Owner: Jeff Watson

 

TIKI TRUCK… from the beginning

I have been building my Mini for the past 7 years.  The truck started off as a stock Forest Green GMC Sonoma.  It did not take long to give it a 5-6 ground scraping drop. That latest for a year then I got T-boned in the box and the truck was written off.  I bought back the truck and then went all out: Straightened the frame, shaved everything, new paint, ragtop, and a monoleaf bag setup.That again only lasted a year til the frame gave out again, due to a very poor bag install from the local shop. So again I was faced with a broken truck.  This time I did it myself to make sure it was done right I bought another truck stripped it to the frame, installed a suicide doors 5-links, capped the frame, and then sent the frame out to get painted and airbrushed.  When the frame came back from paint my cab and box got switched on to it, then ran all new lines, and install a fully rebuild 4.3L engine in to it… This is where my Mini sits now…My Future plans are a 3” bodydrop, hotrod style interior, finish the box interior with a lexan notch cover and graphics…

Shout outs and Thanks

Could not have built my truck without the help and support from:

Dave Barnard, Brad Young, the Watson family, Low Class Customz, Casual Customs, Altered Altitude Customs, Xtreme Customs, Common Ground.

 

AIR RIDE SUSPENSION

- Suicide Doors 5 link kit 

- 4 2600lbs Bags

- 8 - 3/8” Electric fast valves

- 10 Switch box 

- 2- 8 gal tanks  

- 2- Viair 450C Compressors

- Front bag cups

- All 1/2" brass compression fittings

- 1/2" Air Lines..

FRAME REBUILD

- Full frame off rebuild (winter of 2005)

 - Plated frame

- Painted GM blue steel with a silver flake

- Energy suspension bushings

- Bamboo Air Brushed 5 link and Shocks

EXTERIOR                                          

- Porsche Riveria Blue paint

- 35"x35" Sliding rag top

- Shaved mirrors, tailgate, emblems etc…. 

- Relocated tailgate handle

- Steel Rollpan                

- Chrome Bumper and wheel well mouldings 

- 3% tinted windows (way to dark)  

- 18" Boss 212 Wheel

ENGINE BAY

- Fully rebuild 4.3L (winter of 2004)

- Engine Painted to match Exterior

- chrome valve covers

- 350 flathead pistons   

- Polished crank and camshaft

- Mack truck air horns

INTERIOR

- Hula Girl and Tiki Switch God  

- Full custom bamboo interior  

- Painted interior to match exterior   

- Digital dash

- Panasonic Cd player   

- 4 Orion TRX 12” Subs and Orion Amps

IT LAY'S ON 18’s WITH:

- Fully functional A/C

- Cruise control        

- And motified heater box

 

        

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