Working on a Dream
It was in 2008 that Marty Rasmussen first entrusted a Kenworth T908 to the team at SLS. In 2010 we worked on a second T908 going a little bit bigger & sleeker than the first. In December 2015 we took delivery of his 1986 W-Model which has been a longer-term restoration project which still requires a couple of finishing touches.
But this weekend Marty was here to pick us his brand new T909 that we just completed. He and his driver Rob drove down in the T908. With three Rasmussen trucks side by side we couldn’t help but take all of them out for a joy ride & photo shoot. Those photos will be coming soon, but for now we will focus on the T909 appropriately titled “Working on a Dream”.
The paint work involved stripes and pin lines, painting of redot & dovetail. Our other fit out work included lighted bonnet hinge trim, modified grill to fit 11 stainless grill bars, headlight defenders with LED blinker modification, side mount mudguard steer flares, quarter guard mudflap brackets, 15” Vortox air cleaners strapless mount system with front & rear lights, air intake hose covers, 14” drop visor, lighted mirrors, chrome load lights, pole mounted flashing lights, bullet style roof lights, round air horn covers, dovetail, stainless battery box covers, tank wraps, strap wraps, tank trims, 8” Air Kooled Dynaflex Products monster exhaust system, under bunk LED lights, stainless bunk trims, lighted wing trims, rear bunk trim, centre mount mudguard brackets, rear bar, powder coated deckplates and walk plates over fuel tanks, Icepack 2000IC, PTO & tipper hydraulics, remote control front & rear hook up.
In the cab, 50L upright fridge, Cel-fi phone repeater, UHF to overhead console, invertor, microwave in LHS dogbox, dogbox door inserts and more.
A huge congratulations to Marty & Lisa Rasmussen! And a huge thanks to SLS team that put in some big hours to get this finished in time. And a very special thanks to the guys who stayed back late Friday night and back in early Saturday morning so we could this one out the door.
She is an awesome looking rig.
It was in 2008 that Marty Rasmussen first entrusted a Kenworth T908 to the team at SLS. In 2010 we worked on a second…
Posted by SLS Custom Stainless on Sunday, October 4, 2020
Hoye & Sons Flagship T909
This week marked 17 year anniversary for SLS but we haven’t had time to celebrate just yet as we have been busy putting the finishing touches on two rather large T909 builds.
Here’s the first!
This was a special build to meet Dean Hoye’s vision for his flagship T909.
It involved some very intricate cab stripes & pin lines to match their brand new Vawdrey quad axle trailer. This T909 also has the unique feature of a painted finish on the battery box covers, vanity panels, side bunk trims, rear bunk trims, rear bar & bumper fill panel.
We upgraded the grill to fit 11 off stainless grill bars and other work included lighted bonnet hinge trim, headlight defenders, steer flares, quarter guard mudflap brackets, air intake hose covers, mirror lights, spotter mirror brackets, weather shields, drop visor, air horn covers, rear bunk lights, air & electrical reconfiguration, painted deckplates, stainless steel tank steps, tank trims, tank wraps, strap wraps, centre mount mudguard brackets, 2000IC Icepack and more.
In the cab – overhead UHFs, subwoofer and additional speakers, special mount plate, drawer fridge, chrome gauge covers, upholstery button covers, stainless gear stick cover, document holder, dogbox door inserts.
Congratulations to Hoye & Sons on their flagship T909. The team at SLS is very proud of the finished product & thanks you for trusting us to bring your vision to fruition!
This week marked the 17 year anniversary for SLS but we haven’t had time to celebrate just yet as we have been busy…
Posted by SLS Custom Stainless on Friday, October 2, 2020
Glory Days
is transformation #2 for Jarred & Cassy Sacca and the team at S&S Heavy Haulage. Purchased second hand this 2013 T909 has 350,000 kms on the clock and was brought to us to be overhauled and upgraded to suit the S&S/SLS spec.
Tropico’s T909
Congratulations to Aaron & Daniel Serra of Tropico Transport on one awesome rig!! Too many hours of blood, sweat & tears went into making this fit out happen and it is one of the biggest fit outs SLS has completed in it’s 15 year history. From the Icepack, to the TV, surround sound stereo and microwave down the the signwriting, everything was carried out in house.
This is one beautiful ride and while we were happy to see her finished and heading down the road we really would have loved to have kept her for a few extra days just to admire the final result. Many thanks to the Tropico crew for choosing SLS!
Check out the video below of when the truck finally drove out of the workshop after the final mad push to get the finishing touches completed.
Watch this space for more photos & details of the fit out.
