Thanks for the nice comment from you all!
Good question! The Flattie Merk was cool but it was rather slapped out when I found it, but I still ran it for a year & 1/2. When I started to rebuild it, I decided I wanted more HP for my money. I now have 300 HP with 370 lb/ft tq. I love the speed and this rod loves going fast. I drive it every where. It's almost a daily driver, even in the 35 degree mornings we have now here now. I drive her to work a few times a week (45 min. one way) I just took it to northen Michigan on a 500 mile camping trip (see my other video on youtube). The ride is so much fun with all this power.
Cool build and Fun video of camping trip!
My wife is from MI and we will head up next summer for some camping in the U P ! Beautiful country!
Thanks for sharing![cl