Another Escalade

Wow is the first thing I said when I opened this kit. It's huge. Anyways, My plans for this one are...big rims, thin tires, stereo system, screens, possible airbrushed paint job. Well, I've got the first 2 things off the list. I took these from a Jada truck. Had to cut alot away on the chassis to fit these. Yes they do roll with the interior in too. Heres the pic. Hope everything come out right.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/32230IM000313.JPG

Hah i agree the truck is big went you first take it off the box ! rims look good on there but unless u lower it a lot i think it looks wierd. i mean.. the height it is now, it looks odd with those big ass rims

theres no body parts on it right now...
thers still the front and rear bumper and side step.. so thers still a little bit of room to cover up the ride height. This one is with 26" rims which is close to mine.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/3/web/195000-195999/195480_144_full.jpg

Oh..and it cant be lowered with these rims. The tires already almost touch the wheel wells, I even cut away most of the wheel well to fit these huge tires in it.

Hah i agree the truck is big went you first take it off the box ! rims look good on there but unless u lower it a lot i think it looks wierd. i mean.. the height it is now, it looks odd with those big ass rims

He is right. I think the rims look rather odd on the car when it is not lowered.

cool pimpy ride ;)
anything new on your ftfatf/2f2f cars :p

Orion- The S2K is still on hold.. I just can't get the putty to stick to the body. The RX-7 I've had for a long time is still missing decals. Anyone who can print color decals and have them show on any color..give me a PM.

Slam that tractor!!

Looks sweet dude, I don't think the ride is bad at all. Many of the trucks with big wheels retain a taller ride so they don't have to mod the wheelwells (even on the real stuff). If you get a chance, get some pictures outside so we can see the wheel detail. Nice.

The ride height looks about right to me. Most trucks rollin' dubs (and bigger) don't do anything to their suspension.

The ride height looks about right to me. Most trucks rollin' dubs (and bigger) don't do anything to their suspension.

And the vehicles look unfinished.....slam it.

The ride height looks about right to me. Most trucks rollin' dubs (and bigger) don't do anything to their suspension.


WHAT ARE U ON CRACK OR SOMETHIN? GO TO WWW.SOCALCUSTOMS.COM

http://socalcustoms.com/Shows/2004/ScrapinTheCoast/images/stc%20030.jpg http://socalcustoms.com/Shows/2004/ScrapinTheCoast/images/stc%20034.jpg 26s

WHAT ARE U ON CRACK OR SOMETHIN? GO TO WWW.SOCALCUSTOMS.COM

http://socalcustoms.com/Shows/2004/ScrapinTheCoast/images/stc%20030.jpg
isnt that 1 escalde (sorry for spelling) slammed on 26's? o well they can but most ppl dont because........well i dont know why but they should! :iceslolan

Dude...I could show you 20 street SUVs (locally) that roll 20"+ and ride stock height compared to that ONE.......


Whoever owns the one in the picture seems to be the one :smokin:


WHAT ARE U ON CRACK OR SOMETHIN? GO TO WWW.SOCALCUSTOMS.COM

http://socalcustoms.com/Shows/2004/ScrapinTheCoast/images/stc%20030.jpg http://socalcustoms.com/Shows/2004/ScrapinTheCoast/images/stc%20034.jpg 26s

If everyone says slam it..how? Its not that easy with this kit. The Axles all attach right onto the chassis, which really sucks.

If everyone says slam it..how? Its not that easy with this kit. The Axles all attach right onto the chassis, which really sucks.
gotta agree on this. i wanted to drop mine too but when i saw this stupid axle system i thought "shit this is gonna be harder than i thought"

i still havent figure a way to do it and keep the metal axle bar

Well, this may not be the case in Cali, but in texas anyway it is pretty common to see an Escalade, Navi, Excursion, or Denali with wheels that big and the stock ride height. Reason being that they are usually towing a new wakeboard/skiing/powerboat and it wouldn't be very practical to drop it. A good friend has 24s on his Tahoe (stock height) and pulls a new mastercraft wakeboarding boat with it. Hrm, now if we can only find a 1/24-1/25 model of a newer power boat...

-Chris

i think it looks sweet

How about some body kit?

http://www.wickedbodies.net/02-on-escalade/E724f.jpg
http://www.wickedbodies.net/02-on-escalade/E724r.jpg

:eek: that bodykit is HOT !! i may give it a try...

I was thinking about it....but i cant do much bodykitting. This is the plan for stereo...already started the basic shaping and plastic construction.
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/32230Copy_of_stereo.JPG Hopefully ill get pics tonight and upload them too.

nice

So...how bout them pics.. Hows this for s system start?
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/32230IM000329-med.JPG
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/32230IM000336-med.JPG
Subs are borrowed from a Dub City Truck..as are the rims if I didn't specify.

:grinno: Lookin good man, Im likin the stereo instsall, I think you should french the screen in the box though

just a quick ?... whats this frenching your talking about? If you mean sink it in the box...im, planning on building 2 side triangle peices that will attach to the side of the screen and to the amp part and complete the smoothness overall. Only problem is filling the huge amp area...possibly an amp and a cap or other accessories to fill it. Has anyone even finished an Escalade yet on the forum?

first before the pics. Color is Black Night Metallic. Exterior is gonna be mostly black and silver. Then on inside, I'm planning a Flat white/Flat black color scheme with some silver.. What does everyone think?
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM000369.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM000370.jpg
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Look nice. I would go with a lighter interior color

lighter huh......what about tan? Those are about the lightest 2 colors I have. White and Tan. I'm not sure what else I could do for the colors.

Sweet system setup Kevin.

definatly tan man!!

Tan would definitly look good

I love the Tan and Black color for interior :D

Well, interior is done now. Mods include 3 Subs, 2 amps, 2 Caps, Rear screen, dash mounted screen and 2 kickpanel speakers. The tan color was an awesome idea. Thanks.
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM000401.jpg
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Exterior is also complete. The rear lights re pretty cool too and everything fits the truck well.
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM000406.jpg
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Lookin good man! :sunglasse

Everything is finely detailed. The Ice set-up is very nice.

Nice setup! Good to see you have Initial D playing on those screens :)

Can't wait to see this finished.

Dont forget to blackwash that grill! :smokin:

dang this looks tight

great build ;)

im currently casting those subs if ya want some email me

wow, has it been that long since i last posted progress on this model? It was icky here and couldn't get decent pics up. But they are here. I redid the front grill now too. Here they are, you can even see the clouds and me in one of the pics.
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM000471.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM000472.jpg
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A pic of my custom Blue Gauges
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM00043489.jpg
http://www.photodump.com/direct/mstngcobrasvt98/IM000475.jpg
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If anyone wants more pics, let me know.

fabaluos job!!! the paint looks good, those rims look awesome!

sweet job man! Is it me or does it look more like a Yukon from the side? A little too rounded on some parts...

black on black...sinisiter combo. Nice work!

JeFF

That came out awesome. Great jog......do have to buy the dub style toy to get those rims?

Looks great man, I dig the wheels.

I did, but i luckily found mine on clearance. The box was damaged and the truck was loose in the box and some parts were broken. Just got there at the right time and scred big.

This is the shiznit.

Excellent job man, I love the combo of interior and exterior.

Very nice job!!

Where did you get the amps and the subs??

Pedro