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2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

January 29, 2019 By Gauge Magazine Leave a Comment

2017 Chevy Silverado

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Issue
February 2019
Owner
James Portale
Ride
Vulcan6.6
(2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500)
Meaning Behind the Name
Vulcan is the Roman God of fire and the color fit the name

Ride Details

Original Cost
67,000
Build Cost
94,000
How long did it take you to build?
Total build time from the moment we pulled the truck into the shop and pulled it out was 5 weeks
How long have you been building?
This was my second year doing an actual truck build
Club Affiliations
Diamond Society
Your future plans?
Would like to get the rear leaf springs powder coated and paint the rear axle and do some audio work to the truck before the end of the show season.
Vehicle history
The truck was Bullet Liners inside booth truck at the 2017 SEMA Show
Thanks to
Michael Haring at TCD Performance for all the time spent building my truck. Jeff Cleer for the help marketing the build. And all my friends and helpers involved in this build it wouldnโ€™t have happened without you
Previous Rides
2015 Silverado 2500HD

Engine Details

Make
L5P Duramax 2017
Engine Add Ons
Wherli fab intake, coolant, hotside IC piping. MBRP 5โ€ Exhaust

Chassis Details

Drop or lift inches
7-9 inch Cognito lift kit
Front Shocks
fox 2.0 with remote resis
Rear Shocks
Fox 2.0 with remote resis
Springs
Seaver leaf springs
Chrome, Paint, or Polish
Illusion cherry powder coat by George Parsons at Screaming Turtle Specialty Coatings

Wheels Details

Front Wheel Type
Hostile Stryker
Rear Wheel Type
Hostile Stryker
Front Wheel Size
24x14
Rear Wheel Size
24x14
Front Tire Size
37x13.5 toyo open country
Rear Tire Size
37x13.5 Toyo open country

Paint Details

Color
Butte red metallic
Graphics By

Body Details

Bumpers
Fusion
Addon Accessories
Firewire LED lighting, hornblasters 540 Katrina kit. GenY Hitch. Trigger accessory control system. R1 concept brakes. Amp research electric steps. Edge insight monitor.
Body Mods
All the chrome was either paint matched or blacked out
Body Mods by
Brad Ronyak

Interior Details

Seats
Roadwork leather seats
Tint Percent
5% tinted by Holkoโ€™s tint.
Trunk or Bed
Paint matched bullet liner sprayed by Dulinโ€™s designs at bullet liner of Cleveland and Bak tonneau cover
Upholstery Description
Paint matched interior pieces

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

Owner: James Portale

Photos by: Nick Means


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Filed Under: Features, February 2019 Tagged With: 2017, 2019, 2500HD, Chevrolet, custom, Lifted, Silverado


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