Street Trucks March 2016

The time of the year has come and gone when we stay up late and make a mad dash to do it up real big. Though there are many major events throughout the year, none is bigger than the annual SEMA Show. Because it’s such a huge deal, the most talented folks usually get wrapped up in showing off their skills and pushing the envelope. For us magazine folk, things are a bit different. This past fall was absolutely insane for me because there were so many tasks to shuffle among. Throughout September, I was not only busy producing Street Trucks, I had two other magazines to work on as well. The first thing I had to lay to rest was the latest edition of the C-10 Builder’s Guide, which…

“NOT ONLY CAN YOU HAVE THE AGGRESSIVE QUALITY INHERENT IN THE ROUSH F-150, YOU CAN PAIR THESE TWO FORTUITOUS RELEASES FOR A POWERFUL ON- AND OFF-ROAD BEAST.” THOSE OF YOU WITH YOUR FINGERS FIRMLY ON THE PULSE OF THE SCENE MAY HAVE HEARD THAT ROUSH HAS ANNOUNCED ITS RENDITION OF THE ’16 FORD F-150 THAT TAKES SOME STYLING CUES FROM THE ’17 FORD RAPTOR. The ’16 ROUSH F-150 takes Ford’s all-new, aluminum-bodied truck and enhances it with a long list of body components coupled with ROUSH graphic design (including ROUSH front grille and gender flares with clearance lighting, front bumper cover, a square “R” hitch cover and more). If exterior mods aren’t enough incentive, the F-150 will also feature ROUSH’s side-exit exhaust system for an aggressive rumble to…

CHRIS STAFFORD, WHOSE BUILDS—THE ’97 GMC SIERRA TITLED “MOBSTER” AND THE ’66 CHEVY C-10 TITLED “CLYDE”—YOU MAY RECOGNIZE, IS TEAMING UP WITH BARBER MOTORSPORTS’ KODY BARBER TO BUILD AN ’84 GM SIERRA THEY’VE NAMED “SILVER FOX.” The pickup itself belongs to Kody, inherited from his late grandfather, James Barber Sr. It is in his grandfather’s memory that Silver Fox was inspired. With the guiding principle of a timeless truck, true to its roots but with modern comfort and performance, this Sierra is shaping up to be contender among Stafford’s creations. The paint and body will feature smooth, factory-style two-tone bright silver and charcoal gray paint with all parts restored. The interior will be a vision in crimson, especially against the neutral exterior, from the red leather of the bench seat…

BLVD STYLIN’ Billet Specialties’ new BLVD series offers large wheels for a bold style statement that will set your truck apart from the crowd. With true directional designs as well as traditional spoke styles, the BLVD series’ custom form and aggressive size are sure to fit perfectly into the grand plan you have in mind for your ride. These wheels are offered in five- and six-lug bolt patterns and in seven center finish options for 20, 22, 24 and 26-inch diameters with powder-coated options available to make any truck one of a kind. Billet Specialties, Inc. • 877.240.4187 • Billetspecialties.com TORCH IT The T-REX Torch series grille shares the same aggressive look as the X-Metal series with chrome lugs on the perimeter, a 12-gauge frame and formed mesh front to…

IT’S OFTEN THE CASE WITH TRUCK BUILDS THAT ONCE THE INITIAL EXCITEMENT WEARS OFF YOU START TAKING YOUR TRUCK FOR GRANTED AND BOREDOM SETS IN. You decide to install a new hot tub in your backyard instead of getting a new paint job, or maybe you just start parking closer and closer to the entrance at Home Depot, next to all those poor contractors’ trucks (eek!). A couple of door dings later, you suddenly realize that you really should be taking better care of your truck. Eric Gutierrez of Hobbs, New Mexico, followed a similar path with his ’00 GMC Sierra. It was first passed down to him in high school from his parents, and he immediately came up with some pretty big plans for it. The only problem was…

“IT SEEMS LIKE I ALWAYS COME BACK TO MY FAVORITE MODEL TRUCK. THERE’S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE LOOK OF THE BIG ROUND FENDERS OF ’47-’55 CHEVY TRUCKS THAT APPEALS THE MOST TO ME.” “WHAT COLOR ARE YOU GOING TO PAINT THAT THING” IS A QUESTION GREGORY HALLIWILL HEARS A LOT WHEN HE’S OUT WITH HIS TRUCK. It’s understandable. After all, people see the clean, polished and brushed Rushforth wheels and figure the rest of the Chevy’s rusty skin is on its way to being refinished. The reality of the situation is that this ’49 3100 pickup is finished (for the most part). Greg has built a variety of different trucks throughout the years, but nothing with so much intentional patina left on the surface. Greg might tell you…