00:00I wanted to do a rat ride semi-truck. It's definitely everything that I could have wanted and more.
00:14Peterbilt trucks come in all shapes and sizes, but have you ever seen one quite like this?
00:21Raw, massive and unique. There's just nothing else out there like it.
00:31It draws attention wherever it goes and it makes people smile.
00:39I'm Jim Muncy and this is Overkill. It is totally, completely unique. There's nothing else out there like it.
00:49Unique indeed. Jim took a 359 Peterbilt and set about creating this awe-inspiring beast of a truck.
00:57I had this vision of a rat ride semi-truck. I had an old semi, this was in 2015.
01:04I kind of outlined what I had in mind. It evolved more into a hot rod.
01:10The majority of the work was done within five months.
01:17I just looked at it one day and said, this thing's Overkill.
01:21I look at this thing and to me, it's a rolling piece of art.
01:26With the raw steel frame, the leather and the wood interior.
01:32So the main frame is just done with two-inch mild steel pipe.
01:36It just gives the whole truck a nice beefy, industrial look.
01:41We just put a lot of different materials that make this truck unique.
01:47We just put a lot of different materials that wouldn't necessarily normally go together and incorporate it into a really cool hot rod.
02:00I've been a gearhead ever since I was 15 years old. I just love fast cars and trucks.
02:08It's a blast to drive. I mean, just looking out over that big, massive engine and that long hood is just cool. It's fun.
02:17And while this vehicle may have changed beyond recognition, it still retains the original engine.
02:23It's an 855 cubic inch Cummins Big Cam 3.
02:27This is our air intake. It was made out of two Top Fuel Dragster hats.
02:33We also have triangulated four-link suspension and airbags to control the ride height and ride quality.
02:42Performance-wise, right now we're putting out about 450 horse, 1,400 foot-pounds of torque with the 306 gear and a direct-drive Allison automatic transmission.
02:54It's good to about 100 mile an hour before it hits up a range of the RPMs.
02:59And it's also good for burnouts.
03:12It makes a little smoke, doesn't it?
03:19The lug nut covers were made from billet aluminum.
03:22They were machined for us by a high school shop class, and they just turned out absolutely beautiful.
03:29The wing is just for fun. It has no purpose other than to look cool.
03:34I really don't have any plans for the future.
03:38I really don't have any problems finding a parking spot or turning around. It's really got a very sharp turning radius.
03:45And of course, this rig turns a few heads when it's out and about.
03:51The best thing about driving overkill is just the reactions of people.
03:55That's what it's all about. It's just fun. It makes people smile.
03:59They've never seen anything like it before, so everybody's into it.
04:04And it's just a unique, wild vehicle.
04:08I've built one motorcycle, and I've always wanted to build something else.
04:12But this is way beyond anything I could ever dream of. This is so cool.
04:17It's awesome. You don't see anything like this ever, really.
04:20Super singles, open wheel, in the four link, on airbags.
04:25I mean, it's got everything. Everything you could ever ask for in a rat rod.
04:35You can't be in a hurry if you're going to take it somewhere.
04:39It's going to get a crowd of people around it wanting to take pictures.
04:44I wanted to do a rat rod semi truck, and it's definitely everything that I could have wanted and more.
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