A Silverado that Shines: Sean Dasher’s Custom Build Journey

A Few Lights Make This Silverado Shine

There are all walks of life submerged deep inside the truck culture from law enforcement to military personnel—it’s difficult to avoid the culture of custom truck building. Sean Dasher (not the reindeer) enlisted in the United States Army at 19 years old in order to build what it takes to be a better man for himself and his wife Sam. While enlisted and overseas, Sean became part of an all-military mudding club in Fort Hood, Texas. As a club, Sean and his group began looking for a way to raise awareness as well as raising money for military charities. 

Sean took the initiative to learn about LED lighting and once assigned to Fort Stewart, Georgia, he began pushing the idea of making lighting and selling them to others. In 2015, Sean was severely injured while on his final deployment which led him to medically retire from the Army. While back home, Sean started building a lighting company called Twisted Pro All-Terrain with his close knit all-veteran crew. Over the next few years they built many trucks for customers, and soon Sean got the itch to build his first SEMA truck.

Sean and Leif brainstormed for six months to create a half-wrap that expressed not only his style but Sean’s personality as well. Apli Concepts installed the wrap which was printed on Avery Denisson vinyl.

Relocating to Jacksonville, Florida, Sean decided he wanted a Chevy Silverado but wanted the new truck in a specific color. Luckily 2014 was the first year the Luxurious Blue Metallic color was available and he purchased the blank canvas. With only a month away from SEMA, Sean knew he wouldn’t be able to get the build done, so he finished working on his projects that his company had until December, when the Chevy was brought in for the overhaul.

The first step was enlisting All-Starz Off-Road in Orange Park, Florida, where the 12-inch Bulletproof lift was added bringing the new Silverado high above stock height. Sean chose a set of 24-inch American Force Flux wheels with Toyo 40’s, and a 2-inch lift was added to the body to allow the truck to clear them. Sean added a Bully Dog cold air intake and a BDX tuner to allow the truck to run smoothly with the new lift and large tires.

When it came time to update the exterior to match the new additions, Sean did his research.

“I had seen Leif Alvarsson’s work on a couple of my friend’s trucks,” Sean tells Street Trucks. “His masterpieces stood out to me above everyone else.”

Sean and Leif brainstormed for six months to create a half-wrap that expressed not only his style but Sean’s personality as well. Apli Concepts installed the wrap which was printed on Avery Denisson vinyl.

Sean used his expertise in lighting and used Bodyguard bumpers front and back to showcase his specific light products.

“The bumpers were a perfect choice,” Sean adds. “They were designed around the idea of using more lighting.”

Sean installed an RC Pro from Ride Controller to run all the lighting and train horns. A Nightmare 244 kit from Hornblasters was added while in his shop, and throughout that process, Sean feels he has to apologize for what he says was “making just about everyone who helped with the truck deaf at some time from those horns.”

Once the Silverado was completed, Sean proudly displayed his Chevy Silverado at the American Force booth at SEMA in Las Vegas. Sean wishes to thank his beautiful wife Sam for supporting him and putting up with the long days he’s spent working on the truck. Throughout the build, he estimates that he has had to cancel over 50 date nights in order to bring his custom dream to fruition.

A special thanks goes to Chris at All-Starz Off-Road for also putting in long nights to get the Chevy complete. Last and most certainly not least, Sean wishes to thank all his personal friends that are still active duty Army men and women who share a love and passion for trucks bringing them all much closer.

TRUCK SPECS

Owner 

Sean Dasher
2014 Chevy Silverado LTZ
Jacksonville, FL
Level 7

Chassis & Suspension 

• 12-inch adjustable Bulletproof Suspension
•  2.5-inch Bulletproof coilovers/springs,
•  2-inch body lift
• Atlas leaf springs
• Bulletproof 2.0 reservoir shocks

Wheels & Tires 

• 24×14 American Force Flux wheels
• True Spike lug nuts
• 40×15.50R24LT Toyo Open Country tires

Engine & Drivetrain

• 5.3L V-8
• Bully Dog cold air intake
• Tuned with Bully Dog BDX tuner

Body & Paint

• Full custom wrap by Leif Alvarrson Art of Sweden on Avery Dennison vinyl
• Wrapped by Apli Concepts
• Bodyguard A2L front and rear bumpers painted to match
• Undercover Elite bed cover
• Swing Cases
• BedRug
• Royal Hooks on front bumper
• Razer Rack Tanto Series roof rack
• Gen-Y 12.5-inch drop hitch
• Amp Research Powersteps XL
• Dub IR tint
• Hornblasters Shocker kit
• Nightmare 244 train horns
• Royalty Core grille with custom emblems by Main Event Emblems
• Klearz Manufacturing clear turn signal lenses
• Jam handles
• Painted and powdercoated undercarriage by River City Powder Coating (RCPC) Prismatic Powders powdercoating
• Luxurious metallic blue paint on body, bumpers and bed cover
• Ride Controller RC Pro
• Twisted Pro All-Terrain lighting: Six H2 Quad Hybrid lights on roof rack, two 30-inch Hyper Series LED light bars, 14 Pro Pod Colors, 16 blue rock lights, six white rock lights, two Pro Edge lights, 20-inch Hyper Series light bar in grille, four amber rock lights as turn signals in headlamps

Interior 

• Custom wrapped interior pieces
• Mob Armor iPad mount on dash

Special Thanks

Twisted Pro All-Terrain, Bulletproof Suspension, Atlas Suspension, American Force Wheels, Toyo Tires, KEG Media, Bully Dog, Ride Controller, Hornblasters, Viair Corp, Gen-Y Hitch, All-Starz Off-Road, Leif Alvarsson Art, Apli Concepts, Jam Handle, MOB Armor, WeatherTech, Amp Research, Lund International, Bodyguard Bumpers, Prismatic Powders, Lockerdown USA, River City Powder Coatings, True Spike Lugs, Main Event Emblems, Royalty Core Grilles, Undercover Info, BedRug, Razerrack, DUB IR Tint, Klearz Manufacturing, Level 7 Truck Club, Royal Hooks, Truck Hero

Photo Credit: PHIL GORDON