SLAM DUNK!

THE ROADSTER SHOP TEACHES AN OLD DOG SOME NEW TRICKS WITH THIS SLAMMED AND UPDATED '90S-VIBE OBS CHEVY TRUCK

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The craftsmen at the Roadster Shop never know what offbeat project might turn up at their shop for a high-end makeover. Such was the case with past customer Jon Hall and his 1990 Chevy OBS truck build. Hall owns Shadow Rods, where he repops flathead V-8 engines out of aluminum that are stronger and more powerful than the original mills. He's had a ton of higher-end builds done at top shops, including Roadster Shop, and has built his own share of hot rods.

"[Hall] is a wildly talented guy that can not only dream up some crazy stuff, but he has the skills and resources to make it, as well," Roadster Shop's Jeremy Gerber told HOT ROD. "He has built some of the most elaborate stamping dies I have ever seen to stamp hot rod parts.

He also has more experience with welding thin-gauge metals than probably anyone I know and can create things that would humble just about any pro hot rod builder out there."

So what's the catch? Hall has been on this Earth for around 80 years, so it was a bit shocking when he told the Roadster Shop he'd seen their new OBS Low Pro Chassis and wanted them to use it for a rebuild of his own retro 1990 OBS Chevy truck.

"The truck arrived, and it is an absolute gem of a '90s street truck survivor," Gerber said. "Jon bought it new in 1990 and drove it straight home from the dealership and started modifying it. The shaved handles, modified stepside bed, roll pan, sport mirrors, custom front bumper/spoiler, and all the other trick '90s OG accessories were his handiwork from 1990. It sat on a set of OG 15-inch Boyd five-spoke wheels with BFG Comp TA tires. It was basically the exact truck someone would try extremely hard to duplicate today as a throwback.