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Tinman Kustoms

Channeling Stress into Success:

The Therapeutics of Tinkering

PHOTOS AND WORDS BY LUKE MERRILL (TINMAN 2 KUSTOMS)

et’s get this article started with
a little real-life conversation
Labout personal obstacles. We
each have our own life stressors
and issues to overcome. How
we transform these issues into
positive outcomes is what defi nes
us as builders, family members,
employees and members of the
community. This article will apply to
anyone that has ever been stressed
or in a situation where they are not
sure how to turn life around. Many
of us Rat Rod guys have especially
found solitude in the tight-knit Rat
Rod community and through our
artistic expressions within our builds.
Imagine yourself in a stressful
situation. What is it that you fi nd
yourself wishing you could be doing
instead? If you’re a nut like myself,
you instantly think of working in
the garage. One thing that nearly
all of us builders share is the ability
to get completely lost in hotrods
or the building of them. Whether
this is drivetrain, fabrication or
body/paint- we each have our own
passions that we enjoy the most.
Normally I don’t like to make
these articles extremely personal or
self-centered, because it’s not my
fl avor. However, for this one I would

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