Chevy High Performance – November 2019

NOVEMBER 2019 II CHEVY HIGH PERFORMANCE 33

In fact, the Imp doesn’t slide
around at all, but goes mainly in a
string-straight line. Damping is by
ordinary Monroe shock absorbers, but
Ben arms and adjusts the SS-5 system

with Viair 480 compressors, Air Maxx

gauges, and feeds it from a 7-gallon

air reservoir. He upgraded friction

with disc brakes in front, but left the

drums on the rear. The axle is stock

with the original 3.08s, but without

a two-legged differential. Got to get

those wheels right, too. Instead of a

familiar five-spoke cliché, Ben fixed the

dry-lakes vibe of unorthodox Rocket