10-4 Magazine / March 2026 21 against the dash. The 3.70 ratio rear ends were also kept, so they were swapped over to the new chassis. Around this time, Kody spoke to Dallas Good at Blackworth Custom Trucks to get an idea of paint colors and schemes. Kody likes the 30s and 40s hot rod look, and he wanted to add subtle hints of that in the build. Work began on sourcing parts for the rebuild while Lewis and his father rebuilt the motor. There was never really a plan to rebuild the motor, but the decision was made to do it since the truck was apart. What was once a twin-turbo Acert CAT was rebuilt from the oil pan up, including converting it over to a single turbo setup. The motor is set up for about 600-hp, which is plenty for everything they haul with it. While the rebuild was being done, Kody was driving a lot at this time, and he kept thinking about the potential for the truck – and not just for practical use or even advertisement for potential employees. His thoughts were more about what kind of business this could bring to Lewis. With that idea in mind, they turned it up a notch (or two). The motor was blasted and painted, with custom stainless steel piping by B&H Tubes, and a ton of motor parts were chromed by a local shop. It is Kody’s belief that this little sparkle in the engine bay started them down the road to what ultimately led to the finished product. Once the motor was done, the attention was turned to the rest of the truck. The original plan was to paint this truck the same color as the rest of the trucks in their fleet, which is a metallic blue color, but Kody was itching to keep the same white and black scheme the truck wore before the accident. One of the other reasons the decision was made to keep it black and white was because of pinstriping ideas he had in mind. His belief was that the pinstripes he had in mind would look better on black and white versus blue. Kody and the crew settled on the white color, and then the time came to select the black.
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