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How many of you out there have thought about customizing a truck, and then thought if I’m going to customize a truck, why not get a big truck, a big rig custom. That’s what a board member named Sillyneck opened a conversation online with on a custom truck board, and it got me to thinking about that.
The guy was actually a mechanic by the sounds of it. He was working on trucks regularly anyway, including semis. Since he was towing 2 rigs with his dodge, these tractors he was working on made him think about getting a big truck of his own. Also because he had access to all the trailers he could use.
So he asked the truckers who were there what he should look for for buying, and what milage numbers to look for, what services, and that sort of trucking info.
His main goal though wasn’t to use it as a work truck as an owner-operator, but it was to customize it and tow 3 or 4 rigs on a drop deck, and he wanted to be able to get up steep hills with that kind of load.
He was originally thinking 70s Peterbilt daycab or a “coffin sleeper” — mostly we see big studio sleepers, like the ARI custom sleepers that have just been popular a lot lately. But if not a 70s semi, he was looking at an early 90s one.
There were a good amount of suggestions, but some of them included an older Peterbilt exteneded hood with single sleeper unit and around a 444 Cummins or Cat diesel engine. Or 377 for a good price. Another interesting option — and economical — a trucker going by Camarogenius got an F-8000 for $2,500 and its a wedge trailer whiich would be good to work under the vehicles he was towing. At the same time, though, he advised a 90s Freightliner, like an FLD112 or 120 with a Detroit series 60 diesel.
Then there were other people who just chimed in to post the trucks they liked and wanted to customize.
He seemed to be won over by this picture shared by Fabulous, though (the guy said it was probably Roy Jone’s truck), because of its clean lines.
Well, what would you advice for someone who wants a truck mostly to customize it and haul around their cars? Or what would be your ideal truck to customize?
