The Two-Seat Rocket Ship
Kevin and Kim McClure's '88 Chevy S-10
Fenton, Michigan
We Say: Kevin told us in his email that he built this truck over nine years in his home garage while putting two kids through college at the same time. With the completion of the interior, Kevin and his wife took the 540hp S-10 to the St. Ignace car show where it took First Place in a field of 1,200 vehicles.
The 411
Rims/Tires: 10x15 rear and 15x5 front Centerline Warrior / 16-1/2x31 rear and 165/70R15 front Mickey Thompson tires
Engine: Brian Thomson prepped 0.060-over 454 / 11:1 Diamond pistons / 502 heads / 502 intake / 1,000-cfm Demon carb / 200hp NOS system / MSD ignition / TH400 transmission / reverse manual Coan valve body / 3500 converter / fully fabbed 9-inch diff / 4.30 Richmond gears / Detroit Locker / hardened Moser axles / Howe aluminum radiator with owner built shroud / 2,200-cfm Spal electric fan / March Performance pulleys
Suspension: 2x3 tube chassis / Mustang II front with Art Morrison tubular A-arms and Alden American shocks / Art Morrison 4-Bar rear suspension with Alden American coil-overs / Kugel master-cylinder / Mustang II front and Wilwood rear calipers
Body Mods: Shaved taillights and door handles / 4 inches removed from firewall to fit engine / hand-fabbed trans tunnel / roll pan with LED lights / 9-inch stretch on wheeltubs / Boyd Red and Vanilla Shake basecoat clear/coat paintjob / stock hood with Unlimited Products scoop
Interior: 10-point rollcage / owner fabricated dash and cluster / Auto Meter gauges / Lokar gas pedal / B&M shifter / red and Oyster vinyl on stock seats, dash, and door panels by C.H Schultz & Sons
Audio/Video: None
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Never Done
Mike Helmick's '03 Dodge Ram 1500ST
Suffolk, Virginia
We Say: Mike's plans for the truck include airbags, a stock-floor bodydrop, 24-inch wheels, in-dash TV, and more stuff as he thinks of it. Even though the Ram is pretty tame compared to Mike's plans, it still has great visual presence.
The 411
Rims/tires: 20-inch OEM / 255/40R20 Wanli
Engine: 5.7L Hemi Suspension: unspecified 5/7 drop
Body Mods: shaved antenna and tailgate handle / Street Scene mirrors and rollpan / SRT 10 hood / billet grill / ARE tonneau cover / HID headlights
Interior: Stock
Audio/video: Stock