Mad Metal Scientist Builds $200K Helmet Hot-Rod
DESCRIBED as the ‘craziest’ car on the planet, a self-proclaimed ‘mad metal scientist’ has built a medieval machine entirely from scratch. AJ Bohata from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, built himself the ‘Medieval One’ after feeling inspired by a car and weapon collector. AJ told R.Rides: “It’s made to look like it's old and made to look like it's evil." Made from a rack of steel, AJ spent $80,000 in materials to ensure it looked the part. “It’s not painted, we don’t want to hide the detail in the car.” What started out as a thousand-gallon propane tank is now a 1000hp hot rod car, complete with an onboard fire extinguisher, tilted steering wheel and a cannon that doubles up as a trunk. The car even has two hand carved snakes at the front to complete the medieval aesthetic. The snakes, totalling 996 scales, took AJ 40 hours per head to finish. Estimated to be worth $200,000, Medieval One is sure to turn heads wherever it goes. “I can be driving the car for five minutes, pull into the store and then people will be following me for ten miles.” Although AJ has to “change the tyres like your changing underwear” due to them being smoked out all the time, he insists this car is a labour of love and says he had a blast building it. When asked what his favourite part about his creation is, AJ said: “Driving it around and making people smile.”
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00:00 This is a precisely built machine. There's nothing like it.
00:06 I could be driving the car for five minutes, pull into a store, people have been following me for ten miles just to see the car.
00:15 This is the craziest car on the planet.
00:18 I'm AJ Bohada, the Mad Metal Scientist, and right here is the medieval one.
00:29 This is a hot rod car that we built entirely from scratch.
00:33 It was inspired by a car collector and a weapon collector.
00:37 He collected medieval weaponry and he collected cars, so I put the two together.
00:42 This is a precisely built machine that's made to look like it's old and made to look like it's evil.
00:50 This is the craziest car on the planet.
00:54 This vehicle was probably about $80,000 just in material.
00:59 The labor, you know what, we didn't count, we just had a blast building it.
01:03 The building process started out as a thousand gallon propane tank.
01:07 We cut it all out and we put it back with 1/16th metal.
01:11 It weighs about the same as a Camaro with a thousand horsepower.
01:15 This is a 671 blower. We got a Fitech fuel injection, onboard fire extinguisher, tilt steering wheel.
01:22 You don't drive the car like this, this tilts all the way back.
01:25 Everything on this car was made from a rack of steel.
01:29 We designed it, we built it, we fabricated it.
01:34 The snakes have fangs in them, we hand carved them.
01:37 Inside there is the purge tube for the nitrous that shoots the nitrous oxide out.
01:41 There's 996 scales on each head. It took me 40 hours a header.
01:48 Individually TIG welded on.
01:50 Our fuel cells have all scales on them too.
01:53 Each scale was handmade and beaten into submission with a hammer.
01:57 As you can see all the pock marks.
01:59 We have a 33 by 19.5 sneakers on the back.
02:03 Custom made studs.
02:05 We got a cannon in the back, but it's not really a cannon.
02:09 It's my trunk. I gotta have a place to put my milk.
02:17 It's a medieval car. Is it the most wind resistant piece?
02:21 Yeah, it's got a lot of wind resistance.
02:23 Is it aerodynamic? Absolutely not.
02:25 A thousand horsepower and changing tires like you're changing your underwear
02:29 because we smoke the tires all the time.
02:31 That's what it's all about.
02:33 Here's our nitrous oxide system.
02:37 Here's our Fitech fuel injection system.
02:40 We got spiked headlights.
02:42 We got swords that are hand wrapped with leather.
02:46 Here's battle axes over here in case you need a weapon when you're getting out.
02:50 This is how you get in the car.
02:51 You lift up the mask to get in and then we have a hydraulic override.
02:56 We have the tachometer for the RPM, the oil pressure, the amps, the water temperature.
03:00 So we know all the vitals of the car.
03:02 And up inside the car we have a secondary control panel.
03:07 If you look at the car, the car is not painted. It's clear.
03:11 You know why? We don't want to hide the detail in the car.
03:14 [Music]
03:22 The car has an estimated worth of about $150,000 to $200,000.
03:27 I could be driving the car for five minutes, pull into a store.
03:30 People have been following me for ten miles just to see the car.
03:33 You pull up to a 7-Eleven to get a cup of coffee and a helmet?
03:37 Nothing like it.
03:38 What's my favorite part of the car? Driving it.
03:42 You know why? Because we're drawing the attention.
03:44 How many times do you see grandma pull out a phone to take a picture of a car?
03:48 Never. But they do with this.
03:50 So my favorite thing about this car is just driving around and making people smile.
03:54 [Music]
04:01 Do we plan on building more cars? Absolutely, as long as it's wild and crazy.
04:05 If it's going to be a boring car, I don't want to do it.
04:08 I want attention. I guarantee you it will be off the charts.
04:13 [Music]
04:18 (lion growling)