This Sunday, May 17th is the Concourse d'Elegance show sponsored by Shriner's Hospital. This special event features a nice potpurri of vehicles for us enthusiasts including sports cars, classic cars, antique cars, muscle cars, rare exotics, race cars, classic boats, bikes & motorcycles.
**LS7 Engine and wiring harness have been installed
**Vintage Air Conditioning system has been mocked up, wired and installed, under the dash
**Computer controller and fuse panel have been fabricated to fit under the dash behind the glove box
**All Detroit Speed and Engineering suspension has been installed
**14" Wilwood Brakes are now on, along with the 18" Fikse Racing Wheels
**Body is currently being fitted, post paint: doors are now on, front clip has been hung and RS front end is being assembled
**Tilt steering column custom linkage has been built to connect to the rack and pinion set up
**Marquez Designs billet trunk hinges and tail light assemblies have been fitted and installed
**Interior has been completely POR 15 coated and will soon be covered with FATMAT rattle trap sound insulation
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HydroBoost by HydraTech offers their superior braking system for 1964 - 1972 GM "A" Body Vehicles. A very popular choice for GM classic car owners looking for a solid, reliable braking system similar to modern vehicles.
There are an infinite number of ways to build a pro-touring car, and perhaps the single greatest thing about the pro-touring genre is the fact that the term is always open to interpretation. At Gearhead Garage, these builds are our specialty, here are a few classifications:
Pro-Touring: A classic muscle car with upgraded and updated suspension components, brake system, drive train and aesthetics, including many of the creature comforts of a new car. Built to function as well or better than some of today’s best performance cars, Pro-Touring cars are built to be driven. On the street, race track, drag strip, through cones at an auto-cross, no matter the setting, pro-touring cars are meant to be driven. [Generally speaking, late model cars are not considered pro-touring due to their factory designed suspension and brake packages.]
G-Machine: [Once considered to mean the same thing as pro-touring, the term has now evolved to mean a slightly less refined pro-touring car] A classic muscle car with upgraded and updated suspension, brakes, drive train and aesthetics, generally lacking some of the creature comforts one would find in a pro-touring car, such as cup-holders, leather seats, etc., otherwise identical to a pro-touring car.
Street Fighter: [The term is adapted from a European genre of stripped down street bikes to mean stripped down pro-touring cars.] A classic muscle car with heavily modified and upgraded suspension and brake system components, powerful yet functional drive train, and little to no creature comforts. Most Street Fighters lack A/C, big billet wheels, chromed-out engine bays and navigation systems, but sport forged wheels, a roll cage and fabricated parts. Anything not necessary to make the car accelerate, decelerate, or handle better is stripped from the vehicle. Street Fighters are Pro-Touring counter-culture at its best; drivability is sacrificed for performance and function. In the simplest of fashions, Street Fighters can be equated to street legal race cars.**
Here's some of what makes this Gearhead rod one of our best Pro Touring rides yet-
Check out the video to see more of this incredible ride-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orJMXylP2hQ
