Project "KushVair" - 1967 Corvair Street/Track Build

[Sieg]

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[HotRodKush]

Got it, thanks - used photobucket.

[HotRodKush]

Alright, time for an update. I Unexpectedly had a few hours to work on the car today, couple of buddies came over to help with the floor too. I don't know what sort of adhesive they used in the 60's, but it's stubborn as hell. We spent hours scraping, sanding, and grinding, and got the rear half of the interior cleaned up and ready for paint:







There's only two spots on the rear floors that need attention - one 8"x8" section that I need to cut out and replace, and another small area that just needs some patching. I'm VERY surprised that there's not more rust (knock on wood).

It was killing me to do all of that work and not see what the new paint would look like, so I de-greased a small section in the back and laid down four coats of "Rustoleum Automotive Enamel". If you ever use this stuff, DO IT OUTSIDE. This is not spray paint, this is death in a can. Holy crap. I'll be doing the rest of the painting outside for sure.





That's all for now, next step is to finish off the floors, patch the bad spots, and finish painting the interior. Then it's off to the wheel wells and suspension.

[sids04]

Looks good Kush

[HotRodKush]

Thanks!

Spent a few hours on the car the last couple of days. Got through 75% of the interior prep for paint:



Still have to do the front floorpans and under the dash:



Also started stripping the seam sealer from the trunk. A quart of oil was stored in there and leaked all of the place apparantly, so it'll require some good cleaning:





I also took out the headlight buckets to deal with some rust issues around the edges:



And finally, I took apart the rear suspension for rebuild:



I'm going to prep and undercoat the wheel wells before it all goes back together. I'm sending the hubs and axles out to a guy named Steve Goodman who does full rebuilds on them, and I ordered some poly bushings to replace the original worn-out stuff that came out.

Stuff for Steve:



Out with the old:



That's all for now, here's how it sits as of tonight:





Until next time!

[70rs]

Glad to see you're still on this project., I like it!

[HotRodKush]

Thanks!

Small progress today. A few buddies were hanging out at the shop tonight so we spent some time on the Vair.

Some of my suspension parts came in today for the rear, so I figured i'd better start sanding down the wheel wells for paint before it goes back together. I used the old standby - wire wheel on a drill:



Might be about time to invest in a real dust mask...



I started it off but the guys got tired of watching me work and took over, which I happily agreed to. All this sanding is wearing me out. It turned out pretty damn good.

Before:



After:



I'll be painting it with 3M rubberized undercoating. I ran out of cleaner so I need to do a Home Depot run before I can finish and paint it. When it comes time to tear the drivetrain out of the car, I'll do the same for the engine bay and the other side of the frame rails.

We had to remove the header to get deep inside the wheel well, so I figured I'd see what condition the headers were in. There's fuel AND oil leaking from the motor, so the headers have a thick layer of rust and grease on them. Again, the wire wheel worked wonders. We also used some fine-mesh steel wool to polish the exhaust tips.

Before:



After:





Amazing what a few minutes of scrubbing can accomplish. Again, no degreaser, so I'll have to wait a couple of days to paint. This is also all from one side, the other side of the car still needs to be sanded down the same way. Small steps!

[HotRodKush]

Alright, I was able to run out to get paint and degreaser sooner than I thought, so I spent some time on the car today. I painted the first wheel well with Rustoleum undercoating, and 8 hours later it's still not dry. I'll check it again tomorrow, and if it didn't adhere I'm going back to my original plan of 3M undercoating. Not sure what the issue is. I forgot to take pics of that, I'll post them next time. I also sanded down the other side rear wheel well but I'm holding off on paint until I see what's going on with the undercoating.

I also started sanding and painting some of the parts that I took out of the car, in the hopes that I can start putting it back together in a couple of weeks:



I also painted the exhaust with high-temp paint (see previous post for "before" shots):



And lastly, I sanded and re-stained the wood steering wheel, and painted the center a satin black instead of the original chrome. Looks good so far, some finishing work needs to be done though.

Before:



After (almost done):

[sids04]

Looks good..

[HotRodKush]

Not many photos today, but I got the drivetrain removed last night. Again, a couple of buddies came by to help out. I'll try to get some better photos next time I'm at the shop, probably later today.

On the way out...you can also see one of the freshly painted wheel wells:




One of the guys helping to position the motor/trans onto a dolly for easy removal:



Almost out!




Aaaand, there it sits:




Next step is to finish sanding and undercoating the rear of the car now that the motor is out, as well as painting the engine bay. After that, I'll do a basic gasket rebuild of the motor and transmission, and put it back in with the new rear suspension.