kmuter to ogNC

IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO BUILD A MINITRUCK …

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  • 2004 - PURCHASE

    SUTTON HOLDEN
    Arncliff, NSW

    Holden releases the first mid-sized domestic pickup and I was on to it!

  • 2005 - FIRST CHOP

    THE CHOPPER SHOP
    West Gosford, NSW

    First things first, the truck was dropped off with my late brother, Laurie and Norm Stewart at The Chopper Shop for a custom rear chassis, 4-link and air bags.

  • 2006 - BODY MODS

    THE CHOP SHOP
    West Gosford, NSW

    Laurie and I fit a custom steel rollpan and shaved a bunch of stuff on the truck @ what was his new shop, The Chop Shop.

  • 2006 - AIRBRUSHING

    BAD IMAGE CUSTOM PAINT
    Windsor, NSW

    Joe Webb painted custom graphics for East Coast Cruise.

  • 2007 - SOLD!

    November 2007

    Too many commitments and the truck had to go New owner Tim Mason of No Clearance Minitrucks

  • 2018 - TRUCK COMES HOME

    GOFUNDME
    Fundraiser: Feb / 2018

    Good mate, and fellow Negative Camber member Nath Horsburgh sees my truck is up for sale and starts a GoFundMe fundraiser to get it back for me. When the fundraising was a success Nath and Mark Larkin flew from Melbourne to Newcastle to pick up the truck, then drove the 12hr roadtrip back to Ballarat.

  • 2023/24 - CHASSIS, BODY DROP & AIR BAGS

    FRAMEWORKS
    May 2023 - March 2024

    Gareth Hanks took my brief

  • 2023/24 - FIRST ROUND OF PAINT

    PLUMP WHITEY’S
    Dec 2023 / Jan 2024

    Gee Gee Hernandez sealed up the chassis and suspension components with Valspar Industrial Black; Engine bay - Phantom Black; Fuel tank - Metal flaked silver, and; Underbody - Car Builders TXT

  • 2024 - ASSEMBLY

    FRAMEWORKS
    Complete re-assembly of the truck.

  • 2024 - FINAL BODY AND PAINT

    LUMBERJACK CREATIVE
    May - Nov 2024

    Jack Merrett of Lumberjack Creative worked his magic on surfacing the truck’s boy panels before laying down the glossy Phantom Black paint. The practicality of the bed is retained with the Car Builders 2K TXT texture bed liner that Jack applied to finish off the job.

  • 2025 - rebuild show debut

    CRUISE TO THE PINES
    Halls Gap, The Grampians, VIC
    Feb 2024

    Tait and Russ
    Triple OG award

  • 2025 - MotorEX

    Description goes here
January 2005 @ Bad Image Custom Paint
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July 2005 @ The Chopper Shop
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Special Thanks To

My Family; Erin, Tait and Arla Starling for supporting my dream and giving me THE space and encouragement to see it through
My Parents, Rob and Julia Starling and brother, Geoff for supporting my dream and holding me up along the way
My Late Brother, Laurie Starling for having the courage and enthusiasm as a 20 year old apprentice to cut my brand new truck in half then design and fabricate a new rear chassis with 4-link and airbag suspension. Thanks for watching over the project Loz - your memories will forevever live on in the trucks dna
Nath Horsburgh / Lucky 13 / Make This thank you for being the friend that dived in head first to raise the funds to bring my dream project back to me for another chance.
Anthony Wilson, LUKE SHEPPARD and Tim Mason my homieS in newcastle that picked up the truck from the sellers and prepared it for the road trip to NATH’S in ballarat
Mark Larkin you and nath jumped on a plane to Newcastle to pick up the truck and drive 12hrs to get it back to nath’s in ballarat! Thank you!
DAN WRIGHT, Sean Tannard & Tomo Gaffney Help with transporting the truck across from Ballarat to Frankston.
Gareth Hanks / Frameworks [chassis/suspension/body-drop/assembly] this project was a massive undertaking! you were there to take it on and stayed with it long after it had left your shop to ensure that it all came together right. the passion that you have for your craft and persistance to seek out the best outcomes are exemplary.
Gee Gee Hernandez AKA Plump Whitey painting the chassis, suspension components, engine bay and fuel tank.
Jack Merrett / Lumberjack Creative your skills in surfacing and laying down colour provided the perfect finish to the project.
Bobby Mccurdy AKA RICKY BOBBY JAMES (GA,USA) and kevin grunion (AZ,USA) coordinating accuair and belltech PARTS
Josh Clews donating new VIAIR 444C compressors
Travis Bann / Frankston Steel steel hookups and laughs
Mo Melville lending me his car trailer throughout the build
Stu McKinlay / SM Motorsport Wiring auto electrical
Russell Zoutendijk friendship and support
Maggie Hallowell (SAN DIEGO, CA, USA) friendship and support
Brendan Carroll / Car Builders for being a good mate since we started
Darryl Penton / Autobarn campbeltown my parts guy!
Matt Bumpstead Helping with sheet metal shaping
Craig Riley drawing up CAD files for laser cutting when gareth needed them faster than life allowed me to
Damian Madgwick & Your parents for helping move the super hard to find space cab seats i found on marketplace from Gilgandra to ecc in jindabyne
Ian walker for noticing i didnt Have factory foglights so sent me the set he had stashed away in his shed.
Frankston autobarn thank you for being my local go-to for parts and being good humans