TMCP #624: SEMA 2025 Product Preview: Blaine Burnett on Ridetech’s All New Pro-Touring Chevelle (and GM A-Body) Replacement Chassis!
The MuscleCar Place
Robert Kibbe
4.5 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
If you’ve ever dreamed of giving your classic A-body the precision handling of a modern performance car—this week’s MuscleCar Place episode is for you. Rob sits down with Blane Burnett of RideTech to dive into the all-new MOMENTUM Series Chassis, a complete foundation engineered for 1964–1972 GM A-bodies like the Chevelle, Tempest, Cutlass, and Skylark. Built on RideTech’s legacy of innovation—now strengthened through its partnership with Fox Factory Holding Corp—the MOMENTUM Series delivers modern geometry, rigidity, and customization in a true plug-and-play solution. Even better, a full chassis comes in at an incredibly competitive $20,000–$30,000, putting high-end engineering within reach for serious builders.
Adding even more credibility to the project, long-time Optima Ultimate Street Car competitor Tom Farrington has partnered with RideTech, trusting the new chassis under his ’66 Chevelle. Farrington’s proven record as a multi-event winner in the OUSCI series speaks volumes about RideTech’s confidence and craftsmanship. Tune in to hear Blane break down the engineering, options, and vision behind the MOMENTUM Series—and see it in action at RideTech.com or YouTube.com/@RideTechTV.
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| 0:00.0 | The Muscle Car Place online podcast episode number 624. |
| 0:04.9 | This week, a little sneak preview of a product line. |
| 0:07.9 | I am very excited about seeing in person at Seema 2025. |
| 0:11.6 | It's a full A-body chassis. |
| 0:13.6 | Brand new, designed from the ground up, from RideTech. |
| 0:17.4 | Ride Tech, right? |
| 0:18.6 | Our guest is Blaine Burnett from Ritech, and for two years now, he's been their marketing guru. Well, Ride Tech, like a lot of other great suspension companies, was acquired. For some, that's been a good thing. For others, it's made them stale. For others, it's been the kiss-a-d-d-des. But for Ride Tech, it's been a great thing. They have kept the band together. |
| 0:39.2 | They're growing. |
| 0:40.4 | They're innovating new stuff. |
| 0:41.8 | And for the first time ever in their history, |
| 0:44.0 | have a full perimeter frame available, |
| 0:46.0 | starting with the A-body Cheval. |
| 0:47.6 | We didn't have a hat that we could put on |
| 0:49.2 | and continue selling to them |
| 0:50.9 | and give them a solution for what they were after. |
| 0:53.2 | So to be able to integrate all we've learned on both the air ride and coilover side of the |
| 0:59.3 | space into a chassis solution has been really, really helpful. |
| 1:03.6 | And I think people are excited about it. |
| 1:08.6 | This is the Muscle Carplace Online podcast, brought you by National Parts Depot. |
| 1:15.4 | This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars. |
| 1:21.7 | If you're buying, selling, restoring, even racing them, this is the place for you. |
| 1:30.9 | Now here's your host, Rob Kibby. |
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