Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2026 i Diesel World

Hello everyone! Today we’re going to spruce up the engine bay of our 12-valve with a part that I’m pretty sure (at the moment) no one else makes—a fabricated upper coolant pipe for 1994-’98 12-valves from Full Send Diesel! While this part may not be a “performance” upgrade, it looks great with the rest of the polished parts we’re sporting under the hood of “Stock to Not.” This kit comes with everything needed to install the coolant pipe—two 5-ply high-temp FSD boots and the stainless steel T-bolt clamps to fasten them! This is definitely a great way to get rid of your potentially 30-year-old rubber coolant hose that watches you replace every other part under the hood when you get paid every week. ADDING SOME SHINE Since we’ve already thrown…

Most LBZ trucks on the road today have one thing in common: their odometer rolled past two hundred thousand miles a long time ago, and every system on the truck is living somewhere between “still works” and “definitely tired.” The brake lines are one of those components that quietly age in the background. They typically don’t leak, they don’t scream for attention, they just soften over time until one day you realize the brake pedal feels more like a damp sponge than a hydraulic system. This was the case with our 2007 Silverado 2500HD, which had more than 285,000 miles on its original rubber lines. We wanted a fix that improved pedal feel without turning the truck into something it was not. No race truck demands, no aftermarket theatrics, just…

If you don’t find monster trucks cool, I’m sorry. The rest of us will happily enjoy creations such as this that satisfy both our inner child and our craving for carnage. Over the last year I can say we have tried our best to find the most unique and deserving builds to display, and this one fits the bill perfectly. On our recent trip to Useless Truck Meet, we made a quick pit stop at Brandon Overmyer’s shop to check out his Cummins-swapped monster truck. Brandon told us that when he was a kid, his dad owned a monster truck but sold it before Brandon ever got the chance to drive it. While he went on to build a career in diesel motorsports, Brandon never lost his love for monster…

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Each year SEMA feels like the pulse check for where the custom automotive world is headed, and once again the show delivered an unmistakable message. Innovation is alive, creativity is boundless, and diesel continues to carve out its own unmistakable territory in the halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. For us at Diesel World, walking through SEMA is more than simply covering another event. It’s a chance to see how the builders, manufacturers, and fabricators who shape our industry are pushing the envelope. The diesel presence across the show floor was undeniably large, with lifted rigs, purpose-built tow machines, and high-horsepower builds sprinkled throughout the environment. Even with the size of that footprint, only a select few truly rose above the noise. These were the trucks that stopped crowds…

Nestled deep in the heart of Virginia just south of Lynchburg off of Highway 501 sits Driver Motorsports. While it’s known for hunting down oddball imports and building some of the baddest JDM legend cars you can think of, the dealership is just the backdrop here. The real star of the show is the quirky little turbo diesel they pulled into the lot, a 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado that checks the rare box even before you turn the key. Driver Motorsports labeled it DM2047, but the moment you walk up to it, you know this Toyota is not your average secondhand SUV. The righ-th-and-drive layout gets your attention first, then the third-row seating, then the original 90s spare tire cover hanging off the back like it never left Japan.…

Some machines are built. Others are forged—in backwoods shops, by calloused hands, with zero regard for warranty, EPA compliance, or common sense. This is the story of the latter category. In the summer of 1990, a brand-new John Deere 8960 rolled off the Waterloo line with factory-fresh paint and corporate-approved horsepower. Sixty days later, it would leave a different kind of shop entirely with 625 horses under the hood, twin stacks that let the V12 engine breathe, and nearly 50,000 pounds of raw, re-engineered fury. No, this isn’t a tall tale from some tractor-pulling Facebook group. This was real. It happened. And the madman behind it all was a brilliant gentleman by the name of Bill Dietrich. For those unfamiliar, the John Deere 8960 was the top-dog four-wheel-drive tractor in…

There are few builds we cover at Diesel World magazine that need no introduction, but this one might be the exception. Piloted by the one and only Chris Patterson, better known as Mr. 3,000, this 2007 Ram 3500 has been just about everywhere a serious diesel can go, and it usually leaves with a record in its wake. This green Cummins-powered Ram is the kind of truck that changes the way people talk about power, durability, and what a race-ready street truck can actually be. What makes Patterson’s truck special is not just the size of the numbers, although the numbers alone would earn it a chapter in diesel history. Over the last several seasons the build has broken the 3,000 horsepower barrier more than once, including a 3,089 rear…

There’s a certain type of SEMA truck we’ve all come to expect. The kind that sits on wheels taller than the average middle-schooler, powdered in more neon than a Vegas marquee, and built more for Instagram reels than actual miles. In a world full of massive lifts and Bluetooth driveshafts, Pepé Le Crew is different. This 1974 Ford dentside crew cab is the exact opposite of the overbuilt, overpolished giants that steal attention for all the wrong reasons. It is tasteful where others are loud, intentional where others are ornamental, and confident enough to let the craftsmanship speak for itself. Owned by Jeff Kramer, Executive Vice President of Power Service Products in Weatherford, Texas, Pepé Le Crew is a case study in restraint. Jeff wanted something truly unique without being…

Change is inevitable, and people are often wary of the changing environment. Sometimes you have to wait out certain trends and fads to see if they stick. For Gary and Molly Brewer of Zephyrhills, Florida, they took the long way around the changing truck culture. First purchasing their 2016 Ford F-250 brand-new from a local dealership, Gary wanted a diesel truck that he could lift for his everyday life. While sitting at the dealership, Gary ordered his first lift kit before the ink was dry on the paperwork. The first suspension boost was a modest 8-inch lift, but once the 20-inch wheels were mounted, Gary realized that other trucks were still much higher. The second step was adding a King coilover conversion and changing the leaf springs, which now brought…