Project 1970 Camaro SS Part 2

In Part 1 of this build story we removed the powertrain, exhaust system, front and rear steering and suspension, fender liners and radiator support, cleaned and painted the frame. Now, we are ready to install the new Ride Tech upper and lower…


Project 1970 Camaro SS - Part 1

Our customer wanted to restore this 1970 Camaro SS that has been in storage for about 20 years. The car is interesting in that it has the highly desired split bumper front end typically associated with Z28 cars of the year and has the heavy duty…


Ford Falcon Ranchero Steering Box Upgrade

We recently had the opportunity to install a quicker 16:1 ratio manual steering box in place of the factory 20:1 ratio steering box in a 1964 Falcon Ranchero to improve steering response. Power steering equipped models and high performance Mustang…


Engine Swap Plymouth Scamp

Swapping in a built 360 Magnum Tom wanted to build a classic American Muscle Car, and after kicking some tires, found a 1973 Plymouth Scamp with a 318 V8 (the only V8 offered for the car in that year). Some previous restoration work had been…


Variety is the spice of life

One of the things that I appreciate about being a part of Automotive Performance & Chassis is the wide range of vehicles we find in the shop from day to day.   We might have a Porsche Boxster, a Classic Corvette Stingray, along with a Bullet…