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"I'm a welder so I paid close attention to the metal work and was very pleased. You can't even tell where he spliced the frame." According to Steve estimates he has around 350 hours into it, which is a Steve Maxfield little more than usual for him. On average a Ford will run him who owns 250 to 300 hours, but the two different model years added to his Mega X 2, one time. While 350 hours may seem like a lot, Steve admits he has of the biggest close to 700 hours into his personal Dodge truck. changes is The new stretched Excursion is a 2004 6.0L Power Stroke. The making sure the roof seams look 2000 was the "donor" vehicle, while the drive train and the majority of the old system came from the 2004. Paul loves the power just right. of his diesel engine but admits he would be open to a Cummins engine swap if he can find the right deal. Since getting the Excursion home to California, Paul has added Nitto tires, Pro Comp wheels and Fabtech lift to really give it a custom look, not that it needed any more attention. "The worst part or the best part depending on your perspective is the attention you get when driving a stretched truck," says Steve. "People will roll down their windows and try to have a conversation on the highway while going 80 miles per hour. Three times I've been in California traffic where people rubbernecking and looking at my truck haven't stopped when the rest of the traffic did." The Ellsworth family has had a similar reaction when they first started driving their stretched Excursion. Not only is Steve Maxfield passionate about stretching trucks "The first time I took the kids to school we had heads swingfor a living, with eight kids of his own he's also in need for one ing around like crazy," recalls Paul. "I'm not big on the stares, himself. His personal Dodge truck with a 6.7L Cummins took but my kids love it. There was a lady sitting at an intersection nearly 700 hours to complete and it draws a lot of attention waiting to turn and she was trying to get her kid's attention as whenever he hits the road in it. she pointed at us with her face pushed up on the glass. That was pretty funny." NOVEMBER 2013 Happy Trails DIESELTECH 52 Paul and his family continue to enjoy their stretched Excursion and are happy they went with Mega X 2 for the build. "I would absolutely recommend Steve to anyone looking to have their truck stretched," says Paul. "He has been great to deal with because he's honest, with high integrity, as well as hardSteve Maxfield (Center) runs his family business from southern working. Steve and his family would do anything for anyone in Utah with help from his children, as well as his son-in-law, who need and we couldn't be happier with the quality job he did have all helped in one way or another over the years. with our Excursion." DT Sources: The six-door MEGA X 2 2004 Excursion with 325 South Main Street Kanosh, Utah 84637 a 6.0L Power Stroke 801-803-3289 engine is now the perwww.megax2.com fect vehicle for Paul and Amanda Ellsworth and their eight children. Photo courtesy of ROger Elsworth

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