Tag: chevrolet
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SFBA Monthly Meeting and Upcoming Weekend Events
Tonight at 7pm is our monthly Zoom meeting. Come on in if you want to visit and talk Corvairs. All are welcome. Saturday is the annual SFBA/Valley picnic at Quarry Lakes Park in Fremont. Come on out and bring your Corvair. All are welcome. Details on both can be found in this month’s Spyder Web…
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Racers Electric Fuel Pump Kits
For years, Corvair owners were in the woods for an electric fuel pump setup if they either decided to go electric, or the quality of aftermarket mechanical pumps made the decision for them. Corvair enthusiast and all around good guy, Craig Nicol, decided to make a kit that he wanted in his Corvair. One that…
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Tech Tip: Carburetor Overhaul
Ahhh… the Corvair carburetor. This little marvel of fuel atomization has been the thorn in the side of many owners. Are they sticking? Are they dirty? Are they bogging down? Are they leaking? Too rich? Too lean? Ethanol eating them from the insides out? Fear not, my Air Cooled brethren! Our friend Mike Dawson from…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Here is the rundown of this weekend’s can’t miss events courtesy of Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa. We’re in the thick of summer now with lots of car shows and events every weekend, and this weekend is no different. I’ll specifically call out the lunch in honor of longtime SV Corsa member, Mark Blaskovich, who…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
When you watch Easy Rider, look a little bit like Peter Fonda, are more of a “van guy” than a “bike guy” but still want to be Captain America, this is what you do! You’re all Corvair guys and gals. The weather should be beautiful this weekend. Knock off the dust, check the tires, give…
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Artificial Intelligence or Artifice
As you may have seen, or think you may have seen, the age of AI is upon us. There is much deception and misinformation out there. A crude but apt term bandied about is “AI slop”. In the short story, “The System of Dr Tarr and Prof Fether”, Edgar Allan Poe once penned the proverb,…
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SFBA Work Party July 25th
Hi All! This Saturday, July 25th, we are holding another work party at Don’s place in Antioch to work on buttoning up the 66 Corsa and get it ready to sell. At the last party, members continued to finish up the interior and Chris got the throttle linkage sorted. Still a few odds and ends…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Did you know that summer weekends start on Wednesday? At least this one does, when it comes to car shows. You Corvair is sad when you don’t drive it. Comment below if you plan to go to any of these, know of any others, or need a specific location. ~TG Wednesday, 7/15:Ron Wood’s Hot Rod…
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Tarps off! … or on
I don’t know how many of you are baseball fans, but there’s a new “tarps off” craze sweeping MLB this year where fans remove their shirts and wave them over their heads to show their team support and as a rally cry. In our world, we are rallying one of our junior members, Brodie, as…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Here’s a rundown of this weekends upcoming events. Thanks to Tito Garret of Valley for the intel! I hope everyone still has all their fingers after July 4 weekend. Either way, you should be able to get your Corvair out. Comment below if you plan to go to any of these events, know of any…