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. If you have a ride that's not quite done but makes you want to shave, suicide, or chop something every month, then snap some of your own. Send them to us here at Mini Truckin' c/o Construction Zone, 2400 E. Katella Ave., 7th Floor, Anaheim, CA 92806.
OWNER'S NAME: Miles Shinneman
YEAR & MAKE: '93 Isuzu Rodeo
LOCATION: Sacramento, CA
CLUB: Twisted Images
Wheels/tires: 704 Limited 17-inch rims with 205/40R17 rubbers
Suspension/chassis: one-off chassis from the firewall back, Toyota front spindles and hubs, RX7 IRS, 8-inch strokes up front and 10-inch strokes out back, Showtime two-pump setup, Prestolite blocks, Parker accumulators, two Optima Yellow Tops for hydraulics
Body modifications: body-dropped to the doors, one-off cowl hood, shaved tailgate handle, spare tire rack, roof rack, rear door handles, antenna, James Cashman airbrush and pinstriping
Interior/stereo: one-off sheetmetal floor and tranny tunnel split the back bench seat to make mini-seats on each side of the tranny tunnel
Misc: one-off oil pan three inches shorter than stock, modified oil pickup, modified lower steering tie rod dropped three inches, lowered engine three inches
Special thanks: Johnny Cochran for design advice and help with the build, Dan Sather for making this possible, Miles' parents for their love and support
Future plans: four-inch chop-top, Street Beat ragtop, Katzkin red and black leather interior, 20s, same paint scheme but shiny
Project completion date: sometime 2007
OWNER'S NAME: Jason McMahan
YEAR & MAKE: '99 Chevrolet S-10
LOCATION: New Carlisle, OH
Wheels/tires: 20-inch KMC Zippers on Nitto 55 Xtreme 225/35ZR20
Suspension: eight 3/8-inch SMC valves, three-link, 2,600lb airbags, Air Ride Technologies tubular control arms, 3-inch Bell Tech drop spindles, Oasis compressor, two 3-gallon tanks, custom rear clip, body-dropped 3-1/2-inches
Body mods: shaved handles, third brake light, tailgate handle, taillights, smoothed bed, tubbed inner and outer rear fenderwells, tubbed firewall, tilt bed on air cylinders, suicide doors
Interior: Stewart Warner gauges, B&M floor shifter
Misc: 355 small-block Chevy built by George Montgomery, MSD ignition, full-size axle and rotors
Special thanks: friends and family, and Trendsetter Customs
Future plans: aluminum heads, blower, and paint
Project completion date: never