| Russell Jones |
| Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1987 Chevy S-10 |
| Original Cost of Vehicle? |
$1800.00 |
| Cost to Build Vehicle? |
Way too much! |
| Why did you build your Ride? |
To
piss off all those people that
think trucks are not to be
lowered, and to hopefully grace
the pages of Mini Truckin’. |
| How Long to Build your Ride? |
1 1/2 years |
| Name of Vehicle and Why? |
"Take
Notes" |
| Date of Purchase? |
April 1994 |
| How Long Have You Been in
the Sport? |
I
have been into Mini Trucks
since late 1993. I got started
after I went to a show in Asheville,
NC (Stars and Cars). There I
saw a blazer with a Testarossa
kit, a slammed S-10 and a D50
on Hi-dro’s. |
| Previous Rides: |
A blue 1973 Karmann Ghia and
a white/blue 1987 S-10 |
| Club Affiliations? |
Negative Camber |
| Engine |
| Year: 2005 |
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| # of Cylinders: 8 |
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| Displacement: 383 |
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| Ignition: Painless |
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| Engine
Modifications: Brodix Aluminum
Heads, Keith Black Pistons,
Com Cam Moly Pushrods/ Stainless,
Steel Solid Roller Rocker Arms,
Hydraulic Comp Cam, Be Cool over
flow, and radiator, 2 High torque
fans, A chrome 7” brake
booster, Lokar dip stiks and
lots of billet to include the
March Pulley System Engine Add-Ons:
Billet top Intake with a green
high performance air filter,
Hedman Hedders, 3” Exhaust,
X Pipe, with Flow master 40 Series
Delta Flow |
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| Engine
Builder/ Shop: Jon Barrett
of Midwest City, OK & Southpaw
Customs of Knoxville, TN |
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| Driveline |
| Transmission: 700R4 |
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| Rear
End: Ford 9” with
a 350 gear, strange S-Series
Iron Case, 31 Spline Moser Axles,
Detroit Truetrac Differential |
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| Driveshaft: Custom |
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| Chassis |
| Who did the Mods? Brad Cate
and Dee Kisner of Knoxville,
TN |
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| Front Shocks: Monroe |
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| Rear Shocks: Monroe |
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| Spindles:
2 “ Spindles
Baer |
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| Controller: Air Ride Ride
Pro-E with remote Control and
2 Five Gallon Tanks |
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| 4-Link: Road Grater 3 Link
Wishbone, with C-Notch |
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| Compressor model and Brand:
2 Viair 400 c |
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| Number of Valves and Size:
Big Red From Air Ride |
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| Air Bag Size/ Model; Front
and Rear: Air Ride Air Springs
and Tapered Sleeve Bags in Rear |
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| Other
Chassis Mods: 2” Bump
Steer Tie Rod Set |
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| Any Chrome, Polish or Paint:
Painted Tanks, Compressors and
uppers, lowers along with most
of the rear. |
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| Wheels and Tires |
| Front Wheel Type: Boss Motorsport
312 |
| Size:
20” |
| Tire Size: 235/35ZR/20 Nitto
NT555 |
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| Rear Wheel Type: Boss Motorsport
312 |
| Size:
20” |
| Tire Size: 235/35ZR/20 Nitto
NT555 |
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| Paint |
| Paint
Color: Greed Green |
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| Type
of Paint: DuPont |
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| Describe
Graphics, including paint colors
and types: |
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| Painted
By: Southpaw Customs of Knoxville,
TN |
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| Body |
| Channeled:
No |
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| Chopped:
No |
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| Body
Drop: No |
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| Hood:
2.5 Cowl Hood |
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| Grille:
Phantom Grill with stock chrome
front bumper and clear turn
signals |
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| Bumpers:
Sir Michaels Roll Pan & Tail
Gate Skin |
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| Add
On Accessories: Tonno Cover
and Street Scene Mirrors |
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| Body
Mods: Shaved the wiper cowl,
tailgate, emblems, bumper,
antenna, side trim and bumper.
As well as frenched in tag
box. |
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| Body
Mods By: Mike Hensley and Southpaw
Customs |
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| Interior |
| Dashboard:
All Steel Custom |
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| Gauges:
Auto Meter Oil, Water, Tack,
Speedo, Volts, Fuel all with
Carbon Fiber Faces. |
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| Steering
Wheel: Billet Specialties PSYCHO |
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| Console:
Fiber Glass Sub Enclosure with
Air Ride Gauge |
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| Head
Unit: JVC KD-G710 |
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| Amps:
Rockford Fosgate P4004 for
mids and highs, Rockfor Fosgate
P3002 for subwoofers |
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| Speakers:
Polk Audio on set db5250 and
2 sets of db400, Rockford Fosgate
P28S8 |
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| Video
System: None |
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| Stereo
Installed By: Mike Thurmer
(AKA Thump) |
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| Shifter:
23”
Lokar Nostagia Shifter |
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| Seats
: 1988 Ford Ranger XLT 60x40 |
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| Describe
Upholstery Material/ Color
Scheme: Leather |
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| Any
Other Interior Mods: Painted
door panels to match with silver
trim and leather arm rests
and billet Cranks. Headliner
H-246 with radio console, dome
lights, and 4x4 speaker recesses.
Lokar Oval Billet Aluminum
Pedals. Billet rear view mirror,
window cranks, also in the
cab is vintage air. |
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| Upholstered
By: Southpaw Customs |
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| Special
Thanks: |
| I
would like to say thank you
to Southpaw Customs (Thump,
Brandon & Donnie), Mike Hensley,
Shane Gentry, Performance Products,
Negative Camber,My family,
and last but not least H.D.
for understanding what this
truck means to me! Without
these people above my truck
would just be a dream, once
again, Thank You! |
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