Custom Chevrolet Trailblazer - Trail Mix

THE LOWDOWN:
Rolling Attire
Wheels, front:
22x8 Colorado Customs (one-off)
Wheels, rear:
22x10 Colorado Customs (one-off)
Tires, front:
265/35-22
Tires, rear:
295/30-22

Chassis Modifications
Suspension type:
Air (Air Ride Technologies Pro-e controls)
Front suspension:
Custom-designed and chrome powdercoated
Rear suspension:
Pete & Jakes parallel four-bar with Panhard bar
Airbag type:
Front: Shockwaves (SKW1000); Rear: Shockwaves (SKW9000)
Control arms:
Custom tubular upper and lower arms
Spindles/springs:
Custom-fit S-10 spindles Valves: Big Red
Frame mods:
Shaved and smoothed, hole cut through frame for exhaust to exit
Gas tank:
15-gallon stainless Kustomwerks fuel cell
Brakes:
12-inch, chrome and powdercoated
Performed by:
Morfab Customs

Body Modifications
Shaved:
Lift gate, taillights, antenna, rear factory door handles
Front end:
Buick Rainier front clip, Carriage Works billet grille
Back end:
2006 Trailblazer bumper
Taillights:
Lambert Enterprises LED
Suicide doors:
Rear with a small part of the rear door cut off and added to the rear quarter
Exterior bolt-ons:
Street Scene cowl cover with major bodywork
Misc:
Chevy Malibu front door handles, Pontiac Grand Prix rear door handles (moved to the front of the rear doors), custom sideview mirrors, motorized license plate
Performed by: Jerry's Auto Body

Paint
Brand and colors:
Sand and Sunburst Bronze (PPG)
Style:
Two-tone
Airbrushing:
'57 Chevy chrome painted molding by Mayhem in Washington, Missouri
Performed by:
Jerry's Auto Body
City/state:
Union, Missouri

Interior
Seats:
Four Grand Am buckets with shaved headrests
Material:
Sand and Orange Katzkin leather with "Trailmix" logo stitched
Dash:
Dyed Sand color with painted pieces
Door panels:
Orange leather inserts
Center console:
Fiberglass; houses air-ride controls, 7-inch screen for rear passengers, 10-inch Eclipse sub
Headliner:
Shaved sun visors
Misc:
Colorado Customs two-toned wrapped one-off steering wheel, Buick "ovals" theme throughout
Performed by:
Bruce at Hy-Tec
City/state:
Columbia, Illinois

Stereo
Head unit:
Kenwood
Mids & highs:
Clarion
Amplifier for mids & highs:
Clarion
Subwoofers:
Eclipse 10-inch
Amplifier for subwoofers:
Clarion
Video:
Screen in head unit, 7-inch widescreen in console and passenger side airbag hole, 17-inch widescreen in hatch Custom fabrication: Console and rear enclosure
Misc:
Rear wiper switch controls all three monitors, dual power with individual shut-offs, second DVD player under front seat.
Performed by:
Stereo One
City/state:
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Engine/Performance
Intake:
K&N filter with custom air tube
Header/exhaust:
Custom stainless muffler, HPC coated tailpipe through frame with built NASCAR tip
Misc:
Billet Specialties power steering reservoir, nickel-plated fittings, stainless braided hoses, custom AC lines, custom-molded wheelwells, custom core support cover, custom wiring covers, airbrushed rendering of the truck and graphics by Mayhem, engine color-matched to exterior

Special Thanks
Air Ride Technologies and Colorado Customs for sponsoring the project, Keith and the guys at Morfab Customs, Tim at Mayhem's, Chris at Quality Collision, Bruce at Hy-Tec, Kevin and the guys at Stereo One, Kevin at Carriage Works, and everyone else who helped make this dream a reality, especially his wife, Sheila, for all her support.