Mini-trucks are very popular among the custom truck crowd and they seem to never be in short supply at an auto show. One of my personal mini-truckin' faves are Chevy Xtremes. Though they are not really rare, they are limited amongst the sea of custom mini-trucks. Naturally, when I am at a truck show a customized Chevy S-10 Xtreme will always catch my eye. This was the case with the awesome very "Schmoove"Chevy Xtreme you see pictured here.

I was covering Southern Showdown in 2006 when I ran across this S-10 Xtreme at the very end of the day on Sunday. In fact the owner, Tony Oliver, was packing up and getting ready to head back to his home state of Ohio with trophy in hand. After eye balling his truck and talking to Tony for a few minutes, I decided his truck not only was a feature worthy ride it was probably one of the best vehicles at the show!

To kick things off Tony started with the suspension. Low is the only way to go in the mini-truckin' scene, so Tony conformed to the standard by installing an Air Ride suspension. A 4-inch c-notch in the frame enables this S-10 Xtreme to lay frame over 20 inch Boss Split 5 wheels.

Making forward progress, the next order of business were a few body mods including: shaving the emblems, antenna, door handles, drip rails, windshield washer squirts, third brake light, and tail lights. The stock hood was trashed for a Goodmark steel cowl induction hood and the bulky stock mirrors were swapped for a set of Street Scene sport mirrors. The rear bumper was also switched out for a steel roll pan that was molded-in. Finishing off the body modifications is a Xenon front bumper cover and a T-Rex full face billet grille.

With the body good-to-go it was time for Tony to choose a color scheme. Tony appreciates all of the wild color schemes in the scene, but he decided to keep things simple. With that, Tony had Sonny Walker load up his paint gun and spray the Chevy skin with PPG Wind Blue followed by five coats of clear.

The exterior was looking good and Tony was pretty happy with the progress he had made on his truck, but a lot of work still had to be done! So, Tony switched hats and started to work on the interior which is one of the most interesting things about this particular custom. For starters, the dash bezel and center console were removed, smoothed, and painted to match the exterior. Finishing off the interior's look is a Chicayne billet steering wheel, blue carbon gauges, billet control knobs, billet pedals, billet seat levers, and an electric sunroof.

The interior was looking good, but it was more than just looks that Tony wanted, he also wanted some entertainment. With that said, this S-10 Xtreme is an entertainment center on wheels! In the audio/video department, Tony has all grounds covered with a Kenwood DVD player, powered by two Crossfire 1100 amps, spins tunes to two 5.25-inch Kicker components speakers located in the doors and two 15-inch subs located in a custom enclosure. Two 7-inch LCD monitors are mounted in the sun visors and a 5-inch flip out is in the dash.

Under the hood, the Chevy retains its stock 4.3 liter V-6 power plant, but Tony managed to add a chrome cold air intake, with a blue cone filter, for a slight power increase. Tony also added blue wire loom to further dress up the engine compartment.

Finally, no custom truck can be complete without a nice set of wheels. Tony decided on 20x8½-inch Boss Motorsports split five chrome wheels. Laying down the traction are Nitto 245/35/20 tires.

Tony's truck is one "Schmoove" ride and is proof that sometimes even the most simplistic things can draw attention.

Shout Out: "Thanks to Elite Streets Magazine for the feature!" -Tony Oliver