Stock just doesn't cut it with Mr. McKeska, so off came the OE front clip, and in its place are mostly Cadillac Escalade pieces. The hood is actually from Pro Glass, the one-off grille was handcrafted by Travis Evans in Columbus, Ohio, and the Caddy-esque front bumper is actually three different bumpers cut and welded together to form the right fitment. More body mods ensued with a smooth shave on the agenda. Off came the door handles, tailgate handle, fuel door, taillights, and radio antenna. On went a rear cab bodyline, rear roll pan, taillight fillers, and stake bed hole fillers. The fuel-filler door found its new home in the bed. For lighting needs, Hitech LEDs were flush-mounted in the roll pan. Airtight Grafix of Columbus, Ohio, was responsible for the flawlessly supple House of Kolor pewter and nose-enhanced black flame job.
Although the exterior is absolutely eye-catching, the interior is a major player in what makes this truck so sweet. With ideas still driving him crazy, Michael dropped off the dualie with the capable crew at Trent's Trick Upholstery in Baltimore, Maryland, for a maddening interior makeover. It's not that the seats were bad or anything, but the GM seats were tossed aside to make way for four street rod buckets. Bright-red leather with embossing envelops the seats, while football-style stitching in black leather runs the perimeter of each seat. ACC hook-and-loop carpet in matching red runs the length and width of the cab floor, while more leather wraps the dash, door panels, and smoothed headliner in luxury. What isn't wrapped in leather is painted to coordinate. A very large center console runs the length of the cab, but what sets it apart is the 10-inch-wide metal strip painted satin black by Aaron Lynch and pinstriped in classic hot-rod style by Li'l Bill. As a matter of fact, the handmade steering wheel was also pinstriped by Bill. On the list of additional players supporting the build of the Chevy are Stereo Dave and Traffic Jamz. Traffic Jamz had its hands busy running the wires necessary to make sound appear, while Stereo Dave put together the enclosure for the subwoofer. In the dash is a Pioneer flip TV with JL Audio separates in the doors. A JL Audio 10-inch sub finds a home in the recesses of the dualie. The sound system isn't overkill but just right.
Overall, Michael originally bought the truck and did a mild drop on it so he could tow his trailer with it. But, as we have all experienced, sometimes things just get out of control. In all, we're told that the truck took three years to complete, and almost all the work was done in the confines of Michael's two-car garage. Not many people with a truck as detailed as this can boast that. Michael has a few buddies who pitched in, and he opens his arms to Trent's Trick Upholstery, Progressive Automotive, Airtight Grafix, Jamie, Travis, Aaron Lynch, Snokey, Li'l Bill, Guy, Stereo Dave, and Traffic Jamz. As we've said before, we just can't get enough of dumped dualies, and this fine example just fuels our fires of desire.