Cam Benty takes you for a ride in a 1968 327 automatic Camaro and teaches you about numerous aspects of the car that can help you “get a grip” on your own muscle car. He suggests changing the suspension to performance mode through Hotchkis performance for both racing and safety purposes.
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New Wheels and Tires for Classic Cars
Suspension is a good first step for improving the handling of a car, but Cam Benty explains how new, better wheels and tires for classic cars can make an even bigger difference. Cory installs the wheels and teaches you about an aspect you might have otherwise overlooked: alignment.
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Chassis Repairs Before Powder Coat
Craig Hopkins works with you on repairing a few damaged parts of his Chassis and teaches you a simple way to do that. Go through each step of Chassis repairs with Craig in this Classic Car video. Find out what tools you need for this exercise as well. See how repairing this Chassis is preparing…
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Replacing a Differential Gasket
Brent Ackley gives you step-by-step instructions for replacing a differential gasket on a 1966 Buick Skylark classic car. Although it may be a bit messy, you will want to know how to do this because the differential gaskets are what make the wheels go round.
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High Performance Front Suspension Installation
Corey Bedortha teaches you how to install new coil springs, a shock system and a sway bar by tying the rod ends, shocks and ball joints back on the same way he removed them. With the correct parts and lots of lubrication you can have a high performance front suspension on your classic car.
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What did they do???
Hi, Jim. In this video, Cam Bentley does some baseline testing of a stock ’68 Chevrolet Camaro. This is an important first step, before making dramatic suspension and tire improvements, to determine their effectiveness. Check out the other parts of this series (www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/videos/chassis-work/page/2/<http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/videos/chassis-work/page/2/>) as Cam and the folks at Hotchkis Performance add some modern day drivability into this sweet ride.
I saw the first video, then below the Classic Car customer service provides details for the upgrades. But that appears to be part 3. So part 2 where Hotchkis actually does the upgrades is missing.
Hello James,
Here are all of the parts to this series:
http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/video/getting-a-grip-on-your-muscle-car-002777/
http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/video/stock-rear-suspension-removal-002780/
http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/video/stock-front-suspension-removal-002786
http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/video/rear-suspension-performance-parts-installation-002782
http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/video/rear-shocks-and-sway-bar-installation-002784/
http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/video/high-performance-front-suspension-installation-002788/
http://www.classiccarrestorationclub.com/video/take-this-classic-car-for-a-test-drive-002792/
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I like this video serious but it would be much easier if the parts were clearly labeled in sequence. As I look at the links you have provided it’s not clear the order in which they are supposed to be watched.