The difference between a show truck and a really clean custom truck are the fine little details. It isn’t that one necessarily has more bells and whistles. Just all of the work that was done is a little cleaner and they went just a little further with the install.

A perfect example of that is Anthony Olivo’s 2012 Ford F-250. The truck started out as a King Ranch edition crew cab short bed 4×4 truck. That is a pretty nice truck and came with lot of bells and whistles straight from the factory. While it’s a dream truck for many of us, Olivo decided it was a good starting point for his build.

Purchased new, Olivo slowly started modifying his truck like most of us. After a year, he decided it was time to go all in and his “High Maintenance” truck was born. With the end goal of taking his truck to the SEMA Show, Olivo knew that he had to do everything just a little better than what he had been doing.

With the help of JCT Motorsports, the build was on. The entire suspension was removed from the truck and a Pure Performance lift was purchased. They modified it to get 14-inches of total lift. The rear leaf springs were completely removed and coil over shocks were installed on all four corners.  To keep the axle centered and under the truck, a custom panhard bar was fabricated in the rear.

Why the 14 inches of lift? Well, Olivo knew that his wheels and tires needed to be big, as the SEMA Show is all about flash. So, he installed a set of 24×14 inch billet (Monoblock) American Force “Storm” wheels and wrapped them in a set of Toyo Tires Open Country M/T 40×15.5 tires. With the wheel and tire package being so wide, Olivo opted for a set of Bushwacker fender flairs to even it all out.

Once the truck was standing tall, Olivo focused on making it look a little more aggressive. The front and rear bumpers were upgraded to a set of Road Armor bumpers. These massive bumpers make you instantly take notice and won’t be ignored.

The front bumper rocks a Road Armor Lonestar Guard which serves as the perfect place to mount three 30-inch Rigid Industries LED light bars. With the bars in place, it is a little hard to see the Rogue Offroad grille, but it is certainly there and provides a refined background for all of these lights.

The bumper also has a 20-inch Rigid Industries light bar in the center and four D2 series lights. Needless to say, Olivo can certainly see just about anything at night.

To set the truck even further apart, it was taken over to the guys at TC Kustomz for some incredible paint work. The paint scheme on this truck is one of Olivo’s decisions that really sets this truck apart. After the graphics were laid down on the side of the truck and the lower half painted black (the truck was originally red), they clear coated the truck with a number of coats. They then wet sanded the paint until it had a mirror like finish. You can run your hand along the paint and not feel a single seam or ripple where the graphics change. The mirrors were sanded down smooth and painted to match the truck. In addition to the paint job, all of the suspension, wheels and a variety of parts were dropped off at TC Kustomz for painting. With everything color matched, the truck gives off a polished and finished feel.

With the exterior just about finished, Olivo installed an Undercover tonneau cover. The tonneau cover along with Undercover Swing Cases, ensure that anything important in the bed of his truck is safe. Under the bed, a set of Horn Blaster’s train horns were mounted. As if this truck needed more attention -but everyone will certainly get out of the way.

To help Olivo’s wife and kids get into the truck, AMP Research power running boards were installed. Now, getting in and out of the truck is a breeze for everyone.

Once the doors are open, the interior custom paint work from TC Kustomz can be seen. They custom molded a holder for the H&S Performance module, painted the trim pieces in the dash as well as the instrument panel.

Next, we immediately notice the audio system that Custom Sounds built for the truck. There are three Rockford Fosgate 5.5-inch door speakers custom molded into each front door and two into the rear doors. They are powered with a Rockford Fosgate T400-4 amplifier. The T400-4 amp is mounted right next to a T1500 amplifier. Both housings were removed and a new enclosure with LED lighting was crafted by Custom Sounds. The T1500 feeds a single 10-inch sub.

With the truck originally being a King Ranch, Olivo didn’t want to completely lose that feel with a custom interior. So, he worked with the guys at Katzkin to create a custom, “one off” King Ranch inspired leather interior. The seats are plush leather with the King Ranch logo in the seat back. The logo is, also, on the center console.

Olivo kept the engine pretty much the way the factory built it. The 6.7 Power Stroke breathes through an S&B Filters intake and the engine only receives fresh air thanks to a Sinister Diesel EGR delete kit. The exhaust is routed through a Flo~Pro exhaust system. To make sure that the truck has enough juice to turn over after powering the stereo at shows, Olivo opted to install two yellow top Optima Batteries.

By choosing the right companies to work with and keeping in mind his end goal (the SEMA Show), Olivo has been able to build a solid show truck. “Really without the support of my wife and family this wouldn’t have happened. I, also, cannot say thank you enough to those companies who have helped me along the way. Big shout out goes to: TC Kustomz, American Force Wheels, Toyo Tires, Bushwaker, Undercover, JCT Motorsports, Rogue Off Road, S&B Filters, Angell Kustomz, Rockford Fosgate, Custom Sounds, and Xtreme Lighting and Audio,” Olivo commented.