Truckin’ – October 2019

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• TRUCKIN.COM [3 0 ] OCTOBER 2019 -

As a child, Tweety would deconstruct

his toy trucks, alter the suspension, and

paint them. That creativity followed him

through high school, when he purchased

his first truck, a GMC C10. He worked hard

to customize his new truck, and, after a year

and a half, he traded it for a newer truck:

a Dodge Ram, which he painted bright

yellow, earning him the nickname Tweety.

In 2011, Tweety opened up his shop

in Midland and brought his passion for

building trucks to customers. “I wanted

to utilize my talents and actually earn

money doing it,” he tells Truckin. In

2016, he decided to build a new truck to

showcase his skills outside of his local

area. He purchased a brand-new ’16 GMC

Denali 2500HD from a dealership and

brought it to his shop.

He began with a modest 12-inch lift

and threw on some forged wheels for the

next year. One of his customers loved that

lift so much, Tweety removed it from his

GMC and added it to the dude’s truck,

which meant it was time to rebuild. He has

always wanted a solid-axle conversion,

so he removed the GM independent

suspension and built the solid axle. He

contacted the hardworking men and

women at Full Throttle Suspension, and

they built him a killer 20-inch lift that

towered over the original lift.