12 10-4 Magazine / May 2026 in Mike’s “signature” traditions, including always stamping three rows of 33 louvers, stepped a certain way, Micheal added louvers to the side hood panels while building an entirely new hood with all Paccar parts. Punching louvers is a real art, and Micheal has only done four trucks since acquiring the press. In an effort to keep them unique and special, Micheal will only louver your hood if he builds your entire truck! Next, it was time to start working on the cab. Removing the tall UltraCab roof and replacing it with a sleek flat cap was only the beginning, as almost every panel of the cab was rebuilt. The truck was built as a running and driving daycab, and then it was hauled to ATG in Indiana where it was fitted with David’s completely rebuilt 105” 1994 Double Eagle sleeper – and, again, I mean completely rebuilt – the only thing original is the floor pan! While at ATG, it also got a matching pleated deckplate installed. Once it got back to Micheal’s shop, it was time for paint on the cab and sleeper (done by Baton Rouge Truck Center) and all the other final details. Painted fuel tanks were added, along with a host of accessories from 12 Ga. Customs including the front stainless bumper, a bumper lift kit, the mirror brackets, step boxes, mufflers and muffler guards, the “I-Panel” between the fuel tanks, the hydraulic connection box behind the sleeper, the recessed air and electrical connections box in the deckplate, and the rear light panel on the back of the truck. The classic dual square headlights were shaved by 12 Ga. Customs and then chrome-plated by Rockwood Products. Rockwood also provided the nine billet aluminum grille bars, the chrome wiper arms and blades are from our friends at GGE Products, and ATG made the cab and sleeper drop panels, which are fitted with Double Bubble lights from Calli’s Customs. A few more of the exterior embellishments include side boxes under the sleeper, built by ATG to mimic Double Eagle boxes, one-piece side windows, laminated and tinted “bus glass” on every exterior window, and chrome-plated front fender “steps” (brackets), also by Rockwood Products. The bead-rolled visor, along with the mudflap weights and breather light bars, were made by Greg Crispell out of New York. The back of the visor is hand-engraved with the truck’s name on the driver’s side (Louisiana Moon) and a swamp scene, complete with water, cypress trees, and a full moon, on the passenger side. The upper and lower portions of the unique 5” exhaust setup, which is designed like a daycab would be because this sleeper is completely divorced from the cab, are from Dynaflex. The special 5” polished stainless-steel downpipe that goes from the back of the turbo to the “Y” pipe underneath the cab was made by Micheal’s friend Sam. But wait, there’s more! The painted rear fenders were made special by Hogebuilt to fit tighter against the low-pro 22.5 wheels, which were mounted on custom brackets, made by Micheal. The rims are rare, hard to find, classic 22.5 Peterbilt “oval hole” wheels that were in terrible shape when Micheal got them. Big thanks go to Floyd Zeringue at FazDayz Aluminum Polishing for bringing them back to life and making them look new again. All the glass watermelon lights are from Micheal himself, who makes his own maintenance free, water tight, billet bases, which are available on his website (www.mwtrahan.com). The two-piece lids on the breathers were welded together and then chrome-plated, once again by Rockwood. Finally, the exterior stripes were designed by Jim Higgins at 12 Ga. Customs. The stripes you see on the truck now are temporary vinyl stripes that will be replaced later this year (David already has an appointment with the painter). Moving inside the cab, David and Michael wanted it to have a 90s vibe, and much of it was done by Rockwood including the white marble painted floor and dash panels, window cranks, painted armrests, painted and polished door sills, polished shifter floor plate, and all the dash accessories. Randy at Spare Time Fab did all the gray upholstery with blue stitching, along with covering the dash and SCI steering wheel in the same gray material, recovered the Bostrom seats and embroidered David’s company name (Blue Moon Ventures) into the seat back, and provided the old-school fans. Our friends at Jemsal provided the blue glitter toggle extensions and the shifter handle setup, the billet pedals are from Roadsknz, and all the digital gauges from TelTek feature blue lights. And although a lot was done to the cab, it was not overdone – it still has a fairly clean and simple look. Moving back into the bunk, accommodations include a combo microwave, convection oven,
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