[V8Vairs] Who has the most recently started V-8 conversion?

[GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com]

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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