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OWNED BY CHRIS LEE
PHOTOS BY CHRIS LEE
WRITTEN BY JEREMY AMENDOLA

Chris Lee has always had an affi nity for cars. His
love for cars and learning how to work on them stems
back to when he was little when his grandpa would
bring him out to the garage to help. When Chris got
his learners permit and a job, he started to make some
cash to play with his new-found freedom; his wheels.
He grew up in the 90’s when the import car scene was
starting to fl ourish, and he pushed to learn to customize
and tinker on Hondas, mainly doing side work at the
muffl er shop he was employed at. As the scene became
less about building the cars and more about bolting
parts on, Chris took a step away. “I have too much love
for actually building cars, not just bolting on parts. Hot
rodding is pure for me.”
As it does for all of us, life went on for Chris.
Between working in construction, getting married and
having a family, Chris wanted something to call his own
again. Something where his passion for cars and his
love for fabrication could all come into play. Introducing:
Blasfamous 1JZ. The name stemming from the rather
stunning centerpiece of a power plant, Chris built his
1949 Ford F3 around the Toyota motor. Pairing it with
a Nissan 350Z transmission, seats from a FB RX7, seat
belts from a BMW E30 it’s obvious that his import past

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