Ringbrothers reveals high-horsepower builds at SEMA

Year after year, custom car builder Ringbrothers tends to bring the most amazing vehicles to SEMA. This year is no different. The company is bringing a few vehicles, so let’s see what Ringbrothers has to show.

1948 Chevy Super Truck ‘Enyo’

The most extreme of the Ringbrothers’ machines is the Enyo Super Truck. It has the most time put into it at 10,000 hours. And a significant amount of it is one-off. It has a unique chassis developed and built by Ahlman Engineering and Roadster Shop. It has cantilever independent suspension all around, like on open-wheel race cars. And, well, it does have open wheels with fat tires. Also race car-like are the onboard air jacks. It also features six-piston Brembo brakes all around.

Powering the truck is a Goodwin 510-cubic inch (8.4 liters) marine racing V8, which makes 1,000 horsepower. All the power goes to the back via a 4L80 Corvette transaxle with a torque tube, which should be good for weight distribution. The engine also features custom-built titanium side pipes.

Topping this wild chassis is an equally wild body. It actually is a real steel 1948 Chevy truck cab, but it has been narrowed by 4 inches, and the roof chopped by the same amount. The body has also been lengthened, and it’s been dropped down low on the chassis. Additional parts such as the aero bits and headlight surrounds are all carbon fiber. And in the truck bed are mechanical parts such as the radiator, air jack system and, of course, the rear suspension.

1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 ‘Patriarc’

Ringbrothers’ exterior customizing is clear with the Patriarc Mustang. The Strode Camaro below is an impressive piece of carbon fiber fabrication, and the Mustang is an example of amazing metal fabrication. The Ford’s body has been widened by two inches, and the rear quarter panels have actually been lowered. There’s still plenty of carbon fiber involved, though, with the spoilers, diffuser, quarter panel intakes and hood all being made of the stuff. The interior is mostly custom with a unique dash and seats that have a very modern, high-tech feel while still including retro touches like the double-cowl design of the dash.

The engine of the Patriarc is more modest than the supercharged Chevys also shown. That’s not to say it would be slow. It has a Ford Performance Aluminator 5.2 XS. It makes 580 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque. It’s paired with a T-56 six-speed manual and a Strange Engineering 9-inch rear differential. The suspension has been switched to independent front and rear with Penske Racing coilovers. Each corner also features six-piston brake calipers and HRE wheels.

1969 Chevy Camaro ‘Strode’

The Strode Camaro is an example of how Ringbrothers manages to do radical customizing while being relatively subtle about it. Yes, it’s obvious that this car has had serious work done, would you have realized that there’s virtually nothing left of the original? Or that the entire body is made of carbon fiber? How about the fact that it’s 5 inches wider than a regular ’69 Camaro, and the wheelbase has been stretched by 1.5 inches, specifically by moving the front wheels forward? That’s all true, and it’s just the start of the major design modifications. Of course it also has unique front and rear valences, spoilers and vents. It has a different roof with a recessed center. The hood has been lengthened, too. The interior is significantly changed, as well, combining classic and current Camaro cues. It also loses its rear seat and gains a roll cage.

This custom exterior sits on a majorly upgraded mechanical components. A Whipple-supercharged Chevy LS3 makes a whopping 1,010 horsepower and sends power through a T-56 six-speed manual transmission to the John’s Industries 9-inch rear differential. Independent suspension is fitted to both ends along with QA1 coilovers, HRE wheels and Baer six-piston brake calipers.

1972 Chevy K5 Blazer ‘Bully’

The first of the Ringbrothers’ customs revealed is this 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer named “Bully.” And the headline feature is its 1,200-horsepower V8. It’s a 6.8-liter Chevy LS3 with a 2.9-liter Whipple supercharger on top. It also features Flowmaster exhaust and a 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission. Naturally, it still has four-wheel drive, with a Dana 44 front differential and axles and Dana 60 solid rear axle are suspended with dual Fox coilover springs and shocks at each corner. The front suspension setup is and independent design, and the rear end is a four-link solid axle design. Slowing down the big, powerful SUV are Baer six-piston brakes for all four of the custom HRE wheels,.

But as with any Ringbrothers build, the design is possibly more impressive than the also-impressive mechanicals. Everywhere there are little tweaks to the design, such as the power dome on the hood; the heat vents with the same mesh pattern as the grille; the unique carbon fiber design on the fender flares that fit the lines of the factory panels. The roof bars are particularly neat, as they’re unique to this truck, allowing for removable roof panels. But they look like they could’ve been from a contemporary GM concept truck. The interior is also impressive with custom parts everywhere, and nifty woven seats. 

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