In 2012, I decided the time was right for me to have the "Muscle Car" I had always wanted, but I didn't want to just go out and buy one that someone else had built; I wanted to feel the ownership which comes from doing most of the restoration myself.  So, I purchased a 1986 El Camino with a 350 engine and an automatic transmission and started deciding what to do with it.

One thing I wanted was a manual transmission.  I wanted to be able to smoke the tires and having an overdrive gear would also allow me to drive it like a pleasure car.  I began thinking about all the things which would need to be changed to replace the automatic transmission with a manual one, and there were a lot of parts required and a lot of modifications required to my car.  I have some mechanical ability (I have replaced engines and transmissions before), but I am a novice when it comes to something like this.  It was a very daunting task.

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Perhaps you remember the Superbird that lured Richard Petty away from racing for Ford back to Plymouth in 1970. Your kids and grandkids may remember the Superbird as "Strip 'The King' Weathers" from Pixar's Cars movie franchise. Now Smithfield Foods has commissioned Petty's Garage (an Authorized Installer of Silver Sport Transmissions Products) to create a Superbird clone, featuring our A41 Automatic!

Hot Rod recently did an article on the build:

"No professional racer on the face of the Earth has seen more checkered flags than Richard Petty, and what makes the feat even more mythical for race fans are all the awesome Mopars that helped The King charge to victory lane. To pay tribute to Richard Petty's accomplishments, and celebrate the long line of Mopars that helped carry him to greatness, Smithfield Foods commissioned Petty's Garage to build a retro-themed, Hemi-powered Pro Touring Superbird. Best of all, they're giving it away to one lucky fan. All you have to do is buy some pork!" 

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The Power Steering Kits are available in our webstore. If you don't see a kit for your car, EPAS will work with you to design a kit for your application, just give us a call. Find a kit for your Ford, Mopar, or GM.

We have a few customers who race their cars and need a custom EPAS system designed specifically for their needs, they'll do that too!  Just give us a call. 888-609-0023

We developed several new kits in 2016, and if you purchase one of these kits, we'll give you an additional $50 off! These kits qualify:

* TREMEC Magnum 6-Speed PerfectFit™ Kit for 1964-1972 GM A Body

* TREMEC Magnum 6-Speed PerfectFit™ Kit for Mopar B-Body

* TREMEC Magnum 6-Speed PerfectFit™ Kit for Mopar E-Body

* TREMEC Magnum 6-Speed PerfectFit™ Kit for 1968-1971 Ford Torino/Fairlane

* TREMEC TKO 5-Speed PerfectFit Kit for 1968-1971 Ford Torino/Fairlane

* TREMEC Magnum 6-Speed RestoFit™ Kit for 1963-1967 Corvette (C2)

* TREMEC Magnum 6-Speed PerfectFit™ Kit for 1960-1972 C-Series GM Pickup Trucks

* TREMEC TKO 5-Speed PerfectFit™ Kit for 1960-1972 C-Series GM Pickup Trucks

Call 888-609-0023 or Get a Quick Quote today!

We are excited to announce a new product offering for C10 Pickups! The pedal kits come with a steel reproduction pedal, rubber pedal pad, and all the hardware you'll need to add a third pedal to your C10!

Call 888-609-0023 to order.

Super Chevy covered our new TREMEC Magnum RestoFit™ Kit for C2 Corvettes in their latest issue. The article gives a detailed account of the installation and loads of photos so you'll know just what you're getting into! Read the article and see the photos on Super Chevy.

Carr's Corvettes and Customs  in Plano, TX installs several Silver Sport Transmission PerfectFit Kits a year, including this 1962 Corvette with a TREMEC TKO 5-Speed PerfectF it Kit. You can read all about it in an upcoming issue of Super Chevy. In the meantime, visit our website to see loads of photos of this STUNNING Corvette, including additional interior photos which show how perfectly the TKO fits with our kit. 

Ryan Buck is building a Camaro for this year's racing season. After the TREMEC Magnum did so well in his Nova, he decided he needed one in his Camaro too! This is a video of Ryan demonstrating the short throw shifter we put on the Magnum. You can also see more of the Camaro build in the racing section of our website.

If you're in Minneapolis, MN next weekend (17-19th of March), you'll want to make sure to attend the World of Wheels in the US Bank Stadium. First off, Jeff Kauffman, our VP of Sales and Marketing will be in the TREMEC booth to discuss anything and everything TREMEC! 

Oh, and a couple of people named "Daisy and Luke Duke" will be there too on Saturday 1-5 PM. 

They are just a few of the celebrity guests who will be attending this show full of America's finest hot rods, customs, trucks and motorcycles!  Learn more on their website.

We're ready to hit the road this summer, are you?  You can find us at a variety of shows this year including:

* 50th World of Wheels in Minneapolis (TREMEC Booth) March 16-19th

* Charlotte AutoFair April 5-9th

* Carlisle Ford Nationals - June 1-4th

* Hot Rod Power Tour in Bowling Green June 16th

* Chryslers Carlisle July 13-16th

* The Mopar Nationals August 11-13th

* Corvettes at Carlisle August 23-27th

* Holley LS Fest in Bowling Green September 7-10th

* Zephryhills Fall (TREMEC Booth) October 25-29th

* SEMA October 30-3rd (Attending, No Display)

Find registration information and the websites to all of these shows on our Upcoming Shows page.