All Chevy Performance Volume 5, Issue 57 - September 2025

VOICES CARRY In my editorial, “Balancing Act,” from the June ’25 issue, I asked for your feedback regarding the editorial content that appears in All Chevy Performance—and you absolutely blew up my inbox. The response was overwhelming, and I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to share your thoughts. Your views on the types of tech articles and car features you want to read about and see in the magazine are pure gold, and it’s exactly what helps keep ACP dialed in and headed in the right direction. Pretty much every email that came through my inbox gave high marks regarding our approach in covering the Chevy muscle car hobby. We also received quite a few suggestions on what you’d like to see more of, and of course,…

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This 1957 Chevy is going full-on roadster with no top at all. Other than the top delete, the body itself will remain mostly stock. The trim elements on the exterior will be modified quite a bit. The hood gunsights have been smoothed down into bullets and the center grille bar has been simplified as well. Wing windows have been eliminated for a cleaner look around the windshield. Metallic blue and white paint help the exterior pop, while a rich interior accents the colors. A full-length console and bucket seats take advantage of the roadster configuration. Custom door panels and seat inserts round out the look. @TavisHighlander TavisHighlander.com Builder: Motech Performance, Murrieta, California…

As the saying goes, “Ya gotta break some perfectly good eggs if ya wanna make a stellar omelet,” or something to that effect. In that same vein, to build a totally custom Corvette, some original parts will have to be given up, making room for some aftermarket or one-off fabricated parts. So, it’s not uncommon for builders to seek out a fairly rough vehicle to use as a blank canvas for an upcoming project. Eddie Pettus owner of Eddie’s Rod & Custom in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, took a slightly different approach: he sourced an original red-on-red 1963 Corvette in excellent condition, with approximately 60,000 miles on the original 327 as the base for what would become a highly modified C2. Needless to say, there were a number of Corvette purists…

This is our second article on the 1968 Camaro being built at Roadster Shop. Perhaps more than any other component on a car, the wheels and tires can really set the character of a build, especially for performance-oriented cars. It is not uncommon that the ideal wheel and tire combination will not fit inside the factory wheelwells. When serious modifications take place, careful attention is required to keep everything looking balanced and in proportion. Mike O’Brien, the lead engineer at Roadster Shop, used scans of the body and chassis to experiment with various tire diameters and widths in order to achieve the desired look. They landed on 18x11 315/30R18 fronts and 18x12 335/30R18 rears, with BFG Rival S tires. The wheels were designed in-house by Chris Gray, and machined by…

Shirley Muldowney is known as the “First Lady of Drag Racing,” and for good reason: she knocked down doors, paving the way for every female drag racer behind her to strap into the seat of a nitromethane-burning top fuel dragster or Funny Car. Born in Burlington, Vermont, Muldowney’s drag racing journey began in the 1950s when she could be found street racing in Schenectady, New York. By the 1960s she moved off the streets and onto organized drag races where she obtained her official NHRA license in 1965, becoming one of the first women to do so. Competing in a male-dominated sport, Muldowney encountered resistance from sponsors, fellow competitors, and sanctioning bodies, but she plowed through with sheer determination and undeniable talent. In 1977 she became the first woman to…