10-4 Magazine May 2024

10-4 Magazine / May 2024 13 axle, like most high-performance automobiles. Made from a highly modified retrofit kit for a Prevost bus, this suspension is rated for twice the weight of a standard 12,000-pound front axle – and looks pretty darn cool, too. Another striking feature on this rig were the wheels, tires, and rear fenders. The 28-inch rims from JTX Forged, which were powder coated green in cer tain places by Lacey Blair, are wrapped in heavy duty, low profile, Venom Power dually tires, sized at 325/35R28. The rear Hogebuilt fenders feature four polished long drop stainless singles, covered in another set of four cut, modified, and painted fenders, for a sor t of layered or stacked look. But the most unique and jaw-dropping feature wasn’t anything mentioned so far – it was the dash inside. Unfor tunately, the dash was not finished for the Build Off, which really hur t Dustin’s judging scores, but the concept is amazing, and by the time you read this, the DCT team should have it fully functioning. This unique truck does not have a single sensor or a stitch of wiring to operate it – everything runs off a computer monitoring system, and the dash is a giant 4K touchscreen that controls it all. Upon star tup, just like many new cars today, a shor t video sequence plays featuring the owner’s logo spinning in with lightening and storm effects, and then the DCT logo takes center stage, before the dash lights up with all the actual vir tual gauges and switches, which operate by touch. I can’t wait to see this thing in action after it is completed! At the time of the Build Off, the truck was fitted with a brown and tan suede interior, which Dustin hated, and has already been ripped out and replaced. There is just so much to talk about this truck, we can’t mention it all, but we will say this, because inquiring minds want to know... the front bumper is 15 inches wide! Although disappointed they did not finish everything, they are excited about what they accomplished, and look forward to taking “Storm Surge” to lots of shows this year, not only for themselves, but also the truck’s co-owner, Hurricane Specialized out of Franklin, IN. For more information about DCT, visit www.dickersoncustomtrucks.com, check out their socials, or call (765) 436-2586. “WESTSIDE GOLDMINE” The entry for Adam Johnson of Johnson Hill Customs (JHC) out of Spring Valley, WI is called “Westside Goldmine” based on an inside joke between Adam and Don Wood. Bringing an old cabover to the Build Off was a bold move for JHC, but these guys have never shied away from a challenge. Adam’s dad began building trucks as far back as the 1960s, but JHC didn’t officially become a bona fide stand alone business until about 2020, after building lots of their own trucks and doing modifications to many of their