Jan. 11, 2010: On with the Cadillac Escalade show!

On we go! Welcome to 2010, everyone, and thank you for your interest in and enthusiasm for this project. To fulfill requests for additional information received from many, here, at last, you can enjoy some images of the Cadillac Escalade custom we've built for Dwayne McKee of Scottsdale, Arizona -- this time, with the doors open.

To complete this custom installation:
. we first removed the B-pillar and attached it to the front edge of the rear door
. the door was then reinforced and had a new "suicide-swing" hinge installed
. GM latches were then incorporated into the top and bottom, as well as the roof and floor of the vehicle.

This work was performed by our partners at Innovative Custom Mobility, a company based in the Evansville, Indiana, area.

The following notes correspond to individual frames in the slideshow above. If you click on any of the slideshow frames, the proper caption should appear with the appropriate image.

. Notice the factory seat on EZ-Lock rolling base and docking station.

. DMS-3 lift turning out. Our client has low measurement to top of head, so his vehicle has a flat floor across the top of the frame - 50" floor-to-ceiling height.

. DMS-3 lift turned and ready to come down to the load/unload position.

. DMS-3 lift in the load/unload position...

. Our client's Colours chair, shown in the driver's position. Please notice how bucketed, or squeezed, the chair is.

. Front door interior

. Rear door interior

Once again, this vehicle has been equipped with a 50-inch flat floor, lying just above the frame. Escalades are all-wheel-drive, so the narrowed casters/low sitting height allowed us to work around the transfer case. It has no body lift, and our working width is 28" maximum.

We are interested in your impressions. Please let us know what you think!