MONZORA redux: ‘65 Corvair + ‘94 Corvette mashup for 2019 Challenge

Breaking for lunch, 2:30PM Monday 7/22, here's what I've done today:

I can't torque the rest until the suspension is carrying the car's weight.

Inner voice: "hey man, while you're in there, you should cut the rear bar end links and rotate the joints so they're not jammed against their travel limits."

Other inner voice: "berkeleyin' A!"

Old and busted:

New Hotness:

This is necessary because I'm running a C4 front bar, with C5 end links, on a narrowed C5 rear suspension. The bar ends are not parallel to the tabs on the C5 LCA, but the C5 end links are designed for them to be parallel.

Side 2 complete:

Motorcycle jack FTW

And just to see if Duster's still following along...

Mmmmmm!  Thiccc!

I still say sawblades fit this cars style way better than the magnesium wheels do. It'll hit the cover on sawblades. 

Dusterbd13-michael said:

I still say sawblades fit this cars style way better than the magnesium wheels do.

I agree. 9.5" sawblades wouldn't clear the C5 brakes on rear axle, so I had to go to C5 wheels. Then I found a screaming deal on a set of C4 ZR1 sawblades, and the 11" rears clear the C5 brakes!

It'll hit the cover on sawblades. 

Perhaps sawblades plus a finish higher than 25th...

I got these C5 magnesium wheels a few years ago, and I've hated the red accents added by some PO the whole time. Well, today I introduced those red accents to a Premium Stripper:

and went from this:

to this:

One hour per wheel was time well spent, I think.

Much betterer.

Shout out to Metro Bolt and Fastener in Redford MI. Dude asked what the M14x2.0x150mm bolts were for, so I had to tell him all about MonZora, the Challenge, the forums, etc. He said "well, you definitely get the racer discount then!"

At this point, you may also find yourself asking what these bolts are for. And I'm gonna tell you. These bolts attach the C5 transverse rear leaf spring to the LCA from below. Longer bolts = lower ride height. OE C5 on top, new on bottom:

Old ride height:

New ride height:

A little hard to tell, but the rear is now same height as front, whereas it was about 1" higher before.

That side/rear shot in the sunlight is *chef's kiss*

budget_bandit said:

That side/rear shot in the sunlight is *chef's kiss*

Thanks man, I appreciate that. The stripes make the car, IMO. They made a big improvement in visual impact.

i dig what you're doing with your car. Looking forward to more updates!

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:

OE C5 on top, new on bottom:

it was about 1" higher before.

all-thread and some jam nuts for all the low.

In reply to stafford1500 :

Not worried about all thread hardness? Wouldn't you want a hardened bolt?

In reply to QuasiMofo (John Brown) :

That depends on how often you adjust it.

QuasiMofo (John Brown) said:

In reply to stafford1500 :

Not worried about all thread hardness? Wouldn't you want a hardened bolt?

Along with what Pete said, they make grade 8 all thread.

wvumtnbkr said:

QuasiMofo (John Brown) said:

In reply to stafford1500 :

Not worried about all thread hardness? Wouldn't you want a hardened bolt?

Along with what Pete said, they make grade 8 all thread.

And inconel and k-monel.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Thanks brotherman! I've been having naughty dreams about corvette IRS, thanks to you...

preach said:

wvumtnbkr said:

QuasiMofo (John Brown) said:

In reply to stafford1500 :

Not worried about all thread hardness? Wouldn't you want a hardened bolt?

Along with what Pete said, they make grade 8 all thread.

And inconel and k-monel.

Doing a little quick math(s) on bolt size... 14mm at 30ksi says it should be able to hold up just north of 2000 pounds on one bolt. If you get that much load on a single corner, you probably have two wheels in the air.

stafford1500 said:

preach said:

wvumtnbkr said:

QuasiMofo (John Brown) said:

In reply to stafford1500 :

Not worried about all thread hardness? Wouldn't you want a hardened bolt?

Along with what Pete said, they make grade 8 all thread.

And inconel and k-monel.

Doing a little quick math(s) on bolt size... 14mm at 30ksi says it should be able to hold up just north of 2000 pounds on one bolt. If you get that much load on a single corner, you probably have two wheels in the air.

With me in it, 2800 lbs and 62% rear. To have 2000 lbs on a single corner, it would indeed be a single corner. A *front* corner. The other three would be in the air.

And now for an actual MonZora update. She slow cranked while trying to build oil pressure. I checked both ends of battery cables (B- from chassis to block was not fully tight), checked starter installation (adjusted clearance to flywheel), and am currently waiting for green light on battery charger.

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) said:

stafford1500 said:

preach said:

wvumtnbkr said:

QuasiMofo (John Brown) said:

In reply to stafford1500 :

Not worried about all thread hardness? Wouldn't you want a hardened bolt?

Along with what Pete said, they make grade 8 all thread.

And inconel and k-monel.

Doing a little quick math(s) on bolt size... 14mm at 30ksi says it should be able to hold up just north of 2000 pounds on one bolt. If you get that much load on a single corner, you probably have two wheels in the air.

With me in it, 2800 lbs and 62% rear. To have 2000 lbs on a single corner, it would indeed be a single corner. A *front* corner. The other three would be in the air.

As a guess, the suspension will bottom out long, long before that much force is exerted on the springs, so it's no big deal.  They will never see that much load.

Went to an estate sale today.  For some reason I left thinking of Corvairs

Please tell me you bought that!

In reply to wvumtnbkr :

It was a pair (with the other doing some other sign) for $65 and the first day of the sale.  I'll try to swing by tomorrow and work em down to a lower price 

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Please tell me you're going to mark the pillows while you're there. (See sign on wall)