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For the body, cab mounts were built to For a gas tank, Jon used the top half of a 110 gallon
position the cab nice and low, so it sits on the tractor trailer fuel cell. if our calculations are correct,
ground when the suspension is all aired out. that means he made a 55 gallon fuel tank. Jon went
the bed floor was moved up to get the bed to on to tell us about the first time he filled it up with gas.
sit lower as well. hockey pucks were used for he put $60 of gas in and it didn’t even register on the
body mount bushings. to match the international clear tube fuel level indicator he made.
wheelbase to the s-10 donor frame, extra length special thanks goes out to friends troy “endo”,
was removed from the bed. rosco the electrician magician, Jim schulte from
schulte transmission, and his son, dominic, for helping
build this truck at the south side speed shop.
Jon also mentioned a funny story about this truck.
he is a tattoo artist at olde town tattoo in st cloud,
mn. once the truck was all done, he drove it to work
and parked it out front. one day the Police were
dispatched to look into an inoperable or abandoned
Vehicle report someone called in about Jon’s pickup.
When the Police officer asked him about it, he
replied “i hope it works, i
need to drive it home.”
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