The Mini- Truck Mecca - California Mini Truck

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10/4/06
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The
MiniTruck
Mecca:
California Mini
Truck Dismantlers
COURTNEY HALOWELL- EDITOR
And not only do they offer the standard
by and check out this pretty amazing place for
selection of used mini-truck parts, they also
yourself you can contact them at: California
offer a full service repair facility as well as full
Mini Truck Dismantlers, Dept TEN, 4002 State
off-road suspension upgrades. They also offer
Street Montclair, CA 91763. You give them a
rebuild transmissions and engines as well as a
call at (909) 622-1381 or find them on the web
full compliment of replacement parts for mini-
at www.calminitruck.com.
trucks of any vintage.
We went looking for a complete dash, door
panels, A-pillar plastics, and kick panels for
our SEMA project. The interior of this little
truck was pretty trashed and we decided that
it would be easier to just replace everything
than to try and save what we had. Plus the
heater and AC controls were smashed and the
dash was wrapped in weathered tweed. They
I
actually had all of the parts we needed already
n the process of building our SEMA proj-
pulled and neatly organized in their parts stor-
ect, I got the opportunity to head over to
age area, so we just told them what we need-
one of my favorite places on the entire
ed and they carted it out to the front counter
planet, California Mini Truck Dismantlers over
while we went out back to shoot a couple of
in Montclair, California. Now I know that
photos of the incredible number of trucks and
you’re probably thinking that this is probably
parts they have on hand. If you’re struggling
just another place where old mini-trucks go to
with a hard-to-find-part or just want to drop
meet their end – but this isn’t any ordinary
auto recycling center. That’s because Troy,
Ron and all of the California Mini Truck staff
aren’t just a group of guys out trying to peddle
used parts, they’re actually involved far
beyond just being salesmen. In fact, when I
showed up to pick over some of the S-10
trucks that they have out back, Troy was getting his Toyota ready for a trip up to Big Bear
Lake for an annual rock-crawling event out
there.
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