Ryan Hertz – GalantVR4.org
March is Galant VR4 Month here at Mitsubishi Gearbox Magazine. We start things off with an interview with Ryan Hertz, who runs GalantVR4.org. The number of Galant VR4s is dwindling, but ownership continues to prove rewarding. Read on!
Jack Szanto: Living The Dream
Jack Szanto’s family doesn’t completely understand his rally “addiction,” but they support him anyway. When his former factory-campaigned SRT4 rally car isn’t on a stage road somewhere in the California desert, Jack’s got it sideways at rallyx event, where he keeps developing his car control skills.
Robert Gremes’s 1968 Chevy 4×4
Whether it’s a burn out contest or truck pulling, with the help of his family and some pretty cool members of the online community, Robert has put together one fine 4×4 that does it all.
Bill Zissopoulos’ 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart
Although this new line up from Mitsubishi is very unfamiliar, Bill has taken the plunge and has yet to look back. Bill wanted to get the Evo X but decided against it so that not only him, but his wife can enjoy this black beauty too. Quickly after getting the car, he had has eyes set on a set of wheels. The wheels were off an EVO so the wide fenders were able to tuck the wheels but being a Ralliart, it lacked wide fenders. Bill was not going to give up on it so off he went to roll fenders. Check out how well he was able to get these to sit flush. In this short period of time a decent amount of work has been done. Read along to find out the entire story of Bill and his sexy SportBack.
Joseph Lee’s EK of Darkness
What’s your real name?
Joseph Lee
Where do you live?
Mesa, AZ
What do you do for a living?
Bank of America
Brad Morris 2WD Heavy Hammer & Tongs
Brad Morris bought a prepared car, broke it, stuffed a larger engine in it, pressed on, and took home 2WD championship honors in the Atlantic Rally Championship in 2009. If you show up to check out his team, they’ll put you to work!
John Thomas’s 2010 Chevy Camaro
After owning over 25 first generation Camaros, John was lucky enough to pick up a brand new 2010 2SS RS, 426 horsepower, 6 speed Camaro. John loves his American made muscle and tells us why in this interview.
Nick Laitsch’s 1994 Galant ES 4G63 powered and AWD!!
Check out hard work Nick has put into this 1994 Mitsubishi Galant. Not only did he save it from becoming scrap metal, he has transformed this every day Galant into a thriller. With the limited tuners in the area, Laitsch has done an awesome job customizing everything from the wiring harness to making the subframe from a 2g Eclipse bolt in with minimal cutting of the floorboard.
Charles Whittington’s 1957 Chevy Cameo
According to cameotruckclub.com, there were only around 10,000 Chevy Cameos made from 1955 to 1959. Charles is lucky enough to have two of them, a 1956 and a 1957. In this interview, he tells us about his 1957 Cameo and cool trailer he pulls behind it.
