Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2023 i Street Trucks

THE “SEVEN-YEAR ITCH” WAS FIRST COINED BY PSYCHOLOGISTS WHEN DESCRIBING THE HAPPINESS IN RELATIONSHIPS. They say that after the seventh year, the relationship begins to decline. Cory Hussey grew up in Belle River, Ontario, right outside of the Toronto area and was entirely self-taught with truck customization. “I had this Chevy S-10 that I was building and learning on,” Cory tells Street Trucks. “I kind of went overboard on it and just scrapped it.” When it came time to start yet another project, he wanted to start something very different. Instead of purchasing a vehicle and gutting it, Cory went a different route. “I found a bunch of pieces at a scrapyard,” Cory says. “This was going to be a long and expensive journey.” MONTHS TURN INTO YEARS He found…

LONE STAR THROWDOWN IS A MUCH-ANTICIPATED EVENT FOR TRUCK ENTHUSIASTS NATIONWIDE. Held annually in Conroe, Texas, it draws truck lovers from all over the country. The three-day event features a variety of activities, including music, food, and, most importantly, an impressive display of custom-built trucks. Each year, participants arrive in droves, eager to showcase their creations and compete for recognition and prizes. The event is an opportunity for truck enthusiasts to display their skills and creativity, from lifted trucks to lowered, classic pickups to modern monsters. Each truck is unique, with many being debuted at LST amid months or even years of online buzz. As participants parked their trucks and set up for a weekend of fun this past February, they mingled and chatted with other truck lovers, swapping stories,…

THE FIRST-ANNUAL SOLO’S BEACH BONANZA PRESENTED BY FACTORY FAB USA WAS A HUGE HIT! Taking place at the beautiful Gilbert’s Resort in Key Largo, Florida, this show was one that we knew we had to get in on the action. Solomon Lunger has always wanted to throw a show of his own, having helped with several shows and being connected through F-100 Builder’s Guide and Ford Era. When it was time to put pen to paper and turn his dream into reality, Solomon immediately knew he wanted this venue. An all-encompassing resort, Gilbert’s was packed with his closest buddies and their badass rigs. As always with a first-annual show, it’s a bit of a gamble not knowing for sure who will show up and support the cause. But as you…

THE SPARKS SHOW 2022, PRESENTED BY HAMMERD WEEKEND WEAR, BROUGHT TONS OF CUSTOM VEHICLES TO THE SEVIER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AUG. 12-14 in Sevierville, Tennessee. This year’s event was sponsored by JR Griffey & Son Body Shop, MiniTruckersUnion, All Time Low, Flea Paint Works, Logan Wade Photography, Dizzy Designs, Airlift Performance, and many more. Tons of vendors such as Drop Em wear? clothing, OLP, Mad House Designs pinstriping, DJ Maze, and Gooch Freehand Pinstriping showed up to support the show and scene. Adam Tripp, Heather Tripp, Don “Dizzy” Davis, and all of the Sparks Show crew did an outstanding job organizing this year’s event! This three-day show is one that should be on your calendar each year. It kicked off Friday night with a pre-party at Tennessee Shine Company. The gates…

ALL-NEW, ALL-ELECTRIC 2025 RAM 1500 REV UNVEILED AT NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW Features a Targeted Range of Up to 500 Miles THE all-new, all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV—the first battery-electric light-duty pickup truck from Ram Truck—made its world debut at the New York International Auto Show. The entire Ram lineup will provide customers with electrified solutions that deliver disruptive, leading-edge advanced technology in the years to come. The 2025 Ram 1500 REV will offer customers two all-electric options, including a standard 168-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery pack with a targeted range of up to 350 miles and an optional 229-kWh large battery pack with a targeted range of up to an unsurpassed 500 miles. Both can add up to 110 miles of range in approximately 10 minutes with 800-volt…

STREET TRUCKS MAGAZINE HAS AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE! In a philanthropic partnership with Mission 22, we’re embarking on a one-of-a-kind charity project to raise funds for this remarkable non-profit organization. Rather than create a military-themed truck or gifting a vehicle to a deserving service member, we have enlisted the expertise of a top truck designer to fashion the most desirable Chevy Squarebody on the planet—Sergeant Square. The 1985 Chevy Squarebody pickup truck will be restored to award-winning standards using an extensive network of automotive parts manufacturers and supporters. The profits generated from the sale of the truck will be donated to Mission 22, a charity that aims to raise awareness about veteran suicide. To maximize the impact of the charity initiative, Street Trucks will unveil the completed truck at…

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT TAKES TO GET RID OF UNUSED BODY PANELS ON A TRUCK? With most ‘bagged or body-dropped trucks, moving the factory gas tank or swapping it to a new fuel cell seems to be normal when changing the rear frame section of a truck to add air suspension. By doing this, the factory gas filler location usually won’t work anymore, so you’re left with a gas door to nowhere. We know that the crew at Phat Phabz in Choctaw, Oklahoma, relocates a lot of fuel fillers with most of their builds, so we reached out to them to see if they can show us the basic steps to getting rid of a factory gas door. They were currently working on a new Chevy Silverado that…

IN THE MINI-TRUCK SCENE, IT’S HARD TO BEAT A ‘BAGGED AND ‘BODDIED TOYOTA TACOMA—ESPECIALLY IF EVERY SQUARE INCH OF IT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP, POLISHED, AND PAINTED. Ashley Wimmer of Princeton, West Virginia, debuted her 2000 Tacoma at the 2022 Southeast Minitruckin’ Nats show in Pigeon Valley, North Carolina, and it was most definitely among the top crowd favorites there. Ashley is no stranger to the show scene, and this isn’t her first rodeo making it onto the pages of a truck magazine. She has previously built other feature-worthy pickups, and we don’t expect this one to be her last. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, let’s give Ashley’s latest build its much-deserved time under the spotlight. In an estimated 18-month period, she, along with her husband Nathan,…

THIS truck is being built as a super functional daily driver with a show-truck vibe—something to bridge the gap between the two styles. HERE AT STREET TRUCKS MAGAZINE, WE ARE ALWAYS TINKERING ON TRUCKS, A LOT LIKE YOU GUYS DO. Whether it’s a full-blown frame-off show truck, a daily driver, or even something in the middle like this new project truck we are about to tackle, we’re always getting our hands dirty. For most of us gearheads, the physical act of turning wrenches, regardless of to what extent, is our getaway. Or, in some cases, it can also be a headache, but we still enjoy the process. Hanging out in the garage or driveway with friends, talking smack to each other with music or the game on in the background,…

FLEX FUEL SENSOR ADAPTOR AEROMOTIVE HAS DEVELOPED A NEW FLEX FUEL SENSOR ADAPTER TO ACCOMMODATE HIGH-FLOW DEMANDS WHILE STILL ALLOWING THE OEMFLEX FUELSENSORTO ACCURATELY READ THE ETHANOL-GASOLINE RATIO IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AT ALL TIMES. AEROMOTIVE INC 913-647-7300www.aeromotiveinc.com FLOWMASTERS FOR 19-23 GM TRUCKS HOLLEY OFFERS THIS FLOWMASTER FLOWFX CAT-BACK EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR THE 2019-2023 GM 1500 TRUCKS WITH THE 2.7-LITER TURBO ENGINE AND A 147-INCH OR 157-INCH WHEELBASE. This system is manufactured using durable 409 stainless steel throughout and features single 3.5-inch to dual 2.5-inch mandrel-bent pipes for better exhaust gas flow, and a FlowFX “straight-through” muffler is used for a moderate sound level and maximum performance. Maximum increases on the dyno revealed +9 hp and +12 lb-ft at the rear wheels. HOLLEY 866-464-6553www.holley.com ACCESSORY STUD KITS ARP’S UNIQUE ACCESSORY…

YOU’VE SEEN THIS TRUCK BEFORE, MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE SINCE IT UNDERWENT ITS FULL-COLOR CHANGE TO ITS RADIANT RED PAINT AND INTERIOR. But before that happened, this 2017 F-350 has lived a whole other lifetime. The Ford was once owned by Matt Holden—a well-known name in the custom game as he works alongside Jake McKiddie of Phat Phabz out in Choctaw, Oklahoma. Together, the guys built the truck to debut at the SEMA ’17 event and gained a lot of attention during the process. Back then, it was a shimmering blue color with killer painted graphics on each side. After a few years of enjoying this fully customized showpiece after its grand Vegas debut, Matt reached the point of looking to unload the F-350 so he could move on to…

MOST OF US HAVE HEARD THE EXPRESSION, “THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS,” WHICH IS APPARENTLY DERIVED FROM SOMETHING ARISTOTLE SAID EONS AGO. The gist of it is that although custom truck parts look good sitting in their boxes, they look a whole lot greater installed on a truck. Don’t worry, we saw it on the internet! In all seriousness, we think it happens to apply to Kelley Senn’s F-150 quite well. But it wasn’t a matter of just collecting parts and then slapping them on that makes her truck great. It’s the fact that she did her due diligence, decided exactly what she wanted, and then put a plan into motion to accomplish it. If we could sum it up into two steps, it would…

A S AVID TRUCK ENTHUSIASTS, WE RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEST OUT THREE DIFFERENT WHEEL-AND-TIRE COMBINATIONS ON SOME COOL CUSTOM TRUCKS. The goal was to represent different styles of custom and classic truck setups, and the trucks we used were a lifted 2006 Chevy Silverado, a 2014 Nissan Armada, and a 1996 Chevy Tahoe. TRUCK NO. 1, the lifted 2006 Chevy Silverado, was fitted with 35x15.50x24 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T tires wrapped around 24x14 Arkon Off-Road Churchill with an offset of +81mm, thanks to the crew at Exclusive Offsets for the installation. This combination perfectly represented the lifted truck look, and the Silverado looked like a true beast on the road. The aggressive tread pattern of the Baja Boss A/T tires and the deep-dish design of the Arkon…

SQUAREBODY K5 BLAZERS, TO MANY, ARE THE QUINTESSENTIAL TRUCK/SUV, AND FOR GOOD REASON. Style for miles, a removable top, impressive off-road capabilities (yes, even the 2WD models are decent in a pinch), and the reliability of a GM all made the Chevy Blazer (and GMC Jimmy) the favorite of truck enthusiasts worldwide. Now, there are those who love their Blazers to be completely stock (which is totally rad and commendable), and there are those who are a bit more open to modifications that improve upon both the looks and performance of these iconic rigs. Dewayne Stephens, as you can see, falls into the latter category. No newcomer to custom trucks, Dewayne has owned a few Blazers and knows what he likes and doesn’t like about them. That’s not to say…