{"id":53589,"date":"2021-10-22T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=53589"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:45:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:45:05","slug":"how-to-build-a-70s-80s-era-muscle-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/how-to-build-a-70s-80s-era-muscle-car\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Build A 70&#8217;s-80&#8217;s Era Muscle Car"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53589\" class=\"elementor elementor-53589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70aa325 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70aa325\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed051a8\" data-id=\"ed051a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1cc55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"c1cc55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5a4a762 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/author\/tim-k\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTim King\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b8118a4 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/2021\/10\/22\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 22, 2021<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-1800ada elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/brakes\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">brakes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/building\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">building<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/camaro\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Camaro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/how-to-build\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">how to build<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/muscle-car\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Muscle Car<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/nova\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Nova<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b32ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06b32ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building Your 1970's and 1980's Muscle Car<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f6ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f6ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mid-to-late 1970&#8217;s and 1980&#8217;s Muscle Cars all lacked one of the most important things, muscle. With strict SMOG regulations and safety requirements, these cars were nothing like their predecessors. With underpowered engines and big clunky bumpers, it&#8217;s easy to see why these cars aren&#8217;t as popular as a &#8217;69 Camaro or &#8217;70 Chevelle.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9863e72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9863e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/WKOJRBfaxZ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53597\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/WKOJRBfaxZ.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/WKOJRBfaxZ-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/WKOJRBfaxZ-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb7c96a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb7c96a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e04dd6b\" data-id=\"e04dd6b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aff1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aff1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Does that mean we should discard these &#8217;70s and 80&#8217;s Muscle Cars? Absolutely not! These are still great cars with lots of cool styling. The biggest issue is the lack of horsepower to make it a Muscle Car. When these strict regulations came down, manufactures choked the engines down in a feeble attempt to pass emissions. This meant going from 400HP down to 150HP or less!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b8e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4b8e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HKR-2451-2HKR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53593\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HKR-2451-2HKR.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HKR-2451-2HKR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/HKR-2451-2HKR-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dcb562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dcb562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Putting 'Muscle' Back Into Muscle Cars<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82128c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82128c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f14d8c7\" data-id=\"f14d8c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c1cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c1cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What&#8217;s great is that these Camaros and Chevelles still had V-8 engines. The easiest way to build it back into a badass Muscle Car is to swap the engine and remove all the restrictive SMOG pieces. A healthy SBC will wake up any old &#8217;70s and 80&#8217;s Muscle Car. If you don&#8217;t want to go that far, even swapping the camshaft, intake, headers and carburetor will really wake these engines up.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927ef5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"927ef5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/QA1-DK22-GMA3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53596\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/QA1-DK22-GMA3.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/QA1-DK22-GMA3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/QA1-DK22-GMA3-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f195d17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f195d17\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-656a5c5\" data-id=\"656a5c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02728f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02728f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luckily for most of the 70&#8217;s and 80&#8217;s Muscle Cars, suspension companies have developed products for them. This will allow you to not on replace the old, worn out suspension, but upgrade it at the same time. These cars are notorious for having terrible suspension geometry. Upgrading the suspension with companies like QA1 will correct the errors from factory just like that modern SBC will wake things up in the power department.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75827a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c75827a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFXWK70DS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53592\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFXWK70DS.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFXWK70DS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFXWK70DS-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd2f613 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd2f613\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b5163\" data-id=\"e1b5163\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60af42f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60af42f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the engine and suspension up to par, you might look into things like the brakes or transmission. Ditching the rear drum brakes for a set of disc brakes or upgrading to bigger and better front discs will help. A modern overdrive transmission will help with fuel economy and allow you to cruise comfortable down the highway all day long.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d50d41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d50d41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df658e6\" data-id=\"df658e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8438b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c8438b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the end of the day there&#8217;s no right or wrong way to build a 70&#8217;s or 80&#8217;s Muscle Car. However you build it, just enjoy it! We are here to help you along your journey. Feel free to email us at info@ss396.com or give us a call at (203) 235-1200<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad4b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ad4b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19297168-1980-chevrolet-camaro-srcset-retina-xxl-1024x583.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-53591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19297168-1980-chevrolet-camaro-srcset-retina-xxl-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19297168-1980-chevrolet-camaro-srcset-retina-xxl-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19297168-1980-chevrolet-camaro-srcset-retina-xxl-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19297168-1980-chevrolet-camaro-srcset-retina-xxl.jpg 1434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building Your 1970&#8217;s and 1980&#8217;s Muscle Car The mid-to-late 1970&#8217;s and 1980&#8217;s Muscle Cars all lacked one of the most important things, muscle. With strict SMOG regulations and safety requirements, these cars were nothing like their predecessors. 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