Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2018 i Street Trucks

IN THE REALM of off-roading, ground clearance is everything. The last thing anybody wants to worry about when out on the trails is running into harmful debris that could potentially stand in the way of having a good time. Drivers of 2WD trucks demand the tallest lift kits from today’s aftermarket suspension manufacturers just as much as 4WD guys do, which is why CST has added new parts to its already extensive lift component lineup. The resulting kits designed exclusively for 2014-plus GM 1500 are sure to be a hit among lifted truck lovers, and we jumped at the opportunity to see them installed firsthand. We took a trip to Accessory House in sunny Montclair, California, where a ’14 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD had just pulled in with a bed…

EVERYONE WANTS TO pack plenty of power under the hood of their truck. Though most of us would be happy with 300-600 hp, some folks need more. Making more power than the average performance engine takes specialty parts and the patience to put it all together—it’s not a job for the faint of heart. Building a 1,000-hp motor isn’t easy, but there have been several successful attempts to turn naturally aspirated motors into full-blown beasts. Whatever your reason for requiring 1,000 hp, one thing is certain: You are definitely due some bragging rights if you can generate the numbers. 01 The goal was to build a 408 blown LS motor for land speed racing. The platform started with an ATK Performance LQ9 6.0L iron block that was bored to 4.030…

YOU KNOW MR. SCRAPE. Maybe not personally—the chances that you’ve been to Sumter, South Carolina, aren’t fantastic—but you have seen their work before. That’s because Mr. Scrape has been putting trucks in magazines for years now, so odds are that you’ve heard the name. And with a name like Mr. Scrape, you know they put things on the ground. Trouble is, when you’ve been doing things the same way for a long time, it’s easy to feel pigeonholed. You don’t want to find yourself in a rut that you can’t escape. With that in mind, Mike Lee, the boss at Mr. Scrape, decided that it was time to branch out and build something different. That’s where this ’51 comes in. The 1947-55 first series AD trucks are a pretty classic…

SHOW ORGANIZER JIMMIE Broyles has been working on Slamboree sporadically for more than 23 years. The 2017 show is the fifth straight year that the event has grown. Since we’re talking numbers, it’s also worth mentioning that Jimmie knew that Severed Ties would be celebrating its 25 th  anniversary at the show, so he made even more parking available for attendees arriving from all across the United States and a few international locations. The show was held at Grand Casino Hotel & Resort (30 miles outside of Oklahoma City), where the staff has always been more than accommodating to the flood of Dickies and flat-billed hat wearers in town for the weekend. From lifted and lowered trucks to cars and bikes and everything in between, Slamboree has become…

SweetP ONE LOOK AT DEREK ATTWELL’S SWEET P ’70 CHEVROLET C-10 AND YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE WORK THAT’S GONE INTO THIS CLEAN BUILD. Completely home built, a first for Derek, this C-10 hits it out of the park. The Chevy brags a Gen IV small-block 6.0L LS engine with Texas Speed cam to give the C-10 more power to the wheels. The transmission has been traded for a GM 6L80 six-speed, adding clutch-to-clutch shifting to the ’70. Full Porterbuilt Extreme Dropmembers keep Derek’s C-10 within kissing distance of the pavement, while the new CPP big brake kit adds stopping power. An AccuAir setup and 22-inch Vision Legend wheels round out the list of suspension upgrades. Inside the C-10, Dakota Digital VHX gauges grace the dash and TMI black-and-gray…

CHEVROLET RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE NATIONWIDE ROLLOUT OF THE TRUCK LEGENDS PROGRAM, AN EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE MADE CHEVROLET TRUCKS SOME OF THE MOST QUINTESSENTIAL VEHICLES IN AMERICA. The program recognizes the customers who own a Chevy truck with more than 100,000 miles on the odometer or who have purchased or leased more than one new Chevy truck in their lifetime. Qualifying customers will join an active community that has grown to more than 5,400 members since its launch in Texas in September 2016. The community will continue to grow and connect customers from all corners of the nation through their shared love for Chevy trucks. The national launch of the Chevy Truck Legends program coincides with the Chevy Trucks Centennial, occurring in the 2018 model year. Chevrolet will…

INSTRUMENTAL SUCCESS This new bolt-in instrument panel kit from Classic Dash offers a clean-cut alternative to the factory “big sweep” speedometer in 1960-63 GMC pickups. With a choice of 14 different styles of Auto Meter gauges, or the Thunder Road Concourse series, these kits brag UV-resistant ABS composite alloy available in matte black, brushed aluminum and carbon fiber finishes. The standard package comes with 3 3/8-inch-diameter tachometer and speedometer plus 2 1/6-inch oil pressure, water temperature, fuel quantity and voltage gauges, as well as high beam and LED parking brake indicator lights. All said, Classic Dash’s new kits offer a quality customizable instrument panel for your truck. Classic Dash • 866.882.3525 •Classicdash.com ALL DECKED OUT DECKED now offers its storage and organization system to midsize trucks like the Tacoma, Colorado,…

KEEPING TRADITIONS ALIVE IS IMPORTANT. From maintaining the family business to choosing the same truck our dad or granddad owned, staying true to our heritage is a way of connecting with those we love. Isaias Garcia feels this way, and following in his father’s footsteps is his way of connecting with his nearest and dearest. Most of us look up to our parents and strive to be like them. For the Garcia family, that means Ford cars and trucks. Isaias’s father, Ike, drove a ’69 F-250 for the family’s San Francisco-based electrical contracting business, and it’s been a prominent vehicle in their stable for many years. Isaias’s cousin, Aaron Magdangal, owned a ’78 F-100, and in addition to his work truck, Ike also drove a ’62 Ford Falcon sedan delivery…

DENNIS HIGDON’S ’86 CHEVY C-10 HAS SEEN A LOT OF MILES, BUT IT HAS ALSO SEEN A LOT OF MILESTONES. His kids have grown up around the truck, they’ve heard many songs for the first time in the truck, and they’ve shared many irreplaceable memories. Dennis has owned the truck since it was new, logging almost a half-million miles on the odometer before putting it into semi-retirement after 13 years of driving it. Admittedly, it did sit for a while, but Dennis wasn’t about to abandon it. He had big plans for his Chevy, and had been squirreling away some money to build the truck into the one he envisioned. Then one day reality set in: Dennis was already having trouble finding any free time between family and work obligations…

PEOPLE SOMETIMES POKE FUN AT CUSTOM-LIFTED TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT ALWAYS THE MOST USEFUL TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. Minimal suspension travel, under- or over-sized tires, and missing front driveshafts are often called out, but turn about is fair play since the lowered crowd gets its share of guff, too. None of these traits applies to Chris Stafford’s ’15 Chevy Silverado 2500HD High Country, though. His truck was built to work, and can handle on- and off-road duties easily, although admittedly he mainly uses his truck to tow. In fact, Chris used his Silverado to tow his C-10, known as Silverfox, from Louisiana to Las Vegas for the 2016 SEMA Show. Once he unhitched it, he pulled the Silverado into its own spot at SEMA, where it represented Iron Cross Automotive…

DECEMBER DECEMBER 1-3 LONE OAK, TX—13 TH  ANNUAL TURKEY DRAG— At Wind Point Park, 6553 State Park Rd. Lots of games and contests, tattoo contest, awards and food and vendors. Log on to Turkeydrag.com for details. DECEMBER 2 PHOENIX, AZ—SEVERED IN THE SOUTHWEST—At Castles N’ Coasters, 9445 N. Metro Pkwy E. For more information, log on to the show’s Facebook page. DECEMBER 9 IRWINDALE, CA—MOONEYES X-MAS PARTY SHOW & DRAG 2017—At Irwindale Event Center, 500 Speedway Dr. Car show, drag races, pinup contest, live music, vendors and more. Log on to Irwindalespeedway.com/speedwayschedule.php for details. APRIL 2018 APRIL 27-29 MAGGIE VALLEY, NC—24 TH  ANNUAL SOUTHEASTERN MINI TRUCKIN’ NATIONALS— At the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds. Top 50 handmade trophies and more than 20 handmade awards, the new FAB 5 and…

THERE’S SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT A DUDE WHO STRIVES TO BE DIFFERENT. Maybe it’s some sort of instinctual drive that steers a guy away from the pack, or maybe it’s a combination of that with pride and a genuine taste for flavors that aren’t on the menu. Whatever the case may be, there’s usually a great deal to be learned by observing said individual’s outside-of-the-box process. Some of these outsiders are proud to let their freak flag fly; others, however, prefer to conceal their differences. In the matter of Julian Heinrich—a guy who obviously marches to the beat of his own bongo drum—it’s safe to say that he’s a nut through and through. Now, there is not one ounce of slanderous intent behind that statement, so before any of…

AS WE ROLL INTO 2018, WE LIKE TO LOOK BACK AT THE GREATEST TRUCKS FROM THE PAST YEAR. When we sat down to make our list, we weren’t surprised that many of the best were classic trucks. The scene shifted in that direction quite a few years ago, and it doesn’t look like things are going to change any time soon. We like modern trucks, but I think we can all agree that some classic creations are stunning. Though there are many shows throughout the year that bring out fresh rides, none compares to the annual SEMA Show. If you look at our picks for Truck of the Year, most of them debuted at last year’s show or were at SEMA 2017. The show has a huge impact on the…

FITTING OVERSIZED STEELIE-TYPE wheels with hubcaps has been a hot trend for quite a few years. This wheel style looks great on classic trucks because it looks like the original wheel but in modern and larger sizes. You get the best of both worlds with big wheels that maintain the factory look of your classic truck. These wheels aren’t limited to old trucks either. We’ve seen them on newer trucks with great results. How do you get this look? There are several approaches and the primary question you have to ask yourself is which cap style you want to run. There are many different options, and once you’ve picked a particular hubcap, you can move on from there. Some want to run generic moon caps, while others prefer later dog-dish-style…

“SIMPLICITY AND CREATIVITY WILL NEVER CEASE TO INFLUENCE NEW BUILDS. THE LESS-IS-MORE RECIPE IS TRIED AND TRUE. WHAT HEATH AND MYRTLE PROVE IS THAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PURPOSEFUL DESIGN CHOICES CREATE TIMELESS CUSTOMS.” FOR THE LAST DECADE AND A HALF, HEATH SPURLING OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, HAS HAD A HAND IN THE CUSTOM TRUCK SCENE. His second family is Body Drop, Inc., and in accordance with his club’s name, previous builds include a body-dropped Nissan Hardbody, Ford Ranger and Chevy Silverado. His beloved Myrtle, however, is his most cherished build because the ’62 step-side C-10 is such a timeless model. Heath purchased the Chevrolet in late 2015, and he began his dream build shortly after. Believe it or not, in six month’s time the end result is…