2004 Chevrolet Silverado Giveaway Truck - Freebie: Part Deux

19. After the screws were removed and the cluster tilted forward, the wiring harness was unplugged from the back of the gauges.

20. On the bench, both the clear- and black-plastic trim around the gauges were carefully removed and set aside.

21. Nu Image supplies this nifty little tool to remove the needles. So no trip to the silverware drawer for one of your mom's forks is necessary.

22. The black face was then gently removed and discarded into the bin of stock parts.

23. With that, the Nu Image flamed gauges were installed and the needles gently pushed back on, making sure not to push them down too far and contacting the cluster face.

24. With a quick snap of the plastic cover, the gauges were reinstalled.

25. The four small screws were tightened to secure the cluster to the dash.

26. Then the plastic dash trim was snapped into place.

27. This is what you will see when you turn the lights on.

28. Stock mats are swell - OK, not really. the gray is both boring and too stock for our blood. With a simple snatch of the old, the new mats had a home ready and waiting.

29. In place, the new aluminum diamond-plate mats from Stylin' concepts add points for the show and provide a pretty good fit with the hinged top.

30. Last but not least, the crew at Stylin' Concepts also added these Torch door handles from one trick truck. They come in a brushed-aluminum finish, but the guys had them painted red to set them apart.

Hot Licks
Goodmark donated one of its cowl-induction hoods to the project. The steel hoods are GM-licensed, which means they have to meet OE standards for fit, finish, and rust resistance. All hoods are EDP-coated like the factory and bolt on just like a stock replacement.

Mike Lewis of Gary's Body shop in Decatur, Georgia, in a mad flurry of tape and paper, laid down the traditional hot-rod-style flames.

It takes many layers of tape to produce this setup. Here, Mike is taping off to complete the blue that borders the licks.

The SS-style bumper cover from Street Scene received its new hue. A flex agent was added to the paint so it could bend with the urethane instead of cracking off in the event the truck bumps into a parking stop.

Here are the flames right before they were buried in clear.