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That interior has class! Nice.
Find a frame diagram that shows a datum line so that you can determine if the right side is up or the left side is down. Do this before you start...
Now that the pistons and heads are configured (10:1 maybe), what are your plans after deciding to supercharge?
I think I like that grille! Looks smooth, custom, horizontal. Love the Caddy! Dave.
You might want to consider making friends with a guy that has a lathe. :-) Dave.
You might consider finding or bending your own tubing to fit the shell and then having them welded to the condenser using tig (a slip fit joint is...
Perhaps start by setting the shop fan up directly in front of the radiator blowing inward. If it runs cooler then it could be the fan/shroud,...
Did he ever get that Caddy engine to start up? I don't remember from reading the story as I thought there was going to be a u-tube of the start...
What about using a flathead Caddy or Lincoln? Big engines, lots of power. Dave.
Who cut out the door post and floor before they had the replacement parts in hand? Did they align the body before they cut it apart? Did it...
Are you sure the sound you are hearing is not detonation? Try slowing the timing down for a test, and perhaps a couple of gallons of premium fuel...
I don't think you will find a company that will cut glass from a template for a chopped top. I think you will have to take the car to the glass...
I vote for the one with the ViseGrips attached.
I agree, save it all. Also, the radiator is installed in the shell upside down in the first photo.
Javier - Put two or three marbles in the cup and they will stop the flake from settling to the bottom. They stir the flake back in as you move...
Did you sand through the clear and hit the flake? Looks like it from here.
As p&b just wrote, loosen the valve lash adjustment off on the two valves of that cylinder until you know they are closing completely and then run...
An innie dent in the bottom of a Chev oil pan can cause the oil pickup sump to be stopped up starving the new engine for oil and burning up the...
Sorry, no.
When I was a kid, my dad had a Bantam truck with rod problems. I've watched him pour and scrape the rod several times. He could pull the head,...
Who's the old dude in the first pictures trying to steal it?
I had one - 331 Caddy with a hydro - in a 33 Plymouth. I would get busy. Strong. I would recommend it if it's affordable. Like the guys said,...
The Studebakers with a supercharger had a lower compression ratio than the ones without. I never tried to supercharge an unsupercharged engine so...
What does it look like at the rear of the doors / quarter panels? This seems like a great deal of difference with that many panels around the door...
That's too much! A little less please. Thanks, Dave.
It seems like I've seen that car in a movie - Mickie Rooney maybe? I'll keep thinking about it though. Dave.
Nice work! It looks like you've done that before. I would have never had the guts to do that the way that car looked. Way to go man.
I like what you've done, fantastic metal work. How do you guys solve the problems with the title? Dave.
I kind of like that, lots of work went into it. Nicely done. Dave.
That's funny Bruce and I know exactly what you mean.
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