Welcome to yet another primered appearance of The Construction Zone. We hope that by seeing more unfinished rides in the raw you'll come up with some new ideas of your own to complete the ride that's collecting cobwebs in your garage. We can definitely use your help to get the word out that every show-stopper was once a primer and guidecoat-covered beast with mods galore. If you have a ride that's not quite done but makes you want to shave, suicide, or chop something every month, then peep out the photos we use here for The Zone and snap some of your own. Send them to us here at Mini Truckin' c/o The Construction Zone, 774 S. Placentia Ave., Placentia, CA 92870-6846. You may find yourself among the few, the proud, the unpainted. We wish you the best of luck and ingenuity until your own ride is painted and taking Best Of trophies. Now sit back and check out the newest inductees into The Construction Zone.
ProjectSlammedModifications: 3-1/2-inch body drop / shaved pinch molding / shaved door handles / shaved wiper cowl / shaved body line / shaved roof seams / shaved front bumper / shaved mirrors / shaved emblems and moldings / shaved firewall / FBI tailgate skin with flush-mounted LED taillights / Street Beat ragtop / engine reworked and painted with billet covers on everything / tubular engine cage
Interior: Work by Country Classic Interiors / everything wrapped in salt-and-pepper tweed with orange flames stitched in the dash, door panels, and seats / custom-shaved dash / billet steering wheel and accessories
Suspension: 2,500-pound Firestone airbags all the way around / MIC quick valves / Toxic shocks at all four corners / FBI four-link / complete tubular front and rear frame sections
Wheels & Tires: 17-inch KMC Venom wheels with 215x40R17 Kumho low-profile tires
Miscellaneous: Johnny would like to thank his parents / his girlfriend Amber / everyone who had a part in the buildup at the Slammed Shop in Mocksville, North Carolina
Future Plans: A wacky graphic paintjob
Project Completion Date: Late 2003
Sic'YotaModifications: All modifications done by owner / 2-1/2-inch body drop / Civic door handles / shaved gas door / shaved cab wall / shaved tailgate / 22R turbo engine / 'bagged all the way around / Watt's link / '89-'94 front bumper / shaved front turn signals
Interior: Done by Auto Visions in Las Vegas / smoothed and painted dash / seats upholstered in tweed and vinyl / red-tweed headliner
Stereo: Installed by owner / JVC head unit / Polk Audio mids and highs / California Profile amps to power Soundstream subs
Wheels and Tires: 16-inch Elite wheels wrapped with 215x40R16 BFGoodrich tires
Future Plans: Full paintjob / full engine build including paint and tons of chrome
Completion Date: Unknown