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A F-350 DUALLY BUILT FOR THE BIG SHOW

BY BRYON DORR

In less than six-weeks Craig Guerra built his first SEMA show truck , this 2020 Ford F-350 Super Duty. It al l started with Guerra’s first visit to SEMA in 2019 with his build partner Dorian at Power Stroke Enginuities. After seeing what the event was al l about Guerra decided there and then that he wanted to build a truck for the show and

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After some discussions with Johnny, the owner of Fusion Bumpers, it was decided that Guerra would build a truck for the 2021 show. This truck ended up in the Fusion Bumpers booth in the new West Hal l at the Las Vegas Convention center.

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The 6.7L Power Stroke benefits from a No Limit Fabrication Stage 2 Cold Air Intake, Custom Tune with 5 Position SOTF, Full 5” Exhaust with 7” Tip, H&S Motorsports Fuel Filter Conversion w/ Lower Fuel Filter Upgrade, and a set of Optima Yellow Top Batteries

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Let ’s dive into how this show/tow rig managed to get built in such a short period of time and come out so wel l.

AND IT BEGINS The build started September 15th, 2021 when the truck was dropped off at Mobile Toys Inc ., in Col lege Station, Texas, to knock out the sound system. At the s ame time the Fusion bumpers, rearview mirrors, hood, tail lights, and door hand les were getting painted to match the truck , for that sleek OEM+ look . Everything on the body of the truck is done in Ford Silver Spruce, while al l accessories are done in Prismatic Powders Bronze Chrome and Ford Tuxedo black .

Two weeks later the truck came back with a thumping sound system, just in time to have the ARE Z Series camper shel l instal led. The first week of October

was a busy one with the Amani Forged Arlo wheels getting dropped off at the powdercoater and Guerra tackling a ton of details while waiting on suspension and tires to come in.

Finishing off the interior is a Roadwire interior upholstery kit and Lock ’er Down center console s afe. Outside Guerra instal led M ain Event Emblems fender badges, Recon lights, Amp Research powered sidesteps, a 5-inch exhaust , and the 64 Offroad LED B ars rock lights. The truck bed was finished off with an Access truck bed mat .

LIFT TIME The lift final ly arrived two weeks before the truck needed to head off to SEMA . S ad ly, the crate was destroyed during shipping and the kit was missing a lot of

parts. The crew at Wicked Customs made it right though, by making the missing parts and next day air freighting them.

With parts in hand, including the Overkil l Fab gril le and Gen-Y hitch, it was time to head back to the powdercoater and get everything looking right , before final instal l.

TIRE TROUBLES With time running out tires had stil l not yet arrived. The plan was to showcase the new Vers aTyre MXT/HD 39/15.50R26 tires on the build, but those tires were stuck on a boat in the Pacific somewhere.

Luckily, Vers aTyre had a set of MXT/HD 36/14.50R26 in stock and shipped them out expediently. In the end, Guerra only picked up the tires a few days before heading off to SEMA .

FINAL PUSH The weekend before the truck had to be placed at SEMA Guerra was just picking up the final parts from powdercoat and getting the truck over the Power Stroke

Enginuities for final assembly. There was stil l quite a lot of work to do to get the truck dialed in for SEMA and the 1,500 mile drive to the show.

First up was pul ling the axles and getting them cleaned up for paint . At the s ame time the freshly powdercoated 12-inch Wicked Customs lift and coilovers were instal led, along with R1 Concepts brakes. The Fusion bumpers were also final ly instal led, including Offroad LED light bars and winch.

Next was getting the tires mounted up on the Amani Forged wheels, which of course turned into more of a job than expected. It was now four short days before Guerra had to leave for the show and it final ly had tires on it .

The finishing touches were the Overkil l Fab gril le and Morimoto head lights. A quick test drive to Pixelwerks for the instal l of al l the graphics and the truck was almost complete.

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Guerra got the truck back from Pixelwerks Wednesday, and finished it up around midnight that night . He had to ad just the coilovers, add the No Limit Intake, finish up the H&S Motorsports fuel filters, and instal l the RKsport hood.

TEST DRIVE At 4am Thursday morning Guerra hopped behind the wheel of his creation in Houston and pointed it towards Las Vegas. Twenty- one -plus hours later the truck rol led into Sin City. The 1,500 test drive revealed zero issues.

A deep detail to remove the road grime and the truck rol led into the SEMA show looking good. It was then placed in the Fusion Bumpers booth for the aftermarket industry to drool on for the week , and rol led in the SEMA Cruise after the show for the public to en joy.

A SECOND LIFE After the show Guerra built out the back of the truck as a camper rig. It now has a drawer system with bed, sink , stove, canopy, chairs, aux battery, and lots of storage. The truck is used as Guerra’s tow and road-trip machine.

getting bumped up to a 15-inch lift . The paint work is also being redone and Guerra plans to add a M aryland Performance Diesel compound turbo soon.

BUILD PARTNER APPRECIATION Guerra wants to thank Dorian Reyna, Brennan Wilson, Victor Vasquez , al l the PSE Houston guys for al l the long nights and motivation to get this truck done, John Vo at Pixelwerks for al l the decals and making sure everything matched perfectly, Greg and Gabby Garza along with the whole Elite Wheel and Tire crew for taking care of al l my wheel and tire needs, and Vegas Boys Detail for cleaning up the truck after the long drive to Las Vegas and making sure it was spotless the whole week .

2020 FORD F-350

POWERTRAIN: No Limit Fabrication Stage 2 Cold Air Intake, Custom Tune with 5 Position SOTF, Full 5” Exhaust with 7” Tip, H&S Motorsports Fuel Filter Conversion w/ Lower Fuel Filter Upgrade, Optima Yellow Top Batteries WHEELS & TIRES: Amani Forged Arlo Wheels (26x14 Front and 26x8.25 Rear) w/ Billet Caps and Shifted Industries 2” Spacers, Truespike Lug Nuts , VersaTyre MXT/ HD 36/14.50R26 Tires

SUSPENSION: 12” Wicked Customs Lift w/ Goliath 4-Link and Tractions Bars w/ Armor Plating, Fox 2.5 Coilovers, Fox 2.0 Shocks

DRIVELINE: Tom Wood’s Front Driveshafts, R1 Concepts Brake Rotors

EXTERIOR: Fusion Bumpers w/ 6” Single Row Offroad LED Bars and 13k Winch, Overkill Fab Custom Grill w/ Custom Logo, Morimoto Head Lights, RKSport Hood, Recon Smoked Light Covers, Main Event Emblems Fender Badges, Amp Research Powersteps, Gen-Y 15” Drop Hitch w/ Stabilizers, Bolt Lock Hitch Pins and Recovery Hooks, 64 Offroad LED Bars Rock Lights, A.R.E. Z Series Camper Shell w/ Ascend Roof Basket, Access Truck Bed Mat

Factory tail lights custom painted to be smoked and silver spruce INTERIOR: Roadwire Custom Double Diamond Stitched Seats, Lock’er Down Extreme Console Safe, AUDIO SYSTEM: NavTV, 2 JL Audio 13TW5 w/ JL Audio 1000 and 800 Watt Amps, Focal 165 Door Speakers, Custom Mobile Toys Inc Sub Box, Stinger Wiring and Interconnects

“EVERYTHING ON THE BODY OF THE TRUCK IS DONE IN FORD SILVER SPRUCE, WHILE ALL ACCESSORIES ARE DONE IN PRISMATIC POWDERS BRONZE CHROME AND FORD TUXEDO BLACK.”