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THE SLOW ONE RUNS 10S!

Imagine spending more than $100,000 to build a truck, especially a truck from the ’90s. And that’s starting with a nice, low-mileage one. That just seems wrong, doesn’t it? That’s the world we live in now, however. In an era where a show-quality paintjob can cost $100,000, having a running, driving car for that same amount is a much better choice, especially if it’s one of these two Chevys built by Justin Keith, owner of Killer Performance in Kansas City, Missouri.

While they may look relatively innocuous, you’d be sadly mistaken if you dismissed either one as just a lowered pickup with big wheels. You’d most likely be inhaling a cloud of tire smoke after getting absolutely destroyed by one of these pickups at the track or on the street. Lurking beneath the mostly-stock exterior of each of these pickups is the potent heart of a modern muscle car. The teal truck is called the ZL1500 and has an LT4 engine and 10L90-E transmission swap. The red one is called ZR1500. It ups the ante with

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