Adam Knoll, '66 Crown V8 Coupe - Fairmont, West Virginia

1966 Monza coupe converted to Corsa status. 
Built into a CorV8 in the mid 70's 
Chevrolet DZ 302 small block V8
Lakewood bellhousing
Crown hydro clutch
Close ratio 4 spd Saginaw trans
3.55:1 posi differential
Crown seat / engine cover setup 
Complete Crown suspension
Western Super light wheels 15"
BF Goodrich TA tires 245/50-15 up front and 295/50-15 in rear

This 302 was originally built in the mid 70's and had some cool but OLD speed parts, so I have been updating it to the 21st century. Current form -
'70 010 casting 350ci block stock 4" bore
Forged steel GM large journal 302 3" stroke crankshaft
Original GM/TRW high compression 302 piston set
Performance GM rods with ARP bolts
Comp Nostalgia 30-30+ solid lifter camshaft
Comp Hitech double roller timing set 
Old Crane gold race roller rockers 1.65 ratio
7/16 top & bottom screw in ARP rocker studs
Miledon high pressure stock volume oil pump
Moroso windage tray and kickout oil pan
Dart SHP aluminum heads with bowl/port work
Wieand Team G intake manifold
800cfm Mighty Demon carb.
Original GM 302 distributor, Hays mag pickup converted
Jacobs CD ignition
Crown 1 3/4" headers

Rebuilding the differential in my Crown V8. I ruined the orginal 3.55 ring & pinion a year ago. Installed used 3.55 gear set on the Crown 4 spider Posi carrier. It is pictured but did not use the HD pinion shaft, I used my original pinion shaft that was mint. Saving the HD shaft for a spare transaxle I'll build this winter with a 3.27 gear set.

Here Is A Video Of Adam Running The New Engine (July, 2015)

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April, 2016 Disc Brake Installation

The plan for the Crown car's brakes are to at minimum get discs on the front. My mostly stock '65 Corsa will out brake the V8 car everytime.
The drums are in good shape and all hardware and brake shoes, I just need to improve the overall braking of this car and I do not believe it needs discs in the rear too yet.
On a budget seems like the Scare Bird caliper bracket are the best and cheapest route to start and get there. I have some metric GM calipers and rotors already from other projects. Besides the hydraulic lines and brake pads I think that is all that is needed. Will the Crown brake/clutch master operate discs on front? 
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My  research indicates a proportioning valve will not be needed unless the front or rear lock up before the other. My original Crown clutch/brake master cylinder combo (1 ton truck unit) will operate discs OK as the brake piston bore is 1 1/8.
So now it's up to the caliper mount bracket that works with GM G body or S series truck calipers and rotors and two rubber or teflon lined stainless braid brake hoses.

Mike LeVique makes his own brackets and I like them better than the Scarebird's now that I'm using them. These brackets work with GM G Body "metric" calipers or S10 series truck calipers as they are the same thing but must use 4wd S10 rotors that pass over the hub. Directly from Mike @ LeVair the brackets, flex hoses and hose clips ran me $200+ shipping. Finding used or a good deal on rotors and calipers will keep the rest of the cost down.

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December, 2022 Updates

Finished a swap from gen1 SBC to Gen 3 LS 5.3 V8 I kept the factory EFI and tuned it using HP Tuners. Modified long tube headers for this placement.