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The first reactions is what is it
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Too much horsepower and a cool old vintage car. It's a freak
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When taking on a high-end muscle car customization, a 1972 javelin may not seem like an obvious starting point
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It's easier to get somebody to build a Camaro or Charger, but you get somebody you want to do a javelin, and they're like, oh, no way, no way
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If you talk to all the Ford Mustang guys and all the Camaro guys back then, the AMX javelin to them was probably the ugly duckling
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But that didn't stop the Ring Brothers, and they set about an epic year-long project costing $500,000
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There was a lot that was involved with that car. We lowered that four inches from where it was factory height There a lot of different suspensions out there We chose to use a Detroit Speed 69 front sub under it
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But there's one modification that sets this car apart. An extended wheelbase, shifting the front wheel forward six and a half inches
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with a completely custom front end, making this a javeling like no other
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From the windshield forward is all hand-built and done in CAD and then hand-laden car
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and grill area bumpers were all machined out of several different pieces of aluminum
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That was probably the greatest thing we did to change the look. I think that's why that car was considered ugly
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People couldn't get past the front nose of that car. It was really awesome
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I don't think anybody's ever seen a javelin done to that level before
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Customization complete. This vehicle is now owned by auto chemical manufacturer Prestone
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Today, company test driver BAM. driver BAM is taking it out for a spin This car is just phenomenal when it comes to just getting after it
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When you mash this one, you better be pointed straight right in the right direction
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Because if you're not, you're going to go for a wild ride. It's not a car that you can just turn loose to anyone
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because the car will get away from you very quickly. This car will hang you right on the edge
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and there's nothing there to pull you back. And that's no surprise, considering what's under the hood
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A Hellcat 6.2-Lit V8 engine is complemented by a Whipple supercharger, pushing this beast over 1,000 horsepower
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We had to almost detune it because it was making way more than 1,000, And so we ended up putting a bigger pulley on the blower
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to actually slow the boost down on that car because it was just too much power for it It a light switch it either on or off And the car is very drivable unless you decide to put your foot in it then if you do you better hold on
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All of the changes that the Ring Brothers have made to this car
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You don't see it every day. The power of this car is just amazing
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The wine of the motor, hearing that supercharger wine. That's what I like the best about this car, the noise and everything
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It sounds like an old, hot rod. A new car kind of helps the driver to drive it
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This being an older car with a lot of power, you actually have to be a driver to actually
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drive it. It doesn't have traction control. It doesn't have all of the features that the new ones have to where it corrects itself
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You have to actually correct the car. It's an experience like no other
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It's like you're climbing in a race car that you can drive on the streets. Best of both worlds
