Rick Norris Crown Corv-8 Index
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Body and restoration |
Air exhaust grill and dual exhaust treatment
Air exhaust grill and dual exhaust treatment - close-up
Air intake - before restoration
Air intake - stainless mesh - after restoration
Body - restored - front 3/4 view
Body - restored - front 3/4 view with Rick Norris
Cowl - repair panel - before installation
Cowl - repair panel - installed - narrow view
Cowl - repair panel - installed - wide view
Cowl - rust damage - before restoration
Door jam - rust repair - completed
Door jam - rust repair - preparation
Fuel filler cavity - rust repair - completed
Headlights - Lucas Flamethrowers
Paint - cove area - Corsa color, "Argent Silver"
Paint - restoring original body contours
Paint - Sikkens black epoxy primer
Paint - stripped and ready for the paint shop
Re-crimping tools from Eastwood
Re-crimping panel skins with Eastwood tools
Re-crimping panel skins - seam sealer
Re-crimping panel skins - unwanted split and repair
Separating panel skins with Eastwood tools
Trunk - rear located - aluminum floor
Trunk - rear located - steel floor support structure
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Cooling System |
Air bleed and thermostatic switch detail
Fan and high performance crossflow radiator
Coolant pipes - floor tunnel area
Radiator - enclosure and coolant pipes - driver's side view
Radiator - enclosure and pipes - passenger side view
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Engine and systems |
Air induction system - construction stage
Battery - Optima gel cell - installed
Crate motor - Chevy V-8 - 300 hp, 350 c.i.d.
Engine - oil filter and pad - remote
Engine bay - heat insulation - close-up
Engine cover - finished, with carpet and embossed Crown logo
Engine cover - firewall - construction stage
Engine cover - firewall frame - construction stage
Engine cover - heat insulation material
Engine cover - sound mat - construction stage
Fuel injection and ignition systems - before installation
Fuel pump - installation detail
Fuel delivery system - fuel rails
Fuel delivery system - gas tank
Fuel delivery system - pickup modifications
Ignition - coil pack - installed
Ignition - magnetic pickup/crank trigger - installed
Serpentine belt drive - passenger side view
Serpentine belt drive - driver's side view
Throttle linkage - Morse cable
Valve covers - custom Corv-8 - engraved
Valve covers - custom Corv-8 - engrave - alternate view
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Interior and dash |
Dash - finished views with information on wiring harness
Dash - instruments - VDO primary
Dash - instruments - VDO auxiliary - in center dash
Dash - instruments - VDO auxiliary - left of steering column
Door panel - Clark's Corvair Parts reproduction
Seats - Toyota buckets - installed - before reupholstering
Stereo - sub woofer enclosure with top
Windows - power conversion - mechanism - installed
Windows - power conversion - mechanism - lay-up
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Miscellaneous |
Crown's Ted Trevor with Rick Norris
First V-8 Registry group meeting
Smokey Yunick with Rick Norris
Sticker - reproduction - "Crown equipped"
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Power Train/Transaxle |
Bellhousing - hydraulic throw out bearing
Bellhousing - mated to transmission/differential
Clutch pedal cross shaft - modified
Differential - CIDCO Super Diff
Power train mockup - early - rear view
Power train mockup - early - side view
Power train mockup - early - side view #2
Transaxle - dipstick and vent routing
Transaxle - completed - close-up photo from rear
| Specifications/Dynamometer test data |
Dynamometer Test - results graph
Dynamometer Test - results text
Specifications - '66 Monza Corv-8
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Suspension, brakes & wheels |
Crown strut rod locating bracket modification
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