As I purchased the hot rod.

This is the way the hot rod looked when I purchased it on October 31, 2011. It has a stock 307 Chevy engine, 350 transmission and a Ford 9 inch rear. I flew into Dallas, Texas to purchase the vehicle and drove it all the way home to Chattanooga, Tennesse the next day without incident. The hot rod ran great. I had a blast driving it.

The truck was purchased from a family in Phillipsburg, Kansas and trailered to Arlington, TX for the build process. The original owner was D. C. Jemmings. DC was a plumber and this was his first company truck. The Jennings family owned the truck until 2010 when it was purchased by the builder.

The builder is a retired GM engineer. I had no involvement in the initial build process. I purchased the hot rod when it was about 75% completed. I have been chipping away at finishing it out since I purchased it on Halloween day 2011. Here are a few build pix for you.

On the trip home from Kansas

You are going to do what with this pile of scrap metal?!

All the way down to the frame.

It's coming together.

I purchased this little hot rod about a year ago from a builder in Arlington Texas. This is how the rod looked a year ago. It is still basically the same today with a few modifications. I should have started this blog a year ago when I started working on the rod. Over a little time I will try to catch up and post some activities and pictures of upgrades that I have made. Check back often for updates.