Richter Performance Modifications Inc.

ONE MORE SLEEP!!!

Thanks to all the preregistrations for the Poker Run tomorrow night! It’s not too late though you can still come out and enter in the festivities. We’ll be at the starting point getting everything organized where you can still buy in your hands for the Poker Run. Meeting and starting at the Parallel Church just out East of Lethbridge on Highway 3. We’ll be out there about 4:45 and get going about 5:45. Any questions reach out to the RPM or Clarke’s Tire FaceBook pages. We look forward to seeing all the hotrods cruising out among the city and then back at Clarke’s Tire around 8pm till late for a night car meet! Lots of prizes, BBQ and we even have a Lemonade & Cookie Bar this year!

The Colorado we built a few years back came in for a few upgrades and adjustments. Most of the work focused on improving cooling and airflow for the rear-mounted turbo setup.

A new PWM electric fan and charge tube should help keep temperatures under control, while a custom dual-filter intake setup tucked neatly into the box gives the turbo a lot more air without changing the clean look of the truck.

We LS-swapped this ‘55 Bel Air about 15 years ago, and a lot has changed since then—both in the parts available and in how much we’ve refined our craft.

This latest round of upgrades centered around the rear differential. The original 8.2” rear end was removed and replaced with a Quick Performance 9” paired with a RideTech 4-link setup. We also upgraded the brakes with larger Wilwood components front and rear.

Because the entire rear suspension geometry changed, the existing exhaust system no longer fit. We built a completely new custom 3” stainless steel exhaust system around the updated setup, finished with Borla mufflers.

The fuel system also received a major overhaul. These cars originally came with a spare tire tub in the trunk, which forces aftermarket fuel tanks to sit offset. We removed the tub, allowing us to replace the old 16-gallon offset tank with a much larger 29-gallon tank. At the same time, all of the old rubber fuel lines were removed and replaced with our PTFE fuel system setup.

Under the hood, we added a few refinements as well, including body-color engine covers and a newly fabricated intake tube.

Shortly after the upgrades were completed, the car made a round trip to the annual Great Falls car show—and performed flawlessly the entire way.