MT- Nah, I'm all about some steak, bro! Just tell me when. Thanks for talking with me and letting the mini-truckin' world know just how cool you and your ride really are. Good thing most people won't meet you and actually find out for themselves, eh? Just kidding.Bruce: (Laughs) It has been really cool chatting with you, Lance, and I'm hoping to make it out to the show in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to chill. I will definitely be taking you up on that dinner offer then.
MT- Pigeon Forge will be a blast. You have to go. Actually, you might want to in order to ensure that you get a cover.Bruce: Dude, you suck! Fine, I'll be there. Thanks for everything.
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| Model: | Misty Teal Varady |
| Hometown: | Palm Bay, Florida |
| Web site: | www.modelmisty.homestead.com |
| Measurements: | 34DD/24/34 |
| Height: | 5'6" |
Past achievements: Misty's been on three magazine covers and in four centerfolds in her modeling career, plus a ton of promotional events work for companies such as Budweiser, Hooters, A Sound Choice Stereo, and promotional work for WBVD 95.1 FM in Florida in its bikini calendar. She was a finalist in the Hawaiian Tropic Bikini Contest in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and one of the top 12 finalists for The Miss Poster of America Swimsuit Contest in Baltimore, Maryland.
The LowdownWheels/Tires 19x8-inch Intro Twisted Vista 6 billet wheels with P225/35R19 Nitto NT555 tires.
Chassis Rivera's ride has a step-notched rear frame section for serious drop and a triangulated four-link for infinite articulation. Show worthiness from the undercarriage is made possible by a smoothed and painted frame, and a hinged battery rack gives stylish access to an under bed housing for four batteries (three for the hydros, one for the truck).
Suspension Six-inch hydraulic cylinders were installed all around and are powered by two all-chrome CCE hydraulic pumps and given juice by three Blue Top Optima batteries. Instead of accumulators, Bruce runs stock Honda Civic coil springs and shock absorbers for smooth yet responsive ride characteristics. Actuation of his system comes from a three-switch box. Drastically improved stopping power comes from a rear disc brake setup from a Space Cab Isuzu.
Body Mods A 3-1/2-inch body drop was performed, and the following items were shaved: hood squirters; door handles; cowl; antenna; third brake light; all body seams; gas door; taillights; tailgate handle. The truck features a full sheetmetal bed interloc with a molded Hagen gas door and a frenched license plate box angled through the tailgate jam into where the taillight used to be. Other items include a smoothed and filled firewall, a custom-built steel box molded to the back of the cab for speaker enclosure, a 12-inch LED brake light molded flush over the rear cab window, Caddy taillights molded into the roll pan, Rodeo headlights, Rodeo mirrors '97 Rodeo valance, clear front markers, a billet insert grille, and a chrome Rodeo grille and bumper
Interior Features a fully wrapped and painted interior using tweed and vinyl for upholstery. The top of the dash was filled, and the door panels were molded and wrapped and include custom door pods for speakers, a wrapped Rodeo shifter boot, and a molded and painted fiberglass center console that integrates into the rear wall of the cab. Honda Civic buckets without headrests serve as perfect seating inside the Isuzu, and a billet interior kit from Billet & Acrylic Fantasies shine alongside a polished Budnik Tusk II steering wheel and painted instrument cluster.