It was ordered with the Police option and is equipped with a 102 HP engine 4 speed transmission with 3.55 posi, metallic brakes, push button radio and the comfort and convenience group. It has 56000 miles on it. I resealed the engine, added a magnesium cooling fan, rejetted the carburetors, recurved the distributor, fabricated a dual exhaust system and tuned the car to "Bill Thomas" specs. I installed KYB gas charged shocks on the front and KYB full gas shocks on the rear. The wheels are from a 1978 Datsun 280Z. I had to have a machine shop make collars for the lug nuts and cut them to reduce the shoulder length to center theÊwheel on the hubs. I attached a thin aluminum disc that says Chevrolet over the stamped Z on the centers. I installed 195/60 14 BFG Comp T/As on the front and 215/60 14 on the rear. That combination with the 14 inch BFG 60 series tires have really improved the handling.

Wish I could tell you more about the rims. They came with the car when I bought it. All I know for sure is they are 15" Nissan alloy rims. Someone told me they are from 1989, but I don't know that for a fact, but they ARE Nissan. Tires are Kelly Chargers P195 60R 15.

You can read more about Tim's car at http://www.edselmotors.com/daretocorvair.html

The car I have is a 1964 Monza convertible with quick steering arms purchased from Clarks Corvair Parts. I ordered some used 14x6 Enkie Apache wheels with 4-1/4" backspacing. Tires are 205/70-14 Toyos. Did not have to do any modifications at all. They do fill up the wheel well.

This is what you might consider a "stock option" wheel package. Chevrolet could have easily offered it, the wheels are stock 14x6 ralley wheels with 4" of backspace, with 195/70-14 tires. These are a good match in size to the 6.50-13s that came on the '65s.

Hi my name is Bob Ralston. I live in Eugene, Oregon. I have a 140HP (I'd suggest the Dyno would not agree), TRW forged pistons, nitrated everything, cammed, bored, ported, polished, lightened, balanced, 1966 Saginaw 4 speed, 3.27:1 gears, modified 3-speed shorter throw shift tower, fast ratio steering arms, modified suspension to accommodate (1) coil cut from racing springs (your basic 'Vair lower job), 195 60R 14's front - 205 60R 14's rear that fit my lower profile suspension wheelwell height perfectly and looks great (no cement bags up front), 2nd owner for the last 20 years, 1965 Corsa, that turns heads of every 18 year old kid at the red light!

Rear wheels 16x8, 5" backspace with 245/45-16 tires. Also have disc brakes so subtract ~1/4" to 3/8" if drums [the disc hat is thicker than the drum it replaces --BB]. Have the Crown bracket redrilled 3/4" above existing hole. I do have some rub marks on the Crown swaybar but the only way I can get them is to be somewhat unsprung (suspension hanging down) and I think it's mainly with the Hoosiers - on different wheels.

Fronts 16x7 4.74 backspace - again for disc brakes, 225/45-16 tires. Some rubbing on the swaybar, more pronounced with the slicks on different wheels. Only at full lock left or right. I think the quick steering arms don't help on this thanks to the ackerman angles getting bad at full lock. This is a picture from Portland (CORSA 2005 Convention). Car is lowered and no rubs. The wheel offset is crucial.

Also in the CORSA Communique page 14 lower right wearing Hoosiers and in cone killing form...

Here are three photos of my '65 Corvair with its new Cragar SS wheels. Size is 15x6. Tires are Fuzion HR1 195x60x15 on all four. Plenty of clearance. Ride actually is a little smoother and quieter then the 13 inchers. Steering effort is slightly less!

Wheels were $122 each and tires only $48. The chrome on the wheels is excellent. Better than I had hoped. The back spacing on the Cragars are 3 3/8 inches. No noticeable changes, good clearance. The wheels (no tire) weigh 23.5 pounds each on my bathroom scale.

I wound up with 205-55-16's on the front and 225-55-16's on the rear. The fit is perfect with no rubbing. The wheel are ex BMW 5 series 16" x 7" wide. They maintain the 1 inch offset like the stock wheels. One surprising thing though, the steering effort went WAY down. I have quick arms on the car and with the stock tires, parking was a real effort. I was totally surprised to find the effort so reduced.

Here's a pic of my 66 Corsa. It has mid-80's Chevy Monte Carlo SS wheels, with BF Goodrich 205/50R15 tires up front, and 205/60R15 out back. It's lowered quite a bit, and I only have a problem with rubbing at full right lock going into a heavily sloped driveway (rt front under compression).

I bought my second Corvair Last January (the first one went away :-( This one is a '66 Corsa Convertible w/ 180 turbo. It is my daily driver and mods upgrades have been superceded by maintenance to this point. I have attached a pic from right after I bought it. These are wheels from the previous owner and I am going to be changing them along with other mods later. I will be going closer to the period with rallys and eventually I would like to put ARE Saltflats on when the budget allows.

Wheels: 15" all chrome IROC rims from mid to late 80's Camaro
Tires: 215/60R15 (f) 235/60R15 (r) Cooper Cobras
They fit great, have a great stance, do not rub but are a pain to replace and I cannot rotate.

66 Corsa convertible. 2 inch HD drop srpings in front. About a 1 inch drop spring in the rear. KYB shocks front and rear. Nylon bushings on rear inner strut rod. Wheels are 16x7 Torque Thrust II's with 4 inch backspace. Tires are 205-55ZR16. Had to trim about 1/4 inch off of the lower front of the front fenders.

My red '67 4dr is shown with its classic 5 spoke chrome wheels found on many Buick models over the years. I use 15" rims on the rear [225 70 R15] and 14" rims [185 70 R14] on the front to give me a slight rake. It also keeps the speedo correct as well as giving me a 'proper' final drive ratio for my PowerGlide.

With these big wheels driving the PG shifts (WOT) at about 5500 RPM and 50 MPH - just right IMHO. It's also a great winter car with just the right amount of traction.

Fran Schmit Minnesota