Truckin’ – October 2019

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Inside the Build

Year/Make/Model: 1995 Nissan D21 Hardbody

Owner and City/State: Gordon Williams; Choudrant, Louisiana

CHASSIS:

Front Suspension: Handmade triangulated kit for lower control

arms using ¾-inch Heim joints, handmade upper and lower bag

mounts, 2500 Dominator airbags, Belltech 2-inch drop spindles

Rear Suspension: Handmade back-half frame made from 3x3 square

tubing, handmade four-link with adjustable upper arms, mono shock

setup with Fox 2.0 performance series shocks, wheelbase lengthened

16 inches, Firestone W01-358-7062 airbags, dual Viair 400s, ½-inch

Rigid sweat fit copper air lines, ½-inch manual valves with wrench

handles, ¼-inch SMC check valves, ½-inch SMC water traps

DRIVETRAIN:

Engine: KA24E Nissan 240SX, OBX Racing Sports long-tube header,

5-gallon aluminum fuel cell, Waldron GSL392 inline fuel pump, 0-to-

100-psi fuel pressure regulator

Transmission: 5-speed manual

Rearend: Narrowed 8½ inches

BODY/PAINT:

Smoked Dodge cab lights, shaved lock holes, third brake light,

antenna, flat purple paint

INTERIOR:

Handmade steering wheel from ice grabber, hatchet shift knob,

tractor seats, air tank, and battery relocated to cab

WHEELS & TIRES:

Wheels: 20x8.25; Fuel Maverick

Tires: 225/30R20; Lexani LX-7

Special Thanks: My wife, Amber Williams; my father, Gordon

Williams II; my very good friend, William Crandell; Arkansas Freaks

of Nature club for the lifetime friendships I made with them; Fuel

wheels; and Viair compressors