2002 Olsen Truggy - T 3: Totally Trick Truggy
Jeff Olsen's 'Vette-Powered, Long-Travel, Home-Brewed Extreme Machine
Photography by Randall Jachmann
| Vehicle | '02 Olsen Truggy |
| Owner/hometown | Jeff Olsen/Crestline, California |
| Frame | Custom Olsen design four-seater built from
chrome moly tubing; 138-inch wheelbase |
| Seats/harnesses | Mastercraft Pro-Series seats/Crow
five-point belts |
| Suspension | Unequal-length dual A-arms with King
Technologies coilover shocks, King triple-
bypass dampers, and Delrin bushings;
23 inches of wheel travel (front); equal-length
A-arms with King Technologies coilover
shocks, King triple bypass dampers, and
Delrin bushings; 24 inches of wheel
travel (rear) |
| Wheels/tires | Olsen custom wheels (15x7-inch front;
15x12-inch rear) equipped with OMF bead
locks/Maxxis Mudzilla tires (33x12.50/15
front; 35x12.50/15 rear) |
| Engine/output | 5.7L GM LS1 V-8 with custom Olsen headers
and stainless steel mufflers; Olsen intake
system; K&N Filtercharger; MSD ignition/
350 lb-ft of torque |
| Transaxle | Mendeola four-speed manual with Porsche
934 CV joints |
| Brakes | Four-wheel CNC, Wilwood discs |
| Steering | Howe Performance Steering rack-and-pinion |
| Weight | 2,300 pounds |
| Additional accessories | Oddessy battery; Kartech Micro Stub Axles;
Hella HID lights; Laser Star lights; Auto
Meter gauges, on-board fire suppression
system; GPS navigation system |
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