truck

Built By Brothers
Dennis was in the process of building a Chevy 1500, and his best
friend Robert had a ’00 Chevy Tahoe he was building. They both
decided to help each other during their builds. It was in early 2012 that
Dennis wanted to go to a truck show in North Carolina, but his truck
wasn’t going to make it. Robert told Dennis he could take his Tahoe to
the event. Before Dennis made it back home, he had fallen in love with
the Tahoe. It took quite some time to convince Robert to part with the
Tahoe, but Dennis eventually ended up taking possession. Dennis
showed it for a couple years, and in 2015 it was time for a rebuild.
Inside the Build
Year/Make/Model: ’00 Chevy Tahoe
Owner and City/State: Dennis Ricks; Covington, Georgia
Club Affiliation: Negative Camber
CHASSIS:
Front Suspension: Michigan Metal Works upper and lower arms,
notchless tie-rod kit, Slam RE7 bags, upgraded all crossmembers
Rear Suspension: Triangulated custom-built four-link, Slam RE7
bags over axle, C-notched and reinforced frame, Accuair E-Level
with touchpad, two 3-gallon stainless air tanks, engine-driven York
compressor, Viair 480 compressor for backup
Brakes: SSBC slotted disc brakes, four-piston front and two-piston
rear calipers
DRIVETRAIN:
Engine: 5.7L Vortec, Diablo programmer, Lunati cam, custom-built air intake
Transmission: 4L60 with B&M shift kit, B&M converter
Rearend: Chevy 12-bolt narrowed 9 inches
BODY/PAINT:
Stock loor body drop, shaved handles, antenna, billet grille inserts,
sport truck mirrors, suicide driver door, steel 2½-inch cowl hood from
Good Mark, one-off front bumper pulled and stretched by Robert
Robertson, factory clear glass, three-stage Nissan GTR blue by
AutoPaint Specialty Co in Athens, Georgia, via Lesonal AkzoNobel,
diamond clear headlights and marker lights, clear LED running lights,
Oracle LED headlights, 15-inch HiTech Lighting Co LED taillights
mounted in the rear C-pillar trim panel
INTERIOR:
Camel leather, custom-built door panels, custom trim panels, custombuilt
center console, two billet cupholders, billet window switches,
suede headliner, camel carpet, rear seat removed for audio, perforated
matching leather door panels done by Chris Rawlins of Exotic Auto
Trends in Savannah, Georgia, billet door handles from Clayton Machine
Works, Billet Specialties Chicayne steering wheel wrapped in leather
Stereo: Pioneer AVH-X2800BS, JL Audio three-way components,
three JL Audio W3V2 subwoofers, JL Audio 1000/1 and JL Audio 300/4
ampliiers built into rear seats, Stinger power and ground cables
WHEELS & TIRES:
Wheels: 22x9, 22x13; Donz DePaula
Tires: 265/30R22, 315/25R22; General
Special Thanks From Owner: My mom, who supported me from day
one; Robert Robertson, owner of Auto Extremes in Conyer, Georgia,
for teaching me so much; Brian Baty; Chris Rawlins; Auto Extremes
in Conyers Georgia; Robert; Shawn; Tommy; Bubba; Tyler; Kevin
(Chicken); Ryan; my brothers in Negative Camber—I honestly think
Tito would truly have been proud of this build.
- VOLUME 44, NO. 07, [40] MAY 17, 2018 -