truck

Inside the Build
Year/Make/Model: ’93 Chevy S-10 Blazer
Owner and City/State: Ryan Shippy; Kansas City, Missouri
Club Affiliation: Definite Obsessions
CHASSIS:
Front Suspension: Traditional body drop, Michigan
Metalworks control arms, Michigan Metalworks notchless tie rods,
Thor Bros. upper bag cups, Airlift Dominator 2,500-pound bags
Rear Suspension: Custom three-link bag on bar built by
Coldharted Kustoms, dual black Viair 280 compressors,
2,600-pound Airlift Dominator bags, AVS 5-gallon black air tank,
Thor Bros. four-piece ¼-inch manual valves
DRIVETRAIN:
Engine: 350, full upward headers, custom shotgun scoop
Transmission: TH350
Of course, this truck needed more power if it was going to play with
the big boys, so Ryan added a V-8 to the Chevy. The interior took more
imagination and some time. Ryan went to the shop and grabbed some
rebar from concrete and started to shape it piece by piece until it started
to form the evil feel he was looking for. Rat rod–style seats were added to
complete the death vibe.
It was a long road to come up with something unique in a sea of ordinary.
Ryan wishes to thank Matt Kellam at Coldharted Kustoms for building the
custom three-link. A special thank you is given to D.J. Pugh for helping with
all the random work and providing motivation to inish the truck even when
Ryan began giving up on it. Death Trap started as something out of the box
that nobody believed would come to fruition, but Ryan proved them wrong
and made a Mad Max–style piece of rolling art.
BODY/PAINT:
Factory red with black sanded down, door handles shaved
and replaced with steel plating and chains, all side and rear
windows replaced with expanded mesh metal, 6-foot cut
sunroof, custom bobbed fenders with custom plating and
dimple dyed, hand-built front death plow with full radiator
flow and cooling, rollpan, license plate bracket frenched into
tailgate, Eyourlife 42-inch curved lightbar
INTERIOR:
Full custom metal mad scientist interior, saw blades front to
back in custom rebar console, modified Grant steering wheel
with death mask, Lokar shifter, hand-built tractor seats, Rhino
lining, battle axes built into doors, baseball bats with nails
built into sides, chainsaw in dashboard
WHEELS & TIRES:
Wheels: 15x7; Cragar smoothies, powdercoated black
with chrome spikes
Tires: P205/70R15; Firestone
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