Blake Andermann – Sublime Technologies: Modern engine swaps CAN be simple! We caught up with Blake Andermann from Sublime Technologies (formerly DIY Hemi) for the latest and greatest info on his simple and affordable wiring harness sap kits. In short, his company has developed a way to use as much from a “junkyard pullout” powertrain as possible – INCLUDING their factory harness. Using his adapters with the factory harness he said he can hook up a new Hemi and have it running two minutes or less!. This means you can drop in a new power train and simply hook up and go. Blake sees the Mopar market as under served compared to LS swaps and Coyote conversions and has a goal of making it easy for anyone to enjoy fuel efficient high power in a classic vehicle. If you would like to know more check them out at https://sublimeparts.com/

Raymond Kohn – Stunt Life: One of the most talked about jumps recently is the General Lee jump at the 2024 Mopar Nationals and Raymond Kohn was behind the wheel. Raymond was very upfront about how he is a self taught stuntman and everything he has done has been an adventure in learning on the fly (literally). He said growing up he dreamed of owning a General Lee and he knew if he had one he would never stop at a stop sign or at a school ever again. He would simply drift through the turns and jump over the school busses and avoid all of his problems! Years later he has grown up a little but still had the dreams of jumping a General Lee and has been living that dream through much effort and money of his own. He formed a show team and to date has performed 29 jumps, one of which was in Canada just a few months ago! Per Raymond, it is indeed a terrifying thing to jump a car…..but the thrill of hitting the ramp is incredibly addicting. He believes he can withstand about 3 jumps per year (physically) and would like to stay in the business for another 10-15 years.

Prior to 2021 he utilized really rough ’68-’70 Chargers to perform the stunts, but then followed the “Crown Vic Re-skinned As a General Lee” model developed by James Smith. Since then all of this jumps have utilized that method, with AMD metal replacement panels and a Crown Vic drivetrain and chassis. It looks good enough flying and does not destroy any more Chargers. You can find out more at the North East Ohio Dukes page at https://www.northeastohiodukes.net/stuntlife.html.

Thanks Holley for putting on Moparty!

-Rob Kibbe

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