July 30, 2010

Vinnie the Cat

Filed under: Car Service — admin @ 2:31 pm

Classic Car Studio welcomes  ”Vinnie the Cat”, more formally known as FC’s 1960 Pontiac Catalina. Vinnie is being restored and safety-prepped for its comeback in vintage racing. Just a little general maintainence to make this kitty purr, and before we know it Vinnie will be ruling the race track once again.  Check out the pics!

Stay tuned for the final result and more cheesy cat metaphors!

July 13, 2010

Custom Header Jig for Hellcat Camaros

Filed under: Car Service — Tags: , , , — admin @ 10:43 am

The Hellcat headers are a tight squeeze in the engine compartment given the nearly 600 CI motor and thus, extremely difficult to fabricate inside the car. Ken–our Hellcat extraordinaire–recently created a header jig to allow for subsequent headers to be built outside of the car.  This model was built using an existing header that was custom fitted inside of a Hellcat as a template. The dips and turns of this header were precisely measured to determine the set up for the jig.

July 7, 2010

1947 Dodge Pickup Upgrades

Filed under: Car Service — admin @ 3:31 pm

This ’47 Dodge pick-up has pro air-ride suspension, plush red leather interior and a beautiful oak bed, but there were still a few things the lucky new owner wanted done before the truck left Classic Car Studio for its new home…

These Dodge trucks were originally equipped with windshield wipers on the top of the windshield. These original wipers were removed when the truck was restored, so to compensate, we installed a new wiper system fitted to the body on the bottom of the windshield with the wiper motor neatly tucked away in glove box.

The truck also received a few new goodies under the hood including: cast aluminum retro valve covers, blue spark plug wires and some nifty flex hoses for the heater core with a gold-plated cover.