All American —

Body Information

Strength

  • 14-gauge steel, hat shaped posts and roof bows
  • Rigid 16-gauge steel roof longitudinal internal structural members
  • 16-gauge channeled interior steel window headers
  • A massive 16-gauge continuous belt of interior steel armor above and below floor line
  • Riveted and welded construction
  • Four full-length, 16-gauge exterior side rub rails
  • 20-gauge fluted exterior side panels
  • 22-gauge interior galvalume side panels
  • 14-gauge steel floor panels
  • 50,000 psi steel chassis frame with permanent fixtures and attached with huck spin fasteners

Durability

  • All parts are pre-primed or thoroughly rust-proofed after fabrication and before assembly
  • Entire underbody (body skirt and floor) is undercoated before mounting on chassis
  • Exterior surfaces are painted with heat-cured polyurethane
  • Interior surfaces are painted with high-quality, hotsprayed, baked-on enamel
  • 1/2" fir grade plywood screwed down for insulation of the floor
  • 1/8" Smooth black rubber flooring, 3/16" ribbed rubber aisle
  • Goodyear Hi-Miler heater hose with constant torque clamps
  • Black rubber cooling hoses with constant torque clamps
  • Synthetic transmission fluid
  • Michelin® tires
  • Spicer "lubed for life" driveline
  • Rubber molded wheelhouse
  • Stainless steel stepwell
  • 13,200 lb front axle with heavy-duty 2 leaf parabolic spring suspension
  • 21,000 lb rear axle with a two-stage, rear suspension system (Front Engine)
  • 23,000 lb rear axle with a two-stage, rear suspension system (Rear Engine)
  • Side exhaust before rear wheels
  • "Huck spin" frame fasteners