Oldsmobile Cutlass Corvette IRS Brakes

This Corvette comes from humble beginnings, but it's a serious contender on the track.

In 2000, Sam Schmidt was involved in a serious crash testing his Indy car. He was paralyzed from the neck down. But that hasn't stopped him from hitting the track, and he does it in this hot rod Corvette packed full of miraculous electronic innovation.

This is the amazing story of a 1957 Corvette that was built by GM as a factory-backed race car and test mule for the experimental Rochester Ramjet fuel injection. It won its class at Nassau and Daytona, then disappeared into a Chicago garage for 47 years.

Kyle's Vette looks like it was built in a pro shop, but instead it was put together in the home shop with a lot of "hard honest work."

Follow along as our Tech installs dropped spindels and performs a disc brake conversion on his '55 Sedan. He utilizes a metric brake conversion kit.

Check out the killer '67 Corvette build by CAL Automotive Creations that will be in the Speedway Motors booth at SEMA '23!

Check out the 410 sprint car brake installation and bleeding the brakes! We're making serious progress on our build.

Want some brakes for your 1949-1954 Chevy spindles? Click here!

In this Tech Tip, John makes a few suggestions for a customer looking to update the braking system on his ’51 Deluxe.

Early Ford Bolt-on Brake Conversion