1989 Chevy Silverado - Project CheapSide Part 1

The truck as purchased was bone stock, including the step bumper. The bumper was quickly removed and thrown in storage. Additionally, the full size spare was removed from the under bed mount.

The Sir Michael's Steel Roll Pan was sourced from our friends at Stylin' Trucks. We were already seeing a different, smoother attitude emerging.

The truck was rolled into the paint booth, and masked for painting the mirrors and bottom corners of the bed.

The fender, also sourced from Stylin' Trucks, was an absolute perfect fit, and a bargain at $90!

The roll pan was prepped and readied for primer.

Filler panel from Stylin' Trucks was an absolute necessity, and filled that gap between the bumper and grille.

Parts were all scuffed and prepped, Bill broke out the PPG DP40LF Non sanding epoxy Grey Primer. Primer was mixed with the Epoxy Primer Catalyst DP402LF as per instructions.

Fender received a nice even coat of DP40LF from the Sata HVLP Gun.

Parts were suspended from the ceiling and painted front and back.

PPG Deltron 2000 Basecoat in my original color, Sapphire Poly, was ready to be mixed with Reducer.

The basecoat was mixed with PPG DT870 Reducer.

The Boss, Bill Jelinek, shot the Deltron 2000 Basecoat onto my perfect, dent free driver side fender.

Corners where the roll pan meet the bed were fitted and then painted to match.

PPG Concept DCU2042 Low VOC Speed Clear was poured out into the gun.

PPG DCX61 High Solids Hardener was mixed with the clear, and ready for application.

Clear was applied for depth and shine, making sure there was enough material on the truck for final color sanding and buffing.

Everything painted, parts went back together on CheapSide.

The old, dented fender was removed, and marked as to its original location and number of shims.

Kevin Rock was holding the hood, which bolted to the fender, while Jason is seen here lining up the holes for proper fit.

New composite lights were attached and plugged in.

Bumper brackets are available through Stylin' Trucks. A minor mishap bent up the two driver side brackets, so all were replaced, just to be safe.

Smoothie bumper from Stylin with the cutouts for the fog light kit is the way to go. Installation of the lights will be delayed as I soon will experiment with a ram air type of set up possibly using these holes.

Talk about a different look! The 94-98 completely transformed the front of the truck, giving it a much more aggressive attitude.

New turn signals were attached and installed. Billet Center Bow Tie Emblem is also available from Stylin' Trucks.

Still dusty and looking for a bath, the clean up is done. New grille with clear corners and composite light conversion, driver's fender, smoothie bumper, and billet bowtie emblem eliminate the "dated" look of the truck prior to its trip to Route 66 Motorsports.