I did just talk to the guy. He bought the car it came in, has the car untubbed and converted back to stock rear suspension so it was more drivable. He said it was too much power because he wanted something to cruise around in with his family. He also said he had a fire because he didn't know you shouldn't use rubber lines for the transmission! It was enough that he converted to a 6spd for the car. He rececently traded the car (a Challenger) for this rad rod as he felt it was more enjoyable than working on the other on.