12 10-4 Magazine / July 2025 Hoping to put the bone-stock truck to work immediately, which was equipped with a 485-hp DD13 hooked to an automatic transmission, the Cascadia threw a code not 25 miles from the shop and then went into “shutdown” mode. The brothers were like, “Oh no, what have we gotten ourselves into?” Once the truck was back at the shop, they decided to completely tear it down and go through everything. About this time, our friends at Reyes Polishing & Detailing announced that they would be having a truck show in their hometown of Mendota on November 30, 2024, and Rene decided it was the perfect time to debut their newly redone Cascadia. Funny thing was, nothing had been done yet, and the show was just a few weeks away. Wanting to build a show-worthy truck but not being able to afford a Peterbilt or Kenworth, they decided to just work with what they had, saying, “Let’s start with this and see where it goes!” Selling the T680 to fund the project, they busted their butts for three or four weeks, and most of what you see today was done to the truck during that time – everything but some of the lights and the air-ride front end, which was eventually done by Noah at RNR Rigs in Dinuba, CA. The entire truck was completely repainted in a cream color, with a teal frame, and teal and orange accents. Alex painted the grill surround and mounted a black mesh grill, a painted deck plate was added, the headlights and fog lamps were replaced with LED versions, and stainless Hogebuilt quarter-fenders were installed. What really sets this rig apart from the rest is the interior, the lighting, and the pinstriping. Dan from Farmersville did an extensive amount of orange and teal pinstriping, and also painted the company logos on the doors, which were designed by Rene. All the watermelon lights on the truck are dual revolution with clear lenses, and Rene was able to find some unique colors I had never seen before – a different shade of orange and a cyan blue – which both match the truck perfectly. The visor was on the truck when they got it, and it already had “penny” lights on it, so they just decided to paint the visor and leave the lights that were there. Under the truck, the brothers added a curved tip to the weed-burner exhaust that was already down there. As mentioned before, the interior of this Freightliner has been completely re-done. Smoothing out all the dash and door panels and painting them cream or teal was a huge job, but it turned out nice. All the screws holding those panels were replaced with jewel-tipped fasteners, the heat and A/C controls and air vents were replaced with chrome versions, along with all the switches and gauges, a “trucker girl” steering wheel was painted to match and installed, and polished billet door handles took the place of the stock ones. All the gray interior pieces back in the sleeper were dyed cream, the headliner was done in suede, the passenger seat was removed, and there is carpet on the floor (for now). There are also plenty of dual revolution lights inside, along with a ton of pinstriping, too.
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