Street Trucks August 2017

LEARNING TO TRUST AS THE ECONOMY SEEMS TO BE TURNING AROUND, MORE PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO HAVE THEIR TRUCKS WORKED ON IN SHOPS. Not all of us have the luxury of shelling out our hard-earned cash to complete a truck build, but nevertheless, business is on the upswing. Though there are cases where people drop appointments, quite a few shop owners have told us that they’re fairly busy these days. The big-name, higher-caliber shops have jobs booked into the next few years. This is a comforting turn of events, since times were pretty rough for most of us for a while. Although it can be satisfying to work on our own rides, sometimes we just don’t have the time (or know-how). Commissioning the work to someone else also…

DATSUN MINI-TRUCK WINS CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE NO, THIS ISN’T A HEADLINE FROM THEONION.COM—IT’S LEGIT! From the Concours d’Elegance of Texas: “This 1972 Datsun 521 (a pickup from Nissan’s Heritage Hall that is affectionately known as Sweet Pea) was honored as a Class Winner in the Truck Category at the recent Concours d’Elegance of Texas (COT). The Concours featured a truck class, which is not common in classic car shows. “Nissan was a premier sponsor for this sixth annual COT, which was held at the Richard Greene Linear Park in Arlington, Texas. “This year’s Concours d’Elegance of Texas featured 125 of the finest motorcars in America, many seldom seen publicly. It was a great opportunity to see mechanical sophistication, elegance and the best in automotive style—all traits embodied to some extent by…

ROCK BOTTOM THIS 100% BOLT-IN chassis will slam your F-100 and give you a 4.5-inch ride height at a reasonable, low price. The modern quality ride comes courtesy of forged Pro Spindles, Strange adjustable billet coil-overs or ’bags with external shocks, and power rack-and-pinion steering. The SPEC series chassis for 1967-72 Ford F series pickups feature triangulated rear four-bar and front eccentric-mounted tubular upper control arms and fabricated lower control arms to ease alignment. The frame features all factory body mounts, bumper mounts and core support mounts, as well as engine and transmission mounts to your truck’s specifications. Roadster Shop 847.949.7637 Roadstershop.com FULL-BODIED THROTTLE JEGS BILLET ALUMINUM 92mm and 102mm LS throttle bodies promise to improve horsepower, drivability and overall engine efficiency .With augmented bore sizes for amplified…

WE ALL COME INTO THE TRUCK WORLD WITH OUR OWN UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT’S COOL AND WHAT’S NOT. But throughout the years, it’s easy to find yourself falling into a slump of just liking the next big thing and following trends instead of setting them yourself. It’s why fresh blood in the scene is so badly needed; it infuses the culture with new ideas and takes on concepts that the rest of us never would’ve considered. It’s an important and necessary part of the custom truck community, and it helps us evolve. Kaylie Davis of Fruita, Colorado, has been a part of the scene for a while now, but mostly peripherally. Her husband, Willie Davis, owner of Big Willie’s Garage, builds many different types of rides, and along the way…

YOU CAN’T SWING a dead cat without hitting a truck with airbags nowadays, and body-drops are just as common. But the one mod that almost everyone wants to do, yet is rarely actually performed, is a chop top. Why? Because it’s difficult, daunting even. It’s a quick way to ruin a truck, because if you make a wrong cut or two, then you’ve got a vehicle that’s destined either for the scrap yard or life as a permanent convertible. But when it’s done right, it’s amazing. Nick Sinioris at Hubcap’s Hot Rod Design in Phoenix is a master of metalwork. A quick tour around his shop reveals the amazing stuff he’s capable of doing, and if you’re lucky enough to see his tools, then you’ll know he has the gear…

THE INTERNET IS A WEIRD PLACE.With all the “entertainment” websites out there, a guy can get sucked into the computer screen for hours without even noticing what time it is.Well, same goes for avid classic vehicle hunters.Searching classified ads for that perfect project truck or hard-to-find parts can become an addiction that must be fed multiple times on a daily basis.Sometimes the hours of scrolling and trolling don’t amount to much, but then there are days when you strike pure gold. These are the moments that keep guys like Jeff Baum (better known to his pals as Jeffro) clicking through endless pages of listings. Although it may seem like a waste of time, there are some of us who consider keyboard shopping the virtual equivalent of walking the rows at…