DARTH RAIDER

Turning a Mini-Truck Movement into His Own Dream Build

- GRANT COX

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, MITSUBISHI DEVELOPED ITS A MINI-TRUCK MODEL CALLED THE MIGHTY MAX. By that time, Sergio Torres of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had fallen in love with the new mini-truck scene, which had started to grow with more popularity in the Midwest. He wanted to join the mini-truck movement, so he started saving his money so that when he found the right truck, he could buy it and customize it.

While at work on a sunny August day, Sergio noticed a ’94 Mighty Max Sport sitting in the parking lot. After asking around the office, it turned out that it belonged to one of his coworkers. It took some tough negotiations with the owner, but they settled on a price and Sergio got his Mighty Max.

He kept it stock for several years. Sergio saved up his money to purchase Cadillac Escalade factory 17-inch rims and add a T-Rex phantom grille to put some custom exterior touches to it. Next, the stance needed to be altered, so he called up his good friend Joe to assist with lowering the Max with drop springs and blocks.