Innholdsfortegnelse for Volume 1, Issue 12 December 2021 i All Chevy Performance

Tony Causor is the kind of guy who, like many hot rodders, took to taking apart and modifying his Hot Wheels and other toy cars at a young age. Once Tony got old enough, he began getting his hands dirty helping out working on his dad’s cars. “Growing up, I remember helping my dad work on his cars in the garage,” Tony reminisces. “The knowledge I gained from my dad eventually led to me working on my own cars.” Tony has always wanted a classic Chevy but the cost was a bit out of reach–something he could never afford in his early twenties. He joined the military and eventually was able to save enough money to buy a ’66 Nova. He was the winning bidder of the car on an…

We were wrapping up an oil change on our ’64 Chevelle not long ago and noticed a little top-to-bottom movement in the front wheels, which we took as the wheel bearings needing adjustment. After re-packing the bearings and setting the preload on the bearings the play was still there. Upon closer inspection, we noticed that the original ball joints were the cause of the excessive movement. Updating the front suspension had been on our “eventual” upgrade list for a while, but this finding moved it a little higher in the queue. There are no shortage of performance suspension components available for Chevelles, including tubular control arms with improved geometry or versions to accept coilovers, but this old Malibu is your basic cruiser and is going to stay a basic cruiser.…

With queues borrowed from drag racing cars—fat tires and power adders being the most prominent—it is hard to deny the appeal of a Pro Street vehicle. A Pro Street car will stop anyone in their tracks as soon as they see (or hear) it. If you don’t like attention, don’t buy one because you will get plenty of it—both good and bad. They usually draw the largest crowd at any show. Eavesdropping on the conversations, you’ll often hear detractors talking about how it isn’t practical; but they aren’t supposed to be. Instead, they are the exact opposite—impractical, exaggerated, absurd, and extreme—and there’s nothing wrong with that. They are not daily drivers or grocery getters; they are weekend fun cars. Some say their sole purpose is to gain attention. The surprising…

Old-school drag cars come in several varieties: survivors, restored cars, and tribute cars, just to name a few. Then there is the Southeast Gassers Association, a group of racers who have redefined vintage drag racing with side-by-side, heads-up action that replicates the excitement of the glory days of gasser racing. All cars must run on gasoline, utilize a manual transmission, and fit within the very strict appearance and mechanical rules package to compete. Quain Stott, the man in charge of the Southeast Gassers Association, based the rules around the 1967 NHRA guidelines for the Gas Coupe and Sedan category. He put his own twist on it, by requiring all cars in the gas classes to use a straight axle and a manual transmission—no such rules existed back in the ’60s,…

1. POWER HANDLER FiTech’s Go EFI 4 Power Adder 600hp kit is just the ticket to replace a blow-through carb and even looks right at home atop a roots-style blower. This system is capable of supporting up to 21.7 pounds of boost out of the box as well as a single stage of wet nitrous. The air/fuel ratio is monitored and adjusted with FiTech’s fast-reacting, self-learning technology, plus the ignition timing can be controlled based on boost or nitrous. Most of the settings can be controlled through the touch-screen handheld monitor, but this system also comes with Pro-Tuning software to run on a laptop for even more specific mapping and tuning. For more information, contact FiTech by calling (951) 340-2624 or visit fitechefi.com. 2. SECOND-GEN F-BODY REAR SHOCK RELOCATION KIT…

Mentors come in various types of relationships, whether it’s a friend, an acquaintance, a big brother, or someone closer. “My dad, Jim Sullivan, got me interested in cars at a very young age,” Sean (Sully) Sullivan explains. “I went to car shows with him for as long as I can remember. Building cars came later when my dad bought me a ’67 Camaro for my eighth grade graduation to work on until I got my driver’s license.” That Camaro was the catalyst to more builds of assorted brands over the years, but Sean always had a hankerin’ for an early Chevelle. “I really liked the looks of the square-body ’64 and ’65 Chevelle,” Sean states. “When I met Pat, the previous owner of this ’65 Chevelle, I’d contact him every…

For some, the repetitious task of car washing is doggone drudgery, like a mindless, mundane, monotonous chore. Others may take the very same task to higher levels as serious business. Either way, this’ll be about a wash. No matter which car-caring category you might fall into, the safety tips we’ll offer here could take the sting out of road trip cleanups, as well as higher-level detailing procedures. At any rate, the little work party to follow must be thrown. To ensure a dramatic effect, we’ve chosen a colorful test vehicle. With its rather bright yellow frontend, “Guardrail” Willie Martin’s flammable ’55 Chevy is a moving target for a multitude of suicidal flying insect types—including things that sting. At the time of this typewriting, two Arizona hot rodders are making the…

Personal luxury is what the Monte Carlo was all about. Unlike a full-dress Caprice, which was based on the comparatively huge Impala chassis or the Corvette, that though “personal” was far from luxurious, the Monte Carlo was perfectly sized with just two doors and enough plush upholstery to satisfy any fur coat salesman. It’s often forgotten, but the Monte Carlo grew from the fertile mind of John Z. DeLorean. Yes, Johnny Z. may be best remembered for the ’64 Pontiac GTO, the gullwing door Back To The Future DMC-12 exoticar and a messy hotel room encounter with DEA agents—for which he was acquitted (see, he really was “a legitimate businessman”)—but without him the Monte wouldn’t be. That’s because before he became president of Chevrolet on February 15, 1969, DeLorean was…

@TavisHighlander TavisHighlander.com Although the owner of this Nova and I went through many design concepts, the one that really stuck out to me was a mild stock car theme. The look is easy to achieve and doesn’t require deep pockets. Instead, the theme requires a bit of restraint. Front and center are the American Racing VF503 wheels that have been powdercoated black and have a red stripe added to the outer edge. The style of the wheel looks the part but also offers modern sizing advantages over steel wheels. Up front there’s a fabricated air dam/splitter assembly to aid with downforce. An appropriate sheetmetal rear wing could round out the aero for this build. Side exit oval exhaust completes the look and helps give the build a rowdy attitude.…

Katrina Updike has always had a soft spot for first-gen Camaros. As she quickly points out, “I’ve always wanted a Camaro, and the ’69 is my favorite because it was the year I was born.” That longstanding desire to own one was a bucket list item, but as any hard-core Chevy person will tell you, ’69 Camaros in decent shape have become increasingly hard to find–and expensive. As is often the case, being in the right place at the right time, or knowing the right person, goes a long way to finding what you lust after. In Katrina’s case it was a matter of knowing the right person and playing the long game, which in her case was about 10 years. The object of her desire was a ’69 Camaro…

Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) can easily qualify as the least interesting aspect of a gearhead’s inventory of hot rod romance parts. Many people think that this system’s only benefit is to keep oil vapors from escaping valve cover vents that create that annoying oil mist that coats your engine and permeates into the passenger compartment. So why bother to investigate such a nothing topic? Because there is much more to the PCV valve system than appearances would indicate and there can be multiple advantages to focusing attention on this little known circuit. If you think that minimizing oil leaks, reducing oil usage, preventing crankcase sludge, perhaps improving throttle response, and basically helping engine efficiency is a good idea read on. Let’s start with how a PCV valve system functions. All…

“It all started when my son, Rick, and I got inspired after visiting Muscle Express in Jupiter, Florida,” Richard Johnson recalls. “My longtime friend Danny was building Camaros, Chevelles, and other vintage Chevys and stuffing them with LS engines. He asked when I was going to build one for myself. I thought about it for a bit and knew my son was good at LS wiring and ECUs, and with Danny’s connections it made sense, so I said ‘Let’s do it!” Richard, a machinist from New Fairfield, Connecticut, knows his way around vintage muscle. His forte is restoring numbers-matching cars with traditional small- and big-block engines and stock suspension bits, so this project would take him down a slightly new road. Richard found a ’69 Camaro through his buddy John…