Monkey Fab supplies products to an amazing group of builders and enthusiasts so we thought it was time to show off our customers' hard work to the community!
We invite you to share your build with us, including photos, details, what inspired you or motivates you, and any other companies you want to give a shout out to. We will select one customer every two weeks and feature their build on the MonkeyFabGarage.com website until the next Featured Ride is chosen.
!!EXTRA BONUS!!
Each featured customer will receive a Monkey Fab gift card!
Fill out the form below and we will contact you if you're selected!
November WINNER - JEFF MESSER
This months Featured Ride is Jeff's incredible '47 Chevrolet Pickup
Jeff submitted this truck a while back and we just about instantly knew this was going to be a featured ride. Not only is it an uncommon truck, but the amount of out-of-the-box thinking we saw was really fascinating. Jeff completely dismantled this truck, mated the front of a circle track chassis with a hand-built rear chassis using coil overs from Mittler Brothers, a Franklin Quick Change rear end, added a 6.0/80E combo with an 80mm VS Racing turbo, fuel system and Holley EFI, plumbing and electrical pieces from Monkey Fab, and much more. Jeff finished the truck off by sanding the body and clear coating, giving an amazing brushed steel look all over. Jeff says the truck is controlled with custom hand controls which is always a big conversation starter.
September WINNER - LUIS GONZALEZ
This months Featured Ride is Luis's 1972 Datsun 240z
This submission is short and sweet for now. Luis bought this 240z as a completely blank slate as seen below, taught himself how to tig weld, and built the beautiful LS turbo kit in this 240z using parts from Monkey Fab! Aside from the paint work, Luis did all of the work on this car himself, self taught. Built Not Bought! The car currently has a forged iron 6.0 LS with a 76mm Precision turbo making 600hp on only 6 pounds of boost, T56 Transmission and Rocket Bunny body kit.
We appreciate Luis's support of Monkey Fab and hope you all enjoy looking at this car as much as we do! Enjoy your swag pack and gift card Luis!
We appreciate Jeff's support of Monkey Fab and are happy to send over a Monkey Fab swag pack and $150 gift card!
August 20th WINNER - KYLE WHITEHEAD
This weeks Featured Ride is Kyle Whitehead and his 1977 Buick Skylark!
This not-so-common 77 Skylark came to be when Kyle needed more doors for his newly growing family after sporting a 2 door LS swapped nova for a while. He was deployed with the US Navy at the time and would plan his build ideas on a notebook so he'd know what to do when returning stateside. Once his service was complete, he treated himself to a new TIG welder and got to work building this Skylark the way he had been planning to, which included parts from seemingly every big name out there! This car has front and rear suspension upgrades from Calvert and QA1, chassis support from Stifflers and Rhodes Race Cars, built rear end with Strange and Auburn products, complete fuel system with Fore and Tanks Inc., 4L80E with TransGo parts, Gen3 5.3 with "The Best Cam" and VS Racing turbo products, all controlled with Holley Terminator X Max. He loaded the car up with sensors from Lowdoller Motorsports so he could capture the data needed to make this car go as fast and as efficiently as possible.
Kyle is taking this Skylark along with his wife Silvia through the Redwood Rally drag and drive event in September so we're excited to see how it goes!
Kyle wants to throw a shout out to his wife Silvia for supporting and putting up with this hobby, Jose Cervantes of JC's Powder Coating for the powder coating work, Caecey Killian of Stroker Media for the motivation and ideas, ManualBrakes.com for the brake conversion parts, and Monkey Fab!
We appreciate Kyle's support of Monkey Fab and are thrilled to feature this awesome Skylark. Enjoy your swag pack and gift card Kyle!
August 5th WINNER - KYLE CALKINS
Kyle Calkins and his 1978 Ford Fairmont Wagon is our new Featured Ride!
Kyle's build started with inspiration from Jason Doisher's LTD Wagon winning drag week in 2017. He immediately sold the Honda CRX he was racing at the time and scored a Fairmont that had been sitting in a field for only $500! With the help of Clark's Customs in Beatrice Nebraska, the car soon had rust repaired, subframe connectors, an 8.50 cage, torque box reinforcements, fully tubular suspension and a built 9" rear end. Kyle then sprung for the trusty junkyard 4.8 and did some necessary modifications to help it live at higher power, along with Goin Performance built TH400 and a Circle D converter. Once the engine and trans were installed, Jeff at Mass Automotive Specialist in Omaha built a turbo kit eventually using a Comp 83mm turbo and Precision BOV and Gate, relocated the battery and trans cooler, and got the fuel system set up. Kyle got the car home and completely rewired it himself before getting it tuned by Justune for 700 wheel horsepower at 22psi on 91 octane and meth injection. He is on his 4th racing season with this entire setup, which speaks to the reliability of the build, and has won 3 of the 5 drag and drive event classes it has competed in.
Kyle wants to shout out to Clark's Customs, Mass Automotive Specialist, Justune, Jacob Nash, Evolution Performance, Circle D, Goin' Performance, and The Shop Inc.
As always, we appreciate Kyle's business and are proud to feature his Fairmont! He's receiving some Monkey Fab swag and a $150 gift card to the Monkey Fab web store!
July 22nd WINNER - RICHARD SABOL
Let's congratulate Richard Sabol and his 1996 S10 as our second Featured Ride!
Richard's S10 started as a father-son project with a healthy SBC/th400 combo that they put together for street/strip fun. After hurting the first motor, they went to a Turbo 5.3 LS tuned with a Microsquirt ECU and ended up going 11's. This setup eventually slung a rod so Richard and his dad upgraded to a 6.0 LS with MS3Pro EVO and broke in to the 9's. At this point it was time for chassis and other major upgrades with plans of going faster so they added a chrome moly 8.50 cage, revised the suspension, bigger turbo, and more. The truck got in to the 8's and they were working on getting it consistent when Richard's dad sadly passed away. This was an understandably tough time but Richard amazingly poured his effort in to the truck to finish it out for the following Spring season. The 4000lb long wheelbase truck wheelied the first time out and has been getting more consistent on prepped and non-prepped surfaces lately. He is now able to share this project with his daughter and enjoy cruising it a little more regularly and the Monkey Fab family is overjoyed to hear that they can share this passion together.
Richard would first like to thank his wife, Barb, for being understanding for the time spent on the truck. Danica, for being by his side and supporting along the way, and a big thanks to his dad for creating the passion for him.
He'd also like to thank Monkey Fab for fuel lines, V-bands and other miscellaneous parts, Bullseye turbos, TRZ, Nicky Bobby Inc, AFCO, Calvert Racing, 417 Motorsports, and DIYAutoTune.
We appreciate Richard's support and are proud to feature his S10! He's receiving some Monkey Fab swag and a $150 gift card to the Monkey Fab web store!
July 1st WINNER - JACK CRAWFORD
Monkey Fab's very first featured ride is Jack Crawford's 1972 Ford LTD!
Jack's LTD "Yacht 1" was purchased by his great grandparents in 1971. It stayed in the family and Jack inherited it during his senior year of high school. Jack built Yacht 1 for Drag-N-Drives and No Prep events, and deceptively punches out 8-second quarter mile passes using 408 cubic inches of LS power fed by a 94mm GT55 turbo and backed by a stout 4L80e transmission. Jack used Monkey Fab Garage for every hose and fitting, and all the turbo hot side and cold side parts!
Even more impressive yet- during the submission period for this first Featured Ride, Jack completed the Rocky Mountain Race Week event in 2nd place in the Unlimited Class and even WON the No-Time Sweet 16 shootout at the end of the event.
Jack would like to give a shout out to 918 Motorsports, Lucito's Racing Engines, Brian Tooley Racing, Snake Eater Performance, Jake's Performance, Forced Performance Turbos, and ZIP Performance.
We are appreciative of Jack's support and are proud to Feature Yacht 1 on the Monkey Fab website! Please enjoy some swag and a $150 gift card Jack!
