THE 411
OWNER/HOMETOWN:
Martin McGuire / Downers Grove, Illinois
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL:
'92 GMC Sonoma
ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN:
262ci Chevy V-6 / four-bolt Bow Tie block / Crower billet crankshaft / Oliver connecting rods / JE pistons / Pontiac 18-degree heads / Jesel roller valvetrain / Hogan sheetmetal intake manifold / Precision Turbo GTQ32, 51 trim Tangenal exhaust housing turbos / Innovative Turbo wastegates / Stainless Works 321 rod-builder exhaust / Aeromotive fuel system / Big Stuff 3 computer / MSD Pro Billet distributor / MSD 6A ignition box and Blaster coil / Billet Specialties serpentine pulley system / GM 4L80-E tranny built by Bowler Transmission / Ford 9-inch rearend with aluminum third member
INSTALLERS:
Race Proven Motors and Competition Fabrication
WHEELS/TIRES:
FRONT: 18x8-inch Billet Specialties SLG20s / 225/45R18 BFGs
REAR: 20x10-inch Billet Specialties SLG20s / 295/45ZR20 BFGs
SUSPENSION:
FRONT: Air Ride Technologies Shock Waves / Strong Arm control arms / Belltech 2-inch drop spindles / Belltech antisway bar / 14-inch Wilwood disc brakes / dual master cylinder with remote brake bias
REAR: Air Ride Technology Pro Ride system / custom parallel four-bar system / Shock Waves
FABRICATOR:
Competition Fabrication
BODY MODS:
Fiberglass front bumper modified for turbocharger air inlets / fiberglass Sonoma GT cladding / smoothed firewall and cowl area / billet hood hinges / cowl-induction hood / A-pillar modified to match fender lines / air intake cover / handmade inner fenders / bed sides narrowed to match cab width / shaved doors tailgate and fuel door / aluminum bead-rolled bed floor with access panels
BODYWORK:
Competition Fabrication
INTERIOR:
Eight-point rollcage made from 1-3/4 material / leather/suede factory bucket seat conversion / carbon-fiber dash surround / custom center console / Auto Meter gauges / American Wire harness
SPECIAL THANKS:
His wife, Jacqueline, his kids, and everyone one who helped out, including Competition Fabrication, Rockford Racecraft, Precision Brakes Company, AVS, Auto Meter, Hydro Illusions, Race Proven Motors, Billet Specialties, Stainless Works, Flaming Rivers, Revolutions Industries