Peter Preus, '65 Crown V8 Monza - Ridgefield, Connecticut
1965 Monza bought from the orginal owner about 1973. Installed Crown kit shortly after that. Drove the car briefly with a 283 mule motor, then it sat in a shed for 20 plus years.
Like many members, I've had my Corv8 forever. When I was in my twenties in the 70's, the vision was for it to be a twin turbo hot-rod. After I restarted the project in 2004 my vision had changed. The goal is now to have a "sweet piece" something that's comfortable, fun to drive, and won't kill me. Like a fool, I've redone everything so it's taking forever. I hope to have it completed in another 5 years, but time available and money will determine that outcome.
Like many members, I've had my Corv8 forever. When I was in my twenties in the 70's, the vision was for it to be a twin turbo hot-rod. After I restarted the project in 2004 my vision had changed. The goal is now to have a "sweet piece" something that's comfortable, fun to drive, and won't kill me. Like a fool, I've redone everything so it's taking forever. I hope to have it completed in another 5 years, but time available and money will determine that outcome.
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8-14, Peter's new purchase that will help him to finish the car!
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September, 2015 Project Update
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Here's the first rough assembly of the front end of my Monza. I'm pretty happy about the way it turned out. it looks like I have to move the driver's side suspension ahead .095" and the passenger side suspension back .095". Ok for a guy in his basement.
February, 2016 Project Update
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Here you'll find 4 photos for the website. They show the process I used for attaching my rear suspension mounting points to my rear subframe. The first two show positioning brackets on a home-made surface plate. It's 3/8" plate I scraped so it's within .003" flatness. The next two show the brackets tack welded to the subframe. Here's hoping I got my sums right.
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June, 2016 Project Update
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Here are some more build photos. The first photo shows the cage for the fuel cell as it stands now. The last photo shows the rear of the chassis as it stands now.
January, 2020 Update
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I've finally been able to retire and have made some progress on my Vair. I dynoed the engine and was gratified to find out that it made 475 HP at 6100 RPM.
I've gone completely wacky and fabricated a serpentine belt drive. Space is at a premium with the Crown conversion and I couldn't find anything that kept my air conditioning compressor and my power steering pump down low. This was not a trivial exercise and I don't know if the belt will stay on at 7000 RPM.
I've gone completely wacky and fabricated a serpentine belt drive. Space is at a premium with the Crown conversion and I couldn't find anything that kept my air conditioning compressor and my power steering pump down low. This was not a trivial exercise and I don't know if the belt will stay on at 7000 RPM.
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