Tag: corsa
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Bringing a ’65 Corvair Corsa Back to Life: A Body and Paint Restoration Journey. Part 2 of 4
Uncovering Hidden Damage and Fabrication The first stage was what I call “pre-paint stripping.” Using extremely coarse grit sandpaper, we manually removed the old paint and, more importantly, the heavy layers of old body filler that were hiding shoddy repairs. It’s always a relief when an owner is prepared, and luckily, Bruce had sourced new…
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Bringing a ’65 Corvair Corsa Back to Life: A Body and Paint Restoration Journey. Part 1 of 4
Gabe Lopez of Sterling Restorations was kind enough to share the story of restoring Bruce’s 65 Corsa convertible. Many longtime SFBA members may remember this car belonging to Marc Bruchy. Mark’s parents bought the Corvair brand new in San Francisco. Marc grew up with the car in his family and, eventually, inherited it. After some…
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Upcoming Weekend Events
Here are your upcoming local events brought to you by Tim Newey of NorCal Car Culture and Tito Garrett of Valley Corsa. Don’t tuck that Corvair away in the garage yet. It’s not winter. Hell, don’t even tuck it away then! Comment below if you plan to go to any of these, know of any…
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Members stories ~ Priscilla gets a makeover
By Pete Tachis~ I’ve now owned my Corvair, aka Priscilla, for about a year and a half. I feel like I’ve accomplished much in that time, but she still needs quite a bit more work. From minor stuff like, repairing the heat/defrost system, and the shift linkage to major tasks like rebuilding the engine, repairing…
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Tech Tip~ 8 simple adjustments your Corvair probably needs
This article is from Corvair owner and Hagerty Drivers Club writer Kyle Smith. Many are topics we have recently discussed and shared tips on. Some are also on the website Resources and FAQ page. Wheel Alignment Belt tension … and we have been dealing with window glass alignment on the donated Corsa. Don got that…
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Decoding the Corvair Body Tag
One feature that seems to set Corvair owners apart from other Classic Car hobbyists is our fascination (obsession?) with body tags. If you are new to Corvairs and bumping around on the forums or Facebook Groups, you may see new(er) owners asking about tag “decoding” help or debates on whether a body tag has been…
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New Members & SFBA Notes
We would like to welcome new member Jim Pennell from Arroyo Grande. Many of you already know Jim as he is a member of Central Coast Corsa in the San Luis Obispo area. CCC the annual Vairfest weekend which draws Corvair owners from all over the state. Jim was also instrumental in bringing this year’s…
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Tech Tip ~Wheel Alignment
One of the topics of last night’s SFBA club meeting was about wheel alignment and where to get one! When you point the car in a certain direction, it’s very important to go in that direction, after all! A few “old school” shops were mentioned that still work on our “old school” Corvairs. Known shops…
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Drive Your Corvair Day & Upcoming Weekend Events
Happy Birthday to the Chevy Corvair! On this date in 1959, the Corvair was introduced to the public with much fanfare. Every October 2nd, we encourage owners to celebrate this day by driving your Corvair. National Drive Your Corvair Day! Also, this evening at 7pm is our monthly SFBA club zoom meeting. Meetings are open…
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New SFBA & Corvair Merch
With the holidays fast approaching (October already?!), there’s no time like the present to get started on that holiday shopping and maybe get a little something for yourself. You deserve it! We are happy to report that we have some fresh new designs up in the SFBA store. We have also created a dedicated page…
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