Revving Up the Excitement! Turbo Charged Corvair Spyder Engine Teardown & A BIG Secret Revealed

[@taurota1554]

Awesome as always.Nice having friends like Fireman Joe and Merlin.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@deadengine]

Can't wait to meet y'all in Glamis and see your buggies

[@ruffpizza]

Sludge Man!

[@DaleA-md2eo]

Two buddies 👍 n guys

[@williamlovely450]

love every thing about you

[@HavasuHeidi]

You're so nice. The world needs more people like you in it. ❤❤❤

[@craigestus7791]

gotta get you one of those aluminum cooling fans work excellent, matt just had one on his channel today

[@mattc.310]

It's coming together. Running before you know it.

[@spacenut708]

Thanks for sharing... love the updates

[@BruceHowe-v8d]

Can’t wait to see the buggy running! I love Merlin’s Baja.

[@lespeterson3426]

OK I was just watched a video from Matt,, he was working on his Corvair motor,,he showed some kind of fancy dancy super Duper cooling fan. I don't remember what it was, but it was pretty cool and being an old Corvair fan I think it's pretty cool that you guys are doing what you're doing with the old Six-cylinder

[@keitharnett2647]

Man you guys going have blast thx sharing.

[@coltonupchurch4368]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sofarout]

Glamis never gonna forget this bash!

[@aaronmorales5671]

Awesome , tuning in from Pismo Beach

[@t3chnicianb3000]

Dang Jimmy ... for you to get home from Merlin's place and that part to still be hot, Y'all must be 'walking distance' neighbors. That has to be a great place for gearheads to live. No wonder you guys can rip around the block without any Po-po interference. Can't wait for the Birthday Episode!! Best of Luck to the both of You. ✌🤠🙏

[@troy-from-cjrc]

You need to hit up Matt's Off Road for info on that slick new billet aluminum Corvair cooling fan Matt just picked up, looks like a must have item for a modern Corvair engine build. Looks great so far, good luck!

[@havasubooo8840]

I never knew what that pickup tube was called.

[@leroyll1144]

Hey Jimmy,you should look into that new aluminum cooling fan that just came out for the Corvaiir engine. Add back 7-10 horse power to it.!!!

[@professorfalken4600]

Matt’s off road recovery has a boat load of Corvair parts if you didn’t know

[@havasubooo8840]

Right? The only winning move is not to play...

[@robertr4193]

I remember having to scrape the sludge out of an oil pan with a putty knife back when I was still in high school when I was working part time at a gas station. It was at least 3 time thicker than what you were scraping out of the corvair motor. Also almost an inch and a half deep. Had to use desal fuel to help cut it to do the final removal. It was a mess.

[@kimetherington2252]

Its always good to see you collaborating with Merlin! Your buggy is going to be fun driving in the sand dunes! Take care and I'll catch you on the next. ✌️ 😊

[@steven.h0629]

Fireman Joe is an amazing guy.. cheers 👍😎✊

[@kevbev1524]

Good deal Jimmy, Great to see it falling back together for lots of fun, I have a feeling it's going to be February funday everyday with the duner brothers having a helluva ton of fun. 🥳😱

[@neilfromclearwaterfl81]

Nice to see Merlin actually putting a welding tip on his torch for welding the extension to the pickup tube. Pet peeve of mine to see folks welding with the cutting torch head or even worse using the cutting torch head as a hammer. Had a Brother-in-Law use my Harris cutting head as a hammer wailing on it so badly that he broke the seals on all the tubes. It burst into a nice starburst of flames as oxygen and acetylene shot out where the tubes joined to both the head and the base when I went to use it and found out the hard way what he had done. He didn't see the problem with beating on a $300 cutting torch head and using it in place of a $10 ball peen hammer. BTW: Check out Matt's video today where he covers the differences in Corvair cooling fans and displays a new lighter cast fan that is now being made by some Corvair aficionados that flows more air using less HP. Best!

[@tedvandell]

Did you see that new design corvair fan MORR got?

[@Kristof-Kay]

great content as always Jim, im really looking forward to seeing this engine fire up. thanks for sharing

[@COM70]

❤

[@WA7ALUT]

JIMMY, check out Matt's off-road recovery. This Sundays he can show you a modern fan idea for your engine. You should call him for information to get one.

[@gregb76]

Looks like you two are moving along. Watch out Merllin don't let the sander bite you. Great work Jimmy.

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

I can't wait to hear this flat 6 come to life they sound wicked with an open exhaust.

[@rickmurdock6140]

Get with Matt about that cooling fan replacement.

[@indianbill3123]

Hey Jim, you may already know….but Matt just showed us his new high efficiency Corvair engine fan……

[@mazevx2451]

Nice to see a few guys out there still brazing stuff, always worked great

[@johnwelch3938]

Everyone knocks Pensoil, but my dad used it his whole life. His 1974 GMC 3/4 truck with a 454 had over 860,000 miles. When we took it apart, to repair a bad valve. It did have a lot of sludge. Good lubrication. I use Shell Rotella. 21:18 21:18 21:18

[@kennethsmith6470]

Born and raised in So. Central LA

[@diegomartinlaurent935]

Hi jim from buenos aires city argentina Matt of matt of road recovery had a vast knowledge in corvairs and a lot of parts And runing cars Shure he gonna support you He loves corvairs

[@havasubooo8840]

Hello Diego!

[@robwilkes3396]

love the Baja Beetle. always wanted one but here in Michigan most of them the pans are gone, or people want stupid money for them that still are in bad shape. I can't wait to see all these cool old sand buggies in your birthday bash videos.

[@onehot57]

I think the exhaust may be a little hard on your hair do Jimmy!

[@KrisD007]

Think you'll be done by Feb 14?

[@kennethsmith6470]

Hey Jimmy, check out Matt's new fan he's putting on his Corvair engine...

[@Friedbrain11]

That oil pan is a "no name" brand and is considered the cheapest(it works....kinda) way to have an aluminum pan. The Otto pan and the Clark's pan are the real deal and should be used if you can afford one of them. I have personally used the Otto pan(and the valve covers) and they are sweet. I will one day get to use a Clark pan and valve covers and have the best in the world parts:) Nice idea about the oil pickup ut not needed with properly made pans.

[@slngblde]

When you took that to Merlon I knew it would get brazed or silver soldered back together. That silver solder is handy to have around. I’ve even fixed a seat spring in my Toyota that broke in the middle using it with a jewelers torch.

[@daveproctor4675]

Love the videos. A couple of things. The oil pickup tube gets an O-ring. Typically you mill out the fins on the inside of the oil pan so you can sink the pickup closer to the bottom of the pan. Help minimize starvation and you pick up the coldest oil. With the pickup raised up, the cooled oil will just sit in the bottom and not be circulated very well. Usually you do the engine adapter, then the oil pan. The adapter gasket is made a little long. After installing the adapter you shave off the extra gasket. Will probably be OK if you cut the gasket and put some silicone at the corners. You don't need all the engine shrouds but you do need the top, front, and rear pieces (the ones that seal off the ends of the cylinder heads). You need spark plug boots....no...not the VW ones you probably have a crap-ton of. Get the Corvair boots. Thanks, good luck.

[@KrisD007]

WOW, sounds like you’ve done this before!

[@melonjolly47]

You should check out the new fan that Matt got for his Corvair, if you haven't. It looks super efficient for those engines! Nice Build, Jim. :)

[@xxBlazinBobxx]

Looking forward to seeing this come together!

[@gittingjiggingwidit]

What chemical do you use in your parts washer?

[@jetskijim007]

the one in this video I use Naptha, the blue one that looks like a dishwasher at the end of my workbench uses a heated water based cleaner that works great, but it takes a few hours to warm up.

[@melonjolly47]

NWA quotes for the win.

[@danjones1365]

Wouldn’t there be just as much concern with the oil pickup when going down a steep hill now? What goes up must come down.

[@dvdavid888]

Usually not gunning it downhill

[@jeremiahsherman1190]

Hey Jim I was wondering about the cobra that is up in your garage a friend of mine has a triple black convertible from 99 with 50 k on it if you know anybody that would be interested in it he wants 17 for it

[@Thecowboy1950]

I have run pinzoil in my lawnmower for 28 years and over 4000 hours my oil pan has never had a sludge problem 10w40

[@zeman981]

That looks like so much fun.

[@michaellauer3397]

I got pennsoil sludged in 77 when I bought a 67 Mustang. Was like black wax

[@jasonhughey4434]

I've had a couple sand rails all rear engine and driven a couple mid engine I personally prefer rear engine

[@dougknight9644]

Jimmy chech over at Matt's off-road recovery he was working on his corvair engine and got an after market fan that might work great on yours as well.

[@KayzieHayzie]

I don't think there was sludge in the first engine. I guess seeing it is a good sign? lol

[@timothyspellman6496]

Silver solder is called a hard solder

[@patrickb5656]

Matt@MORR just posted a video of a new fan for those motors he is trying. Supposed to use less HP and cool better at higher speeds. You might want to talk to him about it. It is custom/experimental, I believe.

[@Fitzinyourhead]

If it were me I’d use the Corvair motor for the magnesium bright ass campfire potential… And build a bad ass VDub

[@Friedbrain11]

Get a Clark's Corvair catalog:) Never use pennzoil!

[@KrisD007]

Six pho

[@htalbott1899]

Only thing werse than Pennsville is havoline 30 w

[@donaldwilson84]

Did Merlin tell you his welding sticks were 10 dollars each?

[@larryalexander4833]

Good Sunday evening everyone.😃 Thanks for the video Jimmy. Just wanted to say to everyone , Through out the good times and uncertain and bad times. Jesus Christ is the answer through it all ✝️🙏💪