With the outside looking righteous it was now time to move to the inside of the mini. Huddy called upon another fellow club member Ryan "Cheez" Frederic to help clean up the interior. Together they wrapped the door panels in Grey tweed with raised flames and their NC club logo under the tweed.   Continuing with the tweed they wrapped the A pillars, kick panels, headliner and anything else they could get there hands on and unbolt in the same Grey tweed. Anything that was not wrapped in tweed, was then treated to the 88' Silver paint that was applied to the exterior of the mini. 
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To do the seating recovering honors Buddy Woods of Buddy's Trim Shop in Franklinton, La was called upon. Buddy wrapped the seats in a mixture of Grey tweed and vinyl. Next custom one-off billet inserts were constructed for the A/C control panel and the A/C vents. Finishing off the interior a Grant Steering wheel was then added. A Pioneer head-unit and speakers were added along with Kenwood amps and subs to keep the long drives less boring.  Once everything was in place it was time to get the mini some new rims and tires. Huddy chose a set of 18x8 Eagle 077 wheels and Nitto 215/35/18 tires for the mini to roll on. Don't think that just because the truck is done that Huddy is scared to drive it. The Toyota has racked up over 200,000 miles on the original motor and transmission. With no plans of rebuilding the motor anytime soon because this 22RE is still running strong. You just can't kill a 22RE motor.  Huddy would like to give an extra special thanks to his wife Toni, she has been loving enough to put up with the years of Huddy being a Professional Rodeo Bullfighter and his love for customs. He would also like to thank his 2 wonderful children, Celes and Chandler. Chandler is more of a die-hard mini trucker then his dad is, and is looking forward to carrying on the NC family tradition. Chandler was more then happy to pose with his dad's ride (and the sweet looking BUDWIESER girls) for the photo shoot. In addition Huddy would like the thank his fellow NC brethren, LaDave, Cheez, Mr. Joe, Anthony Rick, Rusty Russell, Randy Webb and Gator for all there hard work and long hours.
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