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Take a lap of the V8 Speed & Resto ShopA quick look at some of the cars in the shop! #Chevelle #TransAm #Camaro #Mustang #Duster #GTO #StreetRod #HotRod #Restoration Classic Industries, Mittler Bros Machine & Tool, Holley Performance Products, RideTech, QA1, Tanks Inc, Wilwood Disc Brakes, FastTimes Motorworks, Vintage Air, Inc., BendPak, Rocket Racing Wheels, Original Parts Group, HTP America - USA Weld, Pro Spot International Inc., Auto Designs by Sebastian, Hydratech Braking Systems #MuscleCars #V8TV
Posted by V8 Speed & Resto Shop on Friday, July 6, 2018
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We had the carb off the 302 for a rebuild, but we'll get it buttoned up, tuned, and ready for action.
Next, we've got black, but it's not a truck. This is a 1980 Dodge Mirada that came to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop for a complete restoration. It's not a car that you see in restoration shops often, but our customer bought this one brand new back in 1980 and has been driving it ever since. When he finally wore it out, he brought it to us to be brought back to better-than-new condition.
Our team tore it down, performed numerous sheet metal repairs, rebuilt the engine and suspension, and applied the slick black Axalta paint. It's going to be one of the nicest Miradas ever!
Need help with your project? Let us know - click here or call the V8 Speed & Resto Shop at 314.783.8325 to discuss your Classic, truck, or Muscle Car needs!
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An often overlooked item when installing a T56 Magnum is the Reverse Lockout Module. Because of the location of reverse (next to 5th), it would be too easy to accidently hit reverse during a 4-5 up-shift. Not a good thing. To remedy this, Tremec built in a Reverse Lockout solenoid. In the off (de-energised) position this solenoid prevents the shift lever from entering the gate for reverse. Note: It can be over-ridden with a lot of force. When activated the solenoid opens the gate allowing the lever to move to the reverse position.
So people have come up with various solutions to activate this solenoid from switches mounted nearby to switches on the brake pedal.
The Solution
The safe alternative is to monitor vehicle speed and only allow the reverse lockout to de-energize the solenoid at low vehicle speeds. This electronic module from Modern Driveline contains a microprocessor that constantly monitors the vehicle speed while you are driving. At low vehicle speeds, The reverse lockout solenoid is energized to allow you to shift into Reverse. At speeds above about 5 MPH (typical) the control module de-energizes the lockout solenoid, therby preventing inadvertent shifting into reverse at higher speeds.
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We build lots of cool Classics and Muscle Cars in the V8 Speed & Resto Shop, and today, we've looking at a pair of trucks we built.
The first is a 1964 Chevy C10 pickup powered by a 6.2 liter GM L92 V8 making over 500 horsepower. You can see the whole restoration of this truck at this link:
http://v8tvshow.com/1964_C10/index.html
Next, we have Thunderstruck, a 1969 Ford F100 Ranger that we dropped on a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis, complete with the supercharged 5.4L V8 and all. You can see the build gallery of Thunderstruck here:
http://v8tvshow.com/1969_Ford_Lightning/
Which do you like better?
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This cool 1979 Pontiac Trans Am arrived in the V8 Speed & Resto Shop for some exhaust upgrades. The owner is currently completing a mechanical restoration on the car, and it looks really nice!
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Electronically controlled automatic transmissions offer tremendous tuning pssibilities and features, but only if you have the right hardware and software to make them sing. In this episode, we install a Transmission Control Unit (TCU) from TCI and set it up with TCI's T-COM 2 software. Once we installed the TCU in the car, we used a kit from Shiftworks to adapt our original GTO 2-speed console shifter to work with the new 4L65E electronic 4-speed automatic.
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The front sheetmetal has broken free, and so have most of the body bolts.