Project Trucks: CJ’s Vendetta SickSeven
Project Trucks: CJ’s Vendetta SickSeven If you’re into trucks and active Instagram, chances are you’ve come across photos of CJ Dunlap’s 2013 Ford F250 Super Duty dubbed Vendetta_sickseven in recent months. The truck itself has a following of nearly 55,000 on Instagram and is featured by countless truck pages on a weekly basis. We met up with CJ out in Vegas following the 2014 SEMA Show to get a close up look at this beast and see it in action out in the desert. CJ’s built a few trucks over the years, starting out young at age 16 with a Toyota Tundra before moving up to this Super Duty. His goal all along was to building show worthy trucks and with the Ford he saw the opportunity to turn it into a SEMA-worthy show truck. After picking up the 2013 Ford Super Duty new CJ began modding it and documenting the build…
BDS Colorado in Truck Trend Magazine
The BDS Colorado got some ink in the March/April 2015 issue of Truck Truck Magazine. In a story titled Colorado Blitz, the publication summarizes the rush to build our 2015 Chevy Colorado from stocker to SEMA worthy in just a few short weeks. Look for the story in the pages of Truck Trend and if you can’t wait that long click the link to read it online at http://www.trucktrend.com/features/1503_bds_suspension_lifted_2015_chevy_colorado_blitz/
Project Trucks: Hammerhead Armor RAM
Project Trucks: Hammerhead Armor RAM Hammerhead Armor has been in the business for a number of years, manufacturing quality bumpers and offroad armor for everything from full-size trucks to Jeep applications. Based out of Bay Springs, MS these southern boys build their products right here in USA. In an industry where most manufacturers tout their latest products on decked out company rigs, Hammerhead was in need of a new truck to use for dealer stops and display at events. After getting the green light they picked up a brand spankin’ new 2015 RAM 2500 Cummins and worked on plans to turn it into a bad ass show piece, something capable of performing up to the high standards their bumpers are built to. Initial plans called for a lift kit, larger wheels and tires, body armor, and performance mods and with that Project Armament was born. The first step to this truck’s transformation was the body armor. A Hammerhead pre-runner…
Project Trucks: AirAid’s EcoBoost Ford F150
Project Trucks: AirAid’s EcoBoost Ford F150 Brian Paravicini has been building trucks for nearly 2 decades. His portfolio of builds started out with a lowered truck on monsterous (at the time) 20” wheels and over the years has evolved into a passion for all things automotive. As sales manager of AirAid, Brian gets his fix of performance vehicles, big horsepower and the automotive aftermarket. For his latest built Brian wanted to build a truck capable of offroad chase duties while still being comfortable on the street, something that wouldn’t scare the valet driver if he passed the keys off to a during night out on the town.  Brian decided on the blue oval and picked himself up a 2013 Ford F150 4WD with the 3.5L twin turbo V6 EcoBoost engine putting out a healthy 365hp/420tq from the factory. With Brian’s position at AirAid, he had the resources to turn this EcoBoost into a screamer. He found the ticket was…
4Wheel & OffRoad Mag test drives the BDS Colorado
Verne Simons from 4-Wheel & Off-Road Magazine got his hands on the keys to our 2015 Chevy Colorado Z71 while it was on display at 4 The Truck Customs in Henderson, NV and hit the the road/trail for an Ultimate Adventure inspired test-drive on his way to Arizona. He plans to get the truck on-road and off, hitting several trails, 2-tracks, and high-country terrain as he tests out the capability of this new breed midsize truck. Stay tuned for updates from 4WOR throughout the week and look for a future test drive story with the BDS Colorado online and in the pages of the magazine. The BDS Colorado is unlike any currently around, after picking up the truck less than a month before SEMA, the BDS’s engineers tore into the truck to designing, engineering and testing a number of new suspension products. The standard 3 month production time was cut down to 3 weeks…
DUB Magazine feature with Pro Surfer Shane Dorian
DUB Magazine has a great write up on pro surfer and all around good guy Shane Dorian and his 2014 Toyota Tundra. The truck is sporting the BDS 7” suspension and 35s to help Shane find his favorite surf spots around Hawaii. More of the story at http://www.dubmagazine.com/home/stars/item/8806-shane-dorian Check out more on Shane in out feature a few months back on the BDS Blog at https://blog.bds-suspension.com/?p=7826