Past projects performed by Matty's Rod and Custom of Fountain Hills, Arizona

Past projects

I've worked on some awesome cars over the past 45 years. I've

always had a huge interest in street rods, muscle cars, and 4x4's.

I've taken a lot of pictures of my past work so I wanted to display

these pictures to show my most recent work back to my earliest work.

This is a highly customized 49 Mercury that I		The 49 Mercury had a super charged Buick nail
worked on. It came in with a blown head gasket		head engine. I removed the engine and I
and ended up with a long list of needed repairs.		performed a complete overhaul on the engine.

This was a 67 Camaro SS/RS that I did a few		This is a 69 Corvette that I'm presently working
repairs to. I straightened out some steering		on. My customer purchased it out of state sight
system issues and I also did some engine work.		unseen and it turned out to have a few issues.

This is a 32 Roadster that I did a lot of work on.		This 32 was a kit offered by Factory 5 and I
It had issues with the rack and pinion and the		wasn't too impressed with the chassis structure
steering shaft. I also did some electrical work.		and the fit and finish wasn't too good either.

This was a 67 big block Corvette that I did some		I worked for two different Corvette dealerships
work on. It needed some fuel system work		in my career as a technician and I have become
along with some engine tuning work.		quite familiar with all of the earlier generations.

This was a real nice 64 GTO that I performed a		This picture shows how nice the GTO underside
lot of work on. When my customer purchased the		was. It had gone through a frame off restoration
car it came with numerous car show trophies.		and it was an exceptional car in every aspect.

You can see that the GTO had factory AC and it		I also removed the transmission from the GTO.
had power brakes, power steering, and power		It had a synchro issue so I performed a complete
windows. I had to rebuild all three carburetors.		overhaul on it. There are a lot of parts involved.

This was a 2007 Corvette that I worked		I installed a set of Trick Flow cylinder heads
on. This is a Z06 model which came with the		along with a high performance mass airflow
high powered LS7 427 cubic inch engine.		sensor and a high performance exhaust system.

This is a 65 Corvette that I did some repairs to.		I also corrected the ride height on the 65 by
It came from another shop who had messed		cutting the front coil springs. You can see in the
up the carburetor so I straightened it out.		picture to the left that it was sitting too high.

This is a 67 El Camino SS that I did a lot of work		This was the Caminos 427 big block engine that
to. I removed the entire steering column and I		I performed a complete overhaul on. I installed
repaired the pivot pins and I repainted the dash		an Eagle crank and a forged rotating assembly.

This was my 2006 Corvette. I installed the rear		I knew that driving this car every day was going
spoiler and a Kenwood stereo head unit. I also		to get me in trouble and sure enough it did. The
installed Flowmaster mufflers and custom tips.		first ticket out of 3 that I got was at 133 mph!

I performed a few engine modifications on my		The brakes had a pulsation when I purchased
Corvette engine. It was an LS2 and I installed a		the Corvette so I upgraded to cross drilled
FAST intake manifold and a performance MAF.		brake rotors along with ceramic brake pads.

This is a 69 Chevy C10 that I performed an		This truck had started out as a group high school
extensive amount of work on. My customer had		project and it had been butchered in may ways.
purchased it on Ebay and it was misrepresented		It had a 4 barrel small block that barely ran.

This is the new engine that I built for the C10.		This was the new engine that I installed into
I started with a new short block and I installed		the C10. I set up an aftermarket AC system and
aluminum heads and down draft fuel injection.		I hand fabricated all of the accessory brackets.

I rebuilt the entire air ride ride system in the		This is the underside of the C10. I modified the
C10. I fabricated a mounting plate for the air		cross member for esthetic reasons. I also built a
tank and set up the compressor and valves.		complete custom side exhaust system.

The C10 exhaust tips looked awesome when the		I installed these emblems onto the front
system was finished. It had a great sound to it		fenders of the C10. They were intended for a
too. Clearance is limited with air ride systems.		57 fuel injected Corvette. They looked great!

This is the work that I did on the C10 bed. I		This was a 50's style retro steering wheel that I
started with a pine bed kit and had to fit the		installed into the C10. The truck came with an
panels and I stained and urethaned the panels.		aftermarket steering column that I also repaired

This was a 66 Corvette that I performed a lot of		I ended up having to remove the engine from
work on. My customer had purchased it from a		the Corvette and I had to perform a complete
classic car dealer in Canada and it wasn't right.		overhaul. I also replaced his clutch assembly.

This is my 66 Cadillac that I purchased a few		It has a real nice interior and the body and paint
years ago. I'm presently rebuilding the original		are excellent too. I'm building an intense sound
429 engine and it's coming along very well.		system for it that cost over $3000 for the parts.

This is a custom speaker cabinet that I built that		This is the cabinet all finished. I installed a pair
will sit under the rear deck of the rear glass. I		of 8" Cerwin Vega woofers and a pair of 6"
cut an opening for the speakers to drive through		Rockford Fosgate sealed midrange speakers.

I knew that the vinyl top would have to be		I cut out the corroded steel and fabricated new
removed when I bought the car and I wasn't		lower corners on each side and welded them in.
surprised to find the excessive corrosion.		From there it was body work and a painted roof.

This 55 Chevy Pro Street belongs to a friend of		You gotta love the huge rear tires! These are
mine. He had it at another shop before I met		33X21.5 Mickey Thompsons. It also has a Curry
him and they had done some poor work to it.		9 inch rear end with a locker and 4.30 gears.

The 55 had this 572 big block already installed.		Here's the 572 finished and installed. I ditched
The engine had some issues so I disassembled it		the Chevy orange and went with the black and
and the I corrected the issues that it had.		aluminum look. I also installed a HP Holley.

The 572 definitely makes a statement and a lot		It's common for Pro Street cars to have no back
of horse power. The space was restricted so I		seat. I cut and contoured the seat frame around
ended up installing electronic power steering.		the wheel tubs to accommodate a 3rd passenger

This was a 64 Corvette that had a long list of		This 64 had a lot of it's original running gear.
needed work. I performed a lot of engine work		The knock off wheels hadn't been off for many
and I also removed and rebuilt the transmission.		years. I ended up with a lot of brake work to do.

This was a 67 Camaro that I did a lot of work to.		I built this entire fuel injected engine and I hand
The car sat low on a tube chassis so it was a		fabricated all of the accessory brackets. I also
challenge building the custom exhaust system.		a 5 speed Tremek and a hydraulic clutch assy.

This is a 69 Toyota FJ that I did some work on.		The people who built this FJ really dropped the
It had some nice chassis work done to it and it		ball on the electrical work. I ended up having to
had a 350 Chevy engine installed into it.		repair and enclose all of the wiring harnesses.

This is a 71 Chevelle SS that I had done a lot		This is the 350 Chevy that I built for the
of work on. I rebuilt the entire front end along		Chevelle. I installed full floating connecting
with replacing the entire rear suspension.		rods with forged pistons and early fuelie heads.

This was a beautiful 34 Ford that I worked on.		The 34 Ford had ground clearance issues so
It had an LS1 engine with a Tremek 5 speed		I fabricated 1/4" aluminum skid panels for
transmission. These 34 Fords are very cool.		the engine and transmission.

The 34 had been worked on by another shop		I fabricated a battery frame and I installed a
and they had installed a motorcycle battery		an Optima "car" battery. I also installed battery
into the rear quarter area! - I've seen it all.		access posts and a battery shut off switch.

This is a 70 Shelby GT500 that I have been		This GT500 is the real deal and it's been signed
doing a complete restoration on. The previous		by Carrol Shelby himself. I have the whole
owner installed a stroker engine and drag raced		interior out of it and I'm rewiring the entire car.

This is the original 9" rear on the Shelby. I have		This picture shows how I detailed the entire
since painted the rear differential and springs.		engine compartment. I replaced all of the front
I used the correct red primer look on the floors.		suspension and steering components.

This was a beautiful 40 Ford that I worked on.		Darrels car had a cool look to it from any angle.
It belonged to Darrel Hampton who used to		This was a great era for cars. I personally love
run the Sunday car shows in Fountain Hills.		the styles from the early 30s to the early 40s.

This image shows the support that I fabricated		The 40 Ford had a Corvette rear differential
for the parking brake cable. The cable had been		that had some issues so I performed a
flopping around near the driveshaft.		complete overhaul on it.

This was the 350 Chevy engine that I built for		This was the engine installed into the 40 Ford.
the 40 Ford. It had a set of Edelbrock heads		It had a Vintage Air AC system that I serviced.
along with a polished Edelbrock intake and carb		It ran excellent when I was finished with it.

This was a 1968 Camaro RS/SS that I worked		The Camaro was fitted with an LS3 engine.
on. My customer had purchased it from an		It made a lot of power but it had some drive-
out of state seller - sight unseen.		ability issues so I performed some tuning work.

This was a 70 Chevelle SS that I did a huge		This Chevelle belonged to a guy named Dave
amount of work to. I basically went through the		Blaha who became a good friend. Unfortunately
entire car mechanically and electrically.		he passed away. I miss you Dave RIP brother..

This is what the Chevelles 454 engine looked		This was the 454 engine after I finished building
when I disassembled it. It was amazing to see		it. We ended up having to go with a new engine
a big block crankshaft break like this!		block which wasn't that easy to find.

This was the 454 installed into the Chevelle.		This was a starter heat shield that I fabricated
It ran excellent and I remember how happy the		for the 454 engine. It had headers with a tight
owner was knowing that the car was reliable.		clearance. It served its purpose and looked great

This was a 49 Chevy that I did a lot of work to.		This was the 350 Chevy that I built for the 49.
I performed repairs on the front steering and		I ran a 480 lift cam with roller rockers and the
suspension along with a lot of electrical repairs.		pistons were 10:1. It looked and ran great.

This picture shows how the bed of the 49 was		This picture also shows the huge space between
all twisted up. You can also see how far the rear		the bumper and the body. It also shows how the
bumper was spaced away from the body.		tail lights and license plate were poorly located.

I ended up fabricating bumper supports and I		The 49 looks great now from the rear. You can
mounted a rear bumper for a 65 Chevy truck		see how nicely the 65 bumper contoured the
upside down. I also fabricated a filler panel.		body and I also relocated the tail lights.

This was a customized 57 Chevy that I did a lot		I couldn't help myself from taking a picture of
of work on. It came from another shop here in		these three beauties lined up in the parking
Fountain Hills that did some poor work on it.		lot. It reminds me of why I love what I do.

This was a highly customized SSR that I worked		This was a 1980 turbo Trans Am that I worked
on. I had to remove and repair the supercharger.		on. It had some oil leaks and the engine didn't
The flames were painted at Chip Fooses shop.		run too well. It reminded me of the good old 80s.

This was a very cool Roush Mustang that I		These pictures show a before and after of the
worked on. I was impressed with the features		the lower part of the front bumper. Notice how
that Roush built into their cars.		I installed the lower chin spoiler and supports.

This was a 32 Coupe that I did some repair		The 32 Coupe was originally built by Boyd
work on. It was in storage near my shop and my		Codingtons shop in California. It had a nice
son Ethan helped me tow it back to my shop.		chassis, suspension, and drive train.

The 32 had some engine issues that I had		This is the LT1 all finished up and back into the
to repair. It involved removing the engine and		32. It ran very strong when I was done with it.
a fair amount of disassembly and repair work .		It was fun to drive and it handled pretty well.

This was a beautiful 49 Mercury that I worked		The inside of the 49 Mercury was absolutely
on. The entire car was so correct and in pristine		perfect and looked just like the day that it
condition. It was the beginning of a great era.		was built. It was like being in a time capsule.

This awesome 02 F150 has been my daily driver		This truck was just a plane Jane stock truck
for over 7 years. I drove all the way down to		when I started with it. It had high miles but a
Tucson to buy it from the original owner.		great body and interior. I love having this truck!

This picture shows the custom side exhaust that		This is me standing proud with my truck. I
I built for the F150. I started with a one into		lifted the rear 9 inches and the front 10 inches.
two Flowmaster and fabricated the dual pipes.		I installed 40 inch Pro Comp tires w/17" wheels.

This is the sound system that I built for my		The total installation time for the system took
truck. The system has two 12 inch subs, Polk		me around 60 hours. I installed Dynamat in all
Audio 5 channel amp, crossovers, and capacitor.		of the doors and Polk MM series speakers.

This is a beautiful 34 Ford that I performed		I also performed some other mechanical work
some work on. It had lost its brakes due to a		on the 34 Ford. It has a 350 Chevy engine,
bad master cylinder that I ended up replacing.		turbo 350 transmission, and a 9" Ford rear end.

This is a 70 Camaro that I did a lot of work		I installed these special blower carburetors
on. It has a blown small block engine and a		and new throttle linkages. I also set up the fuel
700R4 transmission. I got it running great!		pressure regulator and fabricated the fuel lines.

Here's a cool side by side that I worked on.		I also fabricated this aluminum brace for the
It's a Can Am Maverick with a turbo charged		rear cargo area. This enabled the owner to
1000 cc engine. I installed the front upper light.		strap things down on the rear of the machine.

This is a 1976 Toyota FJ Land Cruiser that I		Here's the engine in the FJ. I removed the
performed a long list of work on. It had just		header pipes and welded the cracks that they
been purchased and it needed a lot of work.		had. I then installed high temp. exhaust wrap.

Here's a cool 67 Ford Fairlane GT that I		This Fairlane GT has factory air conditioning
performed a lot of restoration work on. It's all		and all of the correct GT trim. It's going to be
original with a 390 engine and a 4 speed trans.		a great car when it's all finished.

This is the original 390 engine that I built for		The Fairlane had come from the state of
the Fairlane GT. I tried to keep everything		Oregon and it had a fair amount of rust issues.
correct because it was a numbers matching car.		This image shows the new floors that I installed.

This 39 Chevy is one of my favorite cars that I		The 39 has a 350 Chevy engine that runs great.
have worked on. It's got great lines and it looks		It has a 700 R4 transmission and a 10 bolt rear
nice with its two tone paint and vintage wheels		end with low gears and it drives really nice.

This is a 2004 Chevy SSR that I worked on. It		This SSR has a Magnason Super Charger and it
had cooling system and overheating issues that		produces approximately 500 hp. I installed an
I fixed. These SSR's had engine airflow issues.		aluminum Be Cool radiator to help cool it down.

This is a 2015 GMC Sierra that I worked on. I		The lowering kit that Bell Tech offers is very
installed a Bell Tech lowering kit that lowered		good. The truck still gave an excellent ride
it 4 inches at the front and 5 inches at the rear.		and it had a great stance compared to stock.

Here's a 69 El Camino SS that I worked on. It		This was the original 396 big block in the 69
was a numbers matching car from California. It		El Camino. It had electrical and mechanical
had A/C, power windows, and also tilt steering.		issues that I fixed and I got it running great.

This is a 57 Chevy Nomad that I performed a		This is the 342 engine in the 57 Nomad. It looks
lot of work on. It's a beautiful car with a really		like the 409 engine with the distinctive valve
nice interior. It looks cool next to the 57 truck.		covers. I rebuilt all three of the carburetors.

This is a customized 57 Ford F100 that I did a		It had a lot of impressive modifications like
lot of work on. It had been purchased at Barret		shaved handles, air ride, 20" Boyd wheels, and
Jackson and it ended up needing a lot of work.		3 inch exhaust into a custom centered tail pipe.

This is the 312 engine in the 57 Ford F100. The		This is bed of the 57 F100. It has a solid toneau
engine had been improperly assembled so I had		cover on Corvette style hood latches. It gave
to reassemble the entire top end of the engine.		access to the fuel tank and air ride compressor.

This is a 1968 Mustang Shelby GT500 Eleonor		I performed a complete overhaul on the rear
replica car that I did a lot of work on. It has a		differential. It originally had 2.72 gears and I
390 FE big block engine and a built C6 trans.		upgraded it to 3.80 gears with a posi carrier.

I completely overhauled the Mustang engine.		I modified my engine stand so I could test run
It's 390 cubic inch and I used Edelbrock RPM		the engine before the installation. It's a good
heads, intake & cam w/Harland Sharp rockers.		way to break it in and it's cool to see it run!

This is a new "Be Cool" radiator that I installed		It was a great to get the Mustang engine all
in the Mustang. I also set up a pair of dual 12"		finished up. It looked and ran excellent and I
low profile high volume electric cooling fans.		very impressed with the power it produced.

This was the rear differential for the Mustang.		This is the 67 El Camino that I had worked
I performed a complete overhaul and I installed		on. I dyed and replaced the dash pad and I also
a new posi carrier with a new set of 3.80 gears.		removed and repaired the tilt steering column.

This is a 57 Ford F100 that I had worked on.		This is the rear bumper after I customized it.
This picture shows the rear bumper before		I cut off the sides, shortened it, then cut off the
I customized it and had it chrome plated.		trailer hitch and then I had it chrome plated.

This is a 65 GTO that I did a lot of work on. My		This was a 389 engine that I built for the GTO.
customer purchased it on E bay - sight unseen		I performed a complete overhaul on this engine
for $30k. It needed work but it had potential.		and I also rebuilt all 3 of the carburetors.

Here's the GTO engine all finished up. It came		I also installed power disc brakes and power
out beautiful and it ran excellent. The 4 speed		steering on the GTO. It stopped on a dime and
and 4.11 rear end made it a fun car to drive.		the new steering was quick and effortless.

This is the old drum brake set up on the GTO.		This is the new disc brake set up. The kit came
I had noticed that someone heated the front		with everything from wheel bearings, rotors,
coil springs with a torch so I replaced them too.		hoses, calipers, booster, and master cylinder.

This 57 Chevy Bel Air belonged to my friend		This 67 Camaro belonged to Paul's wife Sandy.
Paul. It had its original 283 engine with the		This car was purchased from Texas and it had
original power glide transmission. RIP Paul..		its original 327 engine along with factory A/C.

This is a 66 Dodge Monaco that I had worked		The Monaco had its original 440 engine with a
on. This Monaco was a rare car that was only		4 barrel carburetor. It ran very well and it had
produced in Canada. It was a fun car to drive.		a great sound through its Flow Master exhaust.

This was the 66 Monaco when it still had drum		You can see how I converted it to disc brakes.
brakes on the front. It's a big car and it did not		The new brakes had dual piston calipers that
stop well with the original drum brake design.		worked great and made a huge improvement.

This was a 71 Chevelle SS that belonged to the		Here's the engine that I built for the Chevelle.
guy who I rented my shop from. I had to do a		It was a .30 over 350 with Dart heads, roller
lot of work to finish his attempted restoration.		rockers and a Comp Cams thunder series cam.

I included this picture because it shows that		I did a complete top end replacement on this
good old Chevy vs. Mopar rivalry. I grew up as		68 Charger RT. It had a 440 engine that came
a Chevy guy so you know what side I'm on!		to me running poorly due to a broken push rod.

This is a GM 427 crate engine that I finished		This 68 Corvette belongs to a good friend
the installation on. This engine was an animal		of mine. It's a numbers matching 327 with a 4
when it ran! It was rated at 485 hp. from GM.		speed and it's also got 4.11's in the rear end.

This trailer was brought to me by my friend		I knew that he wouldn't mind if I did some
who owned the 57 Chevy. He wanted me to just		restoration work to this rusty old rig. He was
set up an electric winch but he got a surprise!		so happy when he came to my shop to get it.

This is a closer view of the electric winch and		This was a cool Ford F250 from Alaska that I
battery box that I set up. I had a lot of prep.		worked on. I did a lot of work to this vehicle
work to do before the 2 coats of Rustoleum.		which included fixing the aim on these lights.

This is what my friend's Wrangler looked like		This was the Wrangler after I installed the
before I started working on it. It had low miles		4 in. suspension lift, 33 in. tires, Bushwhacker
but I had to battle a lot of corrosion issues.		fender flares and solid rubber bumper ends.

Here's the rear side view of the Wrangler		You can see how this Wrangler looks so much
before the work. I'm glad that I talked my		better with the lift kit and tires. I also installed
friend into removing the side step bars.		some nice sound system components in it too.

This was a Skyjacker 4 in. suspension lift that		Here's my Wrangler all finished up. It looked
I installed in a Wrangler that I built for myself.		great with the lift kit and the 33 in. Pro Comp
I had to fix a lot of rotted areas on the frame.		tires. I also built a nice sound system for it.

This was my 85 Monte Carlo SS. I really liked		It killed me to sell this but we had just got
this car. It was lowered 2 inches, cowl hood,		our first snow storm for the season and I didn't
American Racing wheels, and Flow Masters.		have a good place to store it for the winter.

Here's a 95 Chevy Tahoe that I owned. It had		My Tahoe had a 350 engine with headers into
a 6 in. Rancho lift kit with 35 in. BF Goodrich		Flow Master mufflers. The exhaust sounded
all terrains on 15 in. American Racing wheels.		great but the stereo sounded even better!

This was the sound system that I built for the		I used 3 Kicker Comp VR subs in the rear and
Tahoe. The two amplifiers produced a total of		all of the front speakers were Polk Audio. This
1480 watts. It was an incredible sound system!		pic shows how I flush mounted the tweeters.

This was a Night Rider replica that I worked		Here's a 95 SVT Cobra that I did a lot of work
on. I did some tuning on the engine and I did		on. It was a very clean Florida car with a lot of
a rear end overhaul with a gear ratio change.		potential. The overhaul work is shown below.

Here's the bare engine block for the Mustang.		This engine received a lot of high end parts. It
It's a .30 over 302 block that was completely		had Airflow Research heads, Comp Cams cam,
reconditioned. Notice the ARP head studs.		roller valve train, Cobra intake and plenum.

This was the installation of the Cobra engine.		I had some clearance issues with the Ford
In this picture you can also see the 30lb. fuel		Racing valve covers so I installed a 1" spacer
injectors and Motor Sport pressure regulator.		under the intake plenum to get the clearance.

There were a lot of high performance parts		Here's a view of the Powerdyne super charger
I installed onto this 302. The MSD pro billet		that I installed. This is a centrifugal type super
distributor, MSD wires, and coil are top quality.		charger that was producing 8 lbs. of boost.

These were the gauges and gauge pod that		I also set up this Auto Meter Pro Comp tach
I installed onto the windshield pillar of the		with a shift light. I fabricated a 1/4" aluminum
Mustang. They had selectable back light colors.		mounting plate that fit the contour of the dash.

This was a stock engine in a 76 Corvette that		This is me and my son Ethan. This was taken
I performed a complete detail and repaint on		back in 2007. It cracks me up to see him when
for a customer. It really cleaned up nice.		he was this young because he's grown so much.

This was my friend Marks 81 Firebird. This was		This was the 350 Chevy that I built for Marks
the original 265 V8 engine. It was so lame that		Firebird. It turned out to be a huge increase of
I could get out and run faster than this car!		horse power and it looked so much nicer.

I started with a 350 2 bolt main block. It was		This was the interior work that I did on Marks
bored .030 and completely balanced. I used a		Firebird. I installed the 4" tach into the dash,
Comp cams cam and lifters and an RPM intake.		new gauges, steering wheel, and shifter.

This was a 1970 Cadillac Coupe De Ville that		This was the massive 472 engine that I rebuilt
pI purchased back in the mid 90s. I drove fromp		for the Cadillac. It looked beautiful and it ran
Phoenix to LA. to buy it and then restored it.		perfect. It had lots of torque to move this car.

This is an engine running stand that I designed		This picture shows the battery and fuel tank
and built. I was building and selling Chevy		mounted below. I sold this engine stand to
engines and it was a great way to display them.		a well known car collector in Jakarta Indonesia.

This was a supercharged small block that I built		These were two Chevys engines that I had
for a 56 Chevy. It had a 671 blower with Dart		built simultaneously for customers. They were
Sportsman heads, forged pistons and crank.		for trucks so they were just mild engines.

This was a blury before picture of a 289 engine		This was the 289 all finished up. I spent a lot of
that I overhauled. It was in a 65 Mustang and I		time on the engine compartment too. I'll never
remember how rough it was when I started.		forget the owner's face when he first saw it.

Here's another before picture of a 2 liter turbo		This is the 2 liter engine all finished up. I did a
engine that I built. It was in a 92 Plymouth		complete overhaul and I replaced the turbo.
Laser but it was actually a Mitsubishi engine.		It made a lot of power for a 4 cylinder engine.

This was a race car that I built and drove when		My race car weighed only 2600 lbs. with a big
I worked as a Matco Tools distributor. It ran		block engine. It was 462 cubic inch with Brodix
the quarter mile in 10 seconds at 130 mph.		heads, Turbo 400 with a brake, and 5:13 gears.

This was a 32 Plymouth that I built and owned.		The rear tires were the the biggest D.O.T. tires
It had a blown big block with Predator carbs,		that they make. This car was a total animal to
MSD, turbo 400, and a 9" rear with 4.56 gears.		drive and I had a blast ripping burnouts with it!

This was a 65 Vette that I owned and restored.		I built the original 327 engine and I made a lot
I restored the entire car over a 4 year period.		of internal modifications. It had a 4 speed and
It ran and drove excellent when it was finished.		I installed a set of 3.90 gears into the rear end.

This was an 85 Chevy that I owned and built. I		I had a great time with this truck over the four
installed a 4" body lift and a 4" suspension lift.		years that I owned it. The hand painted stripes
It had 1 ton axles, 4.11 gears, and 38" tires.		and air brushed bow ties looked awesome.

This was a 69 Camaro that I owned and built.		The Camaro had a 350 engine with a 671 Dyers
You can see all of the fall leaves on the ground		blower. It had a manual valve body turbo 400
which meant that winter was on its way.		transmission and a 12 bolt rear with 3.73's.

This 70 Nova SS was my first car. I paid $600		The Nova engine had a tunnel ram with a pair
for it when I was 16 years old. It was a lot of		of Holley 390 carbs. It had a B&M converter, a
work to finish it but my hard work paid off.		built TH350 trans., and a 12 bolt with 4.56's.

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