2002 Chevy Silverado - Blue Hell - Truckin' Cover Feature

With the metal sculpting complete, R&J Customs' painter Rich Thayer mixed up a large helping of House of Kolor True Blue with Magic Pearl and began creating a bright, new look for the Bow Tie. Several coats were laid down to ensure supreme coverage and set the stage for the devilish Jason Rushforth-designed flame graphics. Using House of Kolor Silver, the beltline is accented with a Swiss cheese-style tear-away graphic flowing all the way down both sides and meeting in the center of the molded tailgate. Running through the center of the fenders, doors, extra cab region, and finishing out on the bed are House of Kolor Primetime Green flames with arrow-shaped tips. All of the fresh liquid artistry was sealed with clear, and the truck emerged from the booth at R&J a smoothed and flamed stunner. It was then brought to a deep shine after a lengthy color-sanding and polishing session.

Now that Eric had the exterior looks in check, his attention was on the interior and audio system, what modifications to make, and what equipment to use to get the truck's guts to match the degree of detail present on the surface. Since the truck was now body-dropped over big wheels and sporting an elaborate paint scheme over a sea of custom metal modifications, Eric knew the cabin had to be off-the-hook - out came the checkbook and the creative element. The truck was delivered to Advanced Audio Design in Auburn, Washington, where Jim Benham went crazy designing a system to make heads turn and eardrums bleed. An Eclipse head unit heads up the pack of audio gear, while a custom enclosure in the bed, built by Jim, holds four 15-inch Cadence subwoofers. Mounted inside each extra cab door panel are two 10-inch Cadence subwoofers balanced out with four 6.5-inch Cadence mid-range speakers and four Cadence tweeters. Amplification is handled by one Cadence four-channel amplifier for the mids and highs and three two-channel Cadence amplifiers for the subwoofers, which are all mounted in custom form in the bed. Wiring for the audio system was handled by Benji at Advanced Audio Design. Visual entertainment was attended to by Accele Electronics in the form of a custom DVD unit sending images to a host of screens located throughout the cockpit. A 10.2-inch Accele monitor was grafted into the dash, while each seat headrest features an electric slide up 15.4-inch Accele screen. Displayed in the airbag panel is yet another 7-inch monitor, while each custom door panel features a 7-inch monitor. Virtually everywhere you look there is visual entertainment in this Chevy.