10-4 Magazine June 2024

10-4 Magazine / June 2024 13 on the back of the sleeper. In honor of the 45th anniversary, many of the lighting elements were grouped together in sets of five, and tons of underglow lighting was added, as well. All the watermelon lights are from United Pacific, and all feature glass lenses. The York rear fenders were painted to match and installed with a hidden bracket system that makes the fenders look like they are floating above the drive tires. Another unique thing that was done to this truck was boxing in (covering) the underside of the cab and sleeper – if you look underneath, you just see a clean and painted surface, with a few watermelon lights on it – and nothing else. Paying special attention to all the body lines and making sure everything lined up perfectly, custom rounded fuel tank brackets were made, and the stripes, designed by Jim “Higgs” Higgins of 12 Ga. Customs, perfectly accent the truck, without being overpowering. Painted Viper Red with Nautic Blue stripes (the darkest blue you can get without being black), and a lighter Milk Money Blue color, everything works together to complete the entire package. Under the hood, a CAT 6NZ with a PDI turbo was installed. This engine is capable of making up to 1,100-hp, but it hasn’t been turned up that high yet. The engine was painted in the beautiful Nautic Blue color, the valve covers were polished, and a Dynaflex polished air intake kit was added. The underside of the hood was smoothed out, and the stripes were painted on the inside of the hood to match the exterior exactly. Every bolt, where possible, was ground smooth and then polished, and then all the nomenclature stamped on the brake calipers and drums was grinded off and smoothed out, as well. Metal braided lines were utilized, along with stainless steel zip ties, where needed. Moving inside the cab and sleeper, Spare Time Fab out of Myerstown, PA provided the two-stick conversion kit, complete with glitter knobs, and all the upholstery was done by them in Baseball Glove brown leather with double red stitching. Travis wanted a diamond pattern, but not buttons, saying, “That’s a Kenwor th thing!” An overhead console from 12 Ga. Customs, fitted with speakers, lights, the stereo head unit, and the CB radio, was installed, along with a painted floor. The seats are low backs that were chopped even lower, custom door sill plates and dash panels were made by Rockwood, the texture on the dash was smoothed out and painted red, and NT Lites redid the gauges with red lights. The stereo has 6,000 watts of power but a modest number of speakers, so it sounds good, without being too obnoxious. The trailer is a 2022 MAC LTT with four compar tments from front to back – 3,500 gallons, 2,000 gallons, 1,200 gallons, and 2,800 gallons, respectively (all their trailers are spec’d this way). Painted to match the truck, they left the barrel of the tank polished to break things up. The landing gear are painted blue and feature chrome-dipped suppor ts, and the valves were all painted red and feature chrome-dipped