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01 Lifted blue and white Chevy K10 with large off road tires and a chrome grille

MetalWorks Builds a Roadster Shop-Based 4×4 Chevy

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Images by Chadly Johnson Putting the proper foundation beneath a classic, Metalworks “re-chassis-fies” a 1972 Chevy K10 with an all-new Roadster...

01 Installing steering column in 1952 Chevy pickup cab with a dog nearby

What You Need to Know About Installing Steering Components

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Images by the Author One of the most difficult things for someone to admit is that after investing time and money...

01 Installing C10 frame bracket during classic truck restoration project

A Short Story: Cutting a 1963-72 Longbed Chevy/GMC Down to Size

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Images by CTP Staff In the July 2024 editorial in Classic Truck Performance magazine, editor Rob Fortier covered the so-called controversy...

001 started the install of our new Speedway Motors G Comp rear suspension

Speedway Motors’ 1968 C10 Build Part 2: Chassis & Suspension

In The Garage Media Staff

By Joe McCollough - Images by the Author In the last installment of our Speedway Motors C10 build, we gathered up a derelict ’68 C10...

001 new bolt in Mustang II independent front suspension crossmember

Classic Performance Products’ Bolt-In Suspension System for 1965-1979 Ford Trucks

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Images By Jason Scudellari In 1948 Ford introduced their first generation of 1/2-ton pickups, the F-1. They were revolutionary in so...

CTP JUNE 2024 Carson Reed High School Hauler P1 01

1964 Chevy High School Hauler, Part 1: The Beginning

Rob Fortier

By Rob Fortier & Carson Reed - Images by Carson Reed Over the last three-plus decades I’ve met some amazing builders—many of whom have become...

01 Team installing a red engine on the 66 GMC truck frame

Chris Cerce Customs Delivers Supercar Handling to a ’66 GMC

Chuck Vranas

By Chuck Vranas - Images by the Author There’s nothing better than staying in tune with regional shops across the country for Classic Truck Performance....

Plumbing a Brake System the Original Way Doubling Down on Double-Inverted Flares

Ryan Manson

By Ryan Manson - Photography by the Author https://youtu.be/0-cz1iFk6D0 Plumbing the brake system of a classic truck doesn't require the use of exotic materials or methods...

Building a Modern 9-Inch Rearend With Strange Engineering

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono Of all the OEM components embraced by performance enthusiasts, Ford’s 9-inch rear axle assembly has to be at the top of the...

01 This ’96 Chevy Tahoe has been equipped with tubular control arms and coilovers from Classic Performance Products

Classic Performance Products Brake Update for OBS Chevys

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Taylor Kempkes In the previous (Mar. ’24) issue of Classic Truck Performance we looked at the growing popularity of...

Classic Performance Products Suspension Update for OBS Chevys

Ron Ceridono

By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Taylor Kempkes It’s interesting how perceptions change with time. Take classic trucks as an example. In the ’70s the...

01 GM C10 trucks have never been more popular with great styling

Aldan American Coilover Suspension Upgrade

Cam Benty

By Cam Benty - Photography by the Author Trucks are utility vehicles. Ask any old-timer chassis engineer from one of the original Detroit Big Three...

Art Morrison Goes Off-Road

Ron Ceridono

Could This Be the Ultimate 4x4 Chassis? By Ron Ceridono Art Morrison has a long history of building performance vehicles. As a teenager he collected a...

The Harrison’s Rod & Custom ’71 GMC, Part 1

In The Garage Media Staff

By Bryan Harrison - Photography by the Author This is the ’71 GMC 1/2-ton Stepside owned by my Uncle Jack Fillers from Greeneville, Tennessee. It...

01 checking the wheelbase of the chassis that will be going under a ’52 Chevy pickup

Independent Thinking

Ron Ceridono

Part III: C4 Corvette IRS for Early Chevy Pickups By Ron Ceridono - Photography by the Author In the two previous issues of Classic Truck Performance,...

01 Quick Ratio Steering Box from Borgeson

OBS Steering Box Upgrade with Borgeson Universal Company

Todd Ryden

By Todd Ryden - Photography by the Author Considering how your truck drives usually leads to thoughts of coilover upgrades or sway bars, but have...

01 Duralast s complete line of replacement suspension components

How To Update Chevy OBS Suspension

Taylor Kempkes

Our Daily Driver 1998 Tahoe gets a Suspension Overhaul With Duralast Parts By Todd Ryden - Photography by Taylor Kempkes - Videography by Ryan Foss...

01 Paul Wilson installing Flat Out Engineering s Corvette C4 front suspension on a Chevy truck frame

How To Square A ‘52 Chevy Truck Frame

Ron Ceridono

Part 2: Prepping For a Corvette Independent Front Suspension Install By Ron Ceridono - Photography by the Author In the Aug. ’23 issue of Classic Truck...

00 Complete Guide to Wilwood Disc Brake Conversion for 64 Chevy C10

HOW TO INSTALL ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE ON YOUR CLASSIC TRUCK

Taylor Kempkes

E-Stopp Parking Brake & Wilwood Disc Brake Conversion for '64 Chevy C10 By Taylor Kempkes - Photography & Videography by the Author Most people have heard...

00 How To Change Brakes On OBS Trucks Tahoes

Freshen Up Your OE OBS Brakes

Todd Ryden

Duralast Offers Replacement Brake Pads & Rotors By Todd Ryden - Photography & Videography by Taylor Kempkes It’s hard to believe just how popular the GM...

How To Make & Install Brake Lines

Ryan Manson

Clampdown Competition Shares Insight on Plumbing, Bending, Flaring, and Forming Brake Lines For Your C10 With Speedway Motors & Wilwood By Ryan Manson - Photography...

01 Art Morrison Enterprises has built thousands of high performance replacement chassis for a variety of vehicles

TRACK-READY CHASSIS FOR 1967-72 C10S

Ron Ceridono

AME Offers Performance Suspension For Your Classic Truck 1967-72 C10 By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Chadly Johnson Early in 1970 Art Morrison could be found...

First Gen C10 Tilt Steering Column Install

In The Garage Media Staff

Part 2: AMD’S PROJECT #Backpay Gets Classic Performance Products’ Premium Classic Fit Tilt Steering Column By Jason Chandler - Photography by the Author Project #backpay is...

AMD’S PROJECT #BACKPAY 1966 CHEVY C10

In The Garage Media Staff

How To Install CPP’s Power Steering Conversion Kit For 1960-1966 Chevy C10 By Jason Chandler Photography by the Author Project #backpay, a 1966 Chevy C10 that...

Time for New Shoes

Todd Ryden

Updating Factory Drum Brakes By Todd Ryden - Photography by THE AUTHOR Trucks have been stopping proficiently with rear drum brakes for decades. Perhaps not the...

1964 CHEVY C10 WILWOOD BIG BRAKE KIT UPGRADE

Taylor Kempkes

Installing Wilwood Brakes & ProSpindles on the New Scott’s Hotrods ’N Customs Independent Front Suspension By Taylor Kempkes - Photography by the Author Last month we...

00 6 Lug to 5 Lug Conversion Kit For Your 1963 70 Chevy C10

12-Bolt Tune-Up For Your 1963-70 Chevy C10

Ron Ceridono

New Life for an Old Rearend By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Tim Foss One of the common and most beneficial upgrades on ’63-70 Chevy C10...

00 the LS Fabrication firewall installed in his latest project

BEHIND THE SCENES: Glenn Sinon’s 1951 CHEVY TRUCK

Ron Ceridono

Extra Curricular Activities By Ron Ceridono - Photography by CTP Staff It seems like Glenn Sinon has held a body hammer or a spray gun in...

01 Behind The Scenes 1959 Chevy Apache L S Customs

Behind The Scenes: L&S Customs 1959 Chevy Apache

In The Garage Media Staff

Tony & Joy Capps’ ‘59 Chevy Apache Gets Custom Fabrication By The CTP Staff This month we revisit our friends at L&S Customs in Prospect Hill,...

00 Scott’s Hotrods New Independent Front Suspension Kit

Scott’s Hotrods Independent Front Suspension Kit

Taylor Kempkes

Bolt-On Suspension Upgrades For Our 1964 Chevy C10 By Taylor Kempkes - Photography by the Author In some sense, owning a classic truck is one of...

Kugel Komponents’ New Bolt-In 1963-87 Chevy C10 Coilover Kit

Rob Fortier

Bolt-In Independent Front Suspension For Your Chevy C10/GMC ½-Ton By Rob Fortier - Photography by the Author For what it’s worth, all C10 trucks had pretty...

01 How To Install 67 72 C10 Big Brake Kit

How To Install 1967-72 C10 Big Brake Kit

Rob Fortier

Improving Brake Performance On Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg’s C10 With Classic Performance Products By Rob Fortier - Photography by the CTP Staff When Freestyle Motocross legend Jeremy...

How To Install C10 Front Suspension Kit From Detroit Speed

Ron Ceridono

Detroit Speed’s Innovative SpeedMax Suspension Kit Provides Pro Touring Handling By Ron Ceridono - Photography by John McLeod When the doors to Detroit Speed and Engineering...

Affordable Independent Rear Suspension Upgrade For Your Classic Trucks

Ron Ceridono

Flat Out Engineering’s Corvette-Based IRS For Early F100s By Ron Ceridono - Photography By The Author When it comes to suspension design there’s a reason many...

00 New 1967 72 Chevy C10 Art Morrison Chassis With IRS Upgrade

PT2 New 1967-72 Chevy C10 Art Morrison Chassis With IRS Upgrade

In The Garage Media Staff

Part 2: Installing Wilwood Brake Kit and GM Connect And Cruise Powertrain By Chadly Johnson - Photography by the Author https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wBjETcvJLfU&feature=youtu.be It’s clear that Art Morrison Enterprises...

How To Install Wilwood’s Forged Narrow Superlite Big Brake Kit

Rob Fortier

Get Your Drop Spindles & Stopping Power For Your Classic Truck In One Package! By Rob Fortier - Photography by the Author If you recall, back...

01 1967 72 Chevy C10 Art Morrison Chassis

New 1967-72 Chevy C10 Art Morrison Chassis With IRS Upgrade

In The Garage Media Staff

Part 1: MetalWorks Assembles New ’67-72 C10 AME Chassis By Chadly Johnson - Photography by the Author Art Morrison Enterprises has a brand-new C10 chassis offering,...

01 To help reduce the lean of our 1971 Suburban we dialed up Classic Performance Products CPP and ordered a front and rear sway bar

How To Install A Sway Bar On A 1967-72 Chevy Truck Or Suburban

Todd Ryden

Wrapping Up Our Budget Suspension Overhaul For 67-72 C10 & Suburban With This Sway Bar and Panhard Bar Bushings Install By Todd Ryden - Photography...

How-To: Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit For OBS Trucks

Rob Fortier

Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit From Performance Online for ’88-98 Chevy OBS Trucks! By Rob Fortier - Photography by the Author It’s been a minute or...

01 Aldan American has been a leading manufacturer of coilovers for over 40 years.

Coilover Buyer’s Guide For Classic Trucks

Ron Ceridono

Everything You Need To Know About Coilovers For Your Classic Truck With Aldan American By Ron Ceridono - Photography Courtesy of Aldan American & The...

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