1966 Corsa Convertible Crown Conversion

In 1980 Hector bought his brother's 1966 Corvair and he has owned it ever since. Today, the V8 Corvair sticks close to a streetable performance theme. . The tangerine paint shows up well here.

Hector accomplished this by installing a stock 1974 350 C.I. small block with a set of Crown headers to maximize the performance of the 350. A Holley open plenum intake manifold topped with a 650 CFM  Holley carburetor gets Hector an average of 18 mpg. He has a very unique aluminum engine cover    designed by his brother Ralph who also did the V8 Corvair cut away drawing found on our Home Page.

He has upgraded the suspension with Crown heavy duty four-spider gears, posi unit with a 3:08 ring and pinion and Crown springs and sway bars and metallic brake linings.

Chevy 8" wide Rally wheels with Custom offset carry BFG Comp TA's 245-50-15 on the rear and           225-50-15 on 7" rims on the front. .

The cooling system is a front mounted 69 T-bird radiator laid forward at a 45 degree angle with 1 1/2 " copper water pipes back to the engine.  .

Hector has added a six-point roll bar cage which helps to stiffen the rag tops unit body.    He has been successful in many autocross and show car events.