READERS RIDES 2002 WHITEKNIGHT.CA

Rusty sent in a couple of new great pics of his machine "HAIRY CANARY"as well as the specs- Looking forward to seeing Rusty ride the CANARY again :) . I've also linked the video of his run at Crowstnest 2002. Check it out!!

Specs- Here's what Rusty's has to say

"I built the chassis 7 years ago for a naturally aspirated small block.
The thing is mostly made out of .095 wall thickness DOM tubing. Four Link front and rear, Ford 9" rear with spool and 5:83 gears, Dana 44 front with 3:54 gears, custom built chain drive for the front end, reardisk brakes ( soon to add front disks again......this thing is way too quick now), Ford rack and pinion, Halon fire system, owner built air
shifter, Turbo 350 tranny with a ton of good stuff( ya, I know it won't work but it does. My tranny guy is a genius but even he can't believe it works. I have to rebuild it a lot. We should have a Lenco and clutch for 03) Engine... 572 cubic inch all aluminum RODECK, Kuhl 14-71 Hi-Helix Retro blower, Enderle Bird on alky with 990 pump, Mallory magIV, Brodix heads, 11.5 to 1 Aries pistons, Brooks rods, Crower crank, cam, roller
lifters, rockers, etc., When this motor was new it dyno tested at 2208 hp with a straight Mooneyham 14-71 @ 60% over. My new Mike Kuhl 14 makes more boost but I have it tamed down to 35% over on a pretty fat tune up. We figure its at about 1800 hp on this tune up. With the aluminum engine and hand built glass Austin Mini body the car weighs about 2200 lbs. 33" Bigger Diggers and shaved 33" Boggers on the front. I'm still babying
the tranny so the best we've done is high 2 sec in 180 ft.....3 sec flat on 200 ft pits. Thanks Rusty and the Hairy Kanary, "

Pics

and a short video clip below

Dan sent us these cool rides below Here are his comments- . Jays 96 sub is the latest creation that we are building. 12" super lift spring straight axel conversion , 39 1/2 boggers. The black 87 ranger is for my daughter . Mikko red 97 ford f-350 diesel has 6"sus and 3 body & 38" swampers. and the gray 74ford is the beater. Nice rigs Dan!!!!

Phil Nygaard from Prince George, B.C. Canada sent in pics of his Toy-Specs1990 Toyota 4x4 Bui

-1986 Toyota IFS 4x4 frame,1983 Toyota axles,1990 2WD Toyota pickup springs unknown???,4" blocks and shackles,6 degree shims
-U-bolt flip,3" body lift to clear motor,1991 4.3L TBI Chevy V6 engine
-Turbo400 automatic trany,205 transfer case, Aluminum rad & electric fan,4 Rancho shocks, Rear disc brakes, Front Locker,CB radio & disc changer, Slider window, Onboard air
-38"x12.5" SUPER SWAMPERS with lots of clearance

Pete, aka Grizz Axxemann sends us a pic and specs on his grizzmobile. Yes, it's bone stock, yes ,I've spent too much time stuck, but I've got a heap of finesse to overcome my lack of ground clearance & tires. No breakage or flops as of yet, but I've gotten into a few hairy situations. I'm also gonna be the first one on my block to own an SFA S10. Crazy? I think so :)

Specs are as follows:
4.3L TBI V6 engine, no mods yet, 700R4 automatic transmission,NP231 T-case
3.08 ratios, 215/75R15 half bald ATs,Kenwood CD deck to drown out the passengers
Uniden Pro520XL CB radio, Tow hooks, Fire extinguisher

Very soon to happen:
Torsion bar & Shackle lift,30x9.50x15" tires, Open Element K&N Air filter,
New exhaust, Lights

In the future:
SFA conversion using a Ford 9" and Dana 44,35" tires, More stereo,
9000lb winch, 350 v8

MERV ,DON and BRUCE or better known as THE BABY THUNDER BROTHERS sent in their rig pics. Nephews of Rusty and THE HAIRY CANARY

Specs on this baby are- '77 Honda Civic, 454 NOS, Drive Line lock brakes, Toyota Land Cruiser Diffs and transfer case, Mustang || rack and pinion steering, 35" cut/carved tractor tread tires, Merv tells us about one time in Merrit BC where they ended up renting a chain saw and doing some custom cutting...works great with a sharp saw. As long as your willing to toss the clothes you have on away when your done, its quite messy.

DAN from Chesapeake, Virginia sends us his two rides. An 84 blazer which has 10" suspension lift,3"body and 39"mickey Thompsons tires and yes the truck is for sale $5000.obo. You can contact him at Dan. The 87 ranger is on a full size blazer chassis with all Chevy running gear 350motor 350trans 205 t-case. He just started building this truck for the wife.

ALLAN from Spokane sent us his reader's rides or should I say his fleet. check this out!!!

1955 Chevy original Napco 3/4 ton 4x4. 265 V8, 4spd. All original. In
definite need of restoration.

1972 GMC Jimmy. 3/4 ton Eaton rear/Dana 44 front w/4.56 gears. 6"
Suspension, 3" Body lift, 39.5" Boggers. Someday will get a Big Block, SM465
4spd and 205.

1976 Truck/Blazer (Blazer body modified to be a short-shortbed). 14 bolt
rear/Dana 60 front, 4.10 gears. 454, 4spd/205. 8 inches of lift, 38" tires,
Warn 8,000# winch.

1976 Camouflage Blazer. 14 bolt/Dana 44, 4.10s. 4spd/205. Getting a 6" lift,
36" Goodyears and another motor (either 327 or 454).

1981 Suburban Silverado 3/4 ton 4x4. (Dark blue/green metallic & silver)
14 bolt/Dana 44, 4.10s. 454, 4spd/205. 33" tires, 4" lift, Warn 8000# winch
on homemade multi-mount.

1987 Utility Bed Truck. (tan) Was a 1-ton 4x4, but I put the Dana 60 front
under the Truck/Blazer. TBI 454, TH400, 205, 14 bolt/Dana 44, 4.10's, 33"
tires.

1978 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 (the red truck) My first truck, originally a 2wd.
Converted it to 4x4 in '00 by swapping the body onto a 4x4 frame. 350,
4spd/205, 14 bolt/10 bolt, 3.73's. 31" tires.

1981 1-ton Crew Cab.(dark blue) 454, 4spd/205, 14 bolt/Dana 60, 4.10's, 6"
lift, 35" BFG M/T's. Warn M12000 winch.

1975 K5 Blazer (orange/black). 4spd/205, 14 bolt/Dana 44, 4.10's, 4" Susp. &
3" Body lift, 35" BFG M/T's. Will get a SB400 soon.

1980 GMC (blue/white). 14 bolt/Dana 60, 4.56 gears. 4spd/205. Will have an
8" Susp. and 3" Body lift, 18/39.5-16.5 Boggers on Chrome Bart Wheels, and a
built 454. This will be the mud bogger truck. (Currently being assembled
when spare time/money allows)

1981 Crew Cab 1-ton. (also blue/white). 14 bolt, Dana 60, 4spd/205, 396,
Erson gear drive. 6" susp. and 3" Body lift, 40" Grand Prix tires (like
Ground Hawgs). Will be geting a 12" susp. lift and 44" tires, along with a
468 ci motor, tilt nose front, and divorced 205 (for driveline angle's
sake).

And the non-Chevy items...
1973 (light blue) and 1964 (red) International 3/4 ton 4x4's. 345 V8's, 4
spd's.

1974 Scout II, Dana 44's, 304 or 345, 4spd.
1967 Jeep Wagoneer, Buick 350, TH400.

And the last 3 vehicles of the fleet I didnt send pics of include a '68
Chevy 3/4 ton 2wd (owned since a yr. before I was born) and two
International School Buses, a '72 and a '75 (I bought them both for $500)

And yes, these are all for real. Everyone says I have way too many
vehicles but I've become attached to them all. I have more pictures at
http://community.webshots.com/user/aalundberg

350 bored .030 with 10.8:1 pistons, a bigger cam, forged crank with 327 heads. Using stock th350 tranny and 208 t-case . Has a 4" suspension lift and some trimming to fit the 38X12.5X15 super swampers that are mounted on a set of factory 15X8 ralley wheels powder coated red. Swapped to a dana 44 front with 4.10 gears and a Detroit EZ locker Running an open 12 bolt rear.

And he'd like to add that he's happy to say that she's working great and hasn't broken anything to date

The Frog made it as one of the 72 semi-finalists for the 2002 TTC. He enters all the way from Israel. After a few e-mails with him, I'd have to say he and his machine deserves a shot. He is #67 in the April 2002 issue. Here are the specs on Baruch-Barry Toledano's Frog.

Well, the frog made it to the top ten, and a very strong contender he will be. Good luck to you Barry :) .

I met JP last year for the first time. Good guy. Just got into four wheeling. He got hooked into it just like we did. What a bolt of lightning. His truck sounds pretty freaking awesome. Can't wait to hit the trails with him this season.

Ross's friend Curtis sent in some sweet pics of his truck build up. They're out in the Vancouver area. Looking real good guys. You can check out more pics of this truck at

His specs include a 5" BDS suspension lift, 3" trailmaster body lift, 35x12.50 Kelly Safari MSR'S, 15x8 AR sliders with 5" backspacing, steel cowl hood , 98 grille conversion with clear turn signal lights and amber led light bulbs, chrome speed grille insert, black bowtie, super white low beam headlight bulbs and custom headlight wiring so the low beam lights stay on when turning on high beams on, k&n air filter and he cut out the whole front of the airbox for about 3"x5" of opening for more air flow, flowmaster original 40 series muffler with duels straight out the back, big 20"x3" chrome tips, new altezza euro tailights, bowtie clear third brake light, step bars, shaved tailgate handle, hitch, bed liner, chrome differential cover, tinted windows, zr2 decals on bed, painted frame aluminum all the way around including upper control arms, alarm, remote starter, keyless entry, sony xplod active black panel, 6 PIONEER 450 WATT 12" SUBS, jenson 500 watt amp and MTX 650 watt amp

Here's a Colorado K5 board Regular- Mudhog. He's showing off his cool K5 ride below.

Below are a couple of rides from David Heston. He's looking at selling these two machines so if you're interested please e-mail him directly at Dave

1986 Stepside, all new GM fenders, new 1991 grille assembly, sun roof surrounded by pleated headliner, new twin 15 gal. gas tanks, premium cowl hood with finished underside using original hinges, power windows & door locks, tinted glass, rear slider cab window, marine varnished oak bed w/stainless steel runners/bolts, shortened rear bumper, stainless tailgate chains, cold A/C, chrome cab step plates, custom brushed aluminum door inserts and dash panel , shift light, custom full roll cage . Won “Best Paint – Solid Color” Springfield, MO Off Road Jamboree. 1-ton chassis, frame bead blasted and refinished, 4-wheel disc brake conversion with detailed stainless/braided hoses & lines. 8” Superlift all spring lift (no blocks), 3” body lift. 39.5” Super Swamper tires, 1-ton Dana 60 front axle w/Detroit Locker, 14-bolt full floated rear axle w/Detroit Locker, Richmond 4:56 gears. Dual Superlift shocks on each corner, dual steering stabilizers. Turbo 400 automatic transmission . 600 HP +.030 454 (461 CID), TRW forged 10:1 pistons, TRW rods, custom grind Lunati .575 lift cam, World Merlin large valve high cfm heads & valve train, overhead auxiliary cam oiler, Holley 750 DP carb, Edelbrock Performer intake, Edelbrock HP fuel pump, stud girdles.

'99 Dodge Ram. 400 HP 5.9, Powerdyne Supercharger (9# boost), MSD Ignition, JET Powerchip, 4:56 Precision gears, Auburn positraction, 5" Skyjacker lift, 35" Bigfoot XT's on American mags, Reflexion cowl hood (functional), more. Runs a 17.3 quarter mile on racing gas at 6,000 feet altitude, even with the extra weight of the lift and big tires. Probably high 16's at sea level. Stock 2WD 5.9's run around 20+ here. Surprises a lot of 5.9 Dakota's when I run right with them! Two shows, two trophies. Also more pic's of the truck at www.picturetrail.com, album name hestonda. Small one's can be filed then zoomed up nicely

DUSTIN'S BLAZER

Here are the specs Dustin sent on his Blazer

Engine-350 bored .030,worked heads,480/480 cam,gear drive with a lot of goodies.
6" suspension lift from superlift,3" trailmaster body lift
Trailmaster SSV Shocks with 4 way steering stabilizer
39.5-18-15 Boggers on 15-12 barts
Rear Dana 60,Front Dana 44 w/ 410 gears
Dual electric fans

350, Holley TBI , K & N filter, Dual Exhaust, 14 bolt rear with Detroit Locker, 10 bolt front with Eaton carbon clutch posi, warn manual hubs, 4:10 ratio gears front and back, 8 lug conversion front, T 700 tranny, 208 transfer, 15x10 wheels, 15 x 35 x 15.5 Swamper SX tires, Onboard air and tank, onboard water heater for shower, sway bar disconnect, Rancho 9000 series shocks, 130 watt lights, dual batteries and a top of the line security system. More to see on his site at BLAZZIN OBSSESSION