Ride of the Month: Ray Che

Published: September 12, 2012

Wrench in one hand and iPad in the other, junior Ray Che searches the web for videos on how to fix up certain parts of his car. Over the course of four months, Che transformed a totaled Nissan 350 Z roadster into the car of his dreams.

“I felt accomplished because I did something that was very hard for a 15-year-old boy to do,” Che said. “It took a lot of time, but at the end, it was an amazing feeling.”

With the help of two laptops, an iPad and a few mechanical friends, Che rebuilt the entire exterior. He even customized the interior with features such as red seats, purple interior lights, a new shift knob and a stereo.

“I think it’s really cool that he fixed it up by himself,” junior Andrew Scherff said. “But it’s crazy that he learned how to fix it off of YouTube.”