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429 Caddy
I will keep it as is. Thanks for the tips on tail draggers.
Okay, Ill lower it to the ground in the rear then...
I drive all my cars pretty fast despite them being luxury led sleds. I lose hubcaps with alarming frequency, so Im moving to wire wheels. My car...
Ill test it soon. No race car in our history that I know of gained a handling advantage by being lowered only in the rear. Id like to hear more...
My new all-stock 47 Caddy has lowering blocks in the rear. Looks like 2 inches. Was this done by the former owner just for looks? This would...
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cleaned the interior till my back hurt like hell. Gathering parts for the 351W swap. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice! I would dress up the SBC to look like it came out of a 59 Impala. Old school.
My Dad took this pic in 1984. I was 22 and dumb as a mud fence on fire. He suggested I go to mechanics school then racing school so I wouldn't...
Yeah about a 15-25% drop is around good. Thanks for the help!
430 is 740 lbs
SAHHH-weet!
LOVE Packards
She'll do. Im thinking a new Tesla 500 bhp electric motor that will save the world for hippies and––– Nahhhh, a caddy 390 and three deuces. 700r4....
Yeah, I just overpaid a bit for a nice 47 Caddy koupe, but its a really good frame on Resto. These are hard to find gennie & unmolested, so I bit...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have the Cadillac ones on my 1947 coupe. Sharp. Im converting to 12v.
Chestnut bronze maybe?
OK, Ive searched far and wide over the webby for a decent answer and found none. As far as I can tell, converting a gross HP figure to SAE net is...
[ATTACH] The vertical stuff needs to go. Drive your pickup to the market! But Dagostino did keep it.
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All that padding must have a safety effect in a crash too.
KOOL
Nice bodywork.
Love Lincolns and Y blocks myself!
390 it is. 3x2s. Old school GM everything. A 50s style hop up sleeper. All stock body & trim. Engine turned dash.
Just an FYI. These vintage car sales "sites" are just personal info data gathering portals. Black holes. Rat traps. Outdated ads and scams. Steer...
A buddy of mine has a decent 47 Caddy long wheelbase coupe like this nice green one, but in primer. No engine or trans. A long term project. Needs...
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