In January of 2005 I started looking for a hot rod to drive. I located a 67 Camaro in Illinois. It was presented as a really good car with almost flawless quality. When we got it, I was amazed at how much of a piece of junk it was. Right off the bat it needed at least 10k worth of upgrades to make it road worthy.

The search was on to find a shop that was capable of doing the work. I ran into someone in the business and he told me there was a shop that was putting together some nice cars and that they really knew the Camaro, so I decided to give them a look and spoke to Jason Walroth, the owner of Gearhead Garage in Sacramento, California.

Jason and his crew told me everything I wanted and needed to hear. The word from other Camaro owners in his area was VERY positive. We came up with a game plan to do the engine, tranny and wheels and tires and of course brakes. It has since been taken to a whole new level.

Almost a year later, together with Gearhead Garage, I've built a custom car from the ground up. The car is nearing the finished product and I can't be more pleased. I was lucky in finding Jason, and Mike and the guys who have worked on the car now known as "Sledge Hammer" on the internet. The car has been featured in magazines and at some car shows. There are things on the car that you have never seen or heard of, but this car has a combination of improvements and one offs that will truly make this a custom car.

I gave the guys complete freedom in what to do with the car, and they didn't disappoint, and in fact they have made me really happy. The ability to visit the garage and for them to send me ongoing photos of the car as it progresses through the build is critical and I thank Jason and Mike for the dedication and answering the phone bouncing off crazy ideas off each other's heads and for them to put these ideas into the build of this car. I got lucky finding them, but now you have my experience in knowing that if you hire them to do your car, that you will not only get first class craftsmanship, but you will also find friends ready to go the extra mile in building a car. You just don't find that kind of combination in a shop nowadays.

Mike Bassi

 

Additional Testimonials...

To the Guys at Gearhead,
Thanks for keeping my horses running!
-Da Madd Backer, Adrian Ross

 

A Few Gearhead Projects...
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