1966 Chevrolet Corvair
1966 Corvair Monza, with larger 140ci engine from the Corsa model. Nitrided crank, bored cylinders with 88mm VW pistons, custom grind camshaft, HEI ignition, 4 Weber-style carburetors, VW throttle linkage, ported/polished heads, 10:1 compression.
HD springs and Koni adjustable shocks, disc brakes on all four corners: Wilwood 4-piston calipers on 12.25” rotors. ASA GT06 17x8 wheels.
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I find it more attracting than my GF and she is real hot!😂😍
You might hate this, but have you ever thought about squeezing a V8 in there, not necessarily an LS? Very clean car though, looks awesome!
There was a company in the 60’s called Crown Engineering that made a mid-engine conversion kit. It allowed you to put a V8 of pretty much any size where the rear seat went. It gave the car almost perfect 50/50 weight distribution. They went out of business long ago, but there’s still a handful of Crown cars floating around. There were other kits around that time too that set the engine further back, but they were too tail-heavy for most people’s taste. Nobody makes a kit these days, but a few guys have built mid- or rear-engine V8 cars by fabricating it themselves.
Not safe to drive at anyspeed?
Awesome to drive at all speeds!
My god, it’s gorgeous
The 140 had a crazy daisy-chained throttle linkage to work the four single-barrelled carbs. How are the secondaries controlled on your setup?
Beautiful car - my dad had a ‘66 Marina Blue 140 Corsa new. I’ve had three ‘65s.
The Monza clock you have in there is also a pretty rare find, particularly if it works.