When Israel Diaz of Pasadena, Texas, bought this Caddy-clipped '99 Chevy Silverado, it was absolutely totaled. He says he bought it at an auction for $3,000 with severe front-end damage with the intention of building it as a business card for his newly opened body shop, Diaz Custom Auto. So he was forced to clip it one way or another. The first time around, he opted for a GMC clip, but it just didn't have the punch he wanted. The second time, he went with the Caddy clip, and it clicked.
Since the goal was to show off his shop's abilities, Israel went wild, but not loud, on the paint and body. In addition to the clip job, he shaved the tailgate, did a smooth install on the roll pan, fitted C3 taillights, and smoothed and painted the SnugTop tonneau cover. After that, he painted the truck and the interior with House of Kolor's Raspberry Pearl and had Nuclear Design put the airbrush to work for some intricate pinstriping.
The interior is one of the truck's strong suits. The exterior color is used extensively inside to highlight the gray leather with ostrich inserts and occasional accents. And, of course, a bad, bumping audio system turns up the volume.
The system starts with a Clarion head unit with integrated monitor. An Acoustic 900 drives 900 watts through the Pioneer coaxial mids and tweets mounted in the stock locations, while a pair of Memphis 1000D amps puts 1,000 watts each to the 15-inch Kicker L7 Solobarics in the huge sub box and amp rack built into the rear passenger compartment. Lighting Audio 5-farad capacitors reinforce the sub bass.
Yeah, the truck's clean. The owner did it right, right down to the 4/6-inch drop. It's got attitude and style that say it's all business.
 A 4/6-inch DJM drop kit gets...  A 4/6-inch DJM drop kit gets the truck down over 20-inch Billet Specialty Shadows wrapped in Michelin Pilot tires and gives it great street stance. Check out the smooth install of the Sir Michaels roll pan. |  Even though the engine is...  Even though the engine is stock, this builder showed enough attention to detail to paint the intake cover. |  You'd never know it to look...  You'd never know it to look at it, but this is the third nose job for this clean Silverado custom. All the body lines are tight and straight; the wheelwell frames the rolling stock to good effect. |
 We like the owner's choice...  We like the owner's choice of Raspberry Pearl accented with gray and chrome polished finishing accents on the doors to complete the interior theme. |  Ostrich inserts accent the...  Ostrich inserts accent the gray-leather upholstery and Raspberry Pearl-painted interior. Notice the rear compartment filled with amp rack and subwoofer. |  The airbrush artist used the...  The airbrush artist used the visual element of the shaved tailgate handle to give a little more detail to the graphic chrome band. |
 Clarion provides the signal...  Clarion provides the signal source for the audio and visual component of the mobile entertainment system. |  Nuclear Design in Pasadena,...  Nuclear Design in Pasadena, Texas, airbrushed the cool chrome gray accents with ostrich-style texture. |  The stock gauge package is...  The stock gauge package is enhanced with a Street Scene flamed billet panel. |
 A pair of Kicker L7 15-inch...  A pair of Kicker L7 15-inch Solobaric subs puts the bump in the system. |  As is customary, the owner...  As is customary, the owner kept the Cadillac Escalade grille, bumper cover, and headlights to complete the transformation. |  Literally every surface that...  Literally every surface that isn't upholstered, carpeted, or otherwise functional is painted. Pioneer 4x6-inch co- axial speakers provide a rear fill for the audio system. |