Ride Nickname:
Revolution
Make:
Chrysler
Model:
300
Year:
1955
Introduction / Overview:
Built over 2 years, it debuted in Detroit in 2008. Made Great 8, the whispers said the only thing stopping it from taking home the Ridler was a couple million dollars. ;o) Started as a 2 dr sedan. Body has been completely modified, 8" taken out of the length, channeled, custom roof fabricated, underside of car is a piece of art in itself. Was featured in Super Rod, Rod & Custom and a dozen other mags. Won many awards including Worlds Most Beautiful Custom in Sacramento, West Coast Custom of the Year with Goodguys and Blackie Gejeian's Sweepstakes Custom at his 50th show in Fresno.
We said goodbye to R'Evolution in January 2010 at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Not an easy decision and not a super outcome but it was a great project to have under our belts. All work with the exception of the interior was done in house at JF Kustoms. From sheet metal and Fab to wiring, to paint and everything in between.
Partners in this project include: Flowmaster, DuPont, Curtis Speed Equipment, FOOSE Wheels, Hilborn, Baxters Custom Upholstery, Pirelli, Baer, Bowler Transmissions, Art Morrison, Muntz Stereo and I'm sure many that I haven't mentioned.
Drivetrain:
Modern Hemi dressed up to look less than modern. Hilborn injection system. Push Button automatic. Bowler Transmission.
Chassis:
Art Morrison components in a custom made chassis. The frame is sandwiched between the floor and the underside of the car.
Wheels:
The wheels are a one off set cut by Mike Curtis (of Curtis Speed Equipment) and designed by Chip Foose.
20" on the front and 24" on the rear, both wrapped in Pirelli's.
Mike Curtis did a lot of one-off cool shit for this car! He designed and built the grille pieces. They started as more than 100lb block of billet and were whittled down to less than 20lbs per side. Mike also made the steering wheel and taillights for the car. The man has incredible talent!!
Body:
Custom sheet metal to detailed to describe! No, it's not a roof from a Magnum and we have all the build pics to show for it. The entire car is steel. You wouldn't believe how many people you hear at shows saying it's plastic or fibreglass. Perhaps that speaks to the quality of the bodywork and paint. JF sprayed the custom mixed DuPont paint and hours and hours went into polishing and perfecting it's finish until it was deep enough to fall into.
Interioir:
A truly great friend and amazing craftsman, Lee Baxter, is responsible for the interior work. He would stop by the shop from the early metal fab days when there was no floor or structure to the car and start laying his ideas on us. Baxter's Custom Upholstery does all our custom interiors as there is no one who shares JF's vision as readily and easily as Lee.
We did the woodwork for the roof and the "bed" in house. Every screw in the headliner (over 400) was clocked so if anyone looked up, each screw head was pointing in the exact same direction. We've had some folks ask us if the "bed" is made to look like tobogans... I guess when they hear we are Canadian, it's the first thought? We used wood in very specific areas of the car (pedals, shifter, roof, bed) to keep a vintage, woody wagon sort of feel without having the wagon be a woody.
Lifestyles:
Builder, Custom Rodder, Build-It, Drive-It, Show Cars, AMBR / Ridler
