Everardo Ozuna’s 2007 GMC Sierra Classic

Everyone has something that motivates them. Regardless of their focus or passion, many were led to their path by someone they looked up to as a role model. For Everardo Ozuna, it started when he was in high school. Everardo had no urge to be in the NFL, nor did he want to be a lawyer. His life goal was to one day become a member of the Ground Zero family. When he turned 18, he began working on a 2006 Silverado project, but it just wasn’t enough for him at the time, so he sold it to begin work on a true show truck. 

For many builders, Choosing the interior is one of the most important decisions of a build because it’s where they’ll spend most of their time once the truck is finished. Everardo didn’t take the task lightly. ”

Setting his standards high, Everardo got work the day after Christmas 2015. “I knew I had to step my game up to get into Ground Zero, so I decided to buy a 2007 GMC Sierra Classic. That’s where it all began.”

He got started by minimizing wheel gap. He sent the Sierra to Drop Shop Customs to have it laid on the ground where it belonged. Using a custom 2-link chassis setup and an Ekstensive front suspension kit, the GMC was laid out in no time. With the air suspension and enlarged rear tubs in the truck bed, the Intro Torino wheels were ready to be fit into their new home. With just a few minor modifications to the original plans, the 26×12-inch rear wheels finally sat perfectly in the newly modified and aired-out bed.

For many builders, choosing the interior is one of the most important decisions of a build because it’s where they’ll spend most of their time once the truck is finished. Everardo didn’t take the task lightly. After much deliberation, he went with smooth, light tan leather for most of the cab, including the dash, seats, headliner, door panels and even the custom Cadillac Escalade center console. For an extra fillip of flair, he had the team at RGV Upholstery add quilted diamond stitching on top of their already excellent work. With billet touches on everything from the AC vents to the steering wheel, it’s difficult to remember that the interior used to be pewter colored. One week later, the guys at Audio Shop in Pharr, Texas, got to work installing a powerful setup consisting of multiple pairs of Orion speakers, as well as a massive pair of 15-inch Sundown Audio subwoofers.

The icing on the cake was the paint, which was applied the day after Audio Shop completed the sound system. The truck went directly to KME Auto Body Specialist where it was transformed with a custom-mixed blue pearl. The only thing missing was the graphics, so Indio of Indio Designs stepped in to fix that little problem and laid down the silky gray and red graphics across the freshly painted bedside.

Everardo’s dreams came true mid-build in September 2016 when his friend and senior Ground Zero club member invited him to become a part of the family. Having completed the build in February 2017, with his Ground Zero brothers by his side, Everardo debuted the Sierra at the 2017 Lone Star Throwdown and the truck has been turning heads ever since. ST

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TRUCK SPECS

Owner

Everardo Ozuna
2007 GMC Sierra Classic
Alamo, TX
Ground Zero

Engine

• Shop: Da Shop in Baytown, TX
• GM 5.3 LS V-8
• K&N cold air intake
• 3-inch Carvin exhaust
• 2007 GM 4L60E automatic transmission

Chassis & Suspension

• Shop: The Drop Shop Customs
• Ekstensive front suspension kit
• Custom rear 2-link
• Firestone airbags
• QA1 shock absorbers
• Two VIAIR compressors
• Drilled and slotted rotors, OEM calipers

Wheels & Tires

• 24×9 and 26×12 Intro Torino with polished finish
• 245/25R24 and 305/30R26 Lionhart

Body & Paint

• Shop: KME Autobody Specialist, Ezequiel Nino
• Cowl hood
• Molded and smoothed rear bumper
• Shaved and smoothed bed tie down holes
• T-Rex billet grille (upper and lower)
• Tubbed and C-notched bed floor
• Deleted third brake light
• TYC LED taillights
• Aftermarket clear corner headlights
• Relocated exterior tailgate handle
• Black bedliner
• Body color-matched, painted mirrors and door handles

Interior & Stereo

• Shop: RGV Upholstery (Enrique “Kike” Garcia and family) Audio Shop, Pharr, TX, Roberto Rodriguez and Joe Box
• Leather seats with quilted inserts
• Leather-wrapped dashboard
• Leather headliner with quilted insert
• Intro billet steering wheel
• Billet AC vents
• Billet gearshift handle
• AutoLoc billet switches
• 2005 Cadillac Escalade center console wrapped in matching leather
• Brown carpet kit
• Pioneer double DIN AVH-X4800BS head unit
• Orion 6.5-inch door speakers
• Sundown Audio SAX 200.4 amplifier
• Sundown Audio SCV-3000 amplifier
• Two 15-inch Sundown Audio subwoofers in custom enclosure
• Buzzmat sound deadener
• XS Power battery

Special Thanks the From Owner: “Good friend Tiburcio Islas aka ‘T Bone,’ Guadalupe ‘Piri’ Gonzalez from The Drop Shop Customs for the suspension work, Enrique ‘Kike’ Garcia from RGV Upholstery for his perfect interior work, Roberto Rodriguez and the guys at Audio Shop, Ezequiel Nino and Indio Designs at KME Autobody Specialist for the dripping wet paint job, and most importantly my family and all of my Ground Zero brothers. A huge thank you for always helping when I needed a hand and never letting me down.”

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