Once everything was welded shut Keith began to work the now shaven body to were it needed to be before the shinny stuff could be applied. Once Keith had the body perfect it was then sprayed custom mixed Dupont Tangerine.   Once the base coat was color sanded Dustin then turned to the talents of Darrel Jones to lay down some wicked custom graphics on the hood of the dime. Once the graphics were dry Keith went back and applied numerous coats of the shinny stuff to the entire body. Dustin then called upon Streetbeat to supply him with the sliding rag needed to let the night air in while cruising. The nose area was treated to a phantom billet grill and billet was inserted in the lower airdam and bumper to match.
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 Not wanting the Dime to not be able to get out of it's own way and since Dustin had no intentions of building a truck that he couldn't drive and drag he decided to ditch the factory 2.2 tired little 4 banger for a 350 small block from a 1980 donor.  The small block was treated to a dose of health HP in the form of 9 to 1 pistons, 298 duration, 480 lift cam, ported and polished heads, LT1 manifolds and a Pro Products Crosswind Airgap intake topped with an Edelbrock 600 CFM carb. Once the new small block was shoe horned between the frame rails it was then plumbed with Flowmaster exhaust thru 2 ΒΌ" pipe. For cooling a Vette radiator was used along with dual electric fans. To top the motor off a Weiland Bug catcher Scoop was added to give the Dime a mean pro street look. Now no motor would be worth anything without a built Transmission so Chuck Panhorse in Lafe, AR did the honors of completely rebuilding the 700r4 to accommodate the HP the small block would produce. Hunters Machine Shop in Paragould was then called upon to shorten the driveshaft a total of three inches.
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