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Mini Truckin’ Technical Articles

Mini Truckin's tech section gives you insider tips on how to customize your truck. Whether it's body, chassis, suspension or electrical, you can find valuable tips and advice here.

Mini Truck Chassis & Frame Welding

	Home Garage - Tools Of The Trade Ready to work on your truck? Find the tools you need for the job right here! more


	Geared Up - October 2010 This month we bring you laser-guided precision drilling from Delta Machinery. more


	Body Mounts And Control Arms On A 1972 Toyota Hilux - Project Low Lux Here's what we've come up with so far on our 1972 Toyota Hilux project truck. more


	Wishbone Crossmember On A 1972 Toyota Hilux - Project Low Lux, Part 3 For this installment, we set up the wishbone to mount flush inside the rear crossmember. more


	Full Frame Build On A 1972 Toyota Hilux - Project Low Lux For this installment we began the frame and suspension buildup on Project: Low Lux. more

Mini Truck Body Parts & Kits

	Chevy LUV Junkyard Jewel - Part 1 We drag an old forgotten Chevy LUV out of a field and have a crack at building a cool daily beater. more


	Topless Chevy S10 - Roadster Rage Watch as the guys at GO-EZ strip down a timid S-10 and make it go topless more


	GMC Sonoma Front End on a Chevy S10 - Nose Job Bored of the looks of our 2nd-gen S-10's front end, we called on LMC to help us change things up a bit more


	Mini Market Parts - November 2011 Great Ideas For Your Mini Truck! more


	Build A Better Bed Floor Follow along as Sadistic Iron Werks guts a GMC Sonoma bedfloor and fabricates a stylish, functional replacement. more

Mini Truck Suspension

	The Secret Society Of Sweet Garage Technique Users Some Not-So-Obvious Fabrication Tricks more


	Maximized - Letters - May 2012 1986 Mazda B2000 front suspension, second gen 4wd Chevy S10, and more. more


	Maximized - Letters - March 2012 2011 Nissan Frontier lowering kits, 1989 Chevy S10 rear suspension, and Max's favorite mini truck platform. more


	Mini Market - Truck Parts - March 2012 Great new products for your mini truck! more


	Mini Market - Mini Truck Parts - February 2012 We have some great ideas for your Mini Truck! more

Mini Truck Engine Tuning

	Mini Market - Truck Parts - July 2012 3M Windshield Repair Kit, GoJo Wipes, and Cool-View's Thermostat more


	LMC Fuel Tank in a 1989 Chevy S10 - Built Like A Tank Got a severely dented gas tank? Well, draggin' will do that. Check out how to easily swap that old clunker with a brand-new unit! more


	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - July 2011 Great Ideas For Your Minitruck! more


	Toyota 2RZ LC Engineering Supercharger Kit Install - Supercharged Tacoma Installing an LC Engineering supercharger on this month's killer performance feature. more


	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - November 2010 Great ideas for your mini truck! more

Mini Truck Electrical

	Mini Market - Truck Parts - April 2012 More great products for your Mini Truck! more


	Xetronic HID Kit - Dream Beams To complement our S-10’s fresh front-end swap, we wanted a premium lighting system as well. more


	Electric-Life Power Window and Door Lock Kit - Lock & Roll Ditching The Manual Labor more


	Sony XNV-660BT Navigation System - A Sound Investment We review Sony's first double-DIN navigation unit that is just small enough to stash in your mini's dash. more


	2011 Audio Guide - Audio Arsenal Stock up on the latest in audio innovations! more

Mini Truck Interior & Upholstery

	Mini Market - Truck Parts - May 2012 Lincoln Electric's Viking 3350 helmet, Seatbelt Superstore, and GOJO's Hand Medic more


	Interior Overhaul: Fighting The Funk A Quick and Crisp Interior Overhaul more


	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - September 2011 Great Ideas For Your Mini Truck! more


	Inside Look: The Interior Shop Todd Jubert And Co. open their doors and show us what has kept them on top of the custom interior game. more


	Geared Up - September 2010 Each month we will be featuring and reviewing a DIY home tool from Summit Racing. more

Mini Truck Wheels & Tires

	Mini Market - Truck Parts - June 2012 Custom iPhone cases, JL Audio JX Amp, and Eagle One EnviroShine more


	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - December 2011 Great Ideas For Your Mini Truck! more


	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - October 2011 Great Ideas For Your Mini Truck! more


	S10 Rear Disc Brake Conversion - Bye-Bye To Dumb Drums Little Shop of Horrors shows just how easy it is to tackle a rear disc-brake conversion for your 1st or 2nd gen S10 more


	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - April 2011 Great ideas for your minitruck! more

Tech Articles by Category

• Chassis & Frame Welding

• Body Parts & Kits

• Suspension

• Engine Tuning

• Electrical

• Interior & Upholstery

• Wheels & Tires

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	5-19-2012 - MazdasNW Leavenworth, WA Cruise - PNW There's a small cruise coming up this next weekend, anyone (Mazda preferably) is welcome to come!!!... more
	HID Headlights for Old Mini Truck? I really want to do a light conversion on my 86 Pup but the headlights are all one piece so any... more