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Re: Another Corvair Confession---No Triumph Content

To: "Michael D. Porter" <mporter@zianet.com>
Subject: Re: Another Corvair Confession---No Triumph Content
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:29:40 -0700
Cc: David Templeton <davidt@opentext.com>, "'Rikrock@aol.com'" <Rikrock@aol.com>, "'triumphs@autox.team.net'" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <EB7F84267EFFD3119644009027F63997D099D3@roxie.wl.opentext.co m> <3CA52C06.A0B87183@zianet.com>
"Michael D. Porter" wrote:
> 
> > I too once owned a Corvair, a 62 model with 102 hp and an air conditioner.
> > What a mess to change that ever breaking belt!  I'd have to remove the A/C
> > coil assembly which completely covered the top of the engine!
> >
> > Now I have a Honda powered Spitfire!  Does that make me a winner, or a
> > loser??  :)
> 
> I suppose that depends upon whether yours turns the "right way" or not.
> <smile> All the Civics (and I think, Preludes) were left-hand rotation.
> What does the VTEC engine do?
> 
> Even so, judging by your early descriptions of the behavior of the
> engine, I'd have to say you're a winner. <smile>
> 
> Cheers, Joe.

Standing in front of the car and looking at the engine, it rotates clockwise!  
Is that the right way or the wrong way?

Joe

P.S. I just finished replacing the doors with aluminum skins that are riveted 
onto the door surround and an aluminum brace that is bolted into the top
of the A and B posts.  That creates a weight loss of in the neighborhood of 50 
pounds.  Plus I moved the seat way back in the car to distribute more
of my own weight further back.  With the seat in that location, I can now 
comfortably shift gears!  The shifter is way back in the car because of the
extra long 6-speed box and the placement of the engine itself!

I still need to find another 400 pounds to be at "fighting" weight!  :(

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