Our 1970 Chevy Camaro went from "Rad", to race-ready-to-attack in a matter of weeks. This Gen-2 had pretty paint that sparkled in the sun, but hid the flaws underneath. Rockin' an outdated style, engine, brakes, and suspension to match, she was nowhere close to being a contender for the Super Chevy Magazine Muscle Car Challenge. A makeover was past due, and it was time to turn this good girl into one bad, corner carving, pro-touring machine. First we hit the gym, with an LS swap under the hood, we bulked-on reliable horsepower and kept the headaches to a minimum using our FitRite LS Conversion Kit. Balancing the beef with brawn, we then bolted-on our complete PTK4 Pro-Touring Package along with a 500Series steering box and HydraStop Hydraulic Assist brake system. The complete package plants all that newly added power to the ground, keeps the business under control through the turns, and halts all those additional horses with ease. Built with a bad attitude, she's ready to fight. "Challenge" accepted!
Add more tire clearance and a lowered stance to the rear of your 1955-57 Chevy with our Leaf Spring relocation kit. Follow Street Rodder Magazine's coverage of how we upgraded '55 Revive with this complete kit.
Fit wheels up to 13 inches wide on a Tri-Five Chevy, a combination of Classic Performance Products’ leaf spring relocation kit and Real Deal Steel’s wider wheel tubs will allow just that, offering 2-5/8 inches extra clearance each side of the car.Followed along as the guys at CPP installed the new housings prior to relocating the leaf springs.
Hot Rods By Dean has a neat solution in its High-Performance Core Support Module. Classic Performance Products installed such a Module in the 1955 Revive project, as well as a combination of underhood support braces from Hot Rods By Dean and Eddie Motorsports!
With the new rear suspension installed in ProjecT '55 Revive, the time had come to swap out the old control arms and drum brakes up front, here’s how the new suspension and brakes went in.
The Currie Crate 9-inch rearend is in place, and '55 Revive is ready for the CPP Rear Disc Brake Kit to be installed. This complete kit is also designed for use with the stock 1955-1970 GM 10/12-bolt rear. It will also fit small or big bearing 9-inch applications and requires the use of a 16-inch or larger wheel to clear the calipers.
Classic Performance Products went to the extreme lengths—and depths—to develop and produce the largest-capacity Tri-Five fuel tank on the market … for both carbureted and EFI applications.
CPP has exactly what you need to install a modern, dependable, lightweight, low maintenance, high powered V8 LS engine into your classic Chevy with the FitRite™ LS Engine Installation Kits. Read the full story installing the Chevrolet Performance Connect & Cruise LS drivetrain using our FitRite™ Kit.
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