One of the great debates in the modified car world, is the DIY’er vs. a shop built car. Sure, some shops have come up with absolutely beautiful cars with insane attention to detail for their customers. The owner of the car drops it off as one thing, and picks it up as another, never once getting their hands dirty. Pretty simple for the owner, but expensive. In addition, not everyone was born to work on cars. Some have hectic schedules. Some lack the patience …

Ladies and Gentleman, please gather around and take a minute to check out Connor Mahoney’s 24V MK3 Jetta.
I’ve been going to local GTG’s for a year and a half and spoken to Connor a few times.  I’d see him show up in his dumped Cabrio, or his  Mom’s Volvo.  I had heard mention of some “Jetta” he had, from other people and never thought much of it.  After three long years of hard work and dedication to this project, it finally made it’s debute at H2O International in 2009.

Ever since I was little, I’ve always been pretty artistic.  So when my Automotive Painting professor told us we could pick our own final project to make, I took advantage of the situation.  The project:  Turn my old and slightly beat up skateboard deck into something I can make use of, rather than it just sitting in the garage collecting dust.

So I was browsing through some photos today on the web when David “Potter” Williams’ Chevy 3500 crew cab dually caught my eye. The “DoLay”, as Potter calls it, sits flat on the pavement without sacrificing functionality thanks to a custom complete 3×5-inch by 0.25 inch wall thickness frame with a triangulated 4-link rear end built by Ekstensive Metal Works.
The DoLay rocks 8″ Slam Specialties bags up front along with some Firestone bags in the rear. Custom Moser axles help the custom designed 24″ wheels remain under the body. …