My truck is one of my most prized possessions. As I mentioned on my
home page, I am a sport truck enthusiasts. Now, a sport truck
consists of more than just high performance. It also includes
custom body and interior work. My truck is a 1993, regular cab,
short wheelbase, chevy silverado. From the factory, it is equiped
with a 5.7 liter (350 cu. in.) V-8 engine with an automatic 4L60E
electronic overdrive transmission. The rear end consists of a
3.08:1 ring to pinion gear ratio. The interior from the factory
is dressed with a dark blue cloth on the bench seat, floor, roof, and
door panels. It has power windows and locks. It's original
exterior color was white.
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MODIFICATIONS
EXTERIOR
My truck is under construction at the present date, but I will explain
what is done so far. First off, the truck was stripped of the
stock paint and painted a silver pearl white. Second, the truck
was lowered 2 in. in the front with Belltech spindles and 4 in. in the
rear with Belltech shackles and hangars. Then, the wheels were
changed. So far,
I have been through three sets of aftermarket wheels. The first
ones
were some 15x10 in. polished aluminum Eagle Alloys riding on BFGoodrich
265/50-15 tires, second ones were two front 17x8 in. and two rear
17x9.5 in. polished aluminum Eagle Alloys riding on two BFGoodrich
245/45-17 G-Force and two
BFGoodrich 275/40-17 G-Force tires respectively, last and current set
is
some 20x8.5 in. chrome X20 Spy wheels riding on Nitto 255/35-20 555
Extreme
tires. Fourth, the factory elephant ear mirrors were replaced
with
some small sport mirrors. The stock tail lights were replaced
with
a set of european tail lights. The antenna was replaced with a
shorter
billet aluminum antenna.
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INTERIOR
The interior of my truck has a few changes that I would like to
share. First, the stock steering wheel was replaced with a
smaller 13 in. carbon fiber GT performance steering wheel. Then
the stock radio was replaced by a Pioneer CD player. Now, the CD
player is out and a Pioneer DVD system was installed. The system
consists of a head unit (which took the CD player's place) and an
overhead moniter which is mounted on the roof between the visers.
The four stock 4x6 one-way speakers were replaced with four 4x6
Infininty Kappa series two-way speakers. Behind the seat is a
custom made box with two 12 in. Kicker Competition VR subwoofers pushed
by a Kicker ZR240 amplifer (which is imbedded into the box).
Finally, the stock bench seat was replaced by two bucket seats out of a
98 model
extended cab silverado. The seats are equiped with power air for
lower
back, and the drivers side has 6-way electrical movement to adjust to
the
driver's comfort. I had the seats upolstered with blue cloth to
match
the stock interior color.
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PERFORMANCE
The engine is all stock. I have done a few external mods.
First, the exhaust was replaced with JBA stainless steel catback
headers running into dual 2.5 in. aluminized pipes muffled by two, two
chambered, Flowmaster mufflers. Next, I put on a Reactive cold
air intake system along with a Helix Power Tower throttle body spacer.
A custom tailored chip from Superchips, Inc. was installed as
well as a low temp. thermostat.
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FUTURE DREAMS
EXTERIOR
I plan on getting the truck repainted the same color with baby blue
ghost flames all served on a new escalade front cap. The truck
will be
as smooth as a baby's rump due to the shave job. My truck will
also
be wearing some big spinning dub deuces. Just as Nikes have air
suspension, my shoes will too.
INTERIOR
I don't really plan on doing much more in the interior unless I get
bored. I will put a digital instrument panel and maybe add a
little more to the sound system. I might even get the interior
redesigned.
PERFORMANCE
I plan on changing the whole drive train. The engine will be
modified LS-1 or LS-6 vette engine. The transmission will be of a
high performance nature. The rear end will probably consist of a
four link system with 3.73 gears in the rear chunk.
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