May 2013 Readers’ Diesels - Custom Trucks
 

May 2013 Readers’ Diesels - Custom Trucks
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Homegrown Diesel RigsSport Utility Vehicle
Year/Make/Model: 1986 GMC TopKick
Owner: Joe Serra
Hometown: Palm Desert, California
Odometer: 92,012 miles
Fuel Economy: 14 mpg
Engine: CAT 3208T V-8
Transmission: Allison MT653 automatic
Axles: Marmon-Herrington MT11 (front), Eaton 19060S (rear)
Mods: Frame and rear driveline were shortened, and a subframe was added to support the new dualie bed
Owner says: The truck was initially converted by Fontaine Truck Modifications for use as a Southern California Edison utility vehicle. After SCE, it had a few other owners in different states, before ending up in Texas where it sat for years. I bought the truck off eBay in early 2012 and immediately shipped it off to Mike Powell at Big Ass Trucks in Salvisa, Kentucky. Mike did the conversion work to add the new dualie bed, and when it was complete I picked it up and drove it home to California. Since then, I have been detailing and tweaking the 27-year-old beast and using it as my daily driver. I keep it clean and basicthats what I like. I enjoy wrenching on it on the weekends. In Southern California, you can wrench year-roundand that makes me happy.



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