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They say that everyone needs a hobby... I just happened to pick a hobby that is definitely gonna make me a poor man and could quite possibly get me killed. But hey… at the very least it will be a spectacular event every time this little hot rod rolls to the line. I’ve been told that I was going about my quest to have a fast hot rod “the hard way”. And to all those people that made those statements I have just one thing to say… YOU ARE RIGHT!

I could have bought a cookie cutter, super comp dragster with a cute, quiet little carburetor motor safely behind me… but… Ho… Hum…. HOW BORING!!! If I wanted a cute grocery getter that my grandma could drive I would have followed all the “free advise” offered to me. But instead I chose the road less traveled, and started hand building this little hot rod in my basement. It took two years of research and a lot of closed doors before I ever purchased a single part. There aren’t many of these death machines out there, and even fewer builders that will offer legitimate advice on how to put one together. So there was a lot of trial and error involved. Not to mention comments like “why are you building an engine stand with a steering wheel?” or “are you crazy? that doesn’t look very safe” (that's my favorite one). Hmmm… sounds like I’m on the right track!

So I began work in my basement on this little toy, and two years later it was time to let the rubber meet the road. And to think… the whole car had to come out of a standard 30” door to be assembled for the track. So take a look and browse the gallery to see how this little hot rod was born and became the out of control hot rod that it is today.