Customs *** 1961 Cadillac CDV Kustom build ***

I haven't worked on the Cadillac in a couple weeks, kinda needed a break from it..... sometimes i get sick of looking at it!! !!! Been doing stuff around the house, stuff that my wife has been asking for a while . Getting back on it monday.... ENERGIZED!!

I like that!!!!

Thanx Yaril!!!!

Thanx Johnny!!!

That's so fucking cool KK!!!! THANX A LOT FOR THAT... GONNA FRAME IT!!! HAHAHA!!!

 

will you be at the Motorama? i am going to fly in for that weekend.

 

what your not driving the shoebox accross the country!? (again)-

Ian- again caddi looks great- like the hubcap choice, and everythig else!

 

Liked KK Hickey idea & here’s a lil of my own twist couldn't resist…Bad ass caddi Ian

 

The ride of George Jetson's dreams. I love it!

 

Unfortunately, there was confusion with the dates, as the show had been moved to november , then back to sept. my wife booked a camping trip with a bunch of people for her BDAY and our anniversary and we can't cancel it, it wouldnt be cool to some of our friends who couldn't care less about cars!!!
I already apologized to Trace for missing HIS AMAZING SHOW!!! Bummed.... oh well!!

Have fun Yaril!!

HAHAHA!! Thank you Tim!!!

Fucking awesome!!!!

Thanx man, much appreciated!!!

 

Man this would make the most bad ass mural on the side of a Van. You should get started on shop van and have the ghost of Bob Ross paint it on the side.

 

NOTCH did that to his 62' many years back here in san jose .....keep up the great work Ian .....

 

Ok....this thread has gotten WAY outta control, get back to work Mr. Jetson!

 

Thank you for my new wallpaper!!

 

man i love this car, every time i look im amazed. keep up the good work ian

 

Reminds me of a ZZ-Top album cover!

 

Ian ,totally bad ass caddy build

almost perfect choice of car,62 would have been better

doing amazing thinks with that car

just curious if you have given the exhaust much thought as you want it to lay on the pinch welds
i think since you are rechroming the bumpers anyway,cut outs on the bumper for the exhaust like the new dodge ram pickup,70 cutlass 442 or similiar would totally killer on the caddy back end, and the exhaust would not be in the way when it is layin low
no doubt in my mind that you could make it look awesome

if i ever have to replate my rear, i will notch my bumper for the tips


cant wait to see it finished

 

Ian, my son turned my on to this build, been two days looking over the build. You can add me to the list of everything that everyone has said about your work,etc. Totally insane amount of talent and vision.....Jim

 

any updates?!?!

 

I check this page everyday hoping for updates.....

 

Me too!

 

needs a mr fusion on the deck lid.... marty

 

Loving the build on that old Caddy! I wouldn't mind finding the right finned project and adding some height to the fins as well.

 

This is insane... I wish I had the time, money, space and more importantly SKILLS to build a car at this level. Simply amazing Ian!!

 

I love it! awesome progress...

and for the exhaust, short of having it exit in the front wheel wells, the only solution I can think of is to notch your frame (or something similar to this)... there is ZERO room to get past the frame where it drops down from the manifold... when I lay mine out, I've pulled the studs out of my manifold and/or crushed 3 set ups so far... if you have any other ideas, I'm definitely interested... shit gets expensive to replace... lol

 

quit dickin around Ian

 

Ian is probably bustin his a$$ getting it finished with out any distractions

definately waiting for some update and more pictures of a totally bas ass first class creation

Kevo, you need to put some old school Zoomies through the hood!
no more clearance issuess

 

Thanks for the kind words. And thanks for finding us on Ebay. It's always nice to find customers that pay as quickly as you did.

 

Very nice work!

 

Hey man nice build. Can you place pics of how your gonna relocate your front shocks?

 

You back on it yet Ian... we need visual updates!!!

 

From the FNG...
Ian, that 5 minute phone call turned into an hour. Didn't mind tho as it's about 105f+ in the shop at 11am and I was ready to break.

Just to remind you of a couple of things we talked about. 1) when you are mixing metals on parts to be rechromed....it makes turning those parts into jewelry much harder and therefore more expensive. What you save by brazing with softer metals..you pay for --and much more in some cases--in the prep and plating process. I try to TIG all my parts so that the metal polishes evenly. I can't remember the last time I couldn't fix a part with the TIG. I used to use silver solder on diecast but the solder is so expensive...it's easier to TIG die cast. We bought about a five year supply of the rod as the manufacturer in Michigan went belly up last year.
2) When you come out ---I'll try to give you some pointers on possibly what you can do to save on the back room cost --where you can put in the HRS at your convenience. a) bead blast the rears. b) don't grind the plating off...a shop can strip it electrically in 15 minutes and avoid removing the base material. c) if you need pieces added...track down the proper material at a metal supply shop..hardly anyone keeps metal around the shop d) be prepared to answer questions about how far you want to go with the cost in order to finish the work...Is the car a driver? or do you want bragging rights at the Grand National Roadster Show? Real quality work will have 4-6 levels of plating and it gets a little pricey. Most people are satisfied with 3...copper/nickel/chrome but that doesn't cut it at the top tier.

See you next week. Coors is fine.
FNG out.

 

You should be happy, looks awesome!!!

 

OMG!!!! SOOOOO many people i wanna quote to say thank you, but I type so slow It'll take me hours!!!.... Im very grateful for all the nice comments, means so much!!!


I've been at it again for a while, had to take a little break, inspiration and motivation was pretty much gone!!!

As soon as i have something worthy to show for , It'll be up!!! Been jamming on the rear treatment and I am pretty happy!

Thanx so much again!!!!