FOR SALE: CUSTOM RIG
- July 11, 2010
For Sale: 2011 Pete 389; 261" wheelbase; Lowleaf with Airride car-hauler front axle; 500hp Cat; 18spd; 3.36 gears with full locking diff's
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BIG RIGS TACKLE PIKES PEAK
- June 28, 2010
Mike Ryan pits his skills behind the wheel of his 1,950-horsepower daycab Freightliner Cascadia as he races to the top of Pikes Peaks on a narrow two-lane road to the summit...
Custom Race Car Hauler
- April 28, 2010
Reader's Ride V. GAINES ROLLIN' IN STYLE Gino Guadagni, owner of the flamed-out KW, Inferno Joe, featured in our Summer issue, sent us a photo of the custom rig that hauls his dad's Kendall Oil Avenger to all the NHRA events. V.Gaines' custom rig is a 2005 319" Pete 379X powered by a healthy 625 CAT backed with an 18 spd. Black pearl is the base and it's setup with a drop frt axle, 22” bumper, custom grill, drop-single large headlights on JJ ...
DROP-VISOR BUYER'S GUIDE
- April 09, 2010
A sun visor is such a simple part, yet it can be far from easy when it comes to buying one. To make your custom upgrade as smooth as possible, here’re some helpful suggestions to both identify the one perfect sun visor for your custom rig and the conditions in which it’s used.
Chrome Exhaust Package
- January 15, 2010
Texas Chrome Shop's 7" Exhaust Package is sure to put the "custom" into your custom rig. The TCS 7" Chrome Exhaust package features 100% American Made products including your choice of top stacks (2), center spools (2), lower elbows (2), exhaust clamps (4), cab brackets (2), Set of Bushings (1). You choose the height, style and elbows....
East Coast Large Cars.Com Truck Show
- January 15, 2010
June 11-13 The Annual East Coast large Cars Truck Show at the Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta New Jersey. The show comprises of Trucks, Trailers, Show Only Trucks and various Chrome Shops, Parts Dealers and Truck Dealers. The show is a completely open format in that any and all are invited to attend.
The Griffin Tool
- December 14, 2009
THE GRIFFIN TOOL New kit provides stress-free trailer landing gear operation Owners of custom big-rigs who want to quickly and easily drop their trailer landing gear can now turn to The Griffin Tool from Transport Product Solutions. The Griffin Tool, designed by a truck driver, utilizes your truck’s low-pressure air system to power-assist the raising/lowering of the landing gear, virtually eliminating stress on the body and significantly speeding up the entire trailer connect/disconnect process. It takes less than five minutes to slip the easy-to-install ...
CLEANING HEADLIGHTS
- November 11, 2009
headlights age over time and that process is sped up by an accumulation of road grime and salt, compounds which deteriorate the plastic and turn it yellow or foggy. Clouded or discolored headlights are a big safety issue--especially in the winter. Here's a pro tip on how to quickly get your custom rig's headlights back into like-new condition ...
KW Door Window Visor How-To
- November 09, 2009
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Do-It-Yourself Custom KW Door Window Trim Give your Kenworth’s cab the chopped look by adding upper window trim panels A popular customizing trend among KW owners is adding a painted trim piece to the top of the door window frame to give the cab a chopped look. The trim fits along the door lip at the top of window without interrupting the window operation and there are a number of aftermarket stainless offerings available. (Prices range from $90-$120 pair.) But if you are ...
INSIDE A BUILD-OFF CHAMPION
- November 07, 2009
Frame-up resto takes this 28-year-old Pete from Wyoming oil-field workhorse to Build-Off champion...Jerry Diemoz has logged more than 1.6 million miles in its cab, most of those miles plying the nasty roads and drilling sites of Wyoming's oil and gas fields hauling rigging and equipment...