V8 Speed and Resto Shop Full Shop Tour Walk Through Video on our 20th Anniversary

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V8 Speed and Resto Shop Full Shop Tour Walk Through Video

Join us on a full-length tour of the V8 Speed and Resto Shop! You’ll see in-depth features of some of great completed restomod and pro-touring cars as we prepare them for the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, and works in progress in our mechanical department, metal fabrication shop, body shop, paint center, upholstery shop, engine machine shop, and more.

Some of the cars featured include:

1969 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster Resto Mod – MCACN debut, The Garage Museum display car, competed 2023

1968 Chevrolet Camaro “Reloaded” – MCACN veteran, SEMA veteran, 2011

1969 Chevrolet Camaro “Lou’s Change” – MCACN veteran, SEMA veteran, 2013

1967 Pontiac GTO Resto Mod – MCACN veteran, 2019

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Resto Mod COMP Cams Anniversary Car – MCACN debut, SEMA veteran, 2016

1965 Chevrolet Malibu SS – MCACN debut, Completed 2010

1957 Ford Ranch Wagon Custom

… and many more!

We’re fortunate for the opportunity to build such cool cars for great enthusiast customers around the world. If you have a classic car with its own story, we’d love to help bring it back to life, preserving what makes it special while restoring it to its full potential.

V8 Speed and Resto Shop
817 S. Main Street
Red Bud, IL 62278
314783.8325
https://www.v8speedshop.com
resto@v8speedshop.com

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS Convertible Pro-Touring Restomod at V8 Speed and Resto Shop

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This clean Dusk Blue 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS convertible will be transforming into a powerful machine with driving capabilities far beyond any original 1969 Camaro ever had. Plans call for updated LS3 power, modern suspension, creature comforts, and a bright Ferrari red paint scheme. Follow the build here!

1969 Chevrolet Camaro Drivability Improvements at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop

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Some restored cars look completed, but still require extensive refinement and tuning to be road-ready. In this case, our customer had this sweet 1969 Camaro restored for them, but the shop did not complete some of the final drivability details, so the customer is not confident driving the car. The car is sporting some cool parts selections like a FiTech fuel injected 454 Chevy V8 coupled to a Tremec TKO 500 5-Speed transmission, all wrapped in a stock RS / SS trim package. However, the “last 5%” details still need to be addressed to make sure the car is ready for miles of trouble-free cruising. For example, the front tires rub the inner fenders when turning, the windshield washer system does not work, there are some loose radio wires, and other nuisance items. Once they are remedied, the engine tune will be optimized, brake performance dialed-in, and other systems verified for proper operation. The V8 Speed & Resto Shop team is well-versed in this process, and we’ll be performing final adjustments to remedy the quirks of a fresh restoration.

Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop with all your Classic or Muscle Car needs today!

817 S. MAIN STREET – RED BUD, IL 62278

1969 Camaro “Carbon Flash” Restoration At V8 Speed & Resto Shop

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Sometimes it’s advantageous to take over a project than to start from scratch. In this case, the customer wanted a cool ‘69 Camaro, and we happened to find him one that was already undergoing a restoration. The owner of this clean Arizona car changed his mind and decided to sell his project, so we had the car shipped to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, IL, where it transformed into the Pro-Touring Camaro the new owner has always wanted. Features include a Holley Terminator EFI system, Vintage Air A/C, Scat seats, restoration parts from Classic Industries, Axalta paint, ARP engine hardware, COMP cam, and much more.

Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop with all your Classic or Muscle Car needs today!

817 S. MAIN STREET – RED BUD, IL 62278

1969 Chevrolet Camaro COMP Cams 40th Anniversary Restoration at V8 Speed & Resto Shop

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We are all very excited here at V8TV and the V8 Speed & Resto Shop, as we’ve received the high honor of being chosen to restore the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro belonging to COMP Cams! They’ve had the car for many years, and 2016 marked the 40th Anniversary of COMP Cams, so they wanted the car freshened up for the milestone year. We’ll be documenting the restoration of the car along the way, both in photos and video.

Plans for the car include a FAST EFI equipped LS engine mated to a TCI 6X 6-speed automatic transmission, a Heidt’s suspension system, updated wheels, tires, and brakes, and a fresh paint job… among many other details. Although the car will retain it’s black-and-white theme, it will have a red pinstripe on the SS stripes, updated wheels to go with the new suspension, and a few other subtle tricks here and there. It’s going to be a stunner!

Our crew is ready to make it happen, and we’re proud to work with one of the industry icons to bring this significant car up-to-date. Follow along in the photo gallery, videos, and a build thread on this slick ’69!

Chevy Hardcore Magazine Feature: https://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/comp-cams-69-camaro-is-on-the-road-again/

Dakota Digital Feature: https://www.dakotadigital.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=1101/mode=prod/prd1101.htm

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V8 Speed and Resto Shop Full Shop Tour Walk Through Video

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