This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro is ALL NEW… And We’re Not Kidding!
This is an interesting car for many reasons, beyond the 800+ HP Mast Motorsports supercharged engine. We’re using a new Dynacorn body on this one that we bought from Classic Industries, so the entire car will be new. The owner had no real attachment to a particular car, he just wanted a Camaro. The car features the best of everything… Detroit Speed suspension, Baer brakes, Forgeline wheels, Toyo tires, Hydratech brake booster, MagnaFlow exhaust, and much more.
We build lots of Camaros in the V8 Speed & Resto Shop, and each is different and unique.
From stock originals to all-new Pro-Touring Custom Camaros like you see here in the ZR9, we’re happy to craft a Camaro to fit your personality and performance needs.
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The S71 Olds made the cover of this month’s Popular Hot Rodding Magazine ! There’s also a full color feature inside. We are really honored to have one of our creations featured in this special issue, along side of some of the coolest cars from the SEMA show built by the best in the biz. One thing we’d like to point out is that the engine was built by Bill Trovato at BTR Performance (Not Kevin as the mag states, so give him a call if you want your own screaming Olds engine) and they transposed the name to SR71 from S71, but it’s all good. We’re very proud of the car and our crew, and can’t thank our friends at Popular Hot Rodding enough for the coverage! Now go buy a copy for yourself… there are TONS of killer cars in this issue! Contact the V8 Speed & Resto Shop today to learn how we can build YOUR dream car!
The V8 Speed & Resto Shop Crew recently finished a complete restoration on this 1964 Chevrolet C-10 pickup truck including suspension, rust repair and sheet metal fabrication, and more. They installed a GM L92 6.2 liter V8 powered by a Mast Motorsports ECM and using Holley accessory drive brackets, oil pan, and Hooker exhaust manifolds. A Mast cam and valve springs were installed, yielding approximately 525 horsepower. A TCI 4L60E transmission is used to provide an overdrive gear, and the truck rolls on Mob Steel 20″ wheels. The finish is satin black with a charcoal silver roof, wheels, and side trim insert, and the bed is all new wood. The interior featured a leather seat, Vintage Air A/C, a Dakota Digital box to allow the original speedometer to work with the modern transmission, upgraded audio, and more. Click “Read More” for the photo gallery and video of the process!
The V8 Speed and Resto Shop crew performed a complete restoration on this sweet 1969 Chevelle SS. The V8 Speed & Resto Shop team stripped the body, replaced the floors and trunk floor, assembled the body on the restored chassis, and performed bodywork and paint on this award-winning 1969 Chevelle.
The color is an eye-catching pearl metallic black offset with an original style Chevelle SS 396 stripe in vivid red. The V8 Speed and Resto Shop fabrication shop and body and paint departments were happy with deep color and arrow-straight bodywork.
Frame Off Restoration with Subtle Performance Improvements
The interior was restored featuring a Vintage Air A/C system and upgraded stereo. Leather seat covers in the original bucket seat patterns were installed. The V8 team installed shoulder belts in front and back for safety, and restored the original dash cluster. Brakes were upgraded to Wilwood 4-wheel disc units for better stopping power.
The team completed the wiring, plumbing, brakes, stainless exhaust, interior, and all aspects of the exterior restoration before driving and tuning the Chevy 454 powered Chevelle. The car won awards at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Chicago, and was later treated to a Tremec TKO 600 5-speed manual transmission from Modern Driveline with hydraulic clutch for way more driving fun.
The team at Hemmings Muscle Machines Magazine knows a cool car when they see one, and wrote a special magazine feature on the 1969 Chevelle! Thanks Hemmings!
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Author: napnoop Ayyad Comment: Great Job guys, I totally respect the work that was done on this chevy
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Author: Marcelo JL Comment: Great job! Wish I could afford a Chevelle like that
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Author: NickeyChevelle Comment: Beautiful. I especially like the “bullet” outside rear view mirrors.
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Author: William Jackson Comment: Chevy makes so many beautiful body style to restore. That is one beautiful Chevy. He is a very very lucky man with a whole lot of money.
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Author: Dwight Fontenot Comment: That. Is. Incredible. So, how much did all of that cost? 🙂
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Author: Folger Tuck Comment: Great job.
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Author: mcinkyt Comment: Every outward appearance of stock, but comfortable – just as it should be restored.
Shoot a general number at me, what’s a chassis dyno worth?
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Author: jank330 Comment: nice the only thing I might have done is upgrade the brakes but other than that sweet car actually I went to school with guy who along with his dad raced a 69 chevelle with a ls6 454 in 1970 ya I’m that old.
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Author: MR_1013 Comment: Awesome job guys. How much would it take for you guys to take the knife to my El Camino?
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Author: Toms Chevelle Comment: Is there a posi on it? When you did the burnout, you only see on tire mark… just wondering. Sweet, will check it out at the Muscle Car nats this weekend.
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Author: M Logan Comment: In 1969 did chevy put a 454 in late 69 chevelle? If so how many horsepower did it have?
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Author: DPS Comment: Looks good but I prefer an OEM restoration.
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Author: Phil Chuppa Comment: 👍👍
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Author: Roi Davis Comment: I too have a 67 Chevelle that’s in need of Body work to complete. I completed the rolling chassis, and the Power plant is a 454/460cu. in. Big Block. Would you entertain a dialogue about completing this project? Let me know! Roy
We build lots of Camaros in the V8 Speed and Resto Shop, and each is different and unique.
This is an interesting car for many reasons, beyond the 630+ HP GM Performance Parts Supercharged LSA engine. The car features the best of everything… Detroit Speed suspension, Baer brakes, Forgeline wheels, Toyo tires, Hydratech brake booster, MagnaFlow exhaust, and much more. But the integration of the modern componentry goes hand in hand with the integration of the modern styling elements.
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Video series covering the restoration of our 1968 Camaro called “Reloaded” at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop. The car is a Pro-Touring 1968 Camaro featuring Detroit Speed suspension, a fuel injected big block Chevy engine, TCI automatic 4L80E transmission, Baer brakes, Rocket Racing wheels, Toyo Tires redlined by Diamondback Classics, and much more. Contact us at resto@v8tv.net or 314.783.8325 to discuss building YOUR dream car!
Building the turbocharged 1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass called the “S71” at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop. This was a great project from the early days of our shop, and it would still hold its own today. The Olds required some rust repair and metalwork, and after paint, we completed the assembly of the S71 Olds and fired up the turbocharged BTR Performance built 422 cubic inch Olds V8 for the first time. The engine is managed by a FAST XFI 2.0, a self-learning advanced electronic fuel injection system which will keep our turbo engine in proper tune at all times. Following the restored interior parts from YearOne, we bolted on a set of Weld Racing S71 (no relation!) wheels and Toyo Proxes 4 Plus tires and we were ready to roll.
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