Trucks of the Ohio 4-Wheel Jamboree

Big-Block Bad Boy

Owner/occupation: Mike Metzger, North Royalton, Ohio/Crane assembly technician
Vehicle/model: '89 Chevy 3/4-ton pickup
Body: Warn winch bumper, Bushwacker cut-out fender flares, Smittybilt nerf bars, cowl hood.
Powertrain mods: The 454ci V-8 engine benefits from a 780-cfm Holley carb, Edelbrock Performer Jr. intake manifold, B-Cool aluminum radiator and Flex-a-lite fans. The TH400 transmission sports a B&M shift kit and a Hammer shifter.
Running gear: IFS, 14-bolt rear with Auburn limited-slip and disc-brake conversion, Richmond 4.56:1 gears.
Suspension: Pro Comp 6-inch lift, modified Pro Comp ladder bars with Pro Comp kicker shocks, custom front triple-shock hoop with Pro Comp shocks, single Pro Comp shocks rear.
Interior: Auto Meter trans temp, oil, water gauges and tach.
Tires/wheels: 42x15.00-16.5 Super Swamper/16.5x12 Eagle alloy rims.
Fascinating fact: Metzger purchased this truck in 1997, and then completely restored it from the ground up. The finished product sports a '95 pickup bed, an '88 front clip and new doors.