Photos
brandt's show truck before chico transformed it into the silver version
2007-10-27
autometer gauges set into a custom fabricated dash plate, ididit steering wheel column,
2007-10-25
you'll see this gem chico created on an upcoming major magazine cover- featured in that same issue
2007-10-26
what it looked like the 1st go 'round... fuqua style
2007-10-27
n.o.s. 1998 frontier longbed fit with 2004 tailgate; 2007 sir michaels roll pan, 2007 led tail lamps & special lenses
2007-10-24
shaved doors & cab seams with a 3rd tail/brake light grafted in. new factory glass & gasket material all the way around
2007-10-24
chico sent the one-off 20/22 wheels that brandt special ordered back to bill hancock, flames were removed, rims polished, color changed to black
2007-10-24
custom one-off steering wheel carried over from the original build- spokes match those found on the rims
2007-10-24
this bo beverly ported & polished 383 built 0.060 over keith black pistons running 11.1 compression, crane cam 290 duration 478 lift, headman headers
2007-10-24
2004 xterra hood, headlights & grill grafted into n.o.s. 1998 frontier fender & bumber
2007-10-24
staging for awards ceremony @ allstar event on sunday morning labor day weekend in millington- nissan beat out that bitchin' dually for
2007-10-25
cab is covered with luxe materials. truck totally re-wired; now has painless brand system with relays/circuits.
2007-10-25
this replacement longbed was tubbed to receive/tuck 24's. chico's fabrication is top notch. bed panels have dzus fittings for quick access
2007-10-25
9 switch box working air thru gc450 valves- 2viair 380 help it go up/down- airlift bags and toxic shocks soften the ride
2007-10-25
chico (a bunch of people agree) nailed it. truck sounds/drives as good (my opinion) as good as it looks, too!
2007-10-25
fuqua's dash in the truck's 1st incarnation gave the cab a unique personality
2007-10-27
the platform fuqua and his team created...
2007-10-27
2007-11-06
Congrats Chico!
2008-01-11
You're the man, Chico!
2008-02-19
Engine
383 stroker putting out some impressive horsepower- which was reportedly 450hp/565lb-ft of torque when brandt 1st completed the project. later he upgraded from a holly carb to a demon 750 carb along with some other tweaking. engine is mated to beefed up 350t transmission with 3:73 gear ratio
Exterior
custom. completely torn down, tailored, prepped, painted by tracey "chico" shaw. panel/parts fitment/finish as nice as any porsche, lambo, ferrari i've ever seen.
Interior
custom. bangin. inside of the cab & engine compartment (as well as the under carriage)are as nice as the exterior finish.
Suspension
custom. airbags. shocks. scott's hotrods mustangII up front; corvette irs, shortened 5" per side in rear. mustangII control arms, spindles/springs. full custom chassis 2"x3" box & tubing. mustangII 11" two piston brakes up front; ssbc z06 13" four piston on rear.
Wheels
original custom one off b.a.d. 20/22 combination. 5x4.25 bolt pattern. nitto 555 nt 245/35x20 95w up front. nitto extreme zr 255/30x22 94w in the rear.
Stereo
alpine head unit only mounted in dash at the moment
Future Plans
took delivery november 1st, 2007. thanks chico. you're a class act, bro~ gonna install ssbc z06 13" four piston calipers on the front to match the rear- redo the brake lines to include dampening
