Classic Performance Parts - Easy Drum To Disc Conversion
Drum brakes were a design that started way back when automobiles were just coming around.
View ArticleChevy Trailblazer SS - Baer Big Brake Kit Install
Add big braking power to your TBSS with Baer’s 6-piston, 14-inch bolt-on braking system
View ArticleBaer Brakes Pro+ System Install - Whoa Power!
Slowing down a '72 Camaro with the complete Baer Brakes Pro+ system on all four corners.
View ArticleCPP Corvette-Style Brake Conversion For the Camaro - Modern-Day Braking
Making old cars go from sluggish to spry.
View Article2001 Chevy Camaro Z28 - Brake Upgrade
When real racecar drivers hit real tracks they show up with a crew and a bunch of spare parts.
View Article1999 Pontiac Firebird - Hittin’ It Hard
In our last installment, Ashy Larry, Jay Heath's '99 Firebird that was converted from a V-6 to an LS9-cammed L92, got some much needed suspension and chassis upgrades to help get down the track on its...
View Article1998 Chevy Camaro Z28 - Rotor Retrofit
We love six-piston calipers and rotors the diameter of a large pizza as much as anyone, but sometimes you don't have the need (or the cash) for a complete big-brake replacement system.
View ArticleHow to Install the TCI Camaro Roll Stop Kit - Light ’Em Up!
If you’ve got a fifth-gen Camaro, we know at some point you’ve dropped the hammer and lit those rear tires up in an outburst of adrenaline junky fun.
View ArticleHow to Install a CPP Disc Brake Conversion Kit
Thanks to Classic Performance Products, installing disc brakes on your drum car is easier than ever. Check out how we installed this kit on a 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle!
View ArticleThe Other Way Of Stopping, Part 1 - Wilwood Front Disc Brakes
In Part 1 of our brakes installation, Wilwood front disc brakes help turn our fishtailing '58 into a decelerating dynamo.
View ArticleHow to Safety Wire Your Bolts - Tight Wire
Follow along as we show you the right way to safety wire your bolts. Much like tying shoe laces, the process for wiring up bolts seems complicated, but once you do it a few times it's ridiculously simple.
View ArticleHow to Install Lokar's Billet Aluminum Brake Pedal Arm
Lokar’s direct-fit pedal assemblies are designed to replace original brake and/or clutch pedal arms in ’55-’57 Chevys. Check out how we installed it on a 1956 Bel Air!
View Article1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Project - Leaf Spring and Brake Swap
Get get a sturdier grip for our 1957 Bel Air project car by revamping the rear suspension. Find out how to swap the leaf spring and brakes for your tri-five!
View ArticleThe Other Way Of Stopping, Part 2 - Wilwood Rear Disc Brakes
We're installing a pair Wilwood front disc brakes on a '58 Vette, an upgrade intended to enhance both the stopping power and the appearance of the car.
View Article2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 - Project Apex Assassin: Anti-Fade Upgrade
Apex Assassin, our project 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 gets EBC Brakes’ track treatment.
View Article1972 Chevrolet Corvette Scarlett Project Car - Cooling System and Hydroboost
We're plumbing a cooling system and Hydroboost unit into our Project Scarlett, a 1972 Chevrolet Stingray. Get the details here!
View ArticleHow To Install Wilwood Carbon-Ceramic Brakes - Carbon Footprint
Upgrading your brakes can provide more than just increased and more reliable stopping power in extreme conditions.
View ArticleHow to Install Speedway Motors' Rear Disc Conversion Kit
Do it yourself with this budget brake install using Speedway Motors' rear disc conversion kit. When you can stop your muscle car confidently, it really changes the driving experience
View ArticleHow to Install the Wilwood Big-Brake Kit on a C7 Corvette - Braking Badder
Sure, the new brake system might shave a few feet off the stopping distance, but the big payoff is the new brakes will pull off repeated heavy braking over and over while better resisting heat-induced...
View ArticleHow to Build an Indestructible 9-inch Rearend - Bombproof
When plans call for dropping in a supercharged 1,500-horsepower LS7 small-block in an ’00 Camaro drag radial race car, you better build yourself a bombproof rearend.
View ArticleHow to Install Baer's New Tracker Floater Kit
As our Chevys get faster, we more often find ourselves dipping into the tech found on race cars. One of these technological tidbits to recently migrate over to our street cars is floating axles.
View Article1967 Chevrolet Chevelle Suspension, Brakes, and Steering Upgrade
Old cars suck to drive. Now that I have your attention, let me explain.
View ArticleHow to Upgrade a 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle from Drum to Disc Brakes
Upgrading to disc brakes is a big improvement over four-wheel drums, but there are different levels of discs brakes.
View ArticleDitch Your Wimpy Chevy Tri-Five Brakes For Modern Power Discs
We ditch the factory drums on our 1955 Sedan for powerful hydraulically assisted disc brakes.
View Article1969 Chevelle El Camino: Installing the CPP Street Beast Hydraulic Brake Booster
We install CPP's Street Beast Hydraulic Brake Booster on this 1969 Chevelle El Camino to tame the bad brakes.
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