10-4 Magazine May 2024

a 12 Ga. stainless steel grill crown and custom one-piece grill inser t with the Davis Bros. logo, a custom 12 Ga. front bumper with rounded corners to match the radius on the stock chrome plated fender braces, and all the straps were removed from the breathers and air tanks. Quilted stainless covers were made by 4 State Trucks for the step boxes, and subtle quilting was added to the rear Hogebuilt stainless steel fenders. Every light on the truck came from 4 State Trucks’ new “Legendary” line of glass watermelon LEDs – both mini and full sized. Continuing with the exterior modifications, an 8-inch Dynaflex “dummy” exhaust was added, the large doors on both sides of the sleeper were made “suicide” style, and all the stainless drop panels on the cab and sleeper were fully encased so no wiring showed (this was also done to the underside of the sleeper). The DEF tank was hidden in one of the painted fuel tanks, which feature smoothed-out welds on each end. A shock box, air bag covers, and a deck plate from Iowa Customs were installed behind the sleeper, along with several “I” panels built by 4 State Trucks. A “block-out panel” was built by a local company and then mounted underneath the frame and driveshaft, with no visible fasteners, and several speakers mounted to it. Speaking of speakers, let’s talk about the sound system in this beast. With just shy of 40,000 watts, the entire combination has 78 total JL Audio speakers, (5) SounDigital amps, and (28) batteries, because, as Kevin put it, “29 batteries would have been ridiculous!” In the trailer, there are (16) 13.5” sub woofers and (24) 8.8” M6 marine speakers, and in the truck, there are (8) 12” sub woofers, (24) 7.7” marine speakers, and (6) 6.5” speakers. There are 24 speakers in the sleeper alone, and when you walked near the truck while the music was cranked up, it literally made your ears itch! Under the hood, as mentioned before, the engine was painted Viper Red and fitted with a Dynaflex chrome air intake kit, along with a PDI intake and exhaust manifold, and the wiring harness, along with almost everything originally mounted to the firewall, was either moved or cleaned up. The inside of the hood was fitted with a smooth aluminum cover, and then painted white. The paint was all done in-house by Brooks Mar tin and features seven different colors including white, three shades of red, orange, yellow, and black (outlines). The final exterior touch was pin-striping done by Darin Bean of Darin’s Customs in Maceo, KY. Moving inside the cab of the truck, a custom aluminum dash, made to mimic a jukebox, was made by JMCO Technologies, and then everything was moved to that center console, including all the controls that were on the stock steering wheel. All the gauges and switches were done by NT Lites. Down on the floor of both the cab and sleeper, a wood floor was installed with red LED strip lighting in the gaps, and then a thick coat of resin was poured over it. Going for an old bar vibe, speaker boxes were made to look like old Fender amplifiers and mounted on the inside of all the doors. These replica amps were filled with actual speakers and trimmed with lights. Back in the sleeper, along with all the speakers and lighting, sits a brown leather couch, trimmed with beveled mirrors, and bar top armrests on each end. For the seats and door panels, twelve complete leather hides were used, including real “hair on hide” accents and inser ts. One of the coolest things they did inside was create “floating” front seats. Removing the stock seat mounts, they engineered and then built “U” shaped brackets, with 90-degree turns and gussets, out of 1/2-inch thick stainless steel, and then polished them. With no visible bases except at the back of the seats and everything polished to a mirror finish, the reflections helped hide what little could be seen and truly gave the illusion that the front seats were floating. Everyone loved it, and stuck there hands in there, trying to figure out what was actually going on. Offering their customers full services that include fabrication, paint, electrical, mechanical, lights, sound systems, and interior work, it is all done in-house – and their fit and finish is second to none. In addition to building trucks, the Davis brothers also run RK Transpor t, which currently has about 50 trucks, and also manage about 3,000 acres of beans and corn. After 4,000+ hours of work were put into this combination, the boys were honored to be invited to the Build Off, and ecstatic about what they accomplished. To get more info, visit www.davisbrosdesigns.com , check out their socials (Davis Brothers Designs), or call (812) 874-2230. 10-4 Magazine / May 2024 11