BIG-BOY Airbrush Co.
"Company Award Winning Show Car"
Conceived, designed and painted by Bill Niland
Additional paint and body work by Jeff Short
Vehicle Info:
Vehicle Make/Model - 1983 GMC Caballero (El Camino)
 
Paint Colors  -  Custom mixed heavy metallic root-beer brown.
                         -  Custom Airbrushed True Fire under Candy Gold and Candy Orange old style flames with
                             micro gold dust and silver dust  in first coat of clear.
                          - 8 coats of High Solids European Clear.
 
Body Mods  -  Moulded in air vents in front of rear wheel wells.
                        - Twin Cut outs on hood for raised air cleaners to stick thru.
                        -  Smoothed over  tailgate.(removed tag bucket)
                        -  Custom fabricated billet flame grill.
                        -  Rear window fabricated stainless steel overlays.
                        -  Custom fabricated rear window 1/4 deck bed cover.
                        -  Custom fabricated front valance under front bumper with hyper white lights.
                        -  Custom modified rear bumper overlays.
                        -  Custom raised 2 dimensional flames imbedded in side mirrors
 
Interior  - Custom mixed brown / tan tweed upholstery. (Fabrics installed by Tom's Kustom Upholstery Deland Fl.)
               - Custom door panels with 2 dimensional flames in panels.
               - Custom fabricated center console with candy paint. and airbrushed flames.
               - Custom dash with candy orange paint and 2 dimensional raised flames imbedded in paint.
               - Custom modified side covers on bench seat sides.
               - Custom orange candy painted gauge face plate with custom clock.
               - Tach installed in dash face with flamed front face plate.
               -  Custom Candy Orange panel over storage area with stereo speakers.
               -  Custom seat belt face plates with digital printed flames.
              -  Custom steering wheel modified from a GTO.
              -  Custom chrome and candy sparkle fire extinguisher.
              -  Custom made roof console with interior map lighting.
 
Engine  -  ZZ4  355 Motor with Chevy hot cam and roller rockers. Putting out 410 HP
                - Shaved Aluminum Heads and other small modifications to engine.
                -  Holley 750 Carb. with modified twin chrome air breathers that stick up thru hood!
                -  Orange colored Headman headers with dual H- Pipe exhaust thru Magnaflow mufflers.
                - Custom Chrome Air conditioner pump with raised chrome flames.
                -  Custom airbrushed true fire effects on brackets and air cleaner system.
                -  Custom chrome overlays on all hoses and wiring.
                - Custom fabricated flame panels over radiator area.
 
Drive Train - Polished 700R4 Transmission with Chrome pan.
                      - 2200-2400 Stall Converter. Professionally built with complete master overhaul kit.
                        all new bushing and bearings. Updated 3-4 clutch package(Ray bestos Z-Pack)
                      - Beast input shell, new low/reverse planetary, new prag, roller clutch, new pump assembly.
                      - Corvette servo - Trans-go shift shift.
 
Other  - American Racing Aluminum Wheels. 10 " rear / 8" front.
            - Candy Orange GlassTint on sides and Chrome Tint on rear window.
            - Custom Dual Tipped exhaust in front of rear wheels.
 
You read it.....now see it!
 


    
 
 



 Finished off inner fender splash guard
  
Engine Compartment


Interior Pics



Car show pics
Me with my Beautiful wife Janet of 30 years
Featured in the official GM licensed 2011 Calendar
 
 
Me with Kevin and Bryan from ESPN Speed channels Two Guys Garage show.
Taken at Oct 2010 Monster car show where I took best paint out of 750 vehicles.
 
Filming an episode of TWO GUYS GARAGE with Big Boy
July 9.2011 -The Shops at Wire Grass Car Show   Won best of Show/modified

Monster Transmission 2nd Annual Show Oct 2011 /  Won Best Graphics
 
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