rom behind the wheel of a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevy on the track to behind the wheel of a slammed OBS Chevy on the streets, former professional racer Wendell Chavous knows his way around a Silverado!
While Wendell’s career in NASCAR may have ended in 2018 (he chose to pursue a family business), his newly found classic truck hobby is just starting to blossom. “This [Chevy OBS] is my first build,” Wendell told us. “I had an idea of what I wanted and started making plans and purchasing parts for the build. But when I got to the point that I needed to get a shop involved, I found that getting anyone on the East Coast to help was nearly impossible.”
“I found Tre5 Customs on social media and eventually reached out. We scheduled the drop-off a few months later during the weekend of Dino’s Git Down. But once I saw all the other projects going on in Jeremy’s shop, I completely changed the direction of my build—basically, I decided the truck needed to be built the way the guys at Tre5 do them!
“Once the new plan was in place, it took six months or so to get all the parts in. The build went pretty quick from there, and I was able to drive it exactly a year later when I returned for the following Git Down in November 2022.”
Lastly, before sending the Silverado off to Steve at Elevated Design for the all-red interior, Tre5 installed Dakota Digital HDX gauges (capped with a hydro-dipped bezel), RestoMod Air A/C and billet registers, Flaming River column with Budnik billet wheel, and a JL Audio/Morel sound system. Now, when we say “all”-red, that’s exactly what we mean—from the upholstered dash to the Snowden seat and everything surrounding, including the covered door panels that feature matching “dipped” inserts and custom speaker enclosures.
“Love the way the truck came out so much that I’m already on schedule with Tre5 for the next build!” Wendell adds. We can’t wait to see what’s next!