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Introduction and Early Automotive Journey

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WHY I Built an Escalade ESV Into a Drag Truck! (LSXcalade Was Originally My Dads)

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What happens here

The creator begins by introducing his Cadillac Escalade, which was originally his father's. He explains his early interest in car modifications through previous vehicles like a 1972 Monte Carlo and an Audi A8, where he experimented with cosmetic changes like Plasti Dip. He details how he acquired the Escalade, which was a year old with 19,300 miles, and initially felt reluctant to modify it due to its pristine condition and his father's insistence on maintaining the factory warranty. His initial automotive interests during college focused on working on his Monte Carlo as an escape from academic pressures.

Goal: Understand the origin of the project vehicle and the creator's automotive background.

Tools and materials

  • 1972 Monte Carlo Chevrolet — Previous project vehicle for gaining experience
  • 2008 Suburban Chevrolet — Previous daily driver
  • Audi A8 Audi — Previous project vehicle for gaining experience
  • Cadillac Escalade Cadillac — The primary vehicle for the customization project
  • Plasti Dip Plasti Dip — Cosmetic modification of car parts (e.g., wheels)

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I figured I would sit down and lay out the whole story of how this thing became a race car we're like how that whole thing happened because some of you may know that it it was originally my dad's and that's about it because that's hope they talked about in the 13 20 video just to clear it out right now no I did not buy this thing at first I didn't pick it out I didn't pick the color I didn't have any say in it whatsoever it was just there it was my dad's truck the original plan was see this was back in summer of 2014 right after I had graduated high school and was about to start college I decided I wanted to commute to college as opposed to staying on campus because I wanted to like don't work on cars and stuff and I heard a few were commuting you only have to take classes like three days a week and I was like oh hell yeah I can use the other days of the week too freaking dick around on the garage so that's what I did as a commuter you need a car so my dad was like all right you're gonna drive this to college it was like okay sure I didn't even want to go to college I really didn't know what I wanted to do at that time I just knew that I wanted to have a fun car which at the time was my 72 Monte Carlo yeah I just wanted to work on it and I didn't care about school I didn't care about any of that stuff I just used it as an escape because it'd be completely honest I didn't know what I was going to do with myself I had no future plans I didn't get good grades so just blocking all that out and focusing on my car was I was like my detachment from reality so that's why I didn't go to college in a traditional sense I commuted to a Penn State New Kensington when my dad got this it was about a year old it had 19,300 miles on it I remember that specifically because the first time I got in it smelled like all freakin new it was all like crisp had that new car smell I looked at the thing I said 19300 and I was like I was 18 at the time and be completely honest I felt like a douche bag driving it around because it was like so nice and new and black shiny I was just like this thing is way too nice for me like just this weird prior to that I had driven his 2008 suburban to high school that was also his work vehicle because he sells vacuum equipment like industrial vacuum equipment like micro chips and stuff like that and he had a suburban my

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