1979 Pontiac Trans Am LS3 Swap and Suspension Upgrades at V8 Speed and Resto Shop

This 1979 Pontiac Trans Am was originally equipped with a 403 cubic inch Oldsmobile V8, and although it was pretty hot for the time, it just isn't enough for the owner today.    The car came to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop for some high-performace upgrades including a GM LS3 485 HP V8 engine fed by a Holley EFI system, and it will handle better thanks to a Ridetech Street Grip suspension system with YearOne wheels.   Wilwood brakes will haul it down in short order.  Before all the fun, we had to fix some rusty floors, which was a good time to fabricate a custom firewall for the car as well.   Follow along with all the progress here! 

 

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817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

 

1979 Toyota Land Cruiser Maintenance at the V8 Speed and Resto Shop

This clean 1979 Toyota Land Cruiser crawled in to the V8 Speed & Resto Shop looking for some maintenance and general repairs.   We're looking forward to spinning this one around the block! 

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817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

1939 LaSalle Ambulance Restoration Photo Gallery

This 1939 LaSalle ambulance / hearse was originally comissioned in the town of Red Bud, IL... which happens to be the home of the V8 Speed & Resto Shop!   We're excited to change the color and tune up the appearance of this originally hand-built coach.    Follow along with the photos to see the progress!

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817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

 

1961 International Metro Delivery Van Modifications Photo Gallery at V8 Speed and Resto Shop

This is something you don't see every day... a 1961 International Harvester Metro A120 delivery van!   Our friend is going to use it as a Bartolli's Pizza delivery vehicle in the city, so we are going to make it easier to drive and change the look to match his restaurant.    It's a cool 220 cubic-inch 6 cylinder powered box now, but we'll see what develops.    The plan calls for using a Chevrolet Tahoe for a donor chassis and driveline.   

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817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

 

1993 Ford Mustang Cobra Turbo Completion in V8 Speed & Resto Shop
This 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra is a very cool project that was started by the car’s owner and has evolved over the years.  
 
When the car arrived at the V8 Speed & Resto Shop, it had been subjected to several performance upgrade projects already, but none of them had been fully completed and “sorted out”.     The owner is a busy guy, and he was able to handle some of the big steps, but as they say, the last 5% of the work takes 50% of the time, so he hired our team to finish those tasks and perhaps perform some additional ones as well. 
 

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817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

 

 
The V8 Speed & Resto Shop crew has finished the 1955 Ford Thunderbird "CoyoTBird" project and the owner has been driving the Ford 5.0 Coyote / Tremec TKO 500 5-speed shifted 'Bird around for quite some time.    Overall, the crew is very happy with the result!
 
 

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1957 Ford Thunderbird Modifications at V8 Speed and Resto Shop Photo Gallery

817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

1990 Ford Bronco Renovations at V8 Speed and Resto Shop Photo Gallery

This 1990 Ford Bronco has been owned by our customer since 1997, but has been in storage and out-of-commission for a decade.   Today, we're cleanining it up and performing maintenance and repairs so that he may drive this Bronco daily once again.     We love "reviving" old cars for those who care about them.   

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817 S. MAIN STREET - RED BUD, IL 62278

 

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