T-Bone’s Blacktop Bruiser is a 2005 Dodge RAM 1500 Standard Cab Truck 5.7Ltr Magnum Hemi V-8. AEM “Brute Force” Intake, Line-X Spray on bed liner, 2007 RAM 20″ Wheels, Hellwig Air Spring, Hellwig Anti-Sway Bar, ACCEL Super Coil Pack, Hypertech Max-Energy power pack, Custom 14″ MAGNAFLOW Performance Exhaust.
Don’t you just dig the projects where everything goes as planned? Can you tell me what that is like? Lately it seems that everything I touch just snowballs into a big deal. Case in point working on the Blacktop Bruiser lately. The Blacktop Bruiser is a 2005 RAM 1500 5.7L Hemi standard cab/short bed truck. […]
DAILY DRIVER REPORT The Check Engine Light came on, and then off, and then back on again recently on the Blacktop Bruiser 2005 5.7L Hemi RAM truck recently. I first thought about writing an article about how to turn off that annoying Check Engine Light by covering it up with some tape. I would go […]
DAILY DRIVER REPORT By Shop Doggie Hilda The Blacktop Bruiser has been neglected. I know, we are all sad. However, there is light at the end of this tunnel. You may recall that the boys have been learning quite a bit at the Meguiar’s Garage. Michael Stoops and his team have been sharing some techniques […]
With the Detailing Rig from MYCHANIC When Billy and I were at the SEMA Show we took the transit over to the AAPEX Show to meet up with our friends from MYCHANIC. We met with James Finney and Gene Duarte, their product designers. The guys gave us a sneak peek at the Detailing Rig to […]
A Daily Driver Report: The truck scene is so hot right now. We’ve been getting a bunch of shots from Texas Rich and then C-10 Talk did a ride out to Texas and at the recent SEMA Show. No doubt for the past 5+ years, trucks have been really big. The C-10 craze is sprouting […]
Billy and Tony visit with MaxTrac Suspension in Anaheim MaxTrac specializes in 2WD Lift, Level and Lower kits for trucks and SUV’s. They are leaders in Forged Aluminum spindles for late model applications. Visit www.MaxTracSuspension.com for more info.
Daily Driver Report – Programming Power with Hypertech Story by Hot Rod Hilda Hi everyone, this is Hilda, the Blacktop family adopted me from Angel City Pit Bulls and NKLA a couple of months ago and this is the first article I get to write for Blacktop Magazine. They call me Hot Rod Hilda, and I guess […]
Our friend Jim sent me this link. Thought you might dig it.
Say that three times fast… Photos/Video/Story: T-Bone You may recall when Billy and I were at the SEMA Show we saw some really cool products. One of them we mentioned in a previous article was the AeroBox from the family at Ecoological. The AeroBox is one of several items they have for truck owners. Basically […]
Innovation Photos: Billy – Story: T-Bone While in the central hall’s “Hot Rod Alley” at the SEMA Show I was mesmerized by a certain cobalt blue and polished billet wheel. The color just popped out and even the buxom model in the booth couldn’t keep my eyes off the bling. Chuck Blayney noticed my gaze […]
Installing a set of ACCEL Super-Coils on the Blacktop Hemi Shop Trucks Story/Photos: T-Bone Check out the video on Blacktop TV! We like bolt-on performance adders. Today we picked up a set of ACCEL Super Coils for the Hemi Magnum motor in the Blacktop Bruiser shop truck. These coils are made for high-compression and/or supercharged motors […]
Installing a Hellwig Sway Bar on the Blacktop Bruiser. By Panzer Shopdog. The boys in the shop are working hard at turning their daily driver trucks into awesome rolling billboards for Blacktop Magazine. Today I got to lay there and watch them grunt and groan as they install a beefy sway bar kit from Hellwig. […]
