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2002 Cadillac Escalade on Air

June 14, 2016 By KZ Leave a Comment

2002 Cadillac Escalade custom owned by Craig Long

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Issue
June 2016
Owner
Craig Long
Ride
Sugalak
(2002 Cadillac Escalade)
Meaning Behind the Name
Its Sweet Surgar, and its one bad ass... Cadillac
Photographer
Nick Means

Ride Details

How long did it take you to build?
3Years...
How long have you been building?
30 Years...
Club Affiliations
Empty Pockets Cruisers
Your future plans?
Working on a 94 Suburban, with a 2000 Escalade front end Called...Chevillac! Lowered now 6 in the front, and 7 in the rear. Among other custom features. Want to change to Bags, and Finish the customization of the interior!
Vehicle history
I bought it as is in 2011. After I got ran into a wall on the freeway, head on! Searched for another more farther ahead in customizations. Found Sugalak in Mississippi. Drove down, and fell in love with it. Drove it back to Ohio. Since then just trying to Enjoy, and Share the...Experience of Sugalak!
Thanks to
Thanks to Hal Jenkins, the previous owner for the...Great Choices, he Made! Also to All my...Friends, Family, and Fans! That have help me keep it Up, Going, and Looking it's Best!
Previous Rides
Several...Black 78 Camaro called "Night Mare", 87 S-10 called "Bullseye", 88 S-10 called "Iroc S", Along with Many others!

Engine Details

Make
GM 2002
Displacement
6.0L with a little over the stock 345 Horsepower.
Engine Add Ons
K&N Air Intake system
Chrome or polish
Chrome Air Intake. Also Painted engine cover, as well as other engine pieces to match.

Driveline Details

Transfer Case
Modified and not in use, because the air ride system. Had to be converted from Awd, to Rwd!
Axle
Rear end was swapped out for one modified. Each side of the rear end was narrowed 2 inches. To allow for the Wider rims to clear the body, once lowered.

Chassis Details

Chassis
3 link system
Mods to Frame
Bill Carlton, and team at Ekstensive Metal Works, in Texas
Front Shocks
Future mod to be done. None at this moment.
Rear Shocks
stock style, but one to allow the travel.
Spindles
Modified also
Springs
None
Compressor Info

2 Viair 480C's

Valve Info
GC 450's
Airbag Info
2600 Firestones
Other Mods
Custom made upper, and lower control arms made by Ekstensive also.

Wheels Details

Front Wheel Type
lexani Roma
Rear Wheel Type
Same
Front Wheel Size
24x10
Rear Wheel Size
Same
Front Tire Size
24 Trazano Roadian Hp 305/35/R24
Rear Tire Size
Same

Paint Details

Color
Pearl White
Graphics By

Body Details

Grille
800.00 E&G Custom Grille
Body Mods
Painted edge around third, and rear brake lights, to match the truck. Also smoothed, and painted the stock 3 piece hard tonneau cover to match the truck.
Body Mods by
Certain items painted by Twin States Body Shop.

Interior Details

Dashboard
Painted to match the Exterior.
Steering Wheel
Custom aluminum, and wood grain
Console
Modified for the Gauge, with 2 needles F&R, and 2 switches F&R. for the Air Ride controls.
Head Unit
Flip out Kenwood kvt-715 dvd
Amps
1 Rockford Fosgate T40001bd, for the Subs. Capable of making 5500 watts. Also painted to Pearl White to match, Exterior of the truck, mounted across the bed. Also a Smaller Chrome plated Rockford Fosgate amp molded, and mounted, in the back of the rear se
Speakers
2 15inch T2 Rockford Fosgate subs, with trim rings, painted Pearl White, to match the Exterior of the truck. Mounted in an enclosure in the front of the bed. Facing the rear seat. The mid and highs are 6.5, and 5.5 Mb Quart Components, mounted in the door
Video System
5 Video screens in total! The head unit acts as one, also controls. 2 7inch screens are mounted in the smaller sun visors. 2 Myron & Davis headrests, that each have their own Dvd player built in, with wireless headphones.
Stereo Installed by
Selective Audio in Meridian, Mississippi
Shifter
Replaced by a polished aluminum after market one
Seats
Factory, with reupholstered inserts.
Tint Percent
5%, on the doors, and back. 20% Full tinted front windshield.
Trunk or Bed
1of 2 Shuriken SK-BT80 batteries is mounted, enclosed on the drivers side. A Rockford Fosgate 2FHD hybrid digital capacitor, is enclosed, and mounted on the passenger side. The T40001bd is mounted at an angle, on a piece of plastic. To be able to glow red
Upholstery Description
The interior has inserts all through out covered in shell leather with Cream Ostrich. That includes Door panels, Passenger side grab rail on the dash, Front and Back Seats, also Center Console.
Upholstery Description
Red lights to match the bed lights, are also mounted in the Sub enclosure, and Under the Dash. It has an...Extremely Loud 4 piece Train Horn, that...Never Gets Old!!! lol Also HID High, Low, and Driving Bright White systems installed! Also a Very Nice sounding MagnaFlow Custom Exhaust...Hidden! Not Designed to be a...Trailer Queen, Designed to be...Drivin, and Lookin Oh So Clean!!!
Upholstery By
Southern Upholstery, in Meridian Mississippi also.

2002 Cadillac Escalade “Sugalak” owned by Craig Long

2002 Cadillac Escalade custom owned by Craig Long

 

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Filed Under: Features, June 2016 Tagged With: air ride, cadillac, custom, Escalade, Feature


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