Hot Rods Who's running a Caddy in their Hot Rod ??

Looking for all things Cadillac... 331/365/390 powered Hot Rods. Post your pictures, and as much detail about your build, intakes, trans combo's etc.

 

Swiss Mike WILL be running a 331 in his ‘39 Merc Coupe Project
Hopefully he will chime in and share all the details


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I have a 472 in my 49 Buick, does that count?

 

500 will be going in my 54 star chief
I also have a 67 429 waiting for a home

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no where to put it yet.

 

I'd prefer to keep it just the 331/365 and the 390 ('62 and earlier) Cadillac engines.

 

I'm out then

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I've got room for it in my car or at least for that awesome intake and carb setup

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It is a 56 365.

 

I spend most of my free time working on this ‘60 390. I rebuilt it myself along with it’s Jetaway, and brought this ‘55 Eldo dual quad with original Rochesters back from a crusty , bug-filled, missing parts grave. Runs awesome but still working out the bugs. I need to drink more.


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Ditto....I'd gladly swap my 6 x 2 for a 4 x 2 any day of the week.

 

My '40 (in the avatar) has been Cad powered for a few years. Prior to the Cad it was flathead Mercury power with a '48 Lincoln trans & overdrive plus a 3:78 rear end. A really good highway friendly combo. But doing what I do, I had to change things. But in my OLD HOTROD spirit I could not use a small block Chevy. Looking at a SBC -'40 Ford is like looking at a row of '32 Fords at LARS--not much new or imaginative.
*** Owners of SBC powered cars, don't be offended, it's MY take on the hobby.***
First, I installed a '57 365 Cadillac with a later 3 speed Saginaw & overdrive. I tried utilizing the banjo with an open drive conversion. I was afraid of that combo so next was an 8" Granada & 3:40 gears with parallel leafs. Sometime later I exchanged the 365 for a 390, still with the Saginaw. This past winter I pulled it apart & using a Wilcap adapter installed a TH 200 4 R trans. I'm an old motorcycle rider with damaged parts, so the auto trans was self serving--I do miss the manual shift.

 

Sweeeeet!

 

He wants the 700 lb engines not the 625 lb ones.

 

Any Deuce owners???

 

Moriarty before everyone tells how weak the 40 trans is xplain how long you have been running that como Tom

 

I like this thread.

As it was coming together. I think I have a just a couple thousand bucks in this motor all done. .030 over with a cam.







My Dad next to my car. I love this pic.

 

Mine

 

Nice dreddy

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https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/lets-talk-cadillac-331s-365-and-390s.1015067/

 

My '62 390 ...is being built at the moment. 0.040 over, Isky 270H cam, Hunt Mag, Edlebrock 6 x 2 intake, 97's, Stude rockers, 331 valve covers, SP tops, 32 Sedan, WC T5/S10 Tail, '40 Banjo with 9" axle conversion with 4.11's.....photos to follow

 

There's some really good looking engines in here. Sure makes me feel bad about mine all dirty sitting in the corner.

 

The '55 331 that was in my roadster, it may go back in or perhaps the 390 I've got on a stand. Whatever happens, I'm going to end up with one of them in my '40....

 

Great thread!
I love Caddys

 

Working on getting this 390 set up in a 32 5 window chassis.

Rex Rogers
The Forge
Loveland, Co

 

Started out installing a 331 in my 34 Chevy. However, I just found a good re-buildable 390.

 

Hey Rex,

Did you have to move the front cross member forward to allow enough room for the 390? I'll most likely have to modify the firewall to fit mine in as my chassis is pinched and bobbed, so not many options.

 

My almost completed 33 five window with a 1953 Cadillac 331. Has old chrome valve covers. Will start with the stock manifold and 4 bbl, but have a 3-2 set up waiting in the wings.