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09-16-2012, 11:12 PM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Driving them is what it's all about. But expect to take some flak for your engine choice.
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09-16-2012, 11:36 PM
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FNG
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Arlington VA
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
nice find
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09-16-2012, 11:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Reno,nv
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
4dr hardtop,sweet ride.good luck with your build
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09-17-2012, 07:41 AM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Mesa, Az
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Congrats
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09-17-2012, 08:16 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Garden City,Kansas
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
My brother just finished having the 365 cad. rebuilt in his 56, machine shop, parts and labor, $5300.00 If you have the money for the caddy engine by all means build it , but if not there is nothing wrong with a small or big block chevy. Or really blow them away with a big Ford!!
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09-17-2012, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: tulsa, ok
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
That Caddy is sweet. Put the chev in but don't get rid of the Cad engine. Hang on to it and buy parts for it a little at a time. Then one day drop it back in with an overdrive and the world will be a better place. Have fun with your new ride. Good choice.
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09-17-2012, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Salisbury NC
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
That's a sweet car...stick with your plan so you can drive it, and keep the install as clean as possible so you hev the option of putting the cad driveline back one day...
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09-17-2012, 09:47 AM
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FNG
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Sweden
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Great cars ( i have one too)! I think that replacing the engine/trans is a goog idea for fuel economy! But you do not need to do the discbrake conversion, even for a big boat the original brakes are really good ( maybe put in a dual mastercylinder!)
Sigge!
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09-17-2012, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Victoria .B.C. Canada
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
[QUOTE=40StudeDude;8168723]Four door hardtops are semi-rare...and that one should weigh in at about 4600 plus
Need torque, a 383 or 400 would be up to the task .
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09-17-2012, 10:29 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 343
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Of course it's better than a Shoebox. Don't give up on finding another Caddy motor for it. 472, 500, 425, or 368 would be good choices.
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09-17-2012, 10:34 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: salisbury, nc
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
great choice. i have a 56 caddy 4 door hardtop with a 350 in it. If you have any questions PM me. It is not that bad but there are some things that i have learned along the way.
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09-17-2012, 10:39 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Nowhere - Western, Nebraska
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Cool car. I have a 472 or a 500 Caddy motor with its trans that I am going to sell. It was running when it was pulled out but I don't know the overall condition of it. Message me if you would be interested, I will cut you a deal on it because I don't need it around.
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09-17-2012, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Riverside, IA
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
I can tell you first hand that a SBC is not the drop in you hope it is.
The caddy engine sits way down in the frame and tucked up tight against the firewall. The upper control arms and their mounts intrude much further than on modern cars. The caddy has all of it's front accessories mounted up high to allow it to sit low and clear the control arms. The exhaust manifolds are also designed to clear the control arms. The trick is that if the engine is not low enough you WILL get nasty driveline vibration. In my opintion a 472/500 actually fits better than an SBC. If your three top goals are reasonable cost, reliability and good MPG I would put a 3800 V6 out of a 2000 ish Camaro/Firebird. I decided to rebuild my 365 about 10 years ago for my current 57 Coupe DeVille. I am never afraid to open the hood. Good luck CarmaK |
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09-17-2012, 12:46 PM
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Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
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Yikes! I don't think mileage would be that great since it would be working awful hard to pull that weight around. Not to mention barely having enough torque to get out of its own way. |
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09-17-2012, 01:12 PM
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Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Wise idea to go with a SBC. If you were to ever break down running the old caddy engine.... good luck finding what ya need in the nearest Auto-zone/O'Reilly
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09-17-2012, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Hot Rod Mecca (So Cal)
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Cool car, keep all the caddy motor stuff though. Maybe over time you can re-build it and install it.
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09-17-2012, 01:42 PM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 178
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Everybody puts a SBC in their car (I myself was gonna) and theres a reason for that. Like some people have already said, keep the basket case Caddy motor and piece it together as time goes on.
It looks wicked by the way, I'd keep it original paint myself as well. Good luck! 
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09-17-2012, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Orange County, CA
Posts: 543
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
cool Caddy i bet that paint will look real nice after you work on it and polish it up, keep the post coming
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09-17-2012, 02:31 PM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Kerrville, Texas
Posts: 195
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Nice car!... The sbc will be fine. I would put quiet mufflers on it and just never open the hood in front of any Cadillac people.
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09-17-2012, 02:36 PM
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Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Valparaiso, In
Posts: 788
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Re: My new love... 1956 Caddy
Where in Michigan, I may have to take that old Caddy mill of your hands....
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