Pedro B

One of my passions is car mods.  Specifically, lowriders.  Most of my passions take a back seat to my job and my family and modifying vehicles is no different.  I always make sure everything at work is ok and everything on the homefront is ok before I get involved in any kind of vehicle projects.

Last week I was looking for an extra vehicle for the family because my sister Shirley moved back to Minnesota with me and my parents and she would need a vehicle to get to and from work.  My search was for a smaller car in the range of around two grand.  Just something for her to get around in.

When ever I look for vehicles I always keep an eye out for a two wheel drive, short bed, regular cab, white Chevy Silverado that was built before 1999.  Too specific?  Yes, that’s why I never find it and I just keep my money and move on.  While doing my search this time I ran across this ad on Craigslist:

Craigslist Ad

Oooooh.  I was looking for a $2000 small car for my sister.  But I found what is basically the truck of my dreams.  I say that to people and they look at me like I’m crazy.  Why would anybody lust over this truck?  If I have to explain it, you wouldn’t understand, but I’ll try.  I need it two be a two wheel drive because you can’t lower a four wheel drive.  I want a short bed because long beds look ugly.  And I want a regular cab because I’ve had extended cab pick-ups before.  And I want it to be white because I love GM’s pearl white color.  And I want it to be pre-1999 because I’m not a fan of the newer model Chevy pick-ups.

I couldn’t help myself.  I called the guy and asked if he’d take four grand for it.  He said to come drive it and we would talk it over.  I drove it and fell in love!  This is the exact truck I’ve been looking for and it is up for sale, in good shape, no rust, no dents, problem-free motor.  And he took my offer of four g’s.

White Silverado

Isn’t she pretty?  I didn’t need to spend four grand but I did need this truck.  I’ve been using it as my daily driver all week and can’t believe how well it drives.  I am completely enamored by this vehicle.  I have big plans for this Silverado over the next couple of years.  I want to have an air ride installed for starters.  I also want to put some nice wheels on it.  I think about a year from now it should look something like this:

Lowered Silverado

Mmmmm.  I can’t wait.  You can see the progression of this truck at BaggedRides.  I will try and keep udpates of all the mods I make to it there.  It’s one of my affiliate BANS sites.

I have two other trucks besides this one.  A few years back I bought a Chevy Silverado that is setup more for Minnesota.  It’s a four wheel drive, extended cab, short bed.  It’s a solid daily driver and is nice because I can have a few passengers with me too.  And it’s got a nice towing package for hauling around a boat to one of our ten thousand lakes.

Gray Silverado

But for the most part it’s rather bland. I can’t lower it. I don’t want it to look different from the outside because I don’t want anybody messing with it or trying to steal it. I even have a stereo system installed in it but I set it up so that you can’t tell from the outside. When the rear seat is down all you see is a rear seat.

Rear Seat

Don’t mind the crumbs on the floor.  I let somebody borrow my truck and they let their kids eat crackers in it!  I damn near went apoplectic.  There’s a Holiday gas station near my house that has free vacuums.  Consider it done.

So I set a system up in this truck just for me to see and hear while I’m driving.  I can’t really play my music loud at home because other people live there and the neighbors get upset.  But I can play it loud in my truck doing 60mph up highway 100.

Sub and Amps

That’s in the Gray Silverado with the seat up.  It’s got two Kicker Solobaric subwoofers, four Alpine speakers in the doors, and a pair of Alpine amplifiers powering the speakers.  It also has a Stinger 1 Farad capacitor so that it doesn’t kill my battery/alternator.  It’s not the first setup I’ve put in a vehicle, or even the loudest, but it is my favorite.  I had the box you see in the picture custom made so that it looks like it’s part of the truck and blends in very nicely.  People and would-be-thieves can’t see it from the outside.

So I started out looking for a daily driver for Shirley to get to and from work with and instead bought yet another truck.  Oh well.  She can use my Chevy S-10 for now.

S-10

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