- VOLUME 43, NO. 11, [62]SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 -
The body remains largely stock. Ratherthan raise the bed floor entirely, Carolina
Kustoms fabricated a blister for the bed
floor that gives the axle housing a place to
go during full suspension compression.
The filler that taps the Boyd’s Welding fuel
tank sprouts up just behind that. Chris
revisited his Ford roots to choose the color
(he had restored a ’70 Bronco at the tender
age of 17). His choice: Boxwood Green, a
color most familiarly paired with New Lime
on early ’70s bump-sides.
If you’ve spent any sort of time in a’60-’66 GM pickup cab, you’ll understand
the improvement the ’98 Chevy pickup
seat makes by way of comfort and support.
Jim’s Upholstery in Milwaukee, Oregon, clad
this one in even-more-comfortable Nappa
hides, as well as covered the floor in black
square-weave wool. Chris, a 20-year audio-
industry veteran, fit an Alpine head unit, a
Rockford Fosgate Power Series four-channel
amplifier, a Morel component set in the kick
panels, and JL Audio 10-inch subwoofers in
enclosures behind the seat.
On paper, this pickup sounds prettysimple. In many respects, it is. With its
earthy finish and black wheels, it doesn’t
make any radical statements. While it’s
built to exceptionally high standards with
a keen level of detail, it’s no show truck. It’s
not the craziest or the fastest or the most
outlandish, and it’s certainly not the lowest.