Brandon Rievley is a lifelong custom truck enthusiast and his affliction is the 1988 Chevy Phantom Dually you see pictured here. After purchasing the truck in April of 1999 the initial mission was to make it a tow rig, but it seems Brandon fell off of the beaten path right into a briar patch full of custom show rigs.

The outward appearance of any vehicle is the first thing most people notice and Brandon's Chevy was no exception. Staying in line with earlier as well as current design cues makes Brandon's truck an eye catcher. What is most noticeable about Brandon's truck, beyond the fact it is a custom dually, is the fact that it is a lowered and custom dually on air! What a difference it makes in the truck's overall appearance.

The 1988 Chevy grille and headlight assembly was really outdated when Brandon purchased the truck. After making a few calls, Brandon found a chrome 1998 GMC grille and headlight assembly upgrade kit. The older Chevy assembly was removed and the newer GMC assembly was installed. In the process Brandon even decided to install a set of APC projector beam headlights along with a set of clear corner lenses. Finishing off the nose, Brandon frenched-in a dual antenna set up, replaced the bulky stock mirrors with a set of sport mirrors, replaced the stock hood with a Goodmark cowl induction hood, and installed a chrome smoothie bumper.

Out back, Brandon flipped the tailgate handle to the inside of the bed and installed a camper topper to keep things nice and dry. The bulky stock bumper was replaced with a Sir Michaels steel roll pan and the stock taillights were swapped out for a set of red APC euro tails.

All side molding was removed and the body was prepped for paint. A touch of old school hot rod design has been grafted into the paint scheme such as a two-tone indigo blue on silver from the rear of the cab forward. From the rear of the cab backward, a ripped paint design in indigo blue finishes off the exterior eye candy.

The interior of Brandon's truck is just as clean as the exterior. Brandon wanted the truck's interior to be simple yet custom at the same time. This is achieved by installing a custom steering wheel along with various billet components and pillar pod gauges. The bucket seats and rear bench seat were covered in a leather and tweed combo. A custom center console was fabricated and painted indigo blue to match the exterior which has two cup holders and also holds the switches for the necessary up and down motion of the dynamic suspension setup. The dash was smoothed and also received the paint treatment which matches the exterior combination of indigo blue and silver.

Under the hood, Brandon left things alone for the most part other than painting various pieces and installing an Optima yellow top battery. We have to mention that Brandon's engine bay is one of the cleanest and most detailed engines we have seen. We are convinced you could eat a meal off the engine block!

Brandon stayed pretty conservative when it came to a wheel and tire combo. He opted to go with a set of fifteen inch billet aluminum Weld Racing wheels wrapped in Mickey Thompson rubber.

Brandon's rig is cool as hell with a killer stance and deserves a certain degree of reverence in saluting all of the trucks that have risen from the days of way back. The question is who needs all of the new, when some of the old still looks cool? This type of thinking gives Brandon's truck a dual perception of the new school meeting the old school.

Shout Out: "Thanks to my family, friends, and Elite Streets Magazine for the feature!" -Brandon