full cadillac conversion coming soon

[truecaddytruck]

2001 chevrolet silverado, single cab short bed, started a complete escalade conversion





started off with the escalade front end kit, thnx to FBIrides for the direct bolt on



escalade EXT tail lights molded into the bed, still need to be cleaned up as you can see...



another view of the tail lights, and shaved tail gate handle



escalade fender moldings, side cladding, yet to be installed



escalade EXT quarter panel side moldings



lots of mods gonna be needed



escalade rear bumper



2007 cadillac escalade factory 22 inch wheels



sitting next to it, just to see what it will look like



pulled the bed off, getting ready to bag



10 inch notch's in place, should be more than enough to lay on 22's



measuring out for the crossmember



crossmember in place, lower link bars in place





curious how it would lay! got excited when i saw it on the ground



wishbone in place



new 20 gal. fuel cell, on mounts i had to fab up...



undercoated everything



these are my new bed floor mounts i made, i raised them 12 inches
should be enough room to clear everything

now im just waiting on a fuel lines and fittings and plasma cutter for bed, more pics to be posted soon i promise, let me know what you think so far.....

[truecaddytruck]

slam RE 7's all around, 1/2 inch lines and valves for fill and dump, 2 viar 450's, 12 gallon tank, superlift 4 link through suicidedoors, rear end is almost complete, then i can tear into the front, layin on 22's


beds off



starting the c notch





measuring for the crossmember




crossmember and lowers in place


ass on the ground


upper wishbone in place




new fuel cell mounted


raised the bedfloor mounts 12 inches higher



more pics to come soon, rear end is just about complete

[servlo]

What size wheels are you going to run?

I like the wishbone design.

[Gran Patron]

Badass dude!! Good luck on the build, those 22's look really good I always like those.

[thekl0wn]

Originally Posted by servlo

What size wheels are you going to run?

I like the wishbone design.

I think he's gonna run 22" Escalade wheels.


Lookin' good!

[Joe]

Looks like a nice project

[thekl0wn]

Lookin' good!

Only thing I could even think of would be nixing the rear bumper. You've obviously got the skills to mod the cladding to have the rear bumper deleted.

[Kylez03]

wow that looks awsome!! nice work so far!

[truecaddytruck]

the factory cadillac escalade 22 inch wheels

[servlo]

Notch is a little excessive but maybe its due to the mounting point of you wishbone.

[truecaddytruck]

thanks everyone it should be fun, i got a lil dissapointed to see it was already done before, look on truckinweb, look up trueblue and its the same truck, only difference is he did the regular escalade tails, maybe when mine is done we can do a photo op together....

[truecaddytruck]

Originally Posted by servlo

Notch is a little excessive but maybe its due to the mounting point of you wishbone.

what do you mean by excessive???

[dante81_98]

I would gusset the front crossmember that the wishbone is mounted to and that notch is much larger than it needs to be. To tuck a 22 with a 265/35 tire the bottom of the notch only needs to be 1" off the top of the frame.

[truecaddytruck]

i think the notch is made to lay on a 24 inch wheel, the hoop i have on the crossmember stands up way too tall, but i didn't feel like cutting it down, cuz everything is going to be hidden under my bed, it all works though thats all i was worried about, gets about 23inches of lift

[servlo]

Originally Posted by dante81_98

I would gusset the front crossmember that the wishbone is mounted to and that notch is much larger than it needs to be. To tuck a 22 with a 265/35 tire the bottom of the notch only needs to be 1" off the top of the frame.

Yeh, what he said about excessive. Not much you can do now but you should think about getting a bump stop to take about the extra room that is not needed in the notch.

[truecaddytruck]

yeah i still have the stock bump stops i was going to mount under the inside of the notch, but it will hit the frame on the ground before the bump stops hit, so its still a waste of time

[dante81_98]

Originally Posted by truecaddytruck

i think the notch is made to lay on a 24 inch wheel, the hoop i have on the crossmember stands up way too tall, but i didn't feel like cutting it down, cuz everything is going to be hidden under my bed, it all works though thats all i was worried about, gets about 23inches of lift

I understand that it works, but you will want to brace it because it is high enough that it may bend forward and back once you start driving it. It would be better to gusset it for safety.

And I would venture to say that you would be able to tuck a 26 with that notch.

[dante81_98]

Originally Posted by truecaddytruck

yeah i still have the stock bump stops i was going to mount under the inside of the notch, but it will hit the frame on the ground before the bump stops hit, so its still a waste of time

It is not only NOT a waste of time but it is critical for your frame. If you don't put the bump stop in where it hits the axle as the frame hits then the back will sag down. I know this because mine does that since we did the body drop. I have to add in a bumpstop now that will hit as the body and frame hit the ground.

[truecaddytruck]

im going to brace from the hoop of the crossmember into the sides of the frame like around the stock bed mounts, i was going to order some gussets through suicide doors but they said it really wasn't needed

[truecaddytruck]

well if you think its really neccessary to mount the bumps i can try it, really itll only take a couple minutes