How-To’s
- February 16, 2012
An easy way to build your own universal custom speaker pods to give your truck’s cab or sleeper that little extra touch
By Cesar Alvarez
Fabricating custom parts out of steel and aluminum doesn’t intimidate custom rig owners nearly as much as working with cloth and resin. Mention custom fiberglass components and most owner-operators cringe at the thought.
In reality, if you can use a jigsaw, know the basics of working with resin, and have a little bit of patience, making your own ...
- February 06, 2012
Turning scrap steel into a custom touch fit for the working class.
By Bruce W. Smith
How many times have you walked past that pile of rusted steel pipe and remnants of plate sitting by the back door of your shop and wondered if it’s about time to take it to the scrap yard? Here’s a tip: Forget the cash. Take a few hours and turn that steel scrap into a cool custom rear bumper.
We watched a couple of ...
- February 02, 2012
Talladega fiberglass kit makes it easy to turn an Ultracab into a flat-top as the boys at Triple R Diesel show during a custom conversion....
- January 13, 2012
The ability to open and lock doors without touching them is part of the satisfaction many custom truck owners get from their rigs.
- December 28, 2011
by Bruce W. Smith
Donne Cornellison’s instructions to the guys at the Chrome Shop Mafia were pretty self-explanatory when he dropped off his just-purchased, burgundy ’07 “big bunk” 379: He wanted it all “jazzed up” when he returned in a couple weeks to put it on the road. Part of the “jazz” included a big, in-your-face exhaust to make his rig look cool and give the pre-DPF-era, twin-turbo C15 ACERT Cat a little nicer growl.
Cornellison is typical of truckers coast-to-coast who ...
- April 26, 2011
Nothing speaks more about a truck owner’s pride in his ride more than the way it shines. But getting everything to shine doesn’t necessarily mean dismantling every part to get them painted, plated, or polished.
- December 07, 2010
No other singular custom upgrade speaks “Old School
- May 12, 2010
OEM Peterbilt fuel-tank straps cost more than $500 per pair with aftermarket versions setting you back at least four bills. These “backyard-build
- April 05, 2010
Maximizing nighttime visibility with retro-style clear headlights fitted with high-output bulbs is a win-win situation; the brighter beams enhance safety, allowing you more time to react to what lie ahead, while the retro-style crystal headlights enhance the overall look of your truck. But don't forget to put in the right relay or all you'll see is blackness...
- March 01, 2010
Do- It-Yourself
WOOFER POWER
Fabricating a ported subwoofer enclosure for maximum bass with minimum cost
By Cesar Alvarez
(Photos by Bruce W. Smith)
One of the attributes of a pro-level sound system is its ability to produce crisp, clean notes with the power to seemingly shake the earth.
Such acoustic energy is a product not of the speakers or the amps powering them, but rather the speaker enclosures and how they are tuned for the vehicle in which they are mounted.
This is especially true of a ...
How-To Articles For You & Your Truck
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