That’s when Stan hooked up with Jeff Zylstra of Custom Creations in the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside, California. “Jeff treated me like a personal friend,” Stan said. “He immediately started visualizing what we could do with my truck for improvement. He installed Euro headlights, corners and tail lights, and more.” But, of course, Stan wasn’t standing still. He took his truck to JT Autostyle in Rosemead, California for the installation of Lamborghini-style doors. JT Autostyle is extremely deep into the import market and now they’ve started to make an impact with the truck guys. The Lambo-style doors (JT calls them EVO Doors) are an impressive custom statement and JT installs something like a dozen sets a day. The waiting list is long but owner Tony Yip managed to squeeze Stan in and the results speak for themselves. There are no modifications necessary for the door or cab and they could easily be returned to stock if needed.

As the deadline for our photo shoot loomed, Stan was faced with a big problem. He had acquired a set of headers and the muffler system from Gibson Performance but he had no one to install them. The night before our shoot he found Ace Mufflers. George Salinas was just about to close up for the day when Stan rolled in with a difficult request. The headers and exhaust system had an estimated install time of 10-12 hours and the photo shoot was scheduled for 2:00 p.m. No problem, as George likes challenges. He came back to the shop at 2:30 a.m. and installed everything, even leaving enough time for Stan to get the truck spiffed up for the photo shoot.

As crazy as Stan is about this truck, there are others who share his enthusiasm. Without people like George Salinas, Tony Yip, Jeff Zylstra, Shawn Gibson, and Mike Perez a project like this either wouldn’t happen or it would take a year longer than it did. Stan realizes that his success has been tied to these people and that’s why he put stickers on the windows to acknowledge them.

But don’t think Stan is done. He has lots of other plans including a sunroof, billet grille, K&N intake, Jet chip, a Paxton supercharger, and more. You weren’t surprised now, were you?