{"id":240811,"date":"2010-01-28T07:30:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T12:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ridelust.com\/?p=35102"},"modified":"2010-01-28T07:30:31","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T12:30:31","slug":"over-engineered-sema-truck-proves-it-wasn%e2%80%99t-film-at-eleven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/240811","title":{"rendered":"Over Engineered SEMA Truck Proves it Wasn\u2019t. Film at Eleven."},"content":{"rendered":"
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When I was covering the SEMA Extravaganza in Las Vegas, I have to tell you one thing; I wasn’t at all impressed by these types of trucks. I always thought they were over compensating for something (And get your mind out of the gutter!). There were at least 20 of these types of trucks, and to be truthful, I don’t even remember this particular truck. So when a video surfaced about a Custom Silverado built by the same guys who were associated with the famous “Bigfoot” truck that experienced a monumental failure, well I had to find it. And here it is…. only you will have to see it after the jump!
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Now that ramp doesn’t look all that high, and a truck that was supposed to be “Over-Engineered”, with steerable front and rear axles, a 30 inch lift, and a custom fabricated suspension cradle, should have survived that small “Bump in the road”. An article in 8-lug.com<\/a> states that the crew spent 2 weeks to do the truss work on the axles. Looks like they should have spent more time. The cost to put this Custom Silverado Duramax together? Some $350,000, though I’m guessing the truck is now worth significantly less.<\/p>\n

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