It’s not your average Super Chevy-type feature car, but then there is nothing average about this car. Keeping up with the Joneses is the last thing that owner/builder Chris Bassett had in mind. Just in case there are a few of you wondering what you’re looking at, this sleek phantom-like Chevrolet is a ’60 Biscayne. Why a Biscayne? Why not? Chris is no stranger to working with cars; he works with them all day long. Being a manager at C.A.R.S., he is privy to the inside scoop of who is doing what and how they are doing it.
When it came time to build his own street machine, visions of Camaros and Chevelles were not entertained for very long. As Chris put it “I wanted to do something different, you don’t see many of these cars running around.” That dream machine was lying dormant at home in the family garage. In 1997, Chris purchased the Biscayne from a friend in Washington State. At the time of its purchase, it had only 32,000 miles on it, but as Chris says “It was a mess, and very rough.” Once the big car was home, he jumped on it like a hobo on a ham sandwich. But somewhere along the way something happened. It wasn’t a typical case of buyer’s remorse or a busted bank account. It was a case of dissatisfaction, the kind you experience on Christmas morning when you open a present from your grandma only to find an itchy wool sweater you have to wear for a whole year. Well, maybe that’s a bit dramatic. But when Chris was done with his first rebuild and restoration of the Biscayne, he flat out didn’t like it and now, he had to look at it all the time.
For nearly seven years, the Biscayne just sat there, and like an old girlfriend that won’t go away, it was a constant reminder of what he didn’t like. But that was about change. In 2004, the dormant Biscayne was scheduled for a full frame-off restoration. The body was separated from the frame, put on a rotisserie, and media blasted. After the body was clean, it was sent to Shane East at Jim East Autobody. Meanwhile, back at the bat cave, the frame had been powdercoated and made ready for a life-changing operation.
View entire article | Source: Super Chevy | Posted: 02.2009
My car has the same Rotors as a 71 Caprice (or a 95 G15 Van) and the same Pads (+ Calipers?) as a 67 Impala (or a 2002 Astro Van.) Will the new
LARGE GM D52 ALUMINUM DISC BRAKE CALIPERS, DUAL PISTON (PAIR)(POL9847) #19575 work? the rotors seem thicker than most, and were used in full size cars and light trucks……
Yes these caliper should work. They are available for 1″ and 1.25″ thick rotors and will also work with either 11 or 12″ rotors.
I am delighted!
My Checker has spindles that are not shared with anything else, so changing to better (or bigger) brakes has not been possible without spending a great deal on custom work. I’ve got autocross type pads squeezing “frozen” rotors and this is much better than generic parts but I think your calipers will take this to the next level.