the engine and brakes a good once over, make sure all of the electrical…
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A Little On The Corvair Powerglide Transmission
Here is an interesting article by the late Bob Helt about the powerglide transmission. Quite a few common questions we get from PG owners are answered in this piece. We’d like to thank the Lehigh Valley Corvair Club for posting it in their April 2026 newsletter. Enjoy! Strange as it may seem, the Corvair Powerglide…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
This weekends featured event is SFBA member and restoration maven Gabe Lopez’s first cars & coffee at Sterling Restorations in Fairfield. This event will be every last Saturday of the month starting this Sat. 8am-11am. Gabe will have coffee and pastries on site along with music and, naturally, some of the best looking classic cars…
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From the CPF Archive: Introduction of the Monza 4 Door Sedan
Today, we get a little history lesson about the Monza 4 door sedan from Larry Claypool at the Corvair Preservation Foundation. To learn more about the CPF, click here. MONDAY MORNING HISTORY CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION! 4-20. Today we stroll back to December of 1960 as Chevrolet introduces the new Monza 4 Door sedan!…
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Unreal at Any Speed ~ John Black’s 1966 Chevy Corvair
It’s always interesting to find a Corvair article where you wouldn’t expect to find a Corvair article. This one was shared with us by a member and we thought you’d enjoy it too. Originally published in the Summit Racing Catalog. Article by Aaron Dolezal. Photos by Todd Biss Productions. Originally published “On All Cylinders” in…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
With the rain in the rearview, time to get that Corvair out on the road for a much needed drive! Remember to check the SFBA Calendar as we are adding events that we know will have a Corvair or two. Don’t see an event on the calendar that you are taking your Corvair to? Let…
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Corvair Racing Memories At Candlestick & Upcoming Vintage Race At Sears Point
By Seth Emerson There is an upcoming vintage racing event at Sears Point (Sonoma Raceway) on April 17th. In a promo pitch on Facebook they used a picture from the Candlestick Park Road Race event in 1964. I attended that event, as a spectator, and again in 1965. The Candlestick parking lot, all land fill…
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Tech Tip ~ Late Model Powertrain Installation
Today’s tech tip is courtesy of Fran Schmit of the Minnesota club and originally appeared in the Feb 2007 issue of the CORSA Communique magazine. This procedure solves a difficulty with installation of the powertrain, which requires doing what I tell you before you begin to remove it. I was reminded recently of this when reading a CORSA article about how much trouble someone was having re-installing their late model drivetrain. A late model with its drivetrain out has its rear wheels hanging down a mile. When you want to re-install the drivetrain you can’t get the strut rods back onto the differential housing. The shop manual is of little help as it says, “support torque arm so that spring is compressed to be near curb height”…