After being blown away by the multitude of in-progress shots we’ve seen recently on social media of Brian Schutte’s ’51 Chevy, with some of the most insane metalworking tricks we’ve ever laid eyes on, we hit up Camren Beattie at Scott’s to see if we could get a bit more than a social thumbnail’s view—and boy, he did not disappoint!

For starters, the custom Advance Design will feature a Wegner Automotive LS3 topped with a Whipple Supercharger (1,054 hp on pump gas) backed by a Dederichs Motorsports TREMEC T56 Magnum. Appropriately so, it sits on Scott’s SuperSlam chassis featuring their proprietary SuperSlam IFS and four-bar rear suspension using Slam Specialties ’bags (controlled by Ridetech’s RidePro E5 leveling control system) and Ridetech HQ single-adjustable shocks and one-off Hot Rods By Boyd wheels.

But let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this month’s behind the scenes, shall well? All of the amazing fabrication is being done in-house by Scott’s very own Kenneth “Stress Ball” DeKiserre. Scott’s hired him around the time COVID-19 started—he moved from El Paso, Texas, to Knoxville, Tennessee, just to be part of the team. As Beattie tells us, “He possessed the necessary skills and they have only improved now that he is at a very well-equipped shop.”