It is a rare occurrence to go to a show and see more than one truck that was owned and built by the same person. At recent shows around Southern California, Mike and Jennifer Sutton from Long Beach, California have been showing their new full custom truck. It is a 1994 Chevrolet Crew Cab Dually that is not only a show truck, but is also used to tow around Jennifer's 1964 Impala project. The Impala is not on the show circuit yet but you may remember their last project to grace the features section on this website. Their previous truck was a 2000 Chevrolet with major custom modifications that was seen here as Version 2.0. That truck was sold to a new owner and has been seen at many recent shows as well.

 

   Knowing that a Crew Cab Dually has no business being so high off of the ground, Mike took the truck to the guys at GO-EZ Custom in Placentia, California. Just like their other truck, they wanted the Dually bagged at all four corners to bring it much closer to the concrete. In the front, the GO-EZ guys added 2600 pound air bags, Belltech drop spindles, Devious Customs lower control arms, and raised the front cross member. They then moved to the much larger task of laying out the rear. The rear suspension was taken out and was replaced by a set of 2800 pound air bags and a custom 4-link. The rear end was then narrowed to allow the wheels to tuck under the Dually fenders. To adjust the suspension, they installed two 3-gallon tanks, two ViAir 450 compressors, and hard air lines for air delivery. Bill Carlton of Ekstensive Metalworks supplied the 22-inch wheels and wheel adapters. Intro wheels did the machine work to get the look Mike was going for and Specialized Powder Coating gave them a nice clear coat to protect them. The wheels are wrapped in Toyo 265/40 R22 tires.

 

   With the extra long body of this Chevy sitting closer to earth, it was time to smooth and customize everything possible. Foreign Auto Body in Gardena, California shaved the door handles, taillights, antenna, running lights, gas door, 3rd brake light, tailgate handle, and stake pockets. The body line in the C-pillar is a new addition that was carved out.  Then they proceeded to add a few things where stock parts had once belonged. They also installed a Sir Michaels roll pan, Street Scene smooth cowl, Street Scene Speed Grille, Hi Tech L.E.D. lights in the roll pan, and a very cool Harley pop up gas filler. The truck was then prepped and painted in House of Kolor True Blue Pearl and PPG Toner Black. The bed was masked and coated with bed liner by Long Beach Line-X.

 

   Mike's specialty as the Owner of LB Threads then came into play. His crew custom built a new dash and wrapped it in Futura Textiles Spectrum Pearl Gray and Synergy Blue Suede. The front seats were cut down and reshaped. The new interior received Dakota Digital Gauges as well as Empire Motorsports a billet shifter, pedals, air conditioning cover, door handles, and air conditioning vents. The rear seats were tossed out and replaced by cut down Chevrolet S-10 seats. Ghetto Bob from Homeless Entertainment in Las Vegas designed and built a center console subwoofer enclosure with Rockford Fosgate 10-inch subs powered by a mono amplifier. The midrange and higher audio output comes from four 5-¾ component speakers powered by a 4-channel amplifier. All of this audio equipment could not supply music without the Pioneer DEH-780 head unit. The starting and running power comes from two Optima batteries.

 

   The motor to power this beast was highly modified with lifters, roller rockers, Holley aluminum heads, Flex-a-Lite aluminum radiator, Flex-a-Lite electric fan, JBA headers, and Wiesco pistons. Dress up items include a painted engine block, STS Performance pulleys, along with a lot of painted and polished parts. To make sure there are no problems towing, the transmission was rebuilt by Joe at Navi Transmissions.

 

   Mike would like to give a special thanks to his wife Jennifer, his two boys Victor and Tyler, Foreign Auto Body, GO-EZ, IMZZ Industries, and the crew at LB Threads.