Monster Trucks You Can Drive To Work

For anyone who can't find a truck that's quite big enough, check out bigasstrux.com, the web site of a Salvisa, Kentucky, custom shop that turns used 2- to 2.5-ton tucks into beefy, street-legal rides.

The owner, Mike Powell, shortens the trucks and drive trains enough to fit a dually bed on the back, which he raises with a reinforced subframe so that it blends with the cab..

Don't drive one of these if you don't like attention.

In some cases, you can buy one of these one-of-a-kind transports for what it might cost to fully pimp out a half- or three-quarter-ton pickup enough to make it look almost like a "big" truck.

No lift kits are used. These trucks are high-clearance because that's how they came from the factory.

Powell, a professional diesel mechanic, starts one of these conversion projects with a truck that has been well maintained.

"Once they're in my shop, I inspect the chassis and perform any needed repairs before making any modifications," he says. From there, he shortens the frame and drive train, builds the subframe and then mounts the bed.

Each vehicle, he says, is truly "one of a kind...No two trucks are alike, and each has it's own personality." And a lot of it, too.

- Owen Taylor