Justin and his father started the interior by tackling the center console and subwoofer box enclosure. To house the MTX amplifiers and Sony PlayStation 2, a floor-mounting system in the extra cab portion was also on the duo's list. Feeding the sound signal to those amps is a JVC head unit in the factory location, while sounds emanating from the cab are the responsibility of MTX 5.25-inch mids and highs in the dash and doors. The bang comes in the form of MTX subs in the father-and-son-built box. Icon TV supplied the 5.6-incher to keep Justin entertained with his favorite DVD or game.
Justin also popped an APC billet steering wheel into place and gripped its leather surface to get the truck down to Linda's Upholstery in Bushnell. Linda and her crew stitched together a complete tan tweed covering on the headliner, dashpad, Recaro seats, door panels, center console, and sub box. To break up the sea of tweed, cheetah print was added to dash speaker locations, door panels, and trim around the TV. Finishing Linda's work is tan carpeting to replace the boring factory-equipped threads. Now that Justin was at the finish line, he and his dad bolted on a billet rearview mirror and chrome turn signal stalk cover. White-face gauges ensure Justin keeps it under the legal speed limit.
With the completion of Justin's ride, we can only hope he decides to build himself another custom truck. For his opening round, it looks as though he will be in the customizing fight for a long time to come. Maybe Justin's children will be so lucky as to have a custom such as this for their sixteenth birthdays. He could not have made it all happen without the help of his father and the guys at L.A. Kustoms, including Howard Smith, Lee Krauss, and Chris Sowell. Mixing a young mind with custom trucks is certainly a habit that is safe and sane.