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FEATURES

TECH

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26

MODEST MADNESS
The Ringbrothers might not have much attitude,
but their 997-horsepower Chevelle makes up for
it and then some

32

BEYOND DESCRIPTION
Detroit Speeds 803hp Camaro is too exquisite
for words or pics. We give it a go anyway

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MADE YOU LOOK!

Massive metalwork hides in plain sight

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COMMITMENT TAKES A STAND

A rare 1955 Chevy Handyman wagon with a
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SUB-ORBITAL FRAME
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BUILT FOR BOOST

A Livernois Motorsports 419-inch LS3
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ON THE COVER

When you have two of the

baddest Pro Touring muscle cars
built to date in the same issue,
the daunting task of choosing
which one makes the cover is
too much to deal with, so we put
both the 1969 Detroit Speed-built
Camaro and the Ringbrothers
1966 Chevelle on the July 2015
cover.
Cover and TOC photography by
Robert McGaffin

DEPARTMENTS
56

SOUND ADVICE
Ban dust and noise thermal
acoustically

70

DRUM BEATS
Upgrading a 1965 Chevelle
to modern four-wheel disc
brakes

FIRING UP
Sifting through the many,
many high-performance
TV shows

12

FIRING BACK
You said it, we print it.

16

STRAIGHT LINE
SPOTLIGHT
The baddest drag
racing Chevys

78

PARTS BIN
Things you need
for your ride

82

READERS RIDES
Its all about you

90

JUST SAYIN
Guest columnist
Mary Pozzi acts as
gearhead Den Mother to
protect one of our own

JULY 2015 II CHEVY HIGH PERFORMANCE

FIRINGUP

Nick Licata NLicata@enthusiastnetwork.com

TV Auto Show Overload

They are

everywhere and impossible to ignore. There is no escape as they drive their way into our living rooms.
What is this they I speak of? They are an over-saturation of hot rod and muscle car television shows consisting of
the same super-tight-deadline-to-get-this-over-the-top-ride-finished-and-to-the event-or-auction-or-the-world-will-end
scenario. Weve seen the same dramatic storyline since Boyd Coddington and his tumultuous crew laid down the
template on American Hot Rod over 10 years ago. At about the same time we got a weekly dose of the Teutuls both
Jr. and Sr. profanity-laden verbal tirades on American Chopper, but eventually that little family feud got old beat
to death, actually. Even so, a variation of the show went on to last for about 10 seasons long enough for the Teutuls to
uproot their business (Orange County Choppers) from a modestly sized motorcycle shop and relocate into a state-of-theart building large enough to store their laundry bags of cash right next to their million-dollar CNC machines.
It wasnt long before we were
bombarded with a
slew of copycat shows.
And to this day there
are tons of em all
armed with a cast of
automotive misfits
hoping to become the
next big thing. But
you cant blame these
guys. Once a show gets
some decent viewership
numbers and renewed for
a season or two, in comes
the money. The dollars
generated from T-shirt
sales alone can bring in
enough money to pay the
shops monthly bills, past debts, and
close out their two-year old bar tab at
the local watering hole.
Just ask Jesse James. His Monster
Garage show was a huge hit and
the vehicle for all those West Coast
Chopper T-shirts we saw being
worn just about everywhere. There
was a time when you couldnt go to
any Waffle House without seeing
that iconic Maltese cross logo on
someones back the cook included.
And today, with new television
networks popping up, there are more
car shows than ever. The Velocity
channel carries a variety of these
shows, starting with Wheeler Dealers,
Whats my Car Worth?, South Beach
Classics, Inside West Coast Customs,
Graveyard Cars, Classic Car Rescue, All

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Girls Garage, Car

Fix, Restoration
Garage, Naked
Speed, Overhaulin, Chasing Classic
Cars, Dallas Car Sharks, and Im sure
theres more. Then you have the
Discovery Channel, which is home to
Fast N Loud, Fat N Furious, Misfit
Garage, Lords of the Car Hoards, Vegas
Rat Rods, Texas Car Wars, Highway
to Sell, Chrome Underground, Rod N
Wheels, and Street Outlaws.
And then theres MAV TV. My
satellite provider doesnt offer that
channel, but count them in for some
dandies like Full Custom Garage,
High-Tech Rednecks, Titan American
Built, and more.
Now, I realize theres a major battle
for viewership, and each show has
its own little twist that the producer
conjured up to make his show different
from all the rest, but in reality, they all

seem to fall into the same vat of overseasoned automotive

goulash. And I get it,
its not that easy to
whip up something
different when you
have dozens of reality
shows elbowing their
way through a crowded
market.
Arguably, you could
say all this competition for
screen time is healthy for
our industry. It shows that
theres interest in what we
do, and if it makes a few
guys a little money and gives them
celebrity status, then so be it.
All I ask is that we try to tighten
things up and allow only the
watchable shows to make it through
the audition process. Im sure thats
easier said than done, but when it
comes to these auto-based reality
shows, lets whittle it down to, say, less
than 20.
Oh well, gotta go. Looks like
Farmtruck is about to take a fistful
of cash from another unsuspecting
Lamborghini owner.
Street Outlaws. Now, that right there
is some must-see TV.
You in?

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FIRING BACK
 By Nick Licata
In the February 2015 issue (Firing Up), I posed a question about what
kinds of articles youd most like to see in CHP. Basically, I was trying get
a feel for what you readers are all about. I had my suspicions as Ive been
reading CHP for quite a few years, but I wanted to hear it from the horses
mouth so to speak.
Well, I was hoping to get a few responses, but what I didnt realize is how
vocal you readers really are. I got a tremendous amount of emails with tons
of great suggestions (a few of you even let me know the magazines font
size is too small, making the articles difficult to read. Well work on that.) of
what youd like to see us do in the future.
I read every email and took into consideration your requests.
Unfortunately, we dont have enough space to print every email, so here are
a few of your comments and suggestions.
To those who took the time to write in, thank you for doing so. It really
helps to stay in touch, so please keep writing in.
Ed.
Hello Nick.
What a great time. Daytona
Turkey Rod Run all week and my
February copy of CHP!
I read your first Firing Up column
and gotta say, keep the magazine
geared towards performance, like
the title says. Keep sharing the
latest performance-based info on
Chevys. One day, Id like to drive
my cars and maybe hit the high
banks of Daytona and/or Sebring.
I was going to let my CHP
subscription expire (I also get
Super Chevy and Hot Rod), but
when I read that you were taking
over I changed my mind. In fact, I
got a post card stating that when
I originally signed up I chose to
automatically renew for 24 more
issues. No action required on my
part. Im in!
Good luck! Im ready for the ride.
Bill Salzman
Nick,
Shazam! Youve appeared in my
reading inventory again and Im
thrilled. I love these Chevy-based
magazines because they keep me in
the game on so many levels.
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Kindest regards,
Byron Bates
Nick,
I think your target audience for
CHP is the baby boomers. You may
want to verify that with your own
research. With that said, generally
I quickly skim over anything
LS-related or tied to a computer for
tuning. Id like to see classic 50s,

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Magnetos. The vast majority of
cars at cruise nights have non-LS
type motors.
Subjects that necessitate
repeating like suspension tuning,
tools to have, or just the simple
stuff that make life easier to make
our hot rods run and sound like it is
supposed to.
Thank you, and looking forward
to reading your column.
Daniel
Nick,
As a Chevy High Performance
magazine subscriber, this is what
Id like to see: articles on how
to make my rides better within a
reasonable budget. Like most of
your readers, I dont have tens of
thousands of dollars to spend on
my cars. Im interested in how to
make my leaf spring Nova handle
better without spending $5-10k
on a new subframe coilover spring
front and rear suspension. Notice
I said better, not 2014 Camaro
perfect!
A comparative carb test would
be great. Seeing which exhaust
system works best: H pipe or X
pipe. A test of popular mufflers
showing hp gain or loss would be
fantastic.
I recently glanced through a circle
track engine build article with what
Im guessing was a price tag of $50k
or better. Thats a good example of
what Im not interested in.
Project cars are always good
if kept within a reasonable budget.
Most of my interest is in older
muscle cars but some new car
stuff is good.
There are a lot of choices on
what parts to put on our cars to
improve them, and your readers
look to magazines like CHP for help
in making those decisions.
Thanks for listening
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Hi Nick,
Congratulations on the new job.
It is great to have a fellow F-body
enthusiast in charge. I am a longtime
subscriber and a participant in
all five Holley LS Fests. You have
raced your black Camaro against
my red one once or twice on the
dragstrip. Your March issue had
six pages of good coverage on the
5th Annual LS Fest, but nothing at
all on my two favorites: Saturdays
True Street Challenge and Sundays

LSX Rumble, of which I was lucky

enough to be the winner in 2014. I
really enjoyed Kevin McClellands
Q&A and will miss him.
Best of luck, and I look forward to
more great issues.
Harold Harned
Whats up?
Ive been reading CHP for quite a
few years now, and Ill tell you what
Id like to see. Some autocross but
more drag racing. Every other mag is

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Elegance!

Nick,
The whole reason I subscribe to
CHP is to read Kevin McClellands
Q&A. I have always assumed
that the reason his space in the
magazine is at the front (instead of
the back) is that others shared my
reason for subscribing.
You have lost a very important
asset. This is a sad day.
Will I continue to subscribe to
CHP? I dont know.
Bob Haggard

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to death. I like it, but I have subs
to three other mags that just
hammer the same, watch us
get a killer stance and modern
handling out of our G-body with a
full Pro Touring suspension setup
every month.
Engines, I love em all! Id like
to see what you can do with the
new powerplants. Im especially
interested in what can be done
with Direct Injection. Just dont
leave the classics on the back
burner, because Id love to see
some old gassers. Keep up the
event coverage. Oh, and if you
get rid of Big Macs tech column
Ill cancel my subscription. Well,
probably not, but thats how
important he is to the mag.
Keep up the letters section, as
I like to see what other readers
are doing and are interested
in. By the way, this is a Chevy
performance mag and Chevrolet
has always made some very nice
trucks. Hint hint ...
Glad to have you aboard and Im
looking forward to seeing where the
mag goes.
Grab a gear and keep it to the
floor!
Joe Friedl Jr.

Nick,
Welcome to CHP magazine.
In your Firing Up column in the
February 2015 issue, you asked
the readers on what piqued our
interests.
Personally, I like a variety of
articles when it comes to classic
and late-model performance
vehicles, and a variety of the various
drag cars and Pro Touring cars. I
would like to see more modified
autocross type cars and Optima
event articles. The new SCCA CAM
(Classic American Muscle) class
may be of some interests because
it has emphasis on the Classic
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of the LS platform kind of begs the

question as to why bother, but Im
sure many of us have well-built and
performing old-school small-blocks
and would love to see the improved
driveability and performance in
these upgrades. I think it would also
promote the sport as motorheads
realize that they can get more usability
out of their cars!
Whatever way the mag decides to
go, Im on-board
Richard Johnson
American Muscle cars.
I do like the tech articles on
the powertrain, suspensions, and
bodywork. The electrical system
articles are also informative.
I am not a big LS power
conversion fan, but I dont have a
problem with them. I am kind of an
old-school of guy. If it came with
a SBC or BBC, it should stay as a
first-gen enginenot an LS. Dont
get me wrong, the LS definitely
has its place in the modern muscle
car and I have two LS-powered
vehicles.
I am almost done with updating/
modifying my 89 Corvette so I
can be competitive in the Optima
Ultimate Street Car events, in
addition to the SCCA events.
Thanks for asking for the input.
Kenneth Allan Mitchell
Hi Nick,
You asked, Im answering!
Glad you have the new position at
Chevy Hi, youll do well with our
addiction.
Articles I would like to see are
taking the first-gen SBC and doing
tech articles on upgrading it with
COP (Ed note: coil on plug) ignition
and OE EFI port injection retrofits
and using the OE wire harness
with the needed modifications for
the retrofit. I guess I would call it,
the OE fuel injection conversion, a
junkyard build!
I would like to see the
comparison of fuel economy and
performance from the carb to the
upgrades. I know that the potential

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There is no chance of misidentification for racing fans when Tyrone Graham pulls his uniquely painted 1955
Chevy Top Sportsman car into the staging beams. Graham, who lives in North Carolina, campaigns a car that was first
constructed back in 1997 by Wally Stroupe and raced by none other than Chevy Pro Mod legend Charles Carpenter.
Since taking possession, Graham has proceeded forward with a number of upgrades, including a nitrous-injected
Chevy engine. Grahams one-of-a-kind paint scheme, which boasts a rough texture and bleeding through rust look
was done in conjunction with Chuck Chapman (Hickory, North Carolina). Possibly Grahams biggest claim to fame
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Just like the Energizer Bunny,
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Chevrolets. With over 100 and
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Despite now being in his early
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classic machine. OMalley is back
behind the wheel of what is now a
very seldom seen car in the category:
a 1964 Corvette. His present-day car
is in fact the very same car that he
got his start with in the sport back
in 1969. Following a 15-year stint
when he raced mostly late-model
GM cars (Oldsmobile and Pontiac),
Don went back to his roots when he
reintroduced his Corvette back into
class competition in 1999. Since then
it has seen a number of upgrades,
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MODEST
MADNESS
The Ringbrothers Might Not Have Much
Attitude, But Their 997-Horsepower
Chevelle Makes Up For It And Then Some
TEXT: Stephen Kim PHOTOS: Robert McGafn

COVER RIDE

Q Evidently, no ones 5 feet 11 inches, but there sure seem to

be lots of people out there that are exactly six feet tall. What are
the chances? Interestingly, very few people make $95,000 a year,
but there sure are lots of folks that earn a cool $100,000. What
a coincidence. This peculiar phenomenon might explain why
very few cars run 10.0s opposed to 9.90s at the dragstrip, and
why certain wankers cite the useless advertised duration specs
of their camshafts instead of the all-telling at-0.050 figure. Given
the male egos tendency to distort reality, its downright shocking
to see a horsepower rating of 997 on the spec sheet of a car as

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utterly breathtaking as the

Ringbrothers 1966 Chevelle.
Like seriously, if they claimed
it made an even 1,000 hp,
its not like anyone on earth
could actually feel the three
missing horsepower. Honesty
and modesty like that is hard
to come by these days, but its
precisely why Ringbrothers

latest creation looks like no other

66 Chevelle on the road.
Allow us to explain. Brothers
Jim and Mike Ring have built many
high-profile, award-winning muscle
cars over the years, pushing the
limits of the Pro Touring breed with
each new project. An abbreviated
list of accolades includes multiple
Goodguys Street Machine of the Year
awards as well as a Ford Design award

at the 2009 SEMA Show. However,

despite the national spotlight, they
dont take themselves too seriously,
and its this modesty that both
enables and inspires them to keep
on truckin. Theres so much talent
in this industry that it takes a lot of
effort as a car builder to be different.
We go out on a limb sometimes and
try things that are controversial, but
pushing the envelope in order to

stand out means that you have to be

willing to hit the dirt sometimes,
Jim Ring explains. Winning awards
is an honor, but you still have to fix
the manure spreader when you get
back home. Youre still no different
from the next person, and you have to
build cars because youre passionate
about them, not for awards.
More often than not, the
Ringbrothers swing-for-the-fences

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Modest Madness

approach has netted far more grand

slams than strikeouts. This track
record, combined with their downto-earth demeanor, is what convinced
Chris McPhie to entrust Jim and
Mike to build the Chevelle he always
wanted. I met Jim at the SEMA
show in 2012, and we talked for what
seemed like hours about the type
of car I wanted to build. I had been
looking for the right shop for several
years, and this was the first time I had
met a builder that wasnt cocky and
arrogant, who mostly listened instead
of doing the talking, Chris recalls.
Jim was intrigued, and when I called
him a few weeks later I was surprised
to find out that he remembered every
single detail of our initial conversation.
He took my vision for building a 1966
Chevelle and threw in his own ideas
without ever knowing if I would call
him again. Thats the type of guy
Jim is, selfless and driven to build
your dream car with his skill set and
artistry. Its a true gift.
Although Chris has owned
everything from 1969 Camaros to
Ferraris and Lamborghinis over the
years, hes always had a soft spot for
Chevelles. When I was 14 years
old, I convinced my dad to drive
down from Ohio to Florida to pick
up a 1970 Chevelle that my aunt and
uncle were giving away. I felt like the
luckiest kid on the block and figured
I had two years to paint it and put
some nice wheels on it before getting
my license, Chris remembers. The
problem is that at 14 years of age
you cant just let a hot rod sit in the
driveway, can you? One day after
school, I thought it would be cool to
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but that wasnt enough. I took the

Chevelle around the block to see what
it could do. The local police escorted
me home, and not long after that the
Chevelle was gone.
That was 1986. For the next 20-plus
years, although Chris had the good
fortune of owning some very nice
exotic cars, he couldnt help but feel
like something was missing. The
memories of that old Chevelle that
never became a reality often crossed
my mind. One day I vowed to get
another Chevelle and build the car of
my dreams from my earlier years, he
explains. Like many Chevy enthusiasts
before him, Chris was seduced by the
clean lines of the 66 Chevelle body.
After several years of searching for
the right builder, work on Chris
dream car finally commenced in 2012.

Ringbrothers started out with a plain

Jane six-cylinder car and hatched a
plan to build a race car-inspired Pro
Touring machine with the latest and
greatest drivetrain and suspension
components on the market. Oh yeah,
the mechanical bits also had to get
wrapped in the kind of meticulously
fabricated custom sheetmetal skin that
Ringbrothers is known for.
With projects of this caliber, getting
the major mechanical hardwareas
impressive as they may bein order
is often the easy part. To bring the
Chevelles floppy suspension into the
modern era, the stock underpinnings
were replaced with a Roadster Shop
chassis that utilizes a C6 Corvette
suspension up front, a custom fourlink out back, Baer six-piston brakes,
Afco coilovers, and beefy splined sway

bars. To put the chassis to good use,

Ringbrothers specd out one monster
of an LS7 small-block from Wegner
Motorsports. Based on an RHS block,
the combo checks in at 417 cubic
inches and utilizes Callies internals
and RHS LS7 cylinder heads. A big
Whipple twin-screw supercharger
on top pressurizes the short-block
to 15-16 psi, which is good for 997
horsepower and just a smidgen under
900 lb-ft of torque. A Bowler-fortified
Tremec six-speed manual trans is
tasked with processing all that power,
which it feeds rearward to a Johns
Industries 9-inch rearend fitted with
35-spline axles. Sticking it all to the
pavement is Michelin Pilot Sport
rubber wrapped around HRE wheels
(19x9.5 front, 20x13 rear) custom built
to Ringbrothers specifications.

Compared to bolting up
turnkey suspension and drivetrain
components, fabricating eye-popping
custom sheetemetal is a painstaking
affair requiring thousands upon
thousands of hours of labor. The
cosmetic changes are immense,
infusing a mix of race car and exotic
car flair into one of the best-looking
Chevys of all time. Even when you
narrow the bumpers on these cars,
they still stick out too much. In order
to tuck them up like we wanted to,
we cut the fenders off right in front
of the wheels, about half way down,
Jim explains. The fenders now sit on
top of the front bumper. The hood,
trunk, decklid spoiler, and front and
rear bumpers are custom carbon-fiber
pieces. For each of these parts, we first
built a prototype out of sheetmetal,
bodyworked them smooth, made
molds from them, and then hand-laid
the carbon fiber. Each of these parts
are now available to anyone through
our parts catalog.
But wait, theres more. We lowered
the rocker panels 2 inches and ran
the panel all the way through the side
of the car, from the front of the rear
wheel to the back of the front wheel.
This really cleaned up the lines of
the car and got rid of the ugly pinch
welds, says Jim. On a stock Chevelle,
there are all kinds of messy lines where
the front fenders meet the doors, so we
cleaned all that up. That straightened
up the line on the door that comes off
the A-pillar. In the rear, we stretched
the quarter-panels downward to line
up with the rockers more evenly. The
taillight buckets are off of a fifth-gen
Camaro, and then we built custom
lenses to fit inside them. One thing

thats always driven us crazy are side

mirrors because theres nothing out
there that fits the theme of cars we
build. This time, we spent 80 hours
building custom mirrors out of flat
sheet aluminum. We even integrated a
camera in the driver-side mirror.
Considering the painstaking effort
that went into the rest of the car, the
interior couldnt disappoint. The end
product looks more like the cockpit of
an F-22 than the interior of a muscle
car. Chris insisted on having metal
seats, so we built custom seats that
mimicked the shape of a Recaro. The
only parts of the seat with padding are
where the seats touch your body, Jim
explains. The metal seats set the tone
for the rest of the interior, so we had
to keep it on the raw side. Thats why
theres no carpet. We hydro-dipped
the floor, console, seat pans, and inside
of the trunk to add texture. To make
it look like there are rubber mats on
the floor, we custom machined metal
inserts and had them powdercoated.
The shifter, blinker arm, and gauge
pod were custom machined as well.
After 18 months of hard work, Jim
and Mike unveiled the Chevelle at the
2014 SEMA Show. As is usually the
case with Ringbrothers creations, it
nabbed a bunch of awards, including
General Motors Best Chevy at
SEMA award and the Goodguys Gold
award. It also ranked as a Top Three
finalist in the Battle of the Builders
competition. Such resounding success
aside, Jim and Mike will head back to
their Wisconsin shop, and continue
cranking out world-class hot rods
that starkly contrast their modest and
humble demeanor. Too bad more folks
cant be like the Rings. CHP
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02 | The framerail design is completely enclosed, which adds strength, and

01 | OK, so obviously the main player in the front subframe assembly is the
subframe itself. The 1967-69 Camaro/1968-72 Nova Chassisworks subframe
is larger and stronger than other tubular designs on the market. A lot of this is
due to the massive 3x4-inch subframe structure at the critical chassis stiffness
area from the crossmember rearward through the firewall mounts. The frame
also incorporates all the necessary mounting points for items like bumper
brackets and core support.

each rail is assembled from four separate 12-gauge sheetmetal panels. The
rail panels are CNC laser-cut and, once the contour bends have been made on
their fully automated press, the panels are assembled using positioning features.
They explained it as a three-dimension puzzle since the rail panels can only be
fit together in the absolutely correct shape. Once in place, the four corner seams
are welded with a continuous bead to completely bond the joint. The welds are
so nice that even though they will sand them smooth (for $375); we think you
would be better off spending that cash elsewhere.

04 | Chassisworks TIG-welded lower A-arms feature 1.25x0.156-inch wall

stock frame under there. This is due to the alignment holes that duplicate the
factory arrangement. Chassisworks also supplies a pair of CNC-machined
alignment pins for even greater accuracy. Once both pins were in place we
simply tightened down the bolts through our aluminum body bushings (PN
6816). They do offer urethane bushings for those who want to cut down on
transmitted vibration a bit, but we sort of like it.

steel tubing and 1x0.156-inch wall, multi-plane triangulated crossbraces. The

CNC-machined weld eyes create a stable bushing housing that inserts into each
arm tube and gradually tapers to match the outer tubing diameter. This eliminates
fatigue points normally found in other T-style tubular bushing-housing joints.
The geometry offsets the ball joint forward to improve static positive caster and
it also places the shock very close to the spindle in a dropped position for better
control. The lower pivot points are spread broadly apart, increasing performance
while eliminating the need for secondary strut rods.

05 | The lower
arm was then
secured to the
subframe using
the unique
pivot-stud
hardware. This
specially designed
Allen-drive,
beveled-head
pivot stud threads
directly into
the g-Machine
crossmember. The
fasteners feature
a thread-free
3/4-inch shank for
maximum shear strength and have a broad bearing contact surface that reduces
wear. Theres also a shoulder on the bolt that ensures the correct amount
of bearing preload. The arm is further secured using oval-point set screws.
Also, here you can see one of the rack mounts, which uses Chassisworks
interlocking-slot-tab technology. Self-fixturing female slots in the frame are used
to properly locate mounts, which employ corresponding male tabs. They are
then fused together using a spray-arc welding process.

06 | The upper arms may not look strong, but they are. Constructed from
mandrel-bent, 1x0.156-inch wall steel tubing, with 0.875x0.156-inch wall
crossbraces, they are TIG-welded into a triangulated design that is strong and
allows for plenty of shock clearance. With the aid of a fixture, the tubes are
seated into recessed faces along the ball joint housing to create an interlocking
fit. On the geometry side, the arm provides positive caster upon installation
by offsetting the ball joint rearward. The pivot bearings are self-lubricated
and require little maintenance thanks to minimal linear resistance and zero
deflection. And if they do wear, the arms are easily rebuildable.

03 | Installing the frame under the car was as straightforward as stuffing a

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07 | The use of CNC-machined billet steel allows

Chassisworks to create A-arm mounts with specific
areas of increased thickness for added strength. The
fixed-axis pivot-pin design eliminates the possibility
of shifting pivot shafts, has greater shear strength,
and increases bending resistance. The increased
rigidity of the design keeps the arm in place and
the handling predictable. You can see the one-piece
clevis shock mount, which has an integrated gusset
resulting in a smooth look and a stronger mount
that wont flex and cause a possible failure.

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08 | Chassisworks g-Machine sculpted two-piece
spindles features a 2-inch-dropped ride height
but are taller than commonly used OEM spindles.
This provides a lower center of gravity and quicker
camber curve for improved cornering traction.
Made from high-strength ductile iron, cast for
Chassisworks by a foundry with over 50 years of
experience, yields an excellent strength-to-weight
ratio. They also used finite element analysis (FEA)
software to eliminate stress concentrations for
even more durability under hard use. The spindle
axles are machined from special high-strength
alloy steel (tensile of 150,000 psi) then inserted into
the machined upright, forming a shrink-fit pressed
assembly.

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quality and allows them to dial in
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forward of the axle centerline
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clearance, and the rack can rotate
to help eliminate a sharp universaljoint angle and offer a bit more
exhaust clearance. The rack is held
to the frame by using interlocking
billet mounts that wont flex under
hard cornering.
10 | One option we went with was
Chassisworks bump steer kit. This
replaced the outer tie-rod with
an adjustable billet steel sleeve
and high-strength, Teflon-lined
4130 rod end. The tapered Grade
8 stud, along with a selection of
shims, will let us vertically adjust
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11 | Our subframe shipped with

Chassisworks new splined
sway bar option. Its a 1.25inch diameter, 33-inch long
gun-drilled bar, and we were
pretty impressed with the bar
and the hardware, especially
the zinc-plated billet steel lever
arms, which incorporates multiple
endlink mounting holes. Teflon
race, spherical-bearing endlink
assemblies create deflection-free
pivot points and help the bar react
quicker and be more predictable.
Endlink length is also adjustable to
eliminate, or add, static preload.

12 | The bar was mounted to

the frame with billet aluminum
bearing housings and 3/8-inch
socket-head bolts. The low-friction
bearings will allow the bar to pivot
freely without introducing off-axis
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13 | The billet
aluminum
hat and hub
assembly helps
to reduce weight
and allow
the individual
components to
be replaced if
they become
worn or
damaged. The
kit also included
tapered Timken
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14 | To the Chassisworks hats we secured the

Wilwood 14-inch rotors using the supplied 12-point
Grade 8 fasteners. The 1.25-inch thick rotors are
directional-vaned, slotted, and finished in Wilwoods
black E-coat. To create more surface area and
maximize cooling, 36 individual I-shaped passages
are cast internally into the rotor. The passages
are also curved to increase airflow compared to
standard, straight-vented rotor designs.

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Since our Camaro is a long way from hitting the
road, we didnt bother installing the six-piston
Wilwood calipers yet.

16 | When we are ready to roll the Camaro, well

be installing these double-adjustable VariShock
QuickSet-2 coilovers. They feature sophisticated
shock valving with all-new, American-made
components. One knob sets bump (compression)
while the other sets rebound (extension). Internally,
they have Deflective Disk Valving to eliminate spring
fatigue, and the piston rods are made from 5/8-inch
centerless-ground, hard-chrome steel. The design
of the lower ring doesnt require a locknut, instead
its locked in place by two ball locks that press into
the grooves on the reservoir body. Our starting point
for testing will be the 2.5-inch ID, 9-inch long, 550pound VariSprings.

17 | With the actual subframe assembled, we were

able to check out some of the other features. One
that really caught our attention was the super nice
billet engine mounts. Most subframes weve seen
use a two-part deal with an adapter plate bolted
to the engine block and, typically, a small-block
mount to the frame. For easier engine installation,
the passenger-side mount on the frame used
slightly oversized slots to account for minor chassis
variances. Chassisworks subframes also allow for
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ESCRIPTION

COVER RIDE

Q Licata didnt like my first draft. He kicked it back and demanded a rewrite. Punk. Cant
blame the guy, though, because a mere nine words doesnt make much of a feature story,
now does it? The first draft in question simply read: Too badass for words. Refer to pics.
The end. Granted that journalists have a reputation for being lazy, but laziness had nothing
to do with compiling the shortest feature story in the history of mankind. Last we checked,
Shakespeare and Hemingway arent available for hire anymore and words cant adequately
describe the experience of seeing Detroit Speeds latest creation in person.

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Beyond Description

In an era when Pro Touring cars

are all starting to look the same, the
Camaros satin white paint and bodycolored bumpers are just as beautiful
as they are ballsy. The contrasting
black rollers and ever-so-slightly raked
stance only intensify the visual pop.
Nevertheless, pics cant adequately
convey the experience, either. The
more you learn about all the details
and subtle touches that have been
integrated into this machine, the more

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badass it becomes. Suddenly, the

missing 1,000 words from the first draft
seem a heck of a lot more important.
Lets start with some specs, shall we?
Under the custom-sculpted hood sits
a supercharged Mast Motorsports LS7
packing 803 horsepower. Channeling
the engines 706 lb-ft of torque rearward
to the 9-inch rearend is a Tremec TKO
600 trans mated to a Centerforce twindisc clutch. Predictably, the chassis
and suspension boast hardware heisted

straight out of the DSE warehouse, and

thats a very good thing. The goodies
include a DSE front subframe assembly,
a QUADRALink rear suspension,
subframe connectors, and a mini-tub
kit to make room for the behemoth
345mm-wide rear rubber wrapped
around 19-inch Rushforth wheels. To
counter the serious speed generated
by such serious power and grip, Baer
six-piston calipers are tasked with
squeezing the 14-inch rotors.

Wise guys out there are probably

thinking that the DSE Camaro isnt
much different from your typical cookiecutter, bolt-on wonder. However, theres
a big difference between merely bolting
on six-piston calipers and hooking them
up to a race-bred Bosch ABS system.
Likewise, while the custom body mods
may not stand out at first glance, the
fabrication work they required was
immense. The hood, for instance, is
the product of two 69 Camaro hoods
that have been welded together
to extend the cowl section. It also
incorporates a functional airscoop that
provides additional clearance for the
supercharger. Look closely, and youll
notice that the upper valance panel has
been integrated into the hood as well.
Popping open the one-piece lid reveals
chassis stiffening bars that encompass
the engine bay and tie into the main
rollcage. The flattened firewall, scalloped
inner fenders, functional ram-air
induction system, and finned radiator
shrouding is all custom as well.
Circling the car a few times gives the
impression that while the body retains
the essence of a 69 Camaro, its lines are
cleaner and its proportions are tidier.

To achieve this effect, DSE extended

the rockers and the front corner of the
fenders, thus wrapping them into the
pinch flange. Furthermore, DSE shaved
the driprails and narrowed and tucked
the bumpers. Granted that tastefully
executed cosmetic changes are always
welcome, the Camaro incorporates
many functional enhancements as
well. Since the stock 69 Camaros faux
quarter-panel gills are just plain silly by
modern standards, DSE opened them
up to help divert air to the brakes. A

custom bellypan out back and a custom

lower valance and front spoiler (with
integrated LEDs) up front smooth out
the airflow beneath the car. Moreover,
just like a new Corvette, small recesses
built into the front of the quarter-panels
replace traditional door handles and
allow actuating an electric solenoid.
Despite the Camaros savage
performance potential, its interior is
downright luxurious. The dash, center
console, and panels were all custom
fabricated from aluminum before M&M

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Beyond Description

Hot Rod Interiors covered everything

up in leather. Other highlights include
Recaro seats, Schroth harnesses,
RacePak instrumentation, a Billet
Specialties interior, and a custom DSE
rollcage and shifter. The list of interior
doodads would be plenty impressive if
it stopped there, but the DSE Camaro
packs every creature comfort in the
book: a thumpin Sony stereo with
Focal speakers, Vintage Air automatic
climate control, GPS navigation,
Bluetooth, fiber-optic lighting, a backup
camera, and four-way power windows.
The end product is a devastatingly
wicked creation that conceals
its technical sophistication and
craftsmanship in a deceivingly subtle
yet elegant wrapper. Its part muscle
car, part exotic car, part race car,
and 100 percent badass. So what
would inspire anyone to build such a
machine? Ever since I watched the
movie Better off Dead when I was 10
years old, Ive always wanted to build a
first-gen Camaro someday. The lines on
a 1969 Camaro are absolutely beautiful,
and like nothing on the road today,
says car owner Angelo Vespi. Over
the years, Ive owned a 2010 Camaro,
a 2009 Challenger, some late-model

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Corvettes, and a 2014 Shelby GT500. I

had to wait a long time to build my first
muscle car, and Kyle and Stacy Tucker
and the entire crew at Detroit Speed did
a phenomenal job. This car rides and
handles so much better than my GT500.
There is no comparison.
If building such an extreme muscle
car the first time around seems peculiar,

its because that wasnt the original

plan. I just wanted a nice Pro
Touring car with DSE suspension that
I could autocross and drive every
day, Angelo recalls. As the project
progressed and as I saw the caliber of
work that DSE performed firsthand,
the project snowballed into something
much more extreme. We bounced lots
of ideas off of each other, but I figured
that since no one told Michelangelo
how to paint, Id just let the guys
at DSE do their thing. This car isnt
anything like I originally planned. Its
so much better.
Evidently, were not the only ones
who think very highly of DSEs latest
Pro Touring beast. It beat out 125 other
hot rods to win the 2014 SEMA Battle
of the Builders award last November.
The competitions unique scoring
system first enlisted select media
experts to narrow the field down to
10 finalists, and then had the finalists
cast their vote for the winner. In other
words, some of the top hot rod builders
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Camaro to be the best of show.
Like we said about 1,000 words
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hen it comes to bolting a blower on your Chevys LS engine, it will hold up

just fine with the low-boost configuration and tune that comes with most
basic kits. The comparatively high compression ratio and the non-forged internals
on the majority of factory LS engines generally means boost must stay down in
the 5-8 psi range to keep everything safe and detonation-free.
While the extra 100-125 horsepower that a bolt-on supercharger delivers is
plenty of additional kick for many owners, theres always the enthusiast who
wants more. Lots moreand that means the engines foundation requires
fortification to contain its guts when the boost level heads for double digits.
Detroit-area Livernois Motorsports (livernoismotorsports.com) has been in the
business of building such foundations for more than 15 years now, and when it
comes to forced-induction LS engines, theyve got a lot of boost under their belt.
That made Livernois the perfect source for a purposeful long-block assembly that
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More specifically, the engine would

see more street duty than anything
else. In fact, compromise-free street
manners were second only to the
desire for a big payday on the dyno.
And yes, we have to admit cost would
be a factor. There was budget for
good parts, but as we said, this would
be primarily a street engine, so there
was no need for a Pro Mod-level of
unobtanium in the rotating assembly.
With those loose parameters,
Livernois Motorsports Andy Ricketts
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02 | Achieving

01 | The LS3 core engine was stripped down

before the block goes through several machining
operations to prepare it for the stroker rotating
assembly, including align-honing of the main
bearings and main caps. Its a common procedure
that improves the strength, durability, and highrpm performance of the engine by ensuring the
crankshaft bores are as straight as possible and
within the proper specs for diameter and shape.
It also allows Livernois to precisely set the main
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short-blocks and matching it with

a set of CNC-ported LSA cylinder
heads. Achieving the 419-inch (6.8L)
displacement comes from replacing
the original 3.62-inch crankshaft with
a 4.00-inch-stroke crank and honing
out the stock cylinder liners ever so
slightly.
Of course, the stroker short-block
has all forged internals, which gives
you the strength youre looking for, but
our CNC-ported LSA heads optimize
the setup with exceptional airflow
characteristics that really make the
most of what a supercharger can
cram into the engine, while providing a
superior casting to an LS3 head, says
Ricketts. If youre looking for 700800 horses or more with higher boost
levels, this a great way to go.
And what about the bottom line?
Value is always subjective, but the
cost for our boost-ready 419 stroker
clocked in around $11,750. Keep in
mind thats for a long-block assembly,
not a complete engine. Theres still
the matter of rifling through the sofa
cushions and checking the coffee
room snack machine for spare change
to pay for the supercharger. So, no
its not exactly chump change, but
the cost-to-benefit analysis suggests
its a strong value for the peace of
mind and assurance that it will stand
up to the cylinder pressures incurred
with 10-plus psi of boost. For extra
assurance, Livernois Pro Series line of
engines are rated to withstand up to
1,100 horsepower.
We hope to put that assurance to
the test soon. In the meantime, check
out the accompanying photos to see
what went into our blower-capable,
stroked LS3. CHP

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the 419-cubic-inch
displacement couldnt
be done by stroke
alone, which would
take the engine to 415
cubic inches. The extra
four cubes comes
from a pretty standard
honing of the iron
cylinder linersa job
that ensures proper
clearance for each
piston as well as a
great surface for ring
seating.

03 | The factory main

bearing caps would
be reused, but rather
than installing them
with the standard main
bolts, ARP main studs
were installed. The
studs enable more
accurate torque values
because, unlike bolts,
they dont twist during
tightening. Because
they remain stationary
during tightening, the
studs stretch in one
axis alone, providing
more even, accurate
clamping forces.

04 | Manley forged H-beam rods and Livernois

proprietary ceramic thermal-coated pistons are
at the heart of the rotating assembly. The coating
reflects heat and reduces heat soak on the pistons.
The compression ratio for this forced-induction
combination comes down nearly half a point, from
10.7:1 to about 10.3:1. That will work toward
keeping detonation at bay under high boost while
keeping the engine responsive under boost-free
operation, such as cruising and light throttle.

06 | A Livernois-specific 4340
non-twist forged crankshaft
provides strength at a moderate
price. Its heat-treated, stressrelieved, shot-peened, and nitrided
for durability under boost. Its also
Magnafluxed from the factory to
ensure its strength.

05 | The piston rings are optimized for a

supercharged engine, too, with a stainless steel
top ring thats strong and helps seat quickly in the
cylinders. The second ring is a cast iron torsional
taper face and the oil ring is a three-piece flex vent
design.

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07 | ARP connecting rod bolts provide great

strength for the intense cylinder pressure and heat
generated under boost. Theyre made of upgraded
ARP2000 chromoly steel and are heat-treated
before the threads are rolled into them. By some
measures, theyre up to five times stronger than
stock fasteners.

08 | Livernois Motorsports notches the bottom

corner of each cylinder to provide adequate
clearance for the bulkier rods on the longerswinging stroker crankshaft.

09 | Livernois uses a Melling Select High Volume

oil pump for the build to ensure proper oiling under
all conditions, especially under boost at high rpm.

10 | Livernois custom-grind 2C-HL (high-lift)

camshaft got the nod for valve actuation. The specs
include 0.646/0.646-inch lift, 224/236-degree
duration, and a comparatively wide 117-degree
lobe separation angle (LSA), which is ideal for a
supercharged combination that doesnt need the
scavenging that comes with the valve overlap of a
tighter LSA (see sidebar).

11 | The heads are also Livernois in-house creation.

They are Stage 3 CNC-ported versions of the GM
LSA head. Importantly, Livernois starts with a set
of brand-new heads, so theres no concern about
seasoned parts, and theres no core charge.

12 | The heads are five-axis CNC machined to

enhance airflow. The L92-type intake ports are
carved out to enable a 360-cfm flow rating, which
allows the engine to process as much airflow as a
supercharger can cram into it.

13 | Large, 2.16-inch stainless intake valves and

1.59-inch exhaust valves usher the air charge in
and out of the heads. The combustion chambers are
left at their original 68cc volume.

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15 | Maximum cylinder sealing is a
must with a high-boost supercharged
engine, and to that end OEM LS9
multi-layer steel head gaskets are used.
These gaskets provide two additional
layers compared to their LS3 counterparts,
ensuring the best possible seal available for
a high-boost application.

16 | As with the main

bolts, the standard
head bolts are
swapped in favor of
ARP head studs for
more accurate torque
specs.

18 | Heres the assembled long-block, ready and waiting for the force-feeding
of a supercharger. Its a comparatively straightforward combination that should
deliver exceptional strength under the mid-level boost planned for it. The bottom
line for that strength was $11,750.

17 | A custom, 10-percent
oversized damper
from Innovators West
incorporates an eight-rib
pulley for the blower
belt. A steel hub resides
inside of the lightweight
aluminum case, along
with a free-floating wet
friction clutch pack that
uses spring-loaded
inertia rings to dampen
crankshaft harmonics.

19 | A similar combination for a Livernois Motorsports customer matched

the 419 stroker and ported LSA heads with one of Magnusons Heartbeat
superchargers. With methanol injection and a stout fuel system, the setup
delivered 733 rwhp and 663 rwtq. That bodes well for our project engine.

WHAT MAKES A GOOD BLOWER CAMSHAFT?

The right camshaft is crucial for optimizing the performance gains
delivered by a supercharger. And while different engines of different
displacements and rpm ranges will deliver unique performance
characteristics, there are a few guidelines and tips to keep in mind
when specing a bumpstick for your blower engine.
Generally speaking, you need more duration in a naturally aspirated
application than a supercharged engine operating at the same rpm.
However, the blower camshaft should deliver more exhaust duration
than the stock camshafts intake/exhaust ratio to help evacuate the
greater exhaust gas content of the boost air charge.
A blower camshaft does not need overlap to provide a signal from
the exhaust to the intake, so it typically has less overlap.
Because charge is lost through the exhaust when both valves are
open (overlap)and scavenging isnt requiredoptimized blower
cams typically have a wider lobe separation angle. The side benefit is a
smoother-running, easier-driving engine on the street.
With centrifugal superchargers, a smaller intake profile helps
maximize low-speed torque, but it is matched with a larger exhaust
profile to reduce exhaust pumping loss at higher rpm.
With positive-displacement superchargers such as Roots- or
Lysholm-style, low-speed torque is generally not a problem, so a
larger camshaft can be used because it doesnt have to cheat the

exhaust side as much.

In other words, with
centrifugal blowers, you
can make torque with the
camshaft and power with the
blower; and with the positivedisplacement blowers, the
blower delivers the torque, so
make sure to give it enough
camshaft to run at higher
engine speeds.
Heres the other tip
to keep in mind: Let a
professional help choose
your blower cam. The tech
hotlines at all the major
camshaft companies dole
out such advice like coffee
at Dunkin Donuts. Thats
what theyre there for, so theres no reason to guess. And dont
be shy about asking about the grind specs you spotted on a parts
retailers website.
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TEXT: Ro McGonegal PHOTOS: Robert McGafn

RIDES

Q I see lots of these Chevelles at shows and they are all

the same, other than wheels and color, said Dave Jaeger. These
words from a man who lists his occupation as inventor. Certainly,
such human beings have a different view of the world and how it
works. They play off an exclusivity factor, something of their own
making. Theyre not reinventing the wheel, but something close to it,
something that shimmers from the metal. On close inspection and on
viewing the silhouette from different angles, its evident that Jaegers
71 is different. By the saints, did he chop that top?

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This automobile is a palette of intricate metalwork. Chris Smith, owner of Smittys

Custom Auto in Tiffin, Ohio, revealed the plan. Dave brought us the Chevelle. He said
that all of them look the same, so fix it. We were given a blank canvas, but it was his idea
to lower the roof and do the six-port rear bumper. Indeed, the roof line is 1 1/2-inches
lower than normal.
Chris and Tony Smith, along with Justin Thomason and Tim Kinn, did the customizing.
They pie-cut the roof to accept the shorter convertible windshield and used an English
wheel to stretch metal to produce compound curves and form sections that never were.
They cleaned up the exterior, deleting the driprails, gapping the body, tucking the
bumpers in, and pocketing the custom door pulls. The bumper is all-out, completely
reshaped and Ved down and complemented by Tony Smiths handformed grille section.
They flattened and smoothed the firewall. They fixed a custom-built fuel cell under the
package tray and put the fill entry through the quarter sail panel. The late Tom Dobroski
(Millbury, Ohio) built the in-your-face six-taillight bumper. After all the rubbing was done,
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with completely new motive and chassis
power. Smittys laid the foundation with
a formidable Roadster Shop chassis that
included billet tubular control arms,
spindles, RideTech adjustable coilover
shocks, and rack steering. In the back,
it was four-links and more RideTech
adjustables. The axlehousing is a 9-inch
type as fabricated by Moser Engineering,
and it employs an Eaton Truetrac
differential and 4.30:1 gears.
The wheel/tire combination is always
critical to the outcome, and in the case of
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deep negative offset and brushed-surface

hoops are the perfect foils for the dark
paint. In this application, they are Forgeline
ZX3P in 18x10 and 20x12. The friction
component is the latest BFG offering:
g-Force Rivals that tape out at a squatty
275/30 and 315/30. Not far away, Smittys
installed 14-inch Wilwood discs at each
cornersix-puck calipers in front and fourpucks following.
Jaeger stayed current in the power
department. Lingenfelter Engineering
tweaked the blower (different snout and
crank pulleys, ported and polished air
intake snout, flashed ECU, boost raised
by 4 psi) of the Chevy Performance LSA
crate engine. The system benefits further
from a C&R water-to-air heat exchanger
modeled after the one on the LS9
Corvette. Ancillary equipment includes
a 7-quart Holley sump, a two-row C&R
aluminum radiator core, Holley rocker
covers, and a 140-amp Powermaster
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via a submerged Aeromotive pump. Waste

is pulled out by Ultimate Headers that
have been Jet-Hot-coated. The 1 7/8-inch
primaries pour into a 3-inch stainless tract
interrupted only slightly by Flowmaster
40s. It terminates in three big exhaust tips.
At the wheels, this tidy bomb makes 540
hp at 6,200 rpm and 530 lb-ft of twist at
5,500 rpm. Transferring torque reliably
is the job of the Tremec T-56 Magnum. It
is preceded by an OE pressure plate and
flywheel assembly under the Quick Time
bellhousing. Jaeger changes up with a
Bowler shifter as the grunt twirls tirelessly
down the Dynotech propshaft.

Jaeger takes command in well-appointed

surroundings while perched comfortably
on a Mercedes-Benz bucket. Heralded
Fender Designs in Clarkston, Michigan, did
the upholstery in an acre of custom-dyed
leather. They followed with matching door
and side panels and did the cut-pile carpeting and headliner to accompany. While the
dashboard metal is unaltered, it has been
fitted with an Iron Works billet gauge cluster that welcomes the cadre of Auto Meter
informants, including the all-important
manifold pressure gauge. Jaeger twists
the Flaming River steering wheel atop the
Flaming River tilt-column.
The gestation required two years, but
when did Jaeger know the project was
really finished? When my 10-year-old
grandson Cole David looked the car over
and proclaimed, Pa Pa, I think you nailed
it. It makes a lot more sense when you
know that this old A-body was a drag
race car for a decade, complete with
big-block, dings, bangs, and everything
cobbled up. CHP

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SERVICE PERFORMED IN THE

erhaps our credo at Chevy High Performance should be, We make all the
mistakes so that you dont have to. Case in point is the Mexican beeyellow 1957 Bel Air coupe that has previously appeared in tech articles. The
goal was simple enough; wed gut its cheesy black TJ tuck n roll job and slap
in a totally bitchin new factory-correct interior kit from the folks at CARS Inc. It
seemed like a solid enough plan, but thats where it all went bad. Day one into
the gutting process with nothing left in sight but bare floors, we discovered we
barely had floors. What at first appeared to be solid steel was in fact sheets of
galvanized tin lathered into place with filler, brass brazing rod, and rivets. On top
of all that was a 1/2-inch thick layer of black tarry goo.
In our defense, we absolutely intended for the 57 to go up on a lift first
thing to inspect the floors from underneath, but there wasnt a lift available in
the tech center at the time. Apparently, the next best thing was tucking the
57 between shelving where thousands of toilet paper rolls, as well as an old
Suburban, are stored. The moral of the story without exception is to always
raise the car high enough into the air to verify that the floors are good before
considering interior work.
The silver lining is that we did discover an additional use for Dynamat in
addition to keeping the heat, or cold, out when not wanted or to lower sound
levels considerably, it works great to plug up rust holes. That said, whether one
is installing Dynamat into a high-dollar build where finicky attention must paid to
perform a clean installation, or just a good car that deserves to be made better,
the following tips will make the job go a lot easier in much less time. CHP

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cut lines. A mat knife or single-edge
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A Rare 1955 Chevy Handyman Wagon
With a Modern Drivetrain and Suspension
TEXT & PHOTOS Chris Shelton

Q How hard are you willing to fight for a principle? Im sure most
of us can understand why Chad Terhar fought so hard for his. I grew up
riding in my parents 1955 Nomad, he explains. Its my dream car. But
I dont think many of us can understand how hard Chad fought.
Chad may be idealistic but hes no fool; he understood that a 20-something probably
should aim for something a little more realistic than a Nomad. Still, despite setting his
sights on a Handyman wagon, all of his leads bore rotten tomatoes. I decided it wasnt
going to happen because of my budget and the amount of rusted-out cars due to our
climate, he admits. In fact, hed sort of given up on his principles when he came across
a Handyman for sale on his way to a car show. His dad left the show to offer a second
opinion. Chad brokered a deal with the seller. The next day I was towing it home
thinking to myself the whole way, I have a 55 Chevy!

The glow faded quickly though.

According to Chad, There was a lot
more rust than I anticipated. How
much more? The floor, firewall, cargo
area, rockers, quarter-panels, and
passenger side of the roof were toast,
he laments. Did he give up? Well, this
is a story about principles. I pulled
the body off and broke the car down
as far as it would go, he recalls.
I welded up a stand and started
cutting. Unfortunately, he threw away
about as much as he kept.

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But at the end of the day big

deal. Everyone knows a story like this
one. In fact, some of us know the pain
firsthand. But theres a fold that makes
this story just a little bit different. (I)
got paralyzed in a motocross accident,
Chad reveals.
Now we know what youre
thinking: He sucked it up and kept
fighting. And youd be right. But only
half right. Chad embarked upon this
insane project after his injury. Hows
that for principle?

Perseverance only goes so far

though; by pro standards, Chads
wagon was a goner. Even his wife,
Tasha, pitched in when she saw
what her man was up against. Only
she worked smarter, not harder.
She appealed to complete strangers
halfway across the country.
Specifically, she appealed to the
crew at PowerBlock. It produced
Search and Restore, a hot rod, feelgood, give-back show, according
to its founding host and veteran car

TAKES A STAND

builder Tim Strange. For those who

havent seen the show, over a fourweek period Tim leads crews of fellow
pro builders to transform lost causes
into machines as worthy as the people
who own them.
Chads story particularly resonated
with Tim. I grew up with (Tri-Fives)
too, he says. But more than that, Chad
and Tim share a lifelong passion for
BMX and motocross (some say hes
too big and old, but nearly 30 years
after the gate first dropped Tim still

shredsin fact, he leads a factorysponsored BMX team). I could really

identify with him, Tim concludes.
So he pitched the idea. The producers
chose Tashas appeal from a pool of
300,000 entries. Chad made it.
To meet the compressed work
schedule, each production week
corresponded with a build phase.
The first week was always teardown
and mock-up, Tim explains. They
started with the body.
To understand the extent of the

cars damage, consider that RockAuto

supplied front fenders, floorpans,
rockers, and quarters, and Danchuk
supplied door shells. The body went
back together with the slightest of
changes, among them a shaved hood
and a pop-up motorcycle-style fuel
filler by the taillight. The crew rebuilt
the body with all Danchuk hardware.
Advanced Plating nickeled and
brushed all trim, including factory
stainless and Ringbrothers exterior
door handles.
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The resurrected body went on a Street Rod Garage SRG-Force chassis. It
dispenses with the compromised GM front suspension for one with a lower roll
center, a more favorable camber gain, and antidive properties. The nose achieves
its stance in part with Wilwood Pro dropped steering knuckles. The rear axle
consists of a Dutchman 9-inch housing, polished aluminum gearcase, 3.73:1 gears
on a Yukon Gear limited-slip carrier, and Moser 31-spline axles. A Street Rod
Garage triangulated four-link assembly locates it on the chassis. Both ends feature
coilover dampers and 13-inch rotors and six- (front) and four-piston (rear) calipers.
Speedway Motors supplied the stainless brake lines. The whole kit rolls on 18x7
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Commitment Takes a Stand

The second-week crew finished

the bodywork. We wouldnt stop on
day one until the car was roughed in
and in primer, Tim maintains. They
spent the rest of the week spraying the
jambs, interior, firewall, and underside.
Concurrently, they reassembled most
of the car. The LS3 is a monster in
stock form but the LS 376/480 cam that
Pace Performance supplied as part of
the engine and ECU package coaxes
465 lb-ft torque at 4,600 rpm and 480
horsepower at 5,570 rpm. An AutoRad
four-core modular radiator, core
support, and condenser cools it. Dan
Taylor detailed the rocker covers with
the cars Struggle graphics.
Through quiet-like conventional
manifolds, the Hooker cast-iron
headers still offer the performance of
a tubular header. They descend into
2 1/2-inch steel pipes with MagnaFlow
mufflers. Nitro Plate in Nashville
coated them. Pace Performance also
supplied the 4L80 transmission.
On week three the entire car got a

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bath of Axalta base/clear urethane.

The process reverted to reassembly
for the fourth week. Ron Francis
didnt just supply the Access XP-66
harness; he also sent Scott and Kyle
Bowers to install it. The dash sports
Dakota Digital VHX-series gauges and a
15-inch Budnik Gasser steering wheel
on an ididit column.
The seats that Sears Manufacturing
makes dont just look the part; their
swivel bases simplify Chads access.
Kyle Hix and Ross Johns trimmed
them and the fabricated interior
panels in brown leather and suede.
Blair Gehman installed Sidewinder
hand controls that the team
powdercoated to match the interior.
Though it sounds too incredible to
be true, Tims crews built eight cars
in two seasons under that crushing
schedule. The reality of rebuilding
a car from almost scratch inevitably
weighed heavily on the producers;
it was only a matter of time until
something unexpected threw off the

schedule. Ultimately they asked Tim if

hed change the format to show easier,
more superficial builds.
I told them that Im the wrong
guy, he says, explaining, I didnt
want my buddies who shut down
their shops to pay for travel and
food and donate their time to build
something they werent proud
of. Like Chad, he fought for his
principles even if it meant walking
away from an opportunity in the
entertainment business.
The details may differ, but in the
end Chad and Tim have something in
common: both took a stand for their
principles. And while its foolish to
think that they wouldnt change a few
of the details if they could, they both
admit theyre happy with the outcome.
Consider Chads wagon proof.
Life doesnt just go on for Chad
Terhar and Tim Strange; they triumph
over it. Its a struggle for sure, but
so is life. You might as well stand for
something and they stand tall. CHP

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TEXT & PHOTOS: Steven Rupp

ack in the 60s, drum brakes didnt seem that bad since most cars were
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decades and the fact that it takes you an additional 60 feet or more to stop
than it does for the guy in front of you matters a bit more. Add in the fact that
engines are putting out far more power and the need for better-performing
brake systems become even more important.
Upgrading to disc brakes is a big improvement over four-wheel drums, but
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work fine, but larger rotors and calipers give another advantage; repeatability.
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moves the caliper away from the hub,

thus increasing its leverage. Now, one
might think that all this weight might
hurt other performance areas, and to
some degree it does, but the benefits
far outweigh the downsides.
Our 1965 Chevelle was stopping
on the same drum brakes that it
came with new, and driving around
in heavy traffic resulted in quite a few
pucker up moments. It was also
still fielding the stock, single-chamber
master cylinder, which isnt the safest
idea out there. So, to get our Chevy
up to 21st century standards we
opted to toss on a set of Wilwood
disc brakes and their latest tandem
master cylinder. We figured we would
rather spend the money here instead
of repairing front end sheetmetal
damage. CHP

Drum Beats
01 | Weve all seen

02 | We also went

old brakes before,

so theres no need
to dwell here. In the
case of this 1965
Chevelle they were
the drum variety all
the way around. To
make a long story
shorter, we simply
removed the old
parts.

ahead and replaced

the drum brake
spindles with some
forged-steel disc
brake versions (PN
910-34900, $125
pair) from Speedway
Motors. They came in
raw steel so we taped
off the pins and gave
them a coat of black
paint.

03 | The caliper

04 | The Wilwood

brackets from the

Wilwood front brake
kit were then bolted
in place. In this way
we were able to
run modern, radialmount calipers on
the original-style
spindles.

forged hubs (PN

270-7037, $135)
are almost too pretty
to hide behind the
rotors. They came
unassembled. So,
before installing the
bearings, we spun in
the wheel studs.

05 | After packing
the bearings with
some high-quality
grease, we slid
the hub assembly
onto the spindle
and secured it with
a castle nut and
cotter pin. Keep
in mind that the
Wilwood kit doesnt
contain the special
washer or castle
nut, so make sure
you have them on
hand.

06 | The new
one-piece E-coated
rotor was then slid
over the wheel studs.
The black coating
was developed by
Wilwood many years
ago and has proven to
be far more durable
than zinc, especially
under hard use. The
coating on the rotor
face, where the pads
make contact, will
be removed once the
pads are bedded in.

08 | We went with

07 | The six stainless steel pistons in the forged Superlite 6R (PN FNSL6R,
$354) calipers use differential sizing to apply even pressure across the entire
pad. This helps keep the pads from wearing at strange angles, which could
shorten the life and performance of the pads. In case youre curious, the large
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area of 4.04 inches.

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Drum Beats
09 | With the
pads loaded,
we slid on the
radial-mount
caliper. The kit
came with a pack
of shims, which
we used to make
sure the caliper
was centered
over the rotor and
spaced out the
right distance.
Our last step was
to plumb in the
brake lines.

10 | After repeating the procedures on the other side of

the car, our front brakes were done and we were ready
to move to the rear of the Chevelle.

11 | To install the rear brakes, we had to pull the

axles on our 10-bolt. That meant opening the
differential. We dropped the pin to remove the
C-clips, and at this point, we were very careful
not to spin the axles.

12 | With the old drum brakes and axles

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14 | With that installed, we slid the axles back in

place and replaced the C-clips and the pin.
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16 | The new drilled and slotted SRP performance

15 | Before sliding on the new rotor, we installed
this indexing ring that came in the kit.

rotor (PN 160-9815-BK, $227) had a diameter of 12.19

inches and a thickness of 0.81 inches. The iron rotor
had 32 cooling vanes and came fully E-coated. This
will be a big step up from our worn drum brakes.

17 | Most of a cars braking is done by the

fronts, so the rear brakes dont need to be nearly
as large. The rear kit came with a pair of these
D154 (PN 120-11875-RD, $178) twin-piston
forged billet aluminum calipers. These are a
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18 | This single-reservoir master cylinder is how

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Worldwide Appeal
Many of us here in America have become quite fond of the
fifth-gen Camaro, but it also seems as though the popular late-model
muscle car has gained traction in developing a worldwide following.
Myron Chin from Auckland, New Zealand, sent us a few photos of
his highly upgraded Cyber Gray 2011 Camaro. Built by Skid Row
Motors, it features forged pistons, custom-ground COMP cam, PAC
dual valvesprings, 81-lb injectors, and ADM Performance dual fuel
pump system. But the main power provider comes by way of twin,
bottom-mounted Garrett GT3583R turbos set at 12 psi of boost. The
production is worth about 720 hp. The 3-inch custom exhaust system

with the custom cam sounds great, boasts Myron.

And as far as I know, its the only late-model, twin-turbo
Camaro in the country.
A McLeod twin-disc clutch manages the mayhem
while a DynoTech one-piece driveshaft sends the raging
twist to a Strange 9-inch rearend prepared with 3.70
gears and 31-spline axles.

Turning the
Tables
Jen Mayes refers to
this 1980 Camaro as her
second husband. To
us, its a bit refreshing to
hear about the women
getting into the action
and showing everyone
how to split time
between home life and
car life. Jens second
love is this 80 Camaro
RS, and in her words is
her best friend. Were
not sure how the hubby
feels about playing
second fiddle to a
second-gen Camaro,
but we can only hope he
likes cars as much as his
wife likes her F-body.

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Spending the past 20
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this 1967 Camaro RS/SS
as a more driveable ride
he could enjoy with his
family. When he bought it
five years ago, it had an
automatic transmission
and the car was set up
more for drag racing than
cruising. It wasnt long
before Ken switched
out the automatic
in favor of a Tremec
five-speed manual
with a 12-bolt and 4.56
gearssomething more
driveable on the street.
He then built a 496ci bigblock that makes over
600 hp to the flywheel on
pump gas.

We suppose driveable is a relative term.

Basically, I wanted a car I could drive
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the car.
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sleeper vibe. The car rolls on Centerline
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front for improved stopping power.
Ken has fond memories of his dads
1967 drag Camaro, and hopes his boys
will have a lifetime of good memories
driving around town in the 67.

Fancy That
W.G. Miller has no intentions of hiding the muscle
behind his 1967 Chevy II. Although the car is 100 percent
street legal, the Shelbyville, Tennessee, resident gets
the car out to big money bracket races just about every
weekend. The car retains all the factory sheetmetal and is
powered by a 406ci small-block with a little spray.
According to W.G., the car makes 722 hp and has run a

best e.t. of 6.15 in the eighth-mile. The car is immaculate

from top to bottom and is basically one of the loves of my
life, he confesses. My neighbor named the car Fancy
after I did the restoration last yearthe name just stuck.
Wed have to say the car looks damn fancy to us, and
the fact that it runs low-6s in the eighth makes it even
cooler.

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AEROMOTIVE INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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AIRAID INTAKE SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
AUTO METAL DIRECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
AUTOMOTIVE RACING PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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CENTERFORCE CLUTCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
CLASSIC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
COKER TIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
COMPETITION PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CORBEAU USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
DAKOTA DIGITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
DANCHUK MANUFACTURING CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
DERALE COOLING PRODUCTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
DYNAMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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EBC BRAKES USA INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
EDDIE MOTORSPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
EDELBROCK CORP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
FATMAN FABRICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
FIREWHEEL CLASSICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
GROUND UP RESTORATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-49
HARWOOD INDUSTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
HOLLEY PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
HONEST CHARLEY INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
HOT RODS TO HELL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
INLINE TUBE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
J W NOVA PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
JOHNNY LAW MOTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
LEGENDARY AUTO INTERIORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
LOKAR PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
MAHLE MOTORSPORTS INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
MARCH PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
MAST MOTORSPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
MOROSO PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
MOTHERS POLISH CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9, 27, 31, 59
MSD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 44
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PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
PHOENIX TRANSMISSION PRODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
QA1 PRECISION PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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RACING HEAD SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
RHOADS LIFTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
ROADSTER SHOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 75
SCOGGIN-DICKEY PERFORMANCE PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CV3
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SPEEDWAY MOTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
TCI AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
TMI PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
TORQSTORM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
TRICK FLOW SPECIALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
UNISTEER PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
VIAMEDIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
VIKING PERFORMANCE INC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
WILWOOD ENGINEERING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Philip and the Motorcycle

Back in the day, I was employed as a parts runner for a local auto parts place and
while my meager paycheck kept me in fuel and tires for my daily driver/autocross
car, it was the customers, their cars, and the local repair shops we provided
our goodies to that made each day gobs of fun and giggles. While Im positive
I was originally hired for my large ... um, frontal assets, I soon put the carspeak
Id learned from Auto Shop to use, got pretty good with sales and advice, and
eventually added the title of Manager to my resume. Yes, this sounds very
prestigious, but I must tell you that only two people worked there ... the owner
and moi. Those six years spent hawking everything from points and condensers
(remember those?) to high-dollar Weber carbs were some of the best of my life.
Our little store backed up to the best repair shop in town. This shop had the
best techs, got the best customers, and was a family-run business that honored
your word and kept your ride running right. We all were friends, talked shop,
worked on cars together, talked about life, and became family. Hell, we were
together six days a week for over eight hours a day so we had to get along. One of
the techs next door was Philip.
Phil was about 19; very naive about life in general; had the shape of a human
fireplug; and when in blue coveralls, looked very Smurf-like; and (I would bet the
farm on this) had never, ever been on a real live date. He had a 68 Camaro. And
while I got him to autocross it once or twice, it really wasnt his thing. Phil was
fun, fair game to tease, and had this laugh that was a cross between a hyena and
Roseanne horking up a bad clam. You know, the kind of laugh where you cant
breathe and are hauling in air by the bucketful, all the while still howling with tears
streaming down your face. That would be Phil. Hed come over all serious-like
asking for some part for an old Humber Super Snipe (yes, this is an actual car
name) and his Smurf-like self would leave totally wracked with man-giggles after I
was through with him.
Being a fireplug had its benefits as we rarely had to pay for Pepsis. Wed see
Phil crossing the parking lot and tell a customer, while pointing to some full-size
behemoth, See that guy over there? Bet you a soda he can pick up the front
of that car. Of course the mark took that bet and wed call Phil over and say,
Betcha cant pick up that car, and then stand back and watch. The process
was amazing as there would be positioning with back and butt against the grille
followed by hands getting a firm hold on the bumper, several dozen grunts that
if youd heard by themselves youd think of major constipation, and finally ... a
deadlift pick up of the entire front end of a 4,000-pound car! For our special
pain-in-the-butt customers, wed bet lunch!
But anyways ... the motorcycle.
See, Phil loved motorcycles more than life itself. He rode a lot, knew about
bikes, the different models and engines, and was having a big-time lust-fest after
this one particular bike hed seen at the local motorcycle store. And dont ask
me what kind of bike it was cause 1) I cant remember and 2) I know absolutely
nothing about morotsiccles at all (see, I cant even spell it right). All I can remember
is that it was expensive. Really, really expensive. On his lunch hour, Phil, in his
Smurf-like coveralls, graced the showroom and expressed interest. The salesman
looked him up and down, then said, You cant afford it. Weve had a lot of people
looking at it. Phil politely asked why and was told, You arent the right person
for this bike and we wont sell it to you. He then left, and with anger growing,
returned to work red-faced, spewing some anatomical impossibilities, and swore
he was going to buy that bike. And he could, too. Hed read about this particular
bike, knew it was exactly what hed wanted, and had saved ...
I thought for a bit and asked Phil what extras would be cool to have for that

Phil was about 19;

very naive about life in
general; had the shape
of a human replug;
and when in blue
coveralls, looked very
Smurf-like.
bike. He gave me a wish list and I said,
Watch this. I called the store and
got the salesman on the line, then told
him the biggest whopper of a story
I could fabricate. My husband (a
prominent local lawyer who I namedropped with ease (more on him in a
bit)) had been down there and seen
this bike and as his birthday was in a
few days, I wanted to surprise him with
it. Of course, he wanted it with all the
options, every little thing chromed and
polished, uber-bling notwithstanding.
And could I have them put a big,
red bow on it for me? The price? No
worries as Id be down with a check in
a couple of days.
Phil rapidly turned into a puddle of
mush and laid on the shop floor in full
hyena-howl as I hung up the phone.
The next day, he came back from his
lunch spent looking at his bike and
told me that there was a big red bow
on the seat and the sales guy said,
See, told you you werent the right guy
for this bike. A lawyer is getting it.
And about the attorney ... hes a
customer that stiffed us for some
Webers. Id love to have been a fly on
the wall when the bike dealership called
his office and wished him a happy
birthday. And by the way, when are you
coming to pay for your motorcycle?
Mary is a part-time freelance writer and
11-time SCCA Solo National Champion.

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