Blessings and Beatings Blog, News & Opinions

Are you the next Truckin' Editor?

We have an open position and we need your help

Posted August 19 2010 09:21 AM by DanWard-Editor

Are you a certified custom truck nut? Do you enjoy taking photos? Can you write proficiently? Do you like to travel? If you answered yes to all of these questions, you could be the next Truckin' magazine editor.

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We Need More Vans!

Thank you Vanners-

Posted August 9 2010 09:42 AM by DanWard-Editor

Attention Vanners— We need more custom vans. Looking through our files, we need updated, fresh, and current custom vans for 2011 features. Does your van have what it takes?

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Black Gold Cover Question

Clearing Up the Confusion

Posted June 22 2010 05:07 AM by DanWard-Editor

I've been asked a couple of times now why our multi-part '57 Chevy truck project called Black Gold never appeared on our cover. That's a legitimate question and one I'll answer now.

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Nicest Billet Brackets I've Seen

Billet Brackets for Optima and Nitrous

Posted April 22 2010 01:54 PM by DanWard-Editor

Getting ready for my personal truck project, I needed a nitrous bottle bracket and remembered PP Billet from my first truck. No surprise, they're still the nicest brackets I've seen.

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Edelbrock Car Show

Revvved Up for Kidz Charity Show

Posted April 21 2010 07:42 AM by DanWard-Editor

Edelbrock just announced the 5th annual Revved Up for Kidz charity car show, held on April 25th in Torrance, CA.

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Photos Just for the Web

Pics of our Project Ram Rod

Posted April 20 2010 04:40 PM by DanWard-Editor

Every blue moon, our Canon cameras act up and we end up losing a photo shoot. We're not really happy when this happens, but it does make for great web photos. Enjoy some outtakes of our '09 Ram Rod project.

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Hazards of Being on Staff

JMJ's Parking Lot Exploits

Posted April 16 2010 07:17 AM by DanWard-Editor

Earlier this week, I needed to borrow our '09 Ram long-term tester and after asking John Mata Jr. for the keys, I walked outside only to be horrified!

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Aibagged Short Bus Update

New Mooneye Wheels on Short Bus

Posted April 7 2010 09:30 AM by DanWard-Editor

As you can see, progress is being made on the airbagged short bus we posted a pic of a few months back. Nothing like a set of Mooneye wheels to set off a cool project.

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Issue 5 on sale now

Cleanest New-body style Chevy, ever?

Posted March 3 2010 02:54 PM by DanWard-Editor

Issue 5 is now on sale and it features, in our opinions, the cleanest example of a new-body style Chevy Silverado built to date.

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Better Ride Quality for Your Truck

Sulastic Springs for Leaf Springs

Posted March 1 2010 12:14 PM by DanWard-Editor

Bolt-on parts for better ride quality and smoother leaf spring operation.

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One of Nation's Finest Super Duty Trucks

Issue 4 on sale now

Posted February 9 2010 09:31 AM by DanWard-Editor

Issue 4 is on sale now. Check out one of the nation's finest big Ford trucks.

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Goin' Fast in the Dirt

General Tire Wins Best in the Desert

Posted February 8 2010 09:18 AM by DanWard-Editor

"Ballistic" BJ Baldwin takes the podium at Best in the Desert Parker 425. Looks like a blast, even if it's not in a street/sport truck.

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Airbagged School Bus

It's a Shorter Short Bus

Posted February 5 2010 09:04 PM by DanWard-Editor

It's a 'bagged school bus and rumors are swirling of Mooneye smoothies tucking under each fender soon. Makes me want to go back to school!

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Cover Truck Pic

Favorite Photo that Didn't Make the Cut

Posted February 3 2010 07:57 PM by DanWard-Editor

It's one of the sickest lifted trucks I've shot and this shot didn't make it into the mag. It's too of a pic not to share.

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Art of Noize in Phoenix

Kickin' off the Show Season

Posted February 2 2010 10:06 PM by DanWard-Editor

Art of Noize is the first show of the season and we'll be there to see the hottest trucks from the Southwest.

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