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So how did he harness it’s not winter) is a ’37 deSoto that was built
all these superpowers? pretty much from other people’s trash and stuff
He spent much of his he bought from craigslist. He chose a larger car
youth with his grandparents, because he wanted to be able to take his kids
who didn’t keep lots of toys around - but grandma around and not use lack of seating as an excuse
had a sewing room and grandpa had a workshop. not to drive it. the frame is from a ’37 chevy
Left with no other choices, he found himself pickup that has been lengthened three feet. the
immersed in both, honing the skills that he still running gear and all the electricals were yanked
uses every day. eventually, he went to school to from a ’68 Ford galaxie 500 that Jake found in
become a Harley-davidson mechanic, where he iowa for $300. it’s your basic bulletproof Ford
got his bike-building chops. But he wound up as a 302 backed by an FmX transmission. the old girl
fleet mechanic for a local hotel and casino, where had been sitting for over 10 years but with a little
his responsibilities ranged from weed trimmers carb cleaning it fired right up. the rearend is from
to payloaders. Since his responsibilities no longer a Ford F100 and was about to be scrapped when
included motorcycles, he had to learn everything Jake came along and offered $20 for it. He made
else on the fly - making things work with what he sure it was in working order and installed it as-is
had available to him. and it’s still working flawlessly to this day. His first
making things work with what you have… trip ever in the car was to the gas station, where
where have we heard that before? that’s what he was offered $15K on the spot for it, but how
attracted Jake to rat rods. His daily driver (when do you sell your baby on its maiden voyage?

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