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Joe Curran

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Location: Oakton, VA
Joined: Friday, April 5, 2002
Last Update: Monday, June 27, 2005

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1966 Chevrolet Corvair

About This Vehicle:

This is a former "little old lady" car that has been updated for autoX and high-speed time trial events. Sadly she has the slush-a-matic 2-speed Powerglide, but how many cars can go 100mph in second gear? She is currently undergoing a transformation from a Chevrolet Corvair Monza to a Pontiac Corvair GT, to match the rest of my fleet.

Body Style: Coupe
Color: Marina Blue
Engine: 110 hp
Transmission: Automatic
Interior: Black, blue trim, yellow accent
Purchase Date: 12/3/98
Purchased From: Museum of Transportation, Brookline, MA
Build Date: 1/19/66

MODIFICATIONS

Engine:

Bored rejetted vented Rochester carbs
Ignitor
Bosch blue coil @ full 12V (no ballast)
Seth's 8mm wires (blue)
NGK plugs
Signal-level only electrical system (DIY relay box)
One-wire 65 amp alternator from the Source
140 exhaust logs
Dual exhaust w/ Flowmasters
Clark's finned aluminum oil pan

Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:

15x7" Trans-Am snowflake wheels
BFG Radial T/A w/ rwl
205/60R15 front
225/60R15 rear
Crown strut rod bracket (redrilled)
DIY heim-jointed strut rods
Stainless rear control rods w/ poly bushings from Lon
3.55 posi diff
Replaced front crossmember w/ fresh unit
Stainless brake lines
DIY dual master cylinder conversion

Interior:

Seats replaced w/ '69 'vair seats w/ headrests
Seats relocated to add 2" of legroom
3-point Sabelt 2" harnesses w/ quick release
Rear seat removed
Carpet removed
Heating vents removed
Center dash cut
Custom panel fabbed for dash
4 VDO gauges in dash
Aftermarket radio in dash
Lots of switches in dash
Pending Install 4-point roll bar w/ crossbeam
Pending Install 4-point 3" harness using roll-bar mount

Exterior:

I DIDN'T DO THIS: Cheap Marina Blue spraybomb paint job (over maroon)
No primer used
Plenty of bondo
"Real" restoration in progress

Audio:

Pioneer head unit
Remote Pioneer 12 disk CD changer
MTX amp
Stolen! 6x9 rear shelf 3-way Pioneer speakers in enclosures
Stock AM radio and speaker (only one) long gone

Miscellaneous:

Heater box (above diff) removed
Floors cut out
New floors riveted/welded in by self
100 lbs of tools in trunk (keeps the nose down!)

Future:

Front suspension rebuild
Rear suspension rebuild
Front disk brakes
Rear disk brakes
Center-mount E-brake
Racing seats
Electrical system redo Mk.II
Rebuilt 110 engine
Turbo?