Currie Enterprises has been building third members for many applications for more than 50 years, and they have a ton of different optional components available. Every customer’s specific vehicle application and needs are discussed during the ordering process to ensure that the right parts are chosen.
When the pioneers of automotive speed began searching for ways to make their stock power plants push their creations faster, the quest for a lighter engine with more horsepower was all the rage. At the end of the World War II, using aluminum in technology was at a fever pitch. Foundries casting aluminum were easy to find and welcomed new uses for their services. This opened up the opportunity for the early speed seekers to develop new lighter parts to propel their vehicles to increasing levels of speed.
Let’s face it, early cars with a quartet of drum brakes could never be construed as performance vehicles. It takes much more than a powerful engine under the hood to call anything “performance.” Even if the drums were well adjusted it was still a harrowing experience bringing a speeding muscle car down to a stop. After a while the factories sought the magical world of better brake performance and upgraded to front disc brakes. Most weren’t vented and posed their own set of problems, but they were a big leap in overall ability to stop. Currently, the aftermarket has parts to transform most any early muscle car platform into a truly modern and capably handling machine. Brake systems have come even farther. Enter Baer Brakes and the company’s Extreme Plus 14-inch rotors and six-piston calipers. Stopping power? Got it in huge quantities.
Even we found it hard to believe, but there are still some cars rolling around out there that don’t have adequate brakes. Take this ‘67 Camaro, for example. When it arrived at D&P Classic Chevrolet in Huntington Beach, California, the owner told Darryl Nance that he wanted his Chevy to stop and handle better, but that the car wasn’t a race car, just one that he wanted to cruise around town in.
Convenience is the way of the future, and can’t be more evident than in the latest electronics. Numerous examples can be found around your home but most important, convenience mixed with modern technology is paramount for a muscle car’s ignition system.
We have all heard of MSD ignition and are aware of the powerful spark of its ignition control systems. However, let’s say that you want the control of the good ol’ MSD box without the box on your firewall. Well, that’s just what the guys at MSD have engineered, an internal module distributor for conventional Chevrolet engines.
LS engine swaps in muscle car-era vehicles are all the rage these days and there’s a very good reason: Those engines make crazy horsepower. The exceptional airflow characteristics of LS cylinder heads enable horsepower levels that most big-blocks weren’t capable of in the Sixties, but deliver it in a lighter-weight, small block-sized package.
