Kenneth Keller is the brother of Duane Keller, who passed away in 1996 and left his '89 Chevy C1500 to Kenneth. It was stock at the time, but Kenneth had other plans for the truck. In his brother's memory, Ken, who had never built a custom before, spent two years in the shop creating this tribute truck.
Ken, a member of Envious Styles, works at Keller's Body Shop in Marrero, Louisiana, so he knows a wee bit about metal manipulation. On top of that, Keller's is a family owned business, so he had the blessing and the backing to hammer out this tribute Chevy. This project began with a fully reworked and painted chassis. At the head of the frame lies a pair of Belltech 2-inch drop spindles replacing the factory units. Those drop spindles are attached to a set of tubular control arms, which are, in turn, tasked with hanging tightly to the Firestone 2,600-pound air springs. Keeping the up and down motion to acceptable levels are Toxic shocks. The rear of this incredibly detailed frame is home to a two-link hanging the axle from the frame. Another pair of bellows from Firestone attach themselves to the candy-painted axle tubes. Toxic shocks see duty on the rear of this dragger as well. A plexiglass-covered step notch above the rearend makes things clear for the air-inspired travel. Ken, his dad, and his uncle attached the front and rear suspensions together with the help of some 2x3-inch square tubing to create a stock floor body drop. Before the welds could cool, layers of candy-red and silver were applied to the frame and suspension components for extra points from the judges. The newly fabricated chassis rolls on a foursome of 20-inch Intro Radicalli billet wheels encased in road-hugging Yokohama P255/35R20 rubber.