Q:   Why are these deadlines so tight? Is that standard procedure in hot-rod shops, or is it done for Discovery Channel?
A:   Many times a customer will come to us with a project and want to debut it at a particular show. In the case of the Junkyard Dog, it was decided to debut it at SEMA. By the time the customer came to us, there were only eight weeks in which to build the car.

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Q:   What happened to the flames on the Alumatub? Weren't they supposed to be acid-etched?
A:   The acid-etched flames were not done. We tried the process on some scrap aluminum and were not happy with the end results, so we decided not to do them.

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Q:   Does Boyd ever work on the cars? He seems to sit in his office a lot.
A:   Boyd would prefer working on the cars, but his schedule doesn't allow it. Keep in mind that the project you see on the show is not the only one taking place; we have eight to 12 projects occurring at any one time. Boyd is constantly on the go taking care of customers, talking to vendors, overseeing the hot-rod shop, wheel shop and hot-rod consignment store, making personal appearances at shows, attending meetings ... the list goes on and on.

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