If you’ve been lucky enough to attend SEMA over the last few years, you know Dapper Lighting’s booth is a great place to catch some of the most striking customs at the show. Well, 2026 was no different, as the company showcased FOUR incredible debuts. On the domestic side, an incredible, 632-powered Chevelle was the star of the show. That is, until AutotopiaLA’s Shawn Davis revealed this wicked Chevy 3100 built by Life In Garage Customs.
According to the owner of Life In Garage Customs, this truck represents the team’s vision of the ultimate custom. The crew was essentially given carte blanche by the owner of Jackass Ranch Garage, and boy, did they ever create something special! This truck has to be one of the coolest LS-powered vehicles we’ve seen at SEMA.
The Black Widow
Affectionately known as Black Widow because of the way the red exhaust pipes cross beneath its bed, this Chevy has an estimated build cost of $450K. Speaking of that bed, it features a Lexan floor that showcases the truck’s incredible GSI chassis, which lays flat with the help of AccuAir air ride. That trick bed is an integral part of a completely customized and massaged body that, according to the owner of Life In Garage Customs, is the product of 836 hours of metalwork.
The paint is an incredible sea of wet-looking Onyx Black, which some show attendees called the darkest hue at the show. Trick details include cleanly integrated turbo piping at the tops of the truck’s fenders, one-piece, flush-mount glass, a custom grille, a unique see-through tailgate, and, of course, a full suite of Dapper lighting. At the corners, $15K worth of Kompression wheels are wrapped in massive 405/25/24 Venom Power tires.
According to the builders, the project required 276 hours of labor in October to make their deadline for SEMA. If that isn’t a labor of love, we don’t know what is!
Our Friends At Nelson
Pop the hood, and you’ll find 6.2 liters of rowdy LS power courtesy of Nelson Racing Engines. Before the twin-turbo setup was added, the engine reportedly made close to 900 horsepower on the dyno. With the turbos doing their thing, the truck currently produces around 1,800 horsepower.
That’s an absolutely ridiculous amount of power for a custom pickup, especially one with this level of craftsmanship and attention to detail. But when you’re building a nearly half-million-dollar showstopper, apparently there’s no such thing as overkill.
SEMA is packed with incredible builds every year, but it takes something truly special to stand out from the crowd. Between its flawless black finish, wild custom fabrication, show-stopping chassis, and 1,800 horsepower of twin-turbo LS power, Black Widow checks just about every box. Cheers to Life In Garage Customs and Jackass Ranch Garage for raising the bar at SEMA 2026!
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