CorvAIRCRAFT

Corvair College 2001 Video

5 hours of video on 3 high quality VHS tapes

A short list of things captured on film at the 2001 Corvair College:

Tape 1 (2 hours)

Tape 2 (2 hours)

Tape 3 (1 hour)

Arrivals
BSing w/ Howard Levy of Kitplanes
The Allen distributor machine
Dual points plate
The OT-10 cam
Cam timing
Case Studs
Connecting Rods
The interview with Kitplanes
  • The early years
  • William's education
  • What to expect at CC
  • WW's business philosophy
  • Last year's CC successes
  • Engine cost
  • CC tuition
  • Parts available from WW
  • TCA
  • Gatherings and events
  • The value of doing it yourself
The Pietenpol
The "mowercycle"
Spiral lock ring installation
Mark Langford and Terry Bailey on  welding techniques
Mark's engine mount
Merrill Isaacson's  glass beaded case
Cleaning lifter bores
Dave Poirer's engine disassembly
Terry Bailey's SS exhaust system
Merrill Isaacson's wrist pin removal
Mark McKellar's engine assembly
Langford welds w/ Bailey's help
Case torque procedure
Removing Merrill's valves
Palstigage on the crank
Bearing clearance
Intake manifold
Fuel pressure regulator
The Pietenpol
Welding a Vision nose gear strut
Cutting a cylinder off a piston
Engine mount "spools"
Sealing case studs to not leak
Cam installation
Case torque procedure
ARP case studs
Getting out of a Pietenpol
Piston ring end gap
Cylinder Honing
Engine mount jig
Engine mount MIG welding
Cutting the oil filter housing
Gas welding the engine mount
Building the dual points plate
Squeezing rivets/ installing nut plate
Oil pump
Chrome dip stick 
Removing the fuel pump P/R guide
Cutting threads for the rear cover
Adapting the rear cover for rear starter
Mark Langford's Pietenpol ride
Curving a distributor
Installing pistons and cylinders
Torquing rod bolts

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