[V8Vairs] Who has the most recently started V-8 conversion?
GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com
GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com
Fri Sep 10 22:45:42 EDT 2010
I bought a 66 Corsa sans the engine in 1999; it sat while I was finishing
my 1946 Willys Jeep. But was collecting Crown conversion parts. Started
the project 7 years ago, got the floor pan cut, subframe installed,
tranny/diff gone thru, rebuilt a 350, got drivetrain installed and rear suspension
rebuilt (about 5 1/2 yrs ago).... then we bought a foreclosure fixer
upper..... then I bought a 2nd Crown car (coversion done in 1972) with the idea I
would drive it while finishing the 1st car. WRONG; I have spent the last
5 yrs redoing the 2nd car for Vintage racing........
Again, Mike Levine has been a fantastic mentor.
Gary Hoffman
In a message dated 9/10/2010 1:33:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
spamfree at socal.rr.com writes:
My project began technically in 2002 with the Ebay purchase of a '66 Corsa
140 coupe (with a 110 installed and a trunk full of parts). I drove it
for
the length of the registration and then filed for non-operation with the
DMV
and stored it thinking about a resto-mod. I've had Corvairs or Corvair
powered vehicles since '71 and this was just another. But then I looked
back at all of my previous 'Vairs and thought "Gee, I could've had a V8!".
But circumstances had never been 'right' with either no time and/or money.
Well, things change and this year I find myself in a garage with room, the
money to do it and only the time as an issue. So I'm determined to build a
Corv8.
I rejoined a local club with several enthusiastic V8 members which helped
me
to decide to get the ball rolling. I've had the opportunity to be around
Kelmarks, Crowns and Archibalds SuperVair. After talking to Archibald
(practically a neighbor) and Jim Acker I've decided to build a
non-traditional mid-engine. I closely followed Jim Ackers build and then
bought a Porsche 930 transaxle which I will run inverted. I've also
acquired all of the Kennedy parts to mount a Chevy LS? to it. Archibald
and
I are now discussing methods to fabricate a rear suspension that will
handle
well on the street and take the torque. Still lots to be decided, but It's
a start.
The coupe is now sitting on an EZcarlift, pretty much a shell except for
glass. There are a few rust issues to resolve and things like stock tank
or
fuel cell, and what kind of cooling system before I cut holes. But it's
going to happen.
Jim Hart
66 Corsa coupe (gutted).
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Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Who has the most recently started V-8 conversion?
I began seriously a couple of years ago. It's a Crown with a SBC. I've
collected about all of the parts with great advice from Mike Levine. I'm
starting to assemble the parts into a car. It's going much slower than
I'd like but should accelerate now that my wife and I are alone with the
dogs.
I'm using original Crown parts with no modern changes. I'm having enough
trouble getting things going without delays caused by innovation. Mike's
Crown car is a superb race car with Crown and Corvair parts and I hope
to build a similar, if slower and much less powerful, car.
Bob Thomas 68 Monza
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