The narrator has been searching for a Hellcat to use as the base for an off-road, four-wheel-drive vehicle, similar to those featured in the Fast and Furious movies. After two months of attending auctions, he finally finds a broken and cheap Hellcat. He embarks on a 15-hour road trip with his brother in a 38-foot diesel pusher RV to pick up the vehicle. Upon arrival, they inspect the Hellcat, which has a transmission issue, and load it onto a trailer using a makeshift ramp. They then begin their journey back to Kansas, with plans to repair and modify the Hellcat into an off-road monster.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker wants to build an off-roading four-wheel drive vehicle similar to the one in the Fast and Furious movies.
2. The speaker needs a Hellcat to start building with, but they are hard to find and expensive.
3. The speaker found a broken and cheap Hellcat after two months of searching at auctions.
4. The speaker and their brother are taking a 38-foot diesel pusher RV on a 15-hour road trip from Kansas to pick up the Hellcat.
5. The Hellcat has a transmission issue and may need a new power steering pump.
6. The speaker plans to add 35-inch tires and four-wheel drive to the Hellcat.
7. The Hellcat currently only works in fourth gear and grinds in other gears.
8. The speaker and their brother use ramps to load the Hellcat onto a trailer.
9. They stop at Home Depot to buy wood to create a makeshift ramp to load the Hellcat onto the trailer.
10. The group drives 2,000 miles in three days to return to Kansas with the Hellcat.
11. The speaker plans to fix the Hellcat's transmission and add four-wheel drive to make it an off-road monster.