About Us
Eric Ledesma
Eric is a Wyotech graduate with over 15 years of experience
in custom automotive fabrication. He is proficient in TIG and MIG welding,
sheet metal fab, chassis fab, exhaust and header fab, CAD design, CNC plasma,
CNC press brake, as well as 3d printing and scanning.
Eric owned a successful hot rod fabrication shop for over 8
years. He has completed a multitude of ground-up custom builds, including but
not limited to pro-touring street beasts, off-road, classic restoration, and
custom low riders. His work has been featured in a tech article in Modern
Rodding magazine. He was also a guest fabricator on three episodes of TV’s Overhaulin
with Chip Foose.
Eric has built thousands of custom one-off parts for
satisfied customers. He is now looking forward to applying his vast skillset to
bring top-shelf, high-performance parts to the masses.
Modern Rodding Magazine article link below
Brendan Rasmussen
Brendan began his career in top tier performance parts
fabrication in 2010. His focus is more specifically oriented to the JDM and
off-road community. His vehicles are generally off-road focused, but his
professional experience aligns with the drifting community. He has built parts
for a wide variety of grassroots drifting platforms, as well as national-level
pro-Formula Drift cars, such as Fredric Aasbø’s 2JZ single turbo-powered GT86.
Brendan specializes in extreme high-performance turbo systems.
Brendan is also a U.S. Army veteran, and we would like to
thank all fellow veterans and first responders with a discount code. Be sure to
reach out before you order.
Our Philosophy
Our shop philosophy is only to put out the absolute highest
possible quality product. We also want to ensure the customer is getting the
right product. We are not interested in selling you more than you want, but we
also do not want to sell you a product that will not meet your expectations.
When considering modifying a vehicle, it is crucial to consider supporting modifications
as well as safety measures. It is ultimately at the customer’s discretion what
their vehicle is capable of handling in the way of increased performance. We
always encourage overbuilding so that parts aren’t overextended. A reliable car
is a fun car.
The Speed Forge LLC is not liable for damages inflicted upon
vehicles of which our parts are installed. It is the owner’s responsibility to
do their due diligence and research on what changes must be made to accommodate
our parts. We are happy to consult before purchase. The parts we build are NOT
FOR STREET USE. We cannot verify the legality of street use of our products in
all locales. Therefore, we must stress that our products are exclusively for
off-road and track use.
Our Warranty
We stand behind our products. We will (almost) always
attempt to repair the product before replacing it. However, if we believe the
product’s integrity or performance is compromised, we will replace it and cover
shipping expenses.
If the product is obviously damaged by unreasonable means
(i.e., slamming a manifold with a sledgehammer), the product will be
decommissioned and returned to the customer at the customer’s expense.
That said, our products are designed to be abused. We will
never question a trail or track failure. Run our components hard and send us
videos of you doing it. If something we make fails, you are helping us find
where we can improve our designs. With that in mind, we will ensure you get a
better solution at our expense. But good luck finding that weak point.