Within the custom truck scene, a paintjob can make or break a truck. Go too wild with tons of colors and designs, and you risk making your ride look gaudy. Toss on a single color, and you risk your ride going unnoticed. The way a particular paint scheme is executed usually determines whether it will be accepted or rejected by the custom truck public. For the outer skin of Reflector Collector, Alec desired something smooth and simple that would give the ride a street-rod appearance and complement the body alterations. Before the off-the-hook two-tone was sprayed, Rocky Weldon of Moultrie, Georgia, shaved the door handles, roof rack, gas filler, factory taillights, and rear door handle to create an ultra-smooth backdrop for the House of Kolor blend. A Sir Michaels steel roll pan was welded seamlessly into the tail-end region, while Cadillac taillights now provide stop and turn indications to close followers on the road. After the body was smoothed of all the unnecessary factory annoyances, and the metal was straight as an arrow. Alec commissioned his uncle, Scott Whidby, also of Moultrie, to whip up an eye-appealing two-tone paintjob.
Scott coated the top half of his Tahoe with House of Kolor Black and hit the body below the beltline with House of Kolor Tangelo Pearl. Completing the exterior in style is a TRENZ 30-bar billet grille insert in a GMC shell and a smoothed front bumper. The intense combination was color-sanded and rubbed to a brilliant shine, and all that was left to finish off this sensational daily driver was to fill the cabin with some custom threads and tunes.
Inside the confines of Reflector Collector, Alec assembled a kick-tail audio system to accompany him and his friends on the way to several shows during the blistering summer months. At the helm of this system is a Pioneer 9300 head unit sending audio signals to a Rockford Fosgate Power 800 amplifier, which delivers power to two 15-inch Rockford Fosgate subwoofers, mounted in a ported subwoofer enclosure near the rear barn doors. Pioneer 6.5-inch mids and highs break up all the bass in the system, while Stinger wiring supplies the juice to all the components. A PlayStation 2 system was also installed with a 7-inch console-mounted LCD monitor for visual entertainment. To give the inner realm of Reflector Collector some fabric styling and street-rod flavor, the seats were treated to a combination of black Katzkin leather with ostrich-skin inserts. Fresh black carpet replaced the tired original flooring, and the dash was smoothed and squirted in House of Kolor black and spiced up with a flamed white-face gauge panel. Topping the column is a Billet Specialties Vintec billet steering wheel to help Alec steer in style. A custom center console was fabricated by Alec and painted in black to fit snug between the front seats and house the TV monitor, air pressure gauges, and paddle switches. Kyle Boring is responsible for creating the show-quality interior present on this rocker-pounding sport utility.
Alec Boring's 'bagged and body-dropped four-door people hauler is a clean and street rod-styled SUV that he isn't afraid to put through the paces on a daily basis, proving that killer rides should be driven and enjoyed. Sure, it might get a bit more road rash than the low-mileage trailer queens out there, but the smile on Alec's face when he hammers on the switches and puts on a spark show is well worth the sacrifice. Alec would like to thank Kyle Boring, Ashley Jacobs, Justin Ricks, Scott Whidby, Eric Powell, and his father for all the help and support while the project was underway. This ride, save for the suspension and stock floor body drop, was built at home with hard work and determination, showing that with persistence and creativity, anything is possible.