Street Trucks December 2023

bburrell@engaged.media | @burrellimages on all social media HOW IS IT ALREADY THE END OF 2023? With this year being super crazy and super busy, it has flown by. It seems like just yesterday I was writing my first Street Trucks editorial page and not knowing what I had gotten myself into. Now, here we are, and I am trying to get this last issue of the year complete and off to print all while trying to wrap up my SEMA build. Due to magazine production times, I’m actually writing this December column at the end of September, before SEMA—and I still have some work to do on my ’23 Sierra. If you remember my last month’s editorial, I had a photo of my truck…

2024 TOYOTA 4RUNNER: RUGGED CAPABILITY WITH more than 40 years of sales under its belt, the Toyota 4Runner has carved out a special place in the SUV segment. For 2024, the 4Runner TRD Pro receives a two all-new exclusive colors, Terra and Underground. With room for up to seven, the fifth-generation 4Runner remains the most capable of its proud family tree, and it is also the most accommodating and most comfortable. 4Runner grades for 2024 include the SR5, SR5 Premium, TRD Sport, TRD Off-Road, TRD Off-Road Premium, Limited, and TRD Pro. A 270-horsepower DOHC 4.0-liter V-6 engine with 278 ft-lbs of peak torque gives 4Runner plenty of get-up-and-go. The engine’s Dual Independent Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) helps optimize torque across the engine’s operating range responsiveness in a variety…

’73-’83 GM DASH PANEL THE CLASSIC DASH ’73 –’83 CHEVY/GMC TRUCK HOLLEY EFI 12.3-INCH DASH IS MOLDED FROM A RUGGED UV-PROTECTED ABS MATERIAL. The new perfect-fit OEM Squarebody replacement dash is designed to fit right where the stock cluster went using stock fasteners and will meet or exceed factory specifications. Easily installed with commonly available tools, a competent do-it-yourselfer can perform the swap in an afternoon. It’s now available separately or as a complete bundle with the Holley 12.3-inch standalone Pro Digital Dash. CLASSIC DASH866-882-3525 www.classicdash.com ’73-’87 GM PICKUP FUEL FILLER PIPES AUTO METAL DIRECT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF ITS BRAND-NEW FUEL FILLER PIPES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE 1973-1987 CHEVY AND GMC C/K SQUAREBODY PICKUP TRUCKS. These state-of-the-art components have been meticulously crafted to ensure precision fitting and optimum…

BY NOW YOU’RE PROBABLY SAYING TO YOURSELF, “I’M JUST SO SICK AND TIRED OF STREET TRUCKS FEATURING SO MANY INTERNATIONAL SCOUTS! Why don’t they just make up a magazine for Scouts, call it ‘Scout Buyer’s Guide’ or something, and get back to featuring Chevys every once in a while?” Yeah, we hear you—we’re sick of them, too! Maybe if you guys stop building so many of them, we’ll stop featuring them! WHEN Randy decided to reimagine his own ’69 Scout 800, he really took that quality and performance part to heart, incorporating his own interpretation of what those things meant in the 21st century. All joking aside, when is the last time you saw a lowered Scout, let alone one set up for serious performance? Randy Weaver of Weaver Customs…

THE FORD F-150 LIGHTNING WAS AND STILL IS A VERY EXCITING PERFORMANCE-BASED PICKUP MODEL. The inaugural 1993 first-gen model was introduced as a direct response to take on two hopped-up rivals in the OEM performance truck segment—the GMC Syclone and the Chevrolet 454SS. This was a grand time when consumers were introduced to a factory-direct combination of muscle car action in the shape of a pickup truck. Mix this in with the beginning stages of the custom sport truck scene in the early ’90s, and we had the makings of a perfect storm within the custom auto industry. The days of trucks serving as mere oafish utility vehicles were officially over from this era forward. While many customized first-gen Ford Lightnings have surfaced since their initial release, we have yet…

AS THE SHOW SEASON HEATS UP WITH SHOWS DURING THE SUMMER, TOM POLLIO AND HIS GROUNDED 4 LIFE CREW HEAT UP THE HOTTEST SHOW IN PENNSYLVANIA. One Day Slam is on its 20th year. After two years of covering this wonderful event, I recognize the passion and dedication of the show staff and participants. Everywhere you look, you see pets, families, and clubs hanging out with other clubs as one big family! This year was one of the biggest years yet with over 500 show participants in Bristol, Pennsylvania, at the Bristol Township Park. One Day Slam had awards of all varieties to give out! They had more than 40 Club Choice plaques and over 50 specialty awards, too. Tom Pollio and his crew want to thank all of these…