SUPER SELECTS

REAPING THE REWARDS

Two decades ago, the streets of West Auckland were terrorised by roofer Ramo Simpson in his work-hack one-tonner — that was, until a judge threatened it would be taken off him if he didn’t settle down. So the one-tonner was retired from work duties and burnouts became the focus. Since then Ramo’s been on the chase for more power, and of course for bigger and smokier burnouts.

In 2020 the chassis went under the knife at BNN Customs with a new rear chassis clip fabricated to suit the 20x15-inch billet Boyd Coddington’s and four-linked Fab 9 diff. Some ingenious solutions have also been incorporated in the rear, with hydraulic rams to tilt the tray for easy access to everything, including the sealed-off fuel system to avoid fires. The rear has also been bagged to get the ride height as low as possible. The engine combination has been ever-changing over the years, all in the quest for more power but never at the expense of reliability. Glen at Engine Specialties is responsible for both building and tuning the current blown 400-cube donk. As only a new set of springs was required at its recent refresh after two years of beating on