1961 Chevrolet Biscayne

Fresh from the Hot Rod Power Tour, Jack Treanier cruised Bisquik around Manteno, Illinois, for Scott Killeen’s moving camera. The body itself remains mostly stock but is cleaned up with shaved door handles and smoothed-out bumpers. The silver and white PPG urethane enamel paint shades are from the 1997 Acura color wheel.

The 604 big-block is Chevy-based and uses Edelbrock aluminum heads. The Trick Flow aluminum block has a 4.5-inch bore and a 4.75-inch-stroke Trick Flow crank. Machined at Summit Racing, the engine also uses a Lunati roller lifter cam and Crower pushrods. The Street & Performance EFI system uses S&P fuel rails, a TPI-type throttle body, and a GM computer with an S&P chip. Troy Trepanier fabbed the upper intake system and body-color-painted cover. The master cylinder and power-brake booster are from a Geo Metro.

It’s not what you see inside Bisquik, but rather what you don’t see. For example, the power window and lock switches are mounted at the front of the stock bench seat, just underneath the driver’s and passenger’s legs. The steering column was pirated from an 1988 Chevy Cavalier. An Orion-amplified stereo is also tucked away throughout the cabin. The interior wiring was done with Painless Wiring harnesses. A Boyd’s Ultra Classic wheel connects driver to car, while things are kept dry with A&M Soffseal rubber window seals.

Troy fabbed the cold-rolled steel covers that fit behind the Boyd’s Billet Vintage wheels. The front 18x7-inch wheels are wrapped with BFGoodrich Comp T/A P235/40ZR18 skins. The stratospheric rear combo includes 20x10-inch wheels and P275/35ZR20 donuts.

Bisquik’s perfect stance was achieved by lowering the ball joints on the frontend and removing one coil on the springs. The control arms were also C-notched and stepped. The car’s original dropout-type centersection rearend is supported by boxed control arms, and an airbag system allows the back of the car to be leveled off when the trunk is loaded up for road trips. Since there’s also room inside for six, the airbag system also comes in handy when the car becomes the official Rad Rides by Troy staff limo

Visible on the passenger side of the Trick Flow 604 V-8 are the compressor for the Vintage Air A/C system and custom-built headers that lead to an HPC-coated 3-inch exhaust system. Flowmaster mufflers quell the engine’s song. A Griffin radiator keeps the engine cool during hot Illinois summers. The valve covers read "Bisquik--Rad Rides by Troy." Also note the fuel-pressure gauge mounted in the fuel rail, which helps ensure that the 42 psi setting is maintained for the fuel system.

Troy custom-built the dash. To the right of the Auto Meter Ultra Lite speedo and tach are Ultra Lite gauges for oil pressure, water temperature, voltage, and fuel level.

The spacious trunk is home to a pair of Orion amps and a Pioneer CD changer. Note the fuel filler and a gauge for the car’s airbag system on the left. The two buttons above the dial allow the car to be raised or lowered, depending on load. The perfect, level ride height is therefore never compromised.