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This Showtime Dualie Can Be Picked Out in Any Crowd

- Phil Gordon

Showtime Metal Works is a shop in Taylor, Texas, owned and operated by the Naviar brothers, Dustin and Brandon. Started in 2010, it’s known worldwide as one of the very best suspension and bumper fabrication companies. Both brothers began from humble beginnings, growing up around their parents’ construction business. “We both helped our dad with paving, concrete work, and helping with metal buildings,” Dustin says. “I believe that’s what gave us our intense work ethic.”

The brothers began modifying their own vehicles to show off their outside-the-box creativity. Next, they started going to shows to find new ideas and share their creativity. Their custom work began to snowball into more radical ideas, until local truck enthusiasts started asking them to work on their trucks. Dustin and Brandon realized the potential and started their own business.

Gradually, their own vehicles would get more and more intricate, each one getting the full Naviar treatment. Dustin always had an affinity for diesel dualie trucks. So when he had the chance to purchase a brand-new ’15 Ford F450 Platinum from the dealership, he jumped on it. For anyone who knows the dedication of the Naviar brothers, they know it would only be a matter of moments before the new truck was in in pieces in the shop. The Ford had just hit 250 miles on the odometer when Dustin decided to upgrade it.