C10 Nationals 2023 Texas If there's anything to take away from the 2023 C10 Nationals at Texas Motor Speedway it's that the weatherman was WRONG! They were calling for rain all weekend long. Then it turned into just rain on Saturday. However for those of us who paid no mind to the weatherman - we were rewarded with hot and sunny weather both days. This show always … [Read more...]
Installing A Tilt Column Shift Steering Column
Installing A Tilt Column Shift Steering Column We've been chipping away at our 1955 Bel Air build - primarily under the car. One piece of the puzzle that needed to be installed to make moving the car around easier was a steering column. We reached into our pile of new parts and found our steering column from Classic Performance Products. If you've been following along, … [Read more...]
500 Miles Of Freedom – Installing CPP’s 25 Gallon Fuel Tank!
500 Miles On A Tank Of Fuel? Our 1955 Bel Air project we have some big plans for. We've dubbed it "50 In A 55" because we plan on driving this car to all 50 states - yes driving to Alaska and having it shipped to Hawaii as the final leg of the journey. With that much driving it's going to use a lot of fuel. This car has an LS engine so it will get good MPG but we still plan on … [Read more...]
New Product Release: CPP’s Pro-Touring Aluminum Fuel Tanks
CPP's Pro-Touring Aluminum Fuel Tank CPP’s all new Pro-Touring Fuel Tank for Chevy Muscle Cars is designed with high performance applications in mind. The tank works with carbureted or fuel-injected engines and is easily installed using the factory mounting locations. It features an integrated surge tank designed to keep the fuel pickup submerged at all times. The tank … [Read more...]
How It’s Made: CPP Tubular Control Arms
Video: Classic Performance Products Control Arms Last year we installed a complete set of CPP Tubular Control Arms on our Project 1955 Bel Air build. Naturally when we took them out of the box, we were checking them out and admiring how nice the welds were and just how well built they seemed. That got us thinking a bit on how exactly does a tubular control arm get built? … [Read more...]
Project ’55 Bel Air: Engine, Trans, and Steering Install
'55 Bel Air Engine, Transmission and Steering Now Complete! A few months back we worked on Building The Ultimate LS BBC for our Project '55 Bel Air. The time had come to nestle the engine down into it's new home, which is a stock frame we built at the beginning of the year. We started the process by bolting up our 4L60e transmission - you're probably wondering why we didn't go … [Read more...]
GOODGUYS ROD & CUSTOM ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES REVAMPED CLASSIC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS AUTOCROSS SERIES FOR 2021
GOODGUYS ROD & CUSTOM ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES REVAMPED CLASSIC PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS AUTOCROSS SERIES FOR 2021 PLEASANTON, Calif. (April 29, 2021) – Goodguys Rod & Custom Association, organizer of the Goodguys Classic Performance Products (CPP) AutoCross Series, has expanded its autocross events to be more inclusive for beginners, opening the field to more … [Read more...]
Good Guys Spring Lone Star Nationals – CAR SHOWS ARE BACK!
Good Guys Spring Lone Star Nationals by LMC Truck Exactly one year ago, the Good Guys Spring Lone Star Nationals show was cancelled. The uncertainty and severity of Covid caused the Governor to shut everything down. After a long year, Good Guys is back! The LMC Truck Nationals at Texas Motor Speedway was a huge hit! We admit sometimes we get a little burnt out by the … [Read more...]
Project ’55 Bel Air: Starting From The Frame Up
Project '55 Bel Air Takes On New Life Over the last few years, you may have noticed a few articles with some installations being completed on a '55 Bel Air four door. This car has been daily driven and just enjoyed, with no intentions of racing or anything like that. We've had our fun and decided it was time to tear it apart, repaint it and give it the full restoration it … [Read more...]
