Perhaps the biggest toss-up Quinton faced was what to do with the body. On one hand he wanted to build a mild custom with subtle hues here and there. On the other hand he wanted to take things a bit further by shaving most of the ornamentation, and even going as far as chopping the top. What he settled on was what he thought Chevy would have done, along with a few ideas of his own, if they had offered a "custom" version of this model truck. Before any creative work could be carried out, the basic rust and dent repair was in order. All of the panels were first sandblasted. Next, Quinton fixed and patched as much of the original tin as possible. However, new doors, a bedbox, rear fenders, and running boards all had to be ordered from the aftermarket, as they were not salvageable. Next, Quinton pursued the custom touches he had in mind. First the hood was taken down and louvers were punched in. Then the filler neck located on the cab was 86'd. Out back the stock taillights were ditched for a set of frenched-in '39 Ford taillights. (Maybe not something Chevy would have offered, being that the taillights are Blue Oval products, but Quinton figured something along that vein would have been worked into the mix.) Next, the rear bed floor needed to be raised to avoid having a bridge worked into it. Originally Quinton had planned on painting the truck flat black and throwing on a set of nice wheels, solely because the truck was built to be a driver and he didn't want to worry the entire time he was behind the wheel. But with all the work, time, and money he had already spent, Quinton hated to throw a quick and easy paintjob on the truck. It was decided that a new paint scheme was needed, and Quinton took a gamble on painting the truck Sikkens Lime Gold. Although family, friends, and even Quinton's wife, Jennifer, thought he was crazy for his paint choice, he plowed through and had Waymond Williams of Champion Collision in Pryor, Oklahoma, spray the Chevy. "The first time I put the truck together, painted, I was hoping I made the right decision. Then I put on the wheels and tires, rolled it outside in the sun, and let the air out ... and I knew I made the right decision," Quinton told us.
On the inside Quinton wanted to keep things tasteful and traditional, so it was pretty much kept the way Chevy intended. Although, he did add some Classic Instrument gauges, a Gennie shifter, and a Mooneye's steering wheel. The rest of the interior was handled by Massy Trim Shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Massy stitched up the black-and-white vinyl seat and door panels, a perfect touch for the truck's theme. Although things may not have turned out like Quinton had planned, the overall finished product is 10-fold what was originally in store for the Chevy. As for everyone thinking Quinton had lost his mind on the color choice, well, even they agreed he nailed it.