OWNER: Jim Johnson RIDE: '85...
OWNER: Jim Johnson
RIDE: '85 Nissan 720
LOCATION: Macon, Georgia
CLUB AFFILIATION: Frameworks Customs
Wheels/tires: Stockton 15-inch smoothies with red baby moons wrapped in BFGoodrich rubber
Suspension/chassis: 'Bagged with 2,500-pound Firestones up front and 2,600-pound Firestones in the rear / Frameworks Customs four-link / two Viair 450C compressors / 3/8-inch air line
Body Modifications: 35x35-inch sliding ragtop / front bumper shaved, sectioned, and moved back 2 inches / shaved corner lights / shaved hood / shaved door handles / shaved B-pillars / shaved driprails / shaved gas door / shaved tailgate handle / shaved taillights / flushed Caddy lights / steel roll pan
Interior: Handbuilt steel dash and center console / Mooneye gauges / Mexican blanket seat covers / Grant steering wheel
Miscellaneous: Jim is a 53-year-old police officer but is still 110 percent mini-trucker!
Special Thanks: Wife Suzanne, Shane Thompson, Kelly, and Derrick
Future Plans: Interior, stereo, final engine detailing
Project Completion Date: By the time you read this
OWNER: Danny Valencia RIDE:...
OWNER: Danny Valencia
RIDE: '95 Chevy S-10 Extra Cab
LOCATION: Banning, California
CLUB AFFILIATION: Chemically Imbalanced
Wheels/tires: 20-inch chrome wheels wrapped in Pirelli 235/35R20 rubber
Suspension/chassis: Contitech 'bags all the way around / 3/8-inch Sirai valves / two Viair 380C compressors / one-off bridge with oval in center for club logo
Body Modifications: 3-inch body drop / '00 Chevy S-10 front end conversion with billet inserts / shaved antenna, hood squirters, mirrors, door handles, gas door, and taillights / full skin combo with frenched plate and iron crosstails / plexiglass insert in bed to view bridge work / tubbed firewall to lay 20s
Interior: White-tweed and leopard-print seats, dash, and door panels / shaved vents / gauge bezel for air gauges
Special Thanks: Club members / owner's three sons James, Jesse, and Havok - the next generation of mini-truckers
Future Plans: More interior work / sound system / suicide doors / pearl-white paint with leopard flames
Project Completion Date: Summer 2005