MONZA CONSTRUCTION
AND MODIFICATION
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Here
the Camaro can be seen on the left with the Monza on the right. The rear-end
housing is the original Monza housing. It now sports a shortened Ford nine-inch
with mini-spool, Dutchman axles and 4:10 gears.
The engine block is being prepared (right) and the partially rebuilt turbo-350
transmission hangs from a vice on the left.
A
view of the body as work progressed. Dents were removed, the fuel filler flap
removed and welded over.
Plenty of room for a small-block where that four-cylinder used to be!
Here is the engine in place in the engine compartment.
Another view of the engine compartment.
A
mighty dim view of the dash and B&M Z-Gate shifter. The fantastic
Crane Cams ignition can be seen on the right. One great feature of the Crane
ignition is the infinite adjustment for rev control. There is no fiddling with
pills that only jump by five-hundred RPM.
We recently cut a hole in the trunk floor and lowered the fuel cell to give more
clearance to the trunk lid.
The
Monza's debut at Mission Raceway in the summer of 2000 before the final paint
was added.
Left to right: Re-thinking the rear
suspension and engineering and fabricating a four-link system. Initial tests in
the parking lot indicate the back end is solid and the car is hooking as well as
expected for dry pavement. The latest addition is a set of Competition
Engineering adjustable drag shocks.
