LOL love your technique using the wheel circular with one foot while holding down the pedal with the other foot horizontally . I would be like the guy trying to pat my head and rub my stomach at the same time.
As a former owner of a 66’ Corvair; I always wished it had 300+ hp that it really deserved. You can never have to much in my opinion. For a French Horn player you really are quite the self taught car guru. Can’t wait to see this car in action.
My Lord, John! This one actually had me tearing up! - There are times when good words shall not be said out of esteem for silence allowing one appreciative space to absorb. This, John - is such a time, as redundant approbation renders the point moot.
...a little different than what my college buddy did in '74 with a 289 in the back seat and a plywood box over the top to keep the fumes out a bit. I got a highschool graduation present of a 1963 Monza nine years after it was made and had it for 16 years. You hit the soft spot in my heart with your perfectly focused and beautiful work. I look forward to owning it some day...that'll never happen; maybe just watching you pulling 5-G's in the corners will have to do:)
It's really cool to see this come together without chopping the Corvair's body all to pieces. I wondered what you'd come up with for a suspension. This should do the trick just fine. Well done!
John, once again, beautiful machining/welding and fabrication. Can't wait until it runs. Guess that's the mechanic in me, love to hear a new build run!
Stumbled on your video by ancident. Brother man, it is a pleasure to watch you work! I'm no welder but I can lay an ugly bead that holds, so I have a faint understanding of how much thought, planning and designing went into this. Beautiful. 👌
Thank you for another fascinating video sharing the next chapter in the build. It is a beautiful zen like experience to follow along. Masterpiece for sure in both the journey and eventually certainly the end result. Take care, stay safe and peace out.
Amazing work! I see how you keep your fingernails trimmed. I was wondering how you planned to grease the moving parts and then you did not disappoint. Thank you for sharing your wonderful craftsmanship. 😊
I’m out in the garage designing an building my mid-engine 914 L83, and doing a really nice job of it (I thought) then I come in and watch your video and😐 well mine will be Nice😁 But yours is a Work of Art just like your Beetle😁👍👍👍👍👍
Your videos of the Corvair build are YT only ‘must see’ for me. I like the build, the video production, and the anticipation of what’s coming next. Thanks.
Great job. Have you ever heard of installing a Olds or Buick 215 V-8 into a corvair.the 215 engines that were modified by mercury user built a engine with reverse rotation and fisher made a adapter to adapt it to the Corvair differential. They were able to get about 260 h.p. which would make the Corair run strong. They used dual Radiator, like the ones used on Ferraris. Scoops were designed to make it look like mfg's design.
I always believe that I have seen perfection but then I watch you and see that everyone else is performing at 40%. Your work is GOD tier and that isn’t a dig at GD. It’s just that GOD now has competition. I love your jigs also, so well executed.
I'll never have the capacity to envision the intricacy from scratch that you have for this mod, let alone have the skillset to fabricate it. Seeing it being done is an orgy of pleasure that I will never forget. ❤️ You are an absolute master of your trade & I thank you for uploading this beautifully orchestrated car porn. 👍🇦🇺
Seems like 2 more frame members to replace and you’d have a full tube chassis-back half. Beautiful work! Can’t wait to see front suspension. F1 inspired?? Sure hope you can allow the engine to be visible through the rear window. It’s looking great!
On the bender pins (that hold all the dies and other bits) I found that the rings that are attached to the pins kept getting in the way. So I welded them in a vertical position to the pins and the have never got in my way again. Just a suggestion.
Great suspension set-up, but Geez!, does everybody have a machine lathe in their garage/shop?!? Seems like every video I watch about folk working on their rides has someone using one. How do you afford that and all of the bits and pieces that make it functional? Guess I'm just a bit envious, as I could get all kinds of stuff fabbed for my Corvair w/one of those. Currently contemplating a port job on a set of 140 heads and would love to go w/ carbs mounted on each cylinder, like the Porsche triple-Weber style and a unit like yours would make that a much easier prospect. Loking forward to seeing your dream car take her maiden voyage.
Just brilliant design as usual John. I agree by adding the LS motor, you are definitely making the Corvair safer. Oh yeah, like the Sketchers too, their my favorite shoes. So what’s next??
@@JohnReynolds661 This video is very well done, again and Your plan, visualization, formation, fabrication, production is Greater. 😆 Every step and posted episode of this Grand Corvair transverse mounted V8, LS4, turbo is well thought through, planned, fabricated, executed. this rear suspension is clearly well thought through and developed and You have learned from Your past suspension work with the off-road racing vehicle You were involved in with fabrication and building. This rear suspension and the front not only improves the modified 1965-9 model version, it seems it surpasses the Yenko version and other purpose built racing versions, such they all negate Ralph[y] negative Nilly, and make the vehicle not only safe at any normal use speed, but high performance speed and track use too. The added power and mid-engine placement is superb for the many uses including racing on a drag strip, or various track types It seems You have thought of having the ability to tune the suspension for various uses. It seems to me this vehicle will be more deLIGHTful, powerful, quicker, faster, amazing and surprising to most all, especially passengers, though a little less hidden, still it seems it should be better at the track too compare with the quick fast VW You have built. My hunch is that Ralphy 'boy' had not actually driven the vehicle in any actual conditions or at any speed.😒 But, there were reports of some of the early models which had flipped over while travelling on open, undivided highways, possibly with large tractor trailers travelling in the opposite direction, thus bring a large amount of air flow to the front of the vehicle which was very light, comparably and susceptible to be lifted. The design and implementation of the improved front end suspension version corrected that issue at least by the 1965 model. Your original version of this vehicle certainly had the modified suspension and You updated suspension certainly is a great, further improvement. My father [O"H], bought the 1965 Corvair Monza [lt. blue], automatic speed [with the vertical gear selector and key slot starting, on, off, on the dash], with the standard flat-pancake 6 cylinder engine near the end of the model year in the late summer. It became the family car replacing the Ford full-size wagon [which was sold to the local mechanic that had cared for it]. He drove that vehicle for 10 years and 100k miles. He gave it away to the dealer buying a 1975 Vega, also near end of the model year, in the late summer. Actually i wanted my father to give it to me, as i just competed my driver's license, but my mother was fearful of the vehicle for some reason. We had driven family vacations from Toledo through PA, into the Pocono mountains, on into NY several times, then my father drive it east to Washington,DC area in Maryland where he had a new job position, then We followed by air plane, after all of the household was packed and sent via the professional moving company. Meanwhile he had purchased a second family vehicle. Another Chevy.; a 1968 Bel Air, 6 cylinder [250 c.i.] (a little under powered then), speed automatic with the gear selector and key, ACC/Off/On/Start on the steering column. That Bel Air was traded in 1973 for a Dodge Dart Swinger, 225 c.i. slant-6 cylinder, 3 speed automatic, gear selector, key on the steering column, PS, A/C [excellent, durable, reliable vehicle] while keeping the Corvair, since it had problems since just 10 days after purchase and pickup, which was never completely corrected [apparently mostly electrical issues including starter, charging, ignition]. The Corvair just needed some basic engine work, valvle cover gaskets leaked, and tie rod needed repair along with the heater unit had exhaust gas leaks into it The engine work was simple to do, while the tie rods needed an expert, but not very expensive and the heater unit had Chevy replacements which had not been done, but available and easily accomplished. It would have been a great first car and was excellent in the snow with its rear engine, fairly economical. Eventually it could have been available for various upgrades too. But, it was not mean t to be for me, though i liked the car very much and still do have much appreciation for it. Thus appreciate You build too and others that have done their excellent upgrades too. The other early variations have many uses too, though the body style of the 1965-9 is superior in shape and thus my favorite of them. Obviously to find a clean, good condition chassis and body is difficult, but living in CA or similar areas in the west, southwest and some parts of the south, there are more that could be in reasonable good condition to work with. There could be a tube chassis modification done too, but that is very extensive fabrication work, yet possible for those with the.expertise and access to completing it. In my current location in the Near East-Asia Minor region with very limited access to any such necessary fabrication, ship, tools, supplies and vehicles to work, with, such development, builds and work are extremely difficult to begin or arrange.including the necessary parts, materials tools, etc. Also any such engines or engine modifications are extremely difficult to begin or achieve. It is far more limited than anywhere in Europe. the next steps of the exhaust and induction which clearly includes the components for turbo(s) will be certainly grand and great to see. Am looking forward to Your next posted vlog with this build. 😆 All The Best and Much Success in Your Quest, Health and Well Being. 😊 Sincerely ☺
Thanks for sharing this truly one-of-a-kind build. Glad to see the bronze bushings and zerk fittings, at the end. Was wondering about the friction created at that rocker. Amazing engineering. Ever read any of Smith Race Car Engineering books??
Always enjoy watching your stuff. I'm sure the reason why the corvair was unsafe was it is underpowered also. Helcat might have been better.....but I'm a Mopar guy.
I can already tell that's gonna be one awesome Corvair restomod...... I'd so love a well built Porsche 904 replica or early 70's Ferrari Dino 246 gts that could be drove often VS a real one that's too expensive to drive.....I'd rather have a $50K-ish budget well built 904 or 246 replica than a $100K or more modern Ferrari or Posrche (unless I was stupid rich & money wasn't an option). Keep the classic exterior & interior look & feel of a 904 or 246 but with modern performance parts hidden underneath.
Awesome! I noticed the shock leans front to back when going through it's travel. Does the bottom mount allow for this, because the mounting bolt is off axis and not rotating like the top.
Both of the shock ends have spherical bearings which allow them to rotate freely. The shock goes through geometry changes during travel which is normal. Hope that answers your question.
Originally I thought maybe you chose a LM because of the suspension, but now I wonder why you didn't do this in an early model since you cut it all up anyway. Regardless, cool as always! Amazing Work.
You are an artist... Wow! If Amazon did sell a kit, you wouldn't have bought it anyways.
Beautiful machine, chassis design is excellent. It is in a class all it's own. Can't wait to see it finished, nice job John.
LOL love your technique using the wheel circular with one foot while holding down the pedal with the other foot horizontally . I would be like the guy trying to pat my head and rub my stomach at the same time.
So cool. It takes real spacial skills to imagine how this will all fit, then execute your design. Well done.
As a former owner of a 66’ Corvair; I always wished it had 300+ hp that it really deserved. You can never have to much in my opinion. For a French Horn player you really are quite the self taught car guru. Can’t wait to see this car in action.
My hat is off to you, when I watch these videos it makes me envious and also it makes me realize I could never afford you 🙂🙂🙂😢
Mad skills John. Really enjoy watching what's coming out of your head. Look forward to seeing this running.
12 minute video for hours and hours of fabrication and head scratching. Nicely done.
Just a guess, but probably 60 hours of work plus four days to make a video.
Impressive!
I think it's amazing that you managed to package everything under the shelf so far. Beautiful work as always
My Lord, John! This one actually had me tearing up! - There are times when good words shall not be said out of esteem for silence allowing one appreciative space to absorb. This, John - is such a time, as redundant approbation renders the point moot.
Good God doc you said a mouthful LOL
...a little different than what my college buddy did in '74 with a 289 in the back seat and a plywood box over the top to keep the fumes out a bit. I got a highschool graduation present of a 1963 Monza nine years after it was made and had it for 16 years. You hit the soft spot in my heart with your perfectly focused and beautiful work. I look forward to owning it some day...that'll never happen; maybe just watching you pulling 5-G's in the corners will have to do:)
I thoroughly concur with your analysis of what Ralph said about the Corvair being "unsafe at any speed"! LOL
I use a magnetic ground block thing for a welder to hold small parts while belt sanding them. Saves the finger tips.
It's really cool to see this come together without chopping the Corvair's body all to pieces. I wondered what you'd come up with for a suspension. This should do the trick just fine. Well done!
30 seconds in and totally impressed. Beautiful work as always.
Really enjoying this build. So much fun to see someone's vision realized.
Its a real pleasure to watch and learn ! Thank you!😊👍
Amazing work there John, incredibly well thought out, attention to detail is just so precise. Greeting from New Zealand
Nice work; liking that fabrication!! Rightbrain kind of stuff here!!
John, once again, beautiful machining/welding and fabrication. Can't wait until it runs. Guess that's the mechanic in me, love to hear a new build run!
Stumbled on your video by ancident. Brother man, it is a pleasure to watch you work! I'm no welder but I can lay an ugly bead that holds, so I have a faint understanding of how much thought, planning and designing went into this. Beautiful. 👌
Thanks. Being retired, I have time to mess around with this stuff.
Like your ability to design as you go. Always looks great when your done.👍
Thank you for another fascinating video sharing the next chapter in the build. It is a beautiful zen like experience to follow along. Masterpiece for sure in both the journey and eventually certainly the end result. Take care, stay safe and peace out.
Awesome fabrication AND engineering skills. 👍👍
3:50 a lil tip for grinding use a magnet to stop finger injuries ;)
Amazing work! I see how you keep your fingernails trimmed. I was wondering how you planned to grease the moving parts and then you did not disappoint. Thank you for sharing your wonderful craftsmanship. 😊
Incredible artistry matched to science/engineering
Great videos, John. Really enjoying this build. Good music too. Thanks a bunch.
Cool guy with all the cool tools! Amazing work John! Love the music on this video 👍
I’m out in the garage designing an building my mid-engine 914 L83, and doing a really nice job of it (I thought) then I come in and watch your video and😐 well mine will be Nice😁 But yours is a Work of Art just like your Beetle😁👍👍👍👍👍
Amazing fabrication and design. DEFINITELY the coolest LS swap on the tubes.
Incredible engineering. Just, WOW.
Your videos of the Corvair build are YT only ‘must see’ for me. I like the build, the video production, and the anticipation of what’s coming next. Thanks.
Exceptional Skills, Beautiful Work, That's gonna be a Screamer !!!!!!
Looking good, and coming right along. Always enjoy your work / videos. Cheers!
Love the chassis work can't wait to see this thing finished.
Making nice progress John. Love watching your work.
Beautiful workmanship!
Great job. Have you ever heard of installing a Olds or Buick 215 V-8 into a corvair.the 215 engines that were modified by mercury user built a engine with reverse rotation and fisher made a adapter to adapt it to the Corvair differential. They were able to get about 260 h.p. which would make the Corair run strong. They used dual Radiator, like the ones used on Ferraris. Scoops were designed to make it look like mfg's design.
Great job John I really enjoy your videos you are an Artist!!!
Great show. Cheers from Australia.
John, i look forward to watching your videos as much as project binky! its that good.
I like your logic concerning safety. Nothing more power can't solve, right?
It's getting there, John! I look forward to all your videos!
Watching an artist paint a picture in metal ........
Not what I was looking for but a welcome surprise seeing this!
awesome work like always, I really like to follow this build.
Excellent work as usual John. You're bloody brilliant Mate. Billy J..... Queensland, Australia
I always believe that I have seen perfection but then I watch you and see that everyone else is performing at 40%. Your work is GOD tier and that isn’t a dig at GD. It’s just that GOD now has competition. I love your jigs also, so well executed.
Just keeps getting better!
Super awesome video, as always. Keep up the good work.
Nice work man. Perfect car for using the assembly of an LS4.
Looking good John!
I'll never have the capacity to envision the intricacy from scratch that you have for this mod, let alone have the skillset to fabricate it.
Seeing it being done is an orgy of pleasure that I will never forget. ❤️
You are an absolute master of your trade & I thank you for uploading this beautifully orchestrated car porn. 👍🇦🇺
Super sano and practical as always! I love the foot powered positioner!! Nice work, John!!
Very well done, that is strong af
Wow!! You can use all 4 extremities at the same time. Lol I can barely focus on using 2 in different motions.
Dear God John! You just lost all street cred... Vans not Skechers!! ;) Lovely work & camera welding, as always :D Can't wait for the next episode!
Ha, I don't know what they are but they're light, cheap and easy to take off.
Seems like 2 more frame members to replace and you’d have a full tube chassis-back half.
Beautiful work!
Can’t wait to see front suspension. F1 inspired??
Sure hope you can allow the engine to be visible through the rear window.
It’s looking great!
John you amaze me.
Great job, thanks for sharing, I really enjoy watching
Nice turntable 👍😎
Very impressive job Sir !
On the bender pins (that hold all the dies and other bits) I found that the rings that are attached to the pins kept getting in the way. So I welded them in a vertical position to the pins and the have never got in my way again. Just a suggestion.
Good idea, they do get in the way.
awesome work! precisely and well developed!
Good job as always. Baby steps.
Would like to know more about how your rotary welding station is built??? Very cool!
Yeah, I saw a guy on You Tube had one so I just built my own. I'm thinking about doing a video on how I built it.
Great suspension set-up, but Geez!, does everybody have a machine lathe in their garage/shop?!? Seems like every video I watch about folk working on their rides has someone using one. How do you afford that and all of the bits and pieces that make it functional? Guess I'm just a bit envious, as I could get all kinds of stuff fabbed for my Corvair w/one of those. Currently contemplating a port job on a set of 140 heads and would love to go w/ carbs mounted on each cylinder, like the Porsche triple-Weber style and a unit like yours would make that a much easier prospect. Loking forward to seeing your dream car take her maiden voyage.
I bought the old American machines used years ago at auction. Not that expensive, just got to make the commitment if you’re serious about fabrication
very cool.. will be interesting to see how it handles
Just brilliant design as usual John. I agree by adding the LS motor, you are definitely making the Corvair safer. Oh yeah, like the Sketchers too, their my favorite shoes. So what’s next??
Probably exhaust and induction.
@@JohnReynolds661 I was hoping you would say exhaust, I bet it’s going to be pretty!
@@JohnReynolds661 This video is very well done, again and Your plan, visualization, formation, fabrication, production is Greater. 😆
Every step and posted episode of this Grand Corvair transverse mounted V8, LS4, turbo is well thought through, planned, fabricated, executed.
this rear suspension is clearly well thought through and developed and You have learned from Your past suspension work with the off-road racing vehicle You were involved in with fabrication and building.
This rear suspension and the front not only improves the modified 1965-9 model version, it seems it surpasses the Yenko version and other purpose built racing versions, such they all negate Ralph[y] negative Nilly, and make the vehicle not only safe at any normal use speed, but high performance speed and track use too. The added power and mid-engine placement is superb for the many uses including racing on a drag strip, or various track types It seems You have thought of having the ability to tune the suspension for various uses.
It seems to me this vehicle will be more deLIGHTful, powerful, quicker, faster, amazing and surprising to most all, especially passengers, though a little less hidden, still it seems it should be better at the track too compare with the quick fast VW You have built.
My hunch is that Ralphy 'boy' had not actually driven the vehicle in any actual conditions or at any speed.😒
But, there were reports of some of the early models which had flipped over while travelling on open, undivided highways, possibly with large tractor trailers travelling in the opposite direction, thus bring a large amount of air flow to the front of the vehicle which was very light, comparably and susceptible to be lifted. The design and implementation of the improved front end suspension version corrected that issue at least by the 1965 model. Your original version of this vehicle certainly had the modified suspension and You updated suspension certainly is a great, further improvement.
My father [O"H], bought the 1965 Corvair Monza [lt. blue], automatic speed [with the vertical gear selector and key slot starting, on, off, on the dash], with the standard flat-pancake 6 cylinder engine near the end of the model year in the late summer. It became the family car replacing the Ford full-size wagon [which was sold to the local mechanic that had cared for it]. He drove that vehicle for 10 years and 100k miles. He gave it away to the dealer buying a 1975 Vega, also near end of the model year, in the late summer. Actually i wanted my father to give it to me, as i just competed my driver's license, but my mother was fearful of the vehicle for some reason. We had driven family vacations from Toledo through PA, into the Pocono mountains, on into NY several times, then my father drive it east to Washington,DC area in Maryland where he had a new job position, then We followed by air plane, after all of the household was packed and sent via the professional moving company. Meanwhile he had purchased a second family vehicle. Another Chevy.; a 1968 Bel Air, 6 cylinder [250 c.i.] (a little under powered then), speed automatic with the gear selector and key, ACC/Off/On/Start on the steering column. That Bel Air was traded in 1973 for a Dodge Dart Swinger, 225 c.i. slant-6 cylinder, 3 speed automatic, gear selector, key on the steering column, PS, A/C [excellent, durable, reliable vehicle] while keeping the Corvair, since it had problems since just 10 days after purchase and pickup, which was never completely corrected [apparently mostly electrical issues including starter, charging, ignition]. The Corvair just needed some basic engine work, valvle cover gaskets leaked, and tie rod needed repair along with the heater unit had exhaust gas leaks into it The engine work was simple to do, while the tie rods needed an expert, but not very expensive and the heater unit had Chevy replacements which had not been done, but available and easily accomplished. It would have been a great first car and was excellent in the snow with its rear engine, fairly economical. Eventually it could have been available for various upgrades too. But, it was not mean t to be for me, though i liked the car very much and still do have much appreciation for it. Thus appreciate You build too and others that have done their excellent upgrades too. The other early variations have many uses too, though the body style of the 1965-9 is superior in shape and thus my favorite of them.
Obviously to find a clean, good condition chassis and body is difficult, but living in CA or similar areas in the west, southwest and some parts of the south, there are more that could be in reasonable good condition to work with.
There could be a tube chassis modification done too, but that is very extensive fabrication work, yet possible for those with the.expertise and access to completing it.
In my current location in the Near East-Asia Minor region with very limited access to any such necessary fabrication, ship, tools, supplies and vehicles to work, with, such development, builds and work are extremely difficult to begin or arrange.including the necessary parts, materials tools, etc. Also any such engines or engine modifications are extremely difficult to begin or achieve. It is far more limited than anywhere in Europe.
the next steps of the exhaust and induction which clearly includes the components for turbo(s) will be certainly grand and great to see.
Am looking forward to Your next posted vlog with this build. 😆
All The Best and Much Success in Your Quest, Health and Well Being. 😊
Sincerely ☺
@@JohnReynolds661 What do you estimate the finished weight of the Corvair to be?
I am a C A D man myself
CARDBOARD ASSISTED DESIGN
Nice Build I am Doing a MONZA right now
Awesome picture!
Love the vids, keep them coming.
Incredible work. Thank You
Love this build. Much much safer now.
Thanks for sharing this truly one-of-a-kind build. Glad to see the bronze bushings and zerk fittings, at the end. Was wondering about the friction created at that rocker. Amazing engineering.
Ever read any of Smith Race Car Engineering books??
I haven't but probably should.
great work John. any future plans to get back to the 4WD world? really love that bronco and the UFO
I have a SXS so if I did, it would be in that capacity.
Always enjoy watching your stuff. I'm sure the reason why the corvair was unsafe was it is underpowered also. Helcat might have been better.....but I'm a Mopar guy.
What a Hellcat lacks is a mid engine 4wd platform ... 4 wheel torque plant.
Your work in amazing !!!
incredible build. i always say you can tell the measure of a fabricator by their bracketry.
Love your channel!
I can already tell that's gonna be one awesome Corvair restomod......
I'd so love a well built Porsche 904 replica or early 70's Ferrari Dino 246 gts that could be drove often VS a real one that's too expensive to drive.....I'd rather have a $50K-ish budget well built 904 or 246 replica than a $100K or more modern Ferrari or Posrche (unless I was stupid rich & money wasn't an option). Keep the classic exterior & interior look & feel of a 904 or 246 but with modern performance parts hidden underneath.
Great work!
5:44 Reminds me of the surgeon who was busted cauterizing his initials on his patients organs.
WHAT TRANS AXEL DID YOU USE , I HAD TO WATCH THAT VIDEO AGAIN..............GONNA BE SUCH A NICE CAR
Your a genius man... ;-)
Awesome job.
Have you checked for bump steer? From here it looks like you will have some inherit toe out on bump and rebound.
SWEEEEEEEEEET! Love your work!
This is exactly what I would do all day if I was independently wealthy, love the fabrication!
Elegant solution, well engineered, beyond the ability of mortal men.
Looks like there might be room for golf clubs!
Someday, I'm going to learn to gulf.
Checklist
angle of the cantilever dangle - check!
More power and better weight distribution can only make it safer! Wish I had your fancy hot glue gun and the skills to use it too.
NICE JOB MAN
Better than New tis a beauty
Awesome! I noticed the shock leans front to back when going through it's travel. Does the bottom mount allow for this, because the mounting bolt is off axis and not rotating like the top.
Both of the shock ends have spherical bearings which allow them to rotate freely. The shock goes through geometry changes during travel which is normal. Hope that answers your question.
@@JohnReynolds661 Oh, did not realize the ends are spherical. Really awesome work!
Ralph Nader should be made to drive this beast at full throttle for 8 seconda!
Nice welds
Originally I thought maybe you chose a LM because of the suspension, but now I wonder why you didn't do this in an early model since you cut it all up anyway. Regardless, cool as always! Amazing Work.
I just prefer the looks of a LM. '65 tail lights look best to me also. The front suspension will probably be changed around, maybe C5 stuff.