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2002 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Crew Cab - Sling Blade

From Stock To Not In Four Short Weeks

Photography by Randall Jachmann

With SEMA looming large on the horizon, John crossed off several more days from the calendar and realized there was only a week left until the convention. There was nothing left to do but lock himself and his friends inside the shop and get busy. For five straight days the crew wrenched on the mighty HD, re-installing the freshly painted suspension pieces and a huge set of 20-inch Weld Evo Velocity rims and 365/80R20 Michelin X tires. The suspension and paintjob were dialed-in, but as we all know, you can't just bring a half-built truck to SEMA. With the clock ticking, the crew removed the bed from the chassis and covered the inside and bottom with Line X spray-in bedliner. The stock grille was replaced with a DJ Motorsports Blade grille and APC provided Euro lighting fixtures at all corners of the truck. Empire Motorsports provided billet HD emblems and a Chevy Bow Tie emblem as well as a host of billet dash accessories. When the shop door reopened, the calendar gave notice that SEMA was the following day. John knew he was close to having the truck finished, but rather than bring out his rig in anything less than a finished state, he wisely told everyone to go home and get some much-deserved sleep. After all, there was always next year, and that would give a guy like him enough time to build at least 11 more awesome trucks.

Specifications
Owner/hometown John Tondro/Corona, California
Vehicle '02 Chevrolet 2500 Heavy Duty 2WD
  Crew Cab
Suspension CST Performance Suspension 16-inch
  IFS lift kit; two Fox 2.0 reservoir dampers
  on JT Advanced Suspension custom
  shock hoops; (rear) JT Advanced
  Suspension custom wishbone rear
  suspension with Fox 2.5-inch coilover
  dampers
Transmission/transfer case GM4L80E
Axles GM Corporate 14-bolt rearend with
  4.10 gears
Wheels 20x9.5-inch Weld Evo Velocity
Tires 365/80R20 Michelin X
Engine 6.0L Vortech V-8
Other modifications DJ Motorsports grille; APC Euro lighting;
  Empire Motorsports billet side steps and
  interior accessories; Line X bedliner
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