KING TRIAD
through dual 4-inch black satin Magnaflow pipes. An Edge Insight CTS 2 engine monitor is mounted in the cabin, superseding the instrument cluster and displaying any information the driver could need.
There are a lot of smaller details on Baker’s truck that really serve to tie the whole together and make it a compete visual package. The headlamps were disassembled and color-matched accents added by Ryan Lewin; Rigid Industries LED indicators were added in place of the amber blinkers. The taillight assemblies were upgraded with Recon LED lamps and Rigid Ignite reverse light pods. Rigid LED lamps are also installed in the bumper ports: a central bank up front and dual stacked E-series in the corners, and single E-series pods on either side of the license plate well in back. Monster Hook Reaper shackles are clipped to both bumpers to add to both the Sierra’s form and function.
The black-and-gray digital camo wrap was done by Brushworks Signs & Graphics in Caldwell, Idaho (they also did the wheels). It’s a simple enough color scheme but one that really arrests the eye with the macroscopic grayscale pixilation transitioning from the brilliant Summit White front half. The theme was extended to the interior with nearly every bit of trim receiving a similar camo treatment using a hydro-dip method. The seating surfaces were re-skinned in Alea black leather with contrasting white stitching along the seams and in a modified quiltpattern on the seat inserts; a digi-camo stripe runs down the middle to tie everything together.
The interior has also received AV upgrades in the form of Advent LCD screens in the backs of the front-seat headrests and a Kicker 400-watt amp/10-inch subwoofer combination tucked into the under-seat storage in the back row. Baker credits his right-hand man Jesse Smith with wiring up the beast, no small task considering all the auxiliary lighting and electronics. Baker himself rigged up the custom switch mounting panel in the center console. Below it all, Aries Styleguard floor liners replace the factory floormats for good looks and greater protection. At the cabin’s thresholds, AMP Powersteps have been installed to ease entry and exit into and from the truck’s interior spaces.
Given his occupation, Baker is no stranger to modded trucks, but as clean as this finished product is, it’s notable that this was the man’s first project build for the stage at SEMA. When complimented on his work, he is demure about the whole thing. “You may want to list me as more of a designer than builder,” he says, reserving accolades for the help he received putting the Sierra together. “My typical work is done from behind the desk and our guys in the shop normally build everything. This was my baby so it was treated a bit differently.”
Well played sir. Well played indeed.