[don-vee]

Nah, folks, just kidding. Name's Don Vee, I'm from Wilkes-Barre, PA. I am a tattoo artist, pinstriper, metalwork artist, guitar player/singer in a band called Psycho Sinners, and an (as of yesterday) unemployed chef. Been wrenching on cars since about the mid 70s when I was a youngun' and currently own a small stable of rusty hot rod makin's as well as a rotted-but-running 83 Benz 240D, which I intend on *******izing into an ultra-lightweight diesel-powered krazy roadster which gets about 50-55 mpg and can run on WVO.
I joined this because most other hot rodders I know turn their ignorance on and their noses up when talking about mileage, so I'm here to learn all I can and show them that you still can build something kool looking while still doing the right thing, reducing our dependency on fossil fuels, as well as cleaning things up a bit, too, and when the government allows oil companies to drive the gas prices so out of control (as if they aren't already), I'll be still driving my rod when all the rest are staring at theirs in the corner of the garage with an empty tank.
Hope there's a few others on here close to me. It would be awesome to meet some of you, looks like you got a kickass thing going here. Proud to call myself both a hot rodder AND a treehugger!