Jerry Stuteville’s ‘78 Chevy Malibu is one of the few cars I had never seen before out at the Autocrusade this year! Jerry’s Malibu sounds crazy from the outside and I genuinely couldn’t tell whether it was turbo’d or supercharged, but I got the answer when he popped the hood for me. This Malibu is a 6.0 LS swap with a Magnuson Supercharger that was tuned by DBR High Performance . This LS2 engine is mounted to a Tremec Performance T56 magnum 6 speed.
The Ridetech Suspension coilovers keep this car grounded throughout any turn on the course. The massive 335 wide rear and 275 wide front BF Goodrichtires mounted on Boze Forged ZE series Boost wheels also do a lot for traction when paired with the coilover setup. Behind the forged wheels are Powerstop Corvette Z06 disc brakes, with drilled and slotted rotors. Keeping it all together is a 9” rear.
This Malibu is painted in a beautiful Admiral Blue, which is actually a Corvette color. On the interior are Dakota Digital gauges which make a world of difference in terms of accuracy, reliability and appearance.
Cody Puckett's fully garage built 1970 Camaro Z28 was absolutely tearing it up at the Autocrusade . From the massive wing on the back and handmade widebody fender flares, to the air dam on the front, this Camaro is an aero monster with no shortcuts taken.
The C6 Corvette front suspension and center pull 3 link rear suspension both featuring Viking Performance triple adjustable coilovers keep the car planted in even the tightest of hairpin turns. The Winters Performance quickchange rear allows Cody to choose the perfect gear ratio for any situation and cuts down on time in doing so. The Tilton Engineering master cylinders engage the Quartermaster clutch and AP Racing/Wilwood 4 piston disc brakes. The Hawk Performance brake pads help cut speed on this classic Camaro, and sit pretty inside of the 18x12” OZ Racing wheels with Yokohama A052s mounted.
This Camaro is powered by an LS3 engine paired to a Nascar Cup Car mid-valley dog box transmission. The LS3 features a Holley Terminator EFI system, and a Nitrous Outlet wet kit.
On the interior, Cody did electric power steering and fabbed up a custom roll cage.
These days, you don’t see too many garage built race cars around, and I think it’s awesome that Cody truly did all the work himself. “I fabricated everything. Suspension, steering, frame, cage, fender flares, engine.”
Leslie Jones’ 2nd Gen Camaro at the 28th Annual Autocrusade! I’ve seen this Camaro on the autocross track quite a few times, and it always looks so great doing it! I don’t know too much about autocross, but I do know that it requires a lot of skill, technique, and the setup of the car plays a huge role in your lap time. To my knowledge, this Camaro is running Umi Performance suspension, which assists it through the tight corners and turns. This 2nd Gen rolls on some beautiful Finspeed wheels wrapped in some Bridgestone Potenzas, and the Corvette brakes definitely improve it’s times by braking quickly.
This 1973 Trans Am coined “The Green Hornet” is a rather souped up tribute car, to the Trans Am that John Wayne drove in the 1974 film, “McQ”. The paint on this car, Brewster Green, is immaculate, and caught my eye immediately, as green is my favorite color on these classics. This car features a signature from a different iconic Trans Am driver, Burt Reynolds, on the dash which is one of my favorite details.
This Trans Am features an absolute powerhouse of an engine, a Chevrolet Performance LS7, with 8.5:1 Mahle pistons and custom fabricated Turbonetics twin 67mm turbo system by Year One and Ghostworks Garage. This massive 7 liter 427 LS engine puts out a whopping 780 wheel horsepower on pump gas, which is a far cry from the stock 414 rear horsepower. This LS7 is mated to a Bowler 4L80E with a Year One shifter and a custom driveshaft. The Moser 9” rear end features an LSD with 3.70 gears, is rolling on staggered 18x10 and 18x12 Year One PMD wheels wrapped in massive 295/35 in the front, and 335/30 rear BF Goodrich KDW’s. This Trans Am can stop on a dime with the huge 14” rotors and Baer 6S 6 piston brakes in all four corners.
This car is a true driving machine, supported on Koni Shocks coil overs and Eibach springs in all four corners. The Detroit Speed subframe, tubular control arms, and splined sway bar in the front help it stay planted, along with the Detroit Speed quadralink in the rear.
Another Nova! As you guys already know, because I say it every time I post a Nova, they are my dream car (68-72). This Nova is built EXACTLY how I would build one. LS3, Ridetech suspension suspension, Wilwood disc brakes, Weld wheels, etc… The TMI products bucket seats and Sparco steering wheel add so much to the car driving wise, and really do a lot for the interior.
