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What’s up everyone! As the winter months fall upon us, so do thoughts of new projects and modernizing our vehicles.

While attending the SEMA show in Las Vegas this past month, manufacturers large and small packed the Las Vegas Convention Center to promote their great products for 2004. The top vehicles from all over the world were showing off these hot new products. Year after year this event increases in size. This year there were over 150,000 attendees. Make sure to check out our exclusive j
am packed SEMA Show layout in this month’s issue. To register for next years event visit SEMA at www.semashow.com .

The trip to the SEMA show this year was quite a bit different than past years. Normally I am catching the next flight out to the City of Lights. This year, I hit the road with Chopper, Curtis, and Jeremy Marsh from Choppers Auto Clean-Up. We teamed up to tow our show vehicles to the SEMA Show. The road to Vegas at some points felt like a never ending journey through the vast deserts of the West Coast. We rolled into SIN CITY and The Big Wood Project made a grand debut for Air Lift Company at SEMA. Once again thanks to everyone that was involved in making this debut a success. Make sure to check out the pictures in The Big Wood Project section this month.

Appearing on the cover this month is Derrick Bawcum representing Relaxed Atmosphere in his 1995 Chevy S-10. Derrick’s goal coming into this creative sport was to have a bad ass S-10 laid out on 20’s. From the looks of it Derrick gracefully accomplished this impressive task within the year and a half it took to build this bad creation.

We have served up the final touches to Derrick’s S-10 with the addition of the beautiful December Gauge Girl Logan Springs. I was able to hook up with Logan shortly after the bikini contest at the Slammin’ and Jammin’ show. See how Logan seduces the camera in her Gauge Girl layout.

The start of this month’s show coverage is with our friends over at Trendsetter Customs with their 5th annual event Ass in the Grass. The event was held at the Dayton Gym Club in Dayton, OH on the weekend of September 6th -7th 2003. This show has grown so much that Jake and crew had to move to a larger location. There was no problem filling the new show field with a fine collection of custom vehicles and women. For more information on next years event check out www.trendsettercustoms.com .

Freelance Photographers John Jackson and Smalls teamed up to tackle the ever popular event Scr8pfest hosted by Pebble Pushers. The event was held at the Fieldcrest Cannon Stadium in Kannapolis, NC on the weekend of September 26-28 2003.For more information or registration for next year’s event check out www.pebblepushers.com.

Freelance Photographer Jason Denny had the honor of hooking up with the guys over at Pleasures Truck & Compact for their 10th Annual event Slamboree. On the weekend of August 23-24 2003 Custom rides from all over the country poured into the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK. For info on next years show visit Pleasures Truck and Compacts at www.pleasuresonline.com

We have another stunning collection of vehicle features for you this month. We start off with Jon Antes and his 1995 Toyota Supra. I was able to catch up with Jon at the Nopi show in Bristol, TN. Make sure to check out the fine attention to detail this ride has to offer.

Freelance Photographer Michael McGill caught up with Amanda Powell at ITB Indy this past August to here the amazing story on her 1991 Chevy Blazer. Needless to say this Blazer used to be an old Gas and Electric service truck! This truck has lived the life of rags to riches.

I had the chance of running into Chris Huval representing Cuttin’ up Minis at the Scrapin’ the Coast show with his 1993 Isuzu Pick up. Chris was able to have his ride laid out and show ready in 7 months with the help from club members and friends. Make sure to catch up with him in the 2004.

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As usual, if you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me at bigwood@gaugemagazine.com.

Until next month keep your heads up and at least one frame rail on the ground! Peace!
BIG WOOD
bigwood@gaugemagazine.com

 

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