Remember the days of a simpler life when milk was delivered to your door, air conditioning was a privilege, and cars were bathed in wood? Yeah, we don't either. However, Big Wood is an appropriate name for this sick '95 'Burban owned by Brandon Wooden, of course. If it makes more sense now, it should, after all this Chevy is big in every way and, well, wood just sounds cool.
Two years of his young life have been dedicated to perfecting this truck from nose to tail, roof to rocker, and color to Kolor. No real wood can be found on this rolling masterpiece, but after 500 hours of airbrushing, skulls, ghosts, and, yes, wood graphics now adorn the straightened metal surfaces. Ask him if he drives it and he replies with "Yeah, 9,000 miles to shows just this year." Any trophies? At this point, laughter can be heard because an extra trailer is needed just to carry the hardware this Best of Show winner has garnered in a year's time. Originally built as a project vehicle for his 9-5 job, Editor of Gaugemagazine.com, Big Wood got a little out of hand, and the result is automotive art at its finest.
Brandon purchased the Suburban for $15,500 and quickly locked down several sponsors and dropped down plenty of Benjamins on his own to get the rockers closer to the Indianapolis asphalt. Now riding on Belltech spindles, Air Ride Technologies Strong Arms, and Air Lift airbags, the Chevy is dumped low. Joe Mattis at The Hole in Auburn, Indianapolis, wasn't satisfied with just being dumped, so he quickly remedied the dilemma with a 2-3/4-inch body drop. Letting the air out of the 'bags now dropped the 'Burban just an inch from the doors. Dumped on the stockies was not an option and after Lenso signed onto the project, 22x10-inch Lenso T722 wheels were bolted on and wrapped in sweet Pirelli Pzero P265/35R22 tires. Not too many fullsize SUVs can tuck lug nuts, but this one does it with a simple flip of the switch.
Moving under the hood, Brandon pepped things up with an Edelbrock intake, Dyno Max headers, Flowmaster muffler, and some beautiful Empire Motorsports billet. To help the air suspension, an engine-driven compressor was bolted on, and a 300-amp alternator keeps the four Optima batteries charged. Mixing things up, Optiflo glass was installed under the hood, replacing many of the hoses with cool-looking stained glass. Speaking of glass, the smooth-as-glass exterior took 16 months to create. Not a typo.