The Jalopy Journal
I have a 72 454 in my 58 Caddy. Will it run better with a cold air intake system. I've been looking at them. I need a new air cleaner and I got to...
I have a 454 (.030) in my 58 Caddy. It has an RV cam and a Mighty Demon 650 carb. The heads are stock. The tranny is a 700R4. I'm at 2100 RPM's at...
I want to remove the car wax on my car and start over from scratch. I made a mess. I have a black satin finish and I want to try something new. Is...
I have a 454 in my Caddy and I had some over heating problems. I put a Mark 8 fan on a four core radiator. It cools really well and continuously...
I'm putting in some seat belts in my 58 Caddy and I don't know where to fasten the belts on the center of the front seat. I can see the eye hook...
I'm thinking of putting a set of disc brakes on the front of my '58 Caddy. I just rebuilt all the cylinders and it stops really good but I heard...
I'm gonna run straight pipe on my 58 Caddy 2 door. It has a 454 that's stock with a Demon carburetor. I don't plan on doing anything with the...
I have a big Demon carb on my stock 454. I think I'm over carbed. What would be a good alternative that would still give me some performance but...
I have some stainless steel trim from my 59 Caddy that is bent and I was wondering if it's possible to repair it. Can it be "smoothed" out with a...
Im looking at radiators from Summit and I noticed the thickness is either 2.25 or 3 inches...I heard somewhere thinner is better....Im going to be...
I'm trying to decide what width rim to put on my 58 caddy. I'm going to stay with a 15 inch rim. The stock rims were five inches wide. I'm trying...
I'm putting an aluminum Eldlebrock short water pump on my 454. Right now it has a stock pump in it. I noticed when I put the short pump on the...
im getting ready to buy a new radiator for my 58 caddy and I noticed some radiators are "two and three pass" radiators. Im not talking about the...
I'm trying to remove the gauge cluster from the dash of my 58 Caddy. The speedo needle is missing and I want to repair it and clean it up. There's...
I have a 454 from an '89 Chevy Suburban in my 58 Caddy. It's all stock except for the fuel system. The oil pan looks stock and I was wondering how...
Hello all. I have yet another question. I have a 58 caddy that's equipped with the fog light, turn signal and running light in the same light case...
I'm thinking of throwing some air shocks on the rear of my lowered 58 caddy. I'm going to hook them up to a small compressor so I can raise and...
Hey guys. I got a set of lowering springs (coil) from Jamco and they lowered my 58 caddy perfect. I couldn't of asked for a better look. Anyway,...
im gonna throw a new tranny into my 58 caddy...it has a stock 454 motor from an 89 suburban...im not gonna build this motor or make a street rod...
Im gonna throw in an aftermarket accelorator pedal in my 1958 Cadillac. My current pedal looks like it was something welded together by a...
are the GM X frames in a 58 caddy and 58 impala the same? im gonna put a new tranny in my 58 caddy and the crossmember for the x frame is offered...
will a T-700R tranny run ok with a stock 454?
Ok...so I need some help, and don't know where to start. I have a T-400 transmission. Well yesterday it decided that it wasn't going to shift into...
Im replacing my rear axle seal, its leaking diff fluid all over the brakes...I removed the drum and removed the four nuts behind the axle...
whats the best way to lower my 58 caddy...i looked for dropped spindles but couldnt find any...i checked into bags but it seems theres alot of...
im running a stock radiator in my 1958 cadillac with a 454 and she runs hot...225-230 range and it wont cool down...hasnt got any hotter than that...
anyone know the standard rim size on a 1958 cadillac series 62 coupe?
im looking for some white wall tires for my 58 caddy...i like the 2 to 2.5 inch thick white walls, i dont know the actual "size" of the...
i have a 454 with a T-400 in my 58 caddy...at sixty miles an hours my motor is singing the high rpm song...i was looking into a transmission with...
i got a satin black paint job on my 58 caddy and i got some water spots on it...i tried washing them off...anyone got any secrets for the satin...
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