 Chris first contacted Eric at Kustomwerks in Union City, Tennessee for a little altitude adjustment. Eric and his partner is crime, Strip, went to work. In the back, a Ford Courier rear-end was utilized along with a Pete And Jakes 4-link to create a cantilever-style rear end with the Firestone airbags actually mounted on top of the 4-link. Custom tubing was cut and welded in throughout, this gave Chris’s Mazda a truly one-off look. Up front, lowered control arms with yet another one-off setup was created, with the bag being mounted on top of the upper control arms. Kustomwerks also built a custom sway bar for Chris’s Mazda. To make things look nice and pretty, all original welds were smoothed and braided brake lines were added. To get Chris’s Mazda off the ground quickly, Kustomwerks installed their very own fast bag valves. With the suspension the way Chris wanted it, he decided body mods and new paint were in order to keep the ball rolling. A new smooth look was in order to give Chris the look he was striving for. Any and everything was shaved. The bumper holes were filled in to start with. Next, the wiper cowl, emblems, mirrors, door handles, gas door, bed seams, and tailgate handle. A steel roll pan was molded in and the tailgate was completely closed. Several people were responsible for Chris’s body mods, including Jeff Pfifer, Shane Wickham and Eric at Kustomwerks.
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 Smoothed out and ready for paint, Chris contacted Phil at Online Paint & Body in Memphis, Tennessee. Phil applied the Saffron paint to Chris’s Mazda then went back over and cleared it for that shiny, show look everyone strives for. Finishing out the exterior, Versus Motorsports headlight casings with ion bulbs were installed and clear taillights were also added. Lastly, a FBI grille with billet insert was installed.  
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