OWNER/HOMETOWN:
Chris Caldwell / Conroe, Texas
YEAR/MAKE/MODEL:
'07 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab WT
ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN:
GM 4.8L V-8 / modified factory intake with K&N air filter / custom exhaust with high-flow mufflers / two Optima RedTop batteries mounted behind bumper / factory three-speed automatic transmission / rearend narrowed 6-1/2 inches
BY: Chris Caldwell and Texas Auto Gear, Houston (rearend)
RIMS:
FRONT & REAR: 26x10 KMC Slide
TIRES:
FRONT & REAR: 305/30R26 Nitto NT420S
SUSPENSION:
FRONT: Custom IFS with custom control arms made from 1-1/2-inch-od round tubing / '99-'06 Chevy Silverado factory spindles / Mustang II rack-and-pinion steering / Slam Specialties RE7 airbags
REAR: Custom two-link with track bar / Slam Specialties RE7 airbags / '85 Chevy truck shocks
ACCESSORIES: Two Air-Zenith compressors / 1/2-inch GC 450 valves / 7-gal air tank / aluminum hard lines / custom aluminum fuel cell
CHASSIS: Custom body-drop-less frame built from 2x3x1/4-inch steel tubing
BY: Chris Caldwell and Eric Rankins, Conroe, Texas
BODY MODS:
Factory tailgate filled in on top and completed with a custom push-button release / shaved doors, OnStar antenna, cab seams, third brake light, fuel door, and inner bed / wheeltubs in bed and engine compartment / Carriage Works billet grilles / spray-on bedliner
BY: Chaotic Rods & Customs, Tomball, Texas
CUSTOM PAINT:
PPG custom-mixed blue and Vivid Blue / PPG custom-mixed orange and green for two-tone break / PPG clear
BY: Chaotic Rods & Customs
INTERIOR:
Factory vinyl seats with black vinyl inserts / smoothed and painted front pillar plastics, upper door panels, and upper dashpanels / custom fiberglass speaker pods for door panels / custom center console to hold subwoofers, computer, and air switches / black leather inserts in door panels and center console
BY: Chaotic Rods & Customs / Clemente, Houston, Texas (upholstery)
AUDIO/VIDEO:
CompuRide touchscreen mobile computer to power audio system / four Rockford Fosgate 6-1/2-inch power component sets with tweeters in front / two Rockford Fosgate 5 1/2-inch power components with tweeters for rear / Rockford Fosgate Power 600-watt four-channel amp for components / Rockford Fosgate 12-inch P3 subs / Rockford Fosgate 1,500-watt Power amp for subs
BY: Dunn-Tay Sick Designs, Houston, Texas
SPECIAL THANKS:
Dante of Dunn-Tay Sick Designs, Todd of CompuRide Technologies, Eric Rankins, Mike Jones, Chance Jones, Rey and Jesus Valencia, William Bernard "Rocky" Fox IV, Brent Lafour, Bill Carlton, Roy and Donna of Brault Auto Paint & Supply, Tim of Nitto Tire, Rhett of KMC Wheels, Zack of Rockford Fosgate, David and Dennis of Texas Auto Gear, Joel of Texas House of Dubz, Joey Field, Paul of Air-Zenith, Optima Batteries, Mom and Dad, Cody Caldwell, and the loving support of his wife and daughter