Thanks, Ethan. You saw it before I commenced to making this thing into a reductionist post-modern art sculpture.
It took a few tries to get there. I had some coaching from some trail to Sema folks.
David
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The Willomet Charger
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A desecration to Mopar nuts everywhere, this is my protouring, LS-powered, 1970 Dodge Charger; built at my shop, Willomet Motor & Fabrication.
David
Very nice intro video. Looking forward to learning more from you as you roll out more of these!
Charlie was looking over my shoulder at these photos and said: “Dad, that car looks like it’s in a cage...like a wild tiger or bear or something ”
I figured you’d dig the 8-year olds perspective on hotrodding / imagery.
Good video as well. Natural and easy to watch... the kind of thing I’d have on TV in my own shop on a Sunday morning while working on my own “oddball” project.
-G
I liked it. Actually liked your portion more than the introduction by the hype man at the beginning.
I was trying to be nice and not say anything. But the dichotomy made David look even more professional
I liked it. As far as Jason goes, I'm ok with him. Been watching him for a while since I started watching the trail to seam series.
David you are a natural in front of the camera. Can't wait to see more.
David you are a natural in front of the camera. Can't wait to see more.
Glad you and Danger both enjoyed it. Charlie has the eye. The car is aptly described as a heavily sedated and caged lion/tiger/bear.
Next up is a quick 2 mins for Harriet’s intro, and then a basic outline of the Charger and where it’s headed. In fact, as I sit here in the truck typing, I should make an episode for BB19.
No doubt Jason’s style is different from mine, so to his audience, I’m the outlier - hence the personal introduction and his wearing the suburban shirt. I straight up imitated his shooting style, and took a ton of editorial notes from the trail to Sema crew - Nate, Kyle, and Ian specifically. As y’all know, I like rev levels, and what was eventually uploaded was the Rev9 video.
It takes some time to figure out how to talk to a camera like it’s a person, so I’m really glad that it felt right to you guys. Jason talks fast. Me, less so. It should be a good mix.
Thank y’all for the support. And keep the candid feedback coming.
David
Didn’t mean that comment as a knock on him. But your personal demeanor is perfect for the documentary style approach that has always embodied your build threads
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Agreed 100%.
Good day, but missed my weekend goal since our storage unit was broken into on Saturday. Minor losses there, but a huge time suck.
Meanwhile, putting the tail of the car in the truck.
Final birdcage tie ins.
It’s plasma time.
David
Meanwhile, putting the tail of the car in the truck.
Final birdcage tie ins.
It’s plasma time.
David
I’ve been an infrequent visitor the last 6-8 months, but glad to see where your headed David!
Once again a great intro video!
Your final vision in mind and on paper gives a decent plan to go by, and obviously not being afraid of changing to better ideas is an asset as well.
Good luck man! You’ve got my attention!
Once again a great intro video!
Your final vision in mind and on paper gives a decent plan to go by, and obviously not being afraid of changing to better ideas is an asset as well.
Good luck man! You’ve got my attention!
Thank you, good sir. I’m aiming to catch up to you, and get this junk on Power Tour.
It’s a busy week, but I’m making plans.
David
Maybe I’m a bit overzealous in the pursuit of the car’s weight reduction goals.
David
David
I think you're making up for it by adding weight AROUND the car.
All, I've got to say here is you must have a wheel barrel to carry around the large testes. Cutting the car that far up takes some huge ones!
Either big brass ones, or no brains. We’ll see.
The frame is segmented and removed. My plan for isolating the frame from the body, and cutting the frame into man-sized chunks worked decently well.
It was somewhat painful gutting all these man hours.
Tuition pile
David
David,
With THAT much “tuition” you must be a freaking genius by now!!!
-G
With THAT much “tuition” you must be a freaking genius by now!!!
-G
