NAZ
Seasoned Citizen

About NAZ

Biography:

Been building and modifying vehicles for five decades. Started turning wrenches over a half-century ago and learned to weld when I was 12. I'm the kid that never figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up so I kept trying different jobs and going back to school to learn new trades. I’ve had a wide range of careers and experiences. I’ve worked as a Ford mechanic, a nuclear warhead technician, soldier (US Army Special Weapons), a pipe fitter/welder, millwright, machinist, an engineer and an assortment of operations management positions.

I’ve worked in a variety of maintenance fields and have been responsible for wrenching on or managing the maintenance of a wide range of weapons systems and vehicles. My last gig was as a search & rescue pilot and even then I was also the maintenance officer for my squadron. I’ve used these acquired skills over the years to build race cars and hot street cars.

Now retired, I’m spending my time racing a FFR 33 Hot Rod I built. Of course, it’s not the typical build. I redesigned everything from the firewall back then fabricated a chassis and integral NHRA legal roll cage with a modular offset parallel four-link suspension and narrowed rear axle with my design watts link.

The car hooks hard and launches straight and is a blast to drive on the street and the strip with 1,100HP on tap.

Location:

"The High Country", beautiful Flagstaff, AZ

Interests:

Cars, motorcycles, horses, competitive shooting, flying, off road vehicles, racing

Occupation:

Professional Retired Person (The U.S. Gov't, AZ, & others pay me to stay home and pursue my hobbies)