Decked And Wrecked
Jarrett Belk's '99 Chevy Silverado
Lumberton, Texas
We Say: Jarrett is still in high school, but he has a job at a lumberyard that helped purchase and customize this Silverado. He admits that balancing time for school and work is tough, but he is willing do just about anything to own a cool truck. We are very impressed to hear about how much this young guy has customized his truck. Unfortunately, the Chevy was recently in an accident. While on his way to a show, a fellow member of his truck club got cut off on the freeway, locked up the brakes on his truck, and ended up running into Jarrett's truck. Now that the truck is back in the shop, it is getting the door handles, mirrors, and fuel door shaved at the same time. While the accident is an inconvenience, it will ultimately make the truck better.
What He Wins: Because Jarrett is having a tough time keeping the body on his truck straight, we are sending him a few cans of Play-Doh. Now he can mold, shape, crash, and smash the modeling clay instead mangling his truck and spending money to have it fixed. We hope he has fun with this stuff; we sure did while making this miniature of his truck.
The 411
Rims/tires: 22-inch Liquid Metal Motorsports Wingman / 265/35R22 Nitto
Engine: 5.3L V-8 / custom exhaust with Flowmaster muffler
Suspension: Firestone 224c airbags / front airbag mounting brackets / rear two-link with Panhard bar / two Air Zenith compressors / 5-gallon air tank / rear step notch
Body Mods: '05 Cadillac Escalade front clip / shaved antenna, taillights, tailgate, roll pan, and stake pockets / flush-mounted LED taillights in rollpan
Interior: Factory leather seats / blue neon lighting
Audio/video: Pioneer Premier head unit / two 6x9-inch speakers / two JL Audio 10-inch subwoofers in box under back seat
Win Some Of Our Cool Swag!
Each month here in Sport Truck, the Homegrown Haulers winner will receive a pair of Mechanix Wear gloves, a Mother's detailing package, a Havoc DVD, and some awesome Sport Truck stickers. And to keep it real, we're also tossing in a piece of swag from our trusty old junk drawer! So just how do you win? It's easy. It all starts with you taking a killer photo(s) of your truck and sending that along with all of your information as well as a list of mods done to your truck. High-resolution digital photos are preferred and may improve your chances of winning. But really what it comes down to is if your truck is cool enough to pass our standards (OK, more like if we happen to get a bull's-eye on the dartboard!). So get going! Get out there with your digital cameras, put the settings on high-quality, and start shootin'. Email all of your stuff to kevin.aguilar@sorc.com, or send a CD with images via snail mail to: Sport Truck Magazine, Homegrown Haulers, 2400 East Katella Ave., Ste. 1100, Anaheim, CA 92806.
I Want To Be In Sport Truck!
Josh Waszkurak's '98 GMC Jimmy 4X4
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
We Say: Josh has been hounding us for months on end to get his Blazer in the mag. Like many others with nice trucks, he had low-quality photos that prevented us from being able to print it here. After several submissions, he stepped it up and got us some usable photos.
The 411
Rims/tires: 18x8.5 and 19x10 Corvette wheels / BF Goodrich G-force T/A tires
Engine: V-6 / Airaid intake / throttle body spacer / Jet stage-2 computer chip / Flowmaster Delta Flow 50 muffler
Suspension: 3/4 drop
Body Mods: Clear taillights / billet grille / Goodmark ram-air hood / '99 Envoy bumper cover and headlights / Street Scene Sport mirrors / chrome door handles
Get Out Of My Way
John Montanaro's '98 GMC Sonoma
East Sandwich, Massachusetts
We Say: John spends so much time with his truck that at times his girlfriend, Heather, is jealous of all the attention he gives it. Guess she's going to have to get used to it because he ain't giving up on the truck.
The 411
Rims/tires: 20-inch Center Line Archers / 245/35R20 Toyo Proxes4
Engine: 2.2L four-cylinder / cold-air intake
Suspension: SuicideDoors.com three-link / Firestone airbags / two Viair 380 compressors / 8-gallon air tank painted to match body color / custom step notch
Body Mods: Shaved tailgate handle / step shaver kit / LED taillights / '99 GMC Envoy front bumper / Oldsmobile Bravada headlights / billet grille / Street Scene mirrors / spray-on bedliner
Interior: Plastics painted to match exterior / Envoy door handles
Audio/video: Clarion head unit with 7-inch flip-out monitor
I Don't Need A Man To Fund My Truck
Tonia Bryant's '02 Ford F-150
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
WE SAY: Tonia admitted to us that not only is she a single mother, but she had enough funds to customize her F-150. We give her major props for being able to handle both of these tasks.
The 411
Rims/tires: 24-inch chrome / 305/35R24 DiamondbackEngine: 4.2L V-6
Body Mods: Silver and black two-tone paintjob with red stripe / billet grilles / projector headlights / LED taillights / chrome step bars / chrome door handles
Interior: Custom six-color lighting in back window, below front seats, and under back seats
Audio: Pioneer head unit / Kicker 10-inch subwoofer with four-channel 500-watt amplifier