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— KANYE WEST Oh no. Not another S-10 issue! Boooo! S-10s suck. They’re so boring. S-10s are like b-holes—everyone has one. It’s just another S-10. Yeah, whatever. These are the same songs we hear every time we put these Dime-heavy issues out, and there might actually be some truth in them. Odds are high that most of you reading this have probably owned something in the S-Series family at one point in your life. It’s nothing to be ashamed about. They’re awesome effing trucks! They’re relatively easy to work on, and parts for them can be found with ease. So where’s the challenge, right? OK, so they might have the potential to get stale faster than most other models out there due to the high number of them floating around,…

THE INTERNET DEMOCRACY

Well, we let our readers decide the fate of 2013’s top cover truck, show, and club … here is what the numbers told us: 2013’s Best Truck: Mark Hernandez’s ’99 Chevy S-10—42% (2,776 votes) Best Club: Twizted Intentions—45% (5,801 votes) Best Show: Cruise To The Pines—50% (5,844 votes) Best Construction Zone: Chuck Healy’s ’88 Mazda B2200 crew cab—30% (543 votes) Congrats to all and remember this is a report of our Internet voting poll. These results were generated from votes from the general public, not us. We are merely the messengers. BROWSIN’ AR UND hookedup.kicker.com Kicker has dedicated this website page to the people. Check out and share your own audio installation with a community of thump-loving peers!…

REACH AROUND impeltronics.com Impeltronics’ new extendable telescoping magnetic flashlight can be stretched out to almost two feet. This allows light to be placed were other flashlights can’t, and has two magnets attached, one at each end, to grab those little annoying things you’ve dropped in hard-to-reach places. The flexible 360-degree LED head is perfect for shining light in any direction. You’ll be wondering how you ever got along without one of these multifunction bad boys for so long. TRANNY ADAPTER lokar.com Lokar’s S-10 five-speed manual shift lever adapter directly replaces the factory shifter using existing OEM internal parts. This adapter fits ’93-’03 NV 3500 and ’95-’03 NV 1500 transmissions, and does require use of Lokar’s T5 Tremec lever. Once the adapter is on, you can get the clean, smooth shift…

CONSTRUCTION ZONE

THE LOWDOWN Wheels/Tires 18x7 Boyd Coddington Turbine (front) / 20x10 (rear), 225/40/18 (front) / 275/35/20 (rear) Suspension/Chassis Reinforced front clip, Thorbecke Bros control arms custom made for hydraulics, custom laser-cut and boxed wishbone link setup backhalf with custom mounts for Hoppo’s pumps, three dumps, aluminum fuel cell, battery rack for five Optima Red Top batteries Body Modifications Traditional bodydrop, shaved handles, back wall, antenna, tail lights with AVS Cali Combo, 35x35-inch ragtop, sheetmetal work in bed, ’98-plus Sonoma front bumper, headlights, and grille shell, matte black paint with pinstriping Interior Cavalier seats with 3-inch chopped backs wrapped in perforated leather and vinyl, Trenz billet flame steering wheel with shifter, billet accessories Stereo Alpine CDA-117 deck, Rockford Fosgate components and 4x6s in dash, four Rockford 12-inch subs, two Rockford amps Special…

Back when knights had armor and honor was a huge part of everyone’s lives, one man could issue a challenge to another by throwing down their gauntlet—the reinforced armor glove that many knights wore. Whoever picked up the gauntlet was the one who accepted the challenge, and things progressed from there. Ross Johns may not wear a suit of armor, we’re pretty sure that he doesn’t own any gauntlets, and no one ever called him out specifically, but at one point, he saw a challenge in front of him. That challenge was to build the coolest S-10 in town and outdo anyone who came in his way. Ross picked up the gauntlet and moved forward, ready to make his first vehicle into the baddest ride around. It would just take…

14TH ANNUAL ONE-DAY SLAM

Once again, this show proves to be one of the best one-day shows going on in the northeast. For the past 14 years, Grounded 4 Life has been hosting this show and it continues to grow after each one. This year, there were over 400 entries from everything from custom to originals that took up every bit of real estate there was to offer! Granted, a lot of support came from local minitruckers, but cars and trucks of all kinds in the area come out for the event. This show has a very laid back atmosphere—be prepared to kick your feet up with your friends and enjoy the good time. You can always check out the vendors on hand such as Drop ’Em Wear, and Drivn’ for the latest in…

Not everything that’s new is good. Just look around. The rise of resurrecting vehicles, parts and things from the past has always been in high demand, but when it comes time to tap into the wells of history, style and soul prove to be most valuable. (Note: no, your dad’s corduroy bell bottom pants from his high school glory days aren’t in style, and yes, they have already run completely out of soul. They did a long time ago.) So what other items and gadgets from the ’70s would be safe to incorporate into a solid / modern (and socially acceptable) fashion statement? Well, bad pants have already been ruled out. What about white dude fros? Nope. One-piece zip-up jumpsuits? No way. How’s an old Chevy 250ci inline six-banger sound?…

In my thirteen years of covering shows for this mag, I have come to realize there is no other show like Spring Fling. Being located at Frank Brown Park in gorgeous Panama City Beach, Florida, and taking place in the middle of spring break, there’s really nothing that can compare to it. You have white, sandy beaches, great weather, a spacious show area, and the awesome Vital Signs crew. It’s what starts the show season for me every year and I wouldn’t miss it for the world. The streets were filled with people from all over the country celebrating spring break but even the most diehard partier seemed to wind down at the show. The Wicked Wheel was the site of the show’s after-party location, and if you’ve never visited…

ON THE JOB TRAINING

The line that separates job from hobby can be so thin, that some cross over or trample it without even realizing where their footsteps have landed. Daniel Heman experienced this dichotomy for himself early in life as he spent three-and-a-half years deep in the trenches with his truck. The desire to own a ’bagged mini sprouted from Daniel’s surroundings as a kid. Daniel thinks back and tells us, “Since I was 16, the older guys in my neighborhood as I was growing up all had static dropped or ’bagged trucks. I had to have one.” Now at the age of 23, he’s had the chance to tinker with a few of his own projects, but none have matured like his S-10 has. Back in 2006, he bought it, ’bagged it,…

SOUTHEAST MINI TRUCKIN’ NATS

The Southeast Mini Truckin’ Nationals has been rollin’ steady for nearly 20 years now. During that time, there have been many dips and detours along the way, but the foreseeable stretch of road looks wide open and promising as ever. Maggie Valley is just one of those small towns that gets overrun during the weekend of the show, but it seems to welcome minitruckers with open arms. Saturday nights have always been reserved for a drag and cruise down the main strip, and even though the majority of rides happen to be minis, all makes and models of vehicles are present and accounted for. For you outdoor types, there are camping spots available, and for those who prefer the convenience a soft bed and private room to pee, hotel rooms…

El Diamante Negro

Go ahead and dive into that pile of old Mini Truckin’ issues that I know you’ve got stored in your closet and pull out a copy from 2002 or so, specifically the one with Dennis Slamka’s thenlegendary Spicy Taco. It was a byproduct of the era, with its Focal SD5s and tribal flame paintjob, but not so new that it ran the ’01 Taco front clip, which seems to be standard fare on anything with a Toyota badge nowadays. Yes, that’s what things were like in the early aught, and whether or not that’s good or bad has yet to be determined. It’s been twelve years since the Spicy Taco appeared in this mag, and by the time Jeremy Forsyth of Rushville, Indiana got his hands on it, the truck…

For too many families across the globe, the uncertain reality of the damage cancer will bring is a real and constant threat. When we heard about a minitrucker who was in the late rounds of his own fight against this much-hated disease, there was no doubt in our minds about sharing his story. This is Chris Gibson’s battle.—JMJ Chris’ love for trucks and minitruckin’ goes back to childhood. He’s owned seven S-10s, which were all static dropped. Due to work, bills, and family matters, he’s had to put his dream of having a “completed” minitruck on hold. On April 10, 2012, Chris was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer. Doctors gave him three to six months to live at the age of 35. With the support of his family, he purchased…

Work Harder, Not Smarter

Everyone’s gotta go to work. Unless daddy’s fat pockets are deep enough to mooch from for the rest of your life. If that’s the case, well, good for you. The rest of us schlubs are in for a lifetime of backbreaking, brainwashing labor but we’ll always make sure to take the time to talk about you and curse you behind your back. Don’t be mad, bro. It’s just what hard working, blue-collar ’Muricans do. In any event, this Isuzu work truck belongs to a guy who has purposely tucked himself into an unseen corner somewhere just beyond the glow of the Vegas strip lights. Finding him was purely accidental and unplanned, which made the encounter all the more fateful—eerily fateful. Just after nightfall in the city of a trillion sins…

With much of the heavy fab on the LUV done, we had no choice but to finally get to work on some of the areas that we quite honestly just didn’t really want to do. For some reason, the floor of the cab was one of those areas. After some time spent sitting on the creeper seat contemplating the problems of the world and we finally decided on a starting point. The larger pieces of the transmission and drive shaft tunnel were used as a place to start, and sometimes using some of the old bits and pieces are more of a pain in the butt than anything else. In this case, however, we were quite happy with how it all worked out. The two large pieces were mocked into…

BEFORE THE FEATURE

This page is dedicated to humble beginnings. These photos and stories are taken and told by the owners/builders of trucks featured in this issue. Most date back years ago and are glimpses of a time when there wasn’t an end in sight. Ross Johns’ 1990 Chevy S-10 pg. 14 “I had to search through an old computer to find these photos, they are that old. I’m glad I found them though, because this truck has been a part of my life for so long. It’s cool to look back at the build phase.” Eric Higdon’s 1998 Chevy S-10 pg. 22 “I’m sure this is not the last time this truck will be done. Maybe I’ll keep it as-is and just drive the hell out it. I haven’t decided yet.” Daniel…

Girls, Girls, Girls Photography: Marie Griffin “I just wanted to write in to see if you guys would be willing to take a peek at photos of me posing with a minitruck. These were my first ones, and most tattoos were drawn on, but I do this for fun. My husband and his friends all have minis, so I’ll have more pics to come! Oh, and the truck is an ’87 S-10 with 20s and 22s, it has a V-8, ’bagged and bodydropped, and has FJ Cruiser taillights with a fully shaved bed. Hope you guys like these!” —Secily L. Off The Wall Mini Truckin’ Magazine likes this. Hey Jonathan, Thanks for the share! Man, that motor swap looks great in your Mazda! Keep up the clean work! acebook.com/minitruckinmag…

UPCOMING EVENTS

MARCH 1. FORBIDDEN FANTASY SHOW ’N’ SHINE March 15-16—Lake Perris, CA Southern California lets loose every spring with the arrival of FFF’s annual custom bash. The two-day event draws in tons of rides from across the southwest, and if you’re in the surrounding vicinity, and are looking to jumpstart the show season, look no further than this event. For more information, visit forbiddenfantasyshow.com. 2. DRAG FOR DIABETES March 23-24—Galveston Island, TX Proceeds from this event go directly to diabetes research. What better way to justify driving out and spending time at an event that focuses on benefiting the lives of those affected by diabetes? Bring your truck, car, or motorcycle out for a weekend and a cool show that supports a cause. For more information, visit dragfordiabetes.com. APRIL 3. DANGER…

RIDIN’ AROUND

This month’s Ridin’ Around winner will receive cleaning products from Mothers. Even during the winter, there’s no excuse to be riding dirty! For your chance to win, be sure to submit your truck’s info and photos to mini.truckin@sorc.com. Work In Progress This is my Colorado. It has a full custom frame, stock-floor bodydrop to the rockers, and is laid out on Camaro SS 20s. It has 35K miles, but I bought it new and drove around on a static drop. I then had her ’bagged but still wasn’t satisfied so I put her back in the shop and started the bodydrop. She’s come a long way but still has a ways to go. Thanks for looking! Sauerkraut We get letters and emails from all over the globe. Some guys send…

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