NEW 41 Caddy Taildragger update pics

been workin away on the caddy,,,,here are some pics of what i've been up to. finished the welding on the rear pan,,,,,finished the welding on the hood scoops,,,,,filled in the hood,,,,,narrowed the grille 6", modified the grille cavity to fit,,,,mocked up at this point,,still need to fab up the end pieces (extensions)...............next i have a 51 caddy bumper i plan to section/narrow to fit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

This car is so ****ing cool! i've been following most of the updates and when this ride is finished up it'll blow the socks off every body!

 

Loooook-kin gooooood...given any thot to color yet???

R-

 

looking good i cant wait to see the front bumper in place.

 

what are the headlights gonna get?

 

i made duplicates of the stock (pot metal) bezels out of sheetmetal,,,they will be frenched,,,

 

lookin pretty good so far, do u have a side profile shot of it?!?

39

 

Real nice! yu goin to keep that flatty V8 in it?

 

here you go.........

 

its already got a 62 caddy 390,,,with the three on the tree,,,runs and drives great!

 

looks awsome keep it up!

 

Will be a cl***ic when it's completed

 

Damn. Dont see too many like that. Looks great.

 

Bring it back to Hopewell, I miss seeing it when I drive by. Looks great.

 

I really look foreward to see this car completed. Have you decided how to paint it yet?

 

looking great!!

 

Damn your Caddy is looking good Jim.
Thanks for the update. LSM

 

I must day I love all your updates. This car is one of my favorites. Thanks for the pictures.

 

Its gettin there,Jim keep it up it will look so kool.Any ideas on kolor? later Mike BTT

 

Hey, Jim, when you coming back to finish the rear window??????????????????????
Looking VERY good, by the way, your skills are progressing, they are!

 

Jim,

Have you decided yet on what you're doing with the suspension? 50's low or in-the-weeds low?


Ed

 

Thanks for giving my ****ty Monday morning a boost.

That caddy is really spot-on cl***ic style & I love seeing it progress

 

thanks everyone for the feedback,,,,as far as color, it'll be dark,,,,either burgundy, eggplant, or black,,,,,not sure yet,,,lots of other things to think about before i really have to make that decision,,,but definitely a dark color,,,when i got the car it was white,,,looked like the ***anic or something,,,the light color made it look huge!!!

burger,,,it'll be about 3 inches lower than it sits now,,,it already has 3" blocks, but i will cut the coils in the front, and remove several leaves in the back,,,the "spring pack" is brand new, and has a ****load of springs,,,it could definitely stand to lose a few,,,,

 

Sorry, I had to do some photoshop work.

 

Looks right like that, looks like it could have really been built back then.

 

jim car looks killer.....the photoshop photo is right on with the fadeaways.....phil

 

rikster,,,,i like it,,,i was thinking of making the fadeaways dip a bit right before they join with the quarter,,kind of mimicking the dip in the 49 quarters i grafted on,,,,don't know how it would look, but if you have some time, maybe you can try it out for me to see how it would look,,,

 

Fadeaways look great on that car, cool to hear you might actually be doing them! As it sits, the front fender is very much different from the rear. Fadeaways with more of a rounded slope would make this car even more incredible than it already is. Have I mentioned my jealousy?

 

that looks great, cant wait to see it with some color

 

I don't normally offer unsolicited opinion of what I think other people should do to their cars but I must make an exception here. I think this car really needs the fadeaways.
It's a nice custom in progress as it sits but with the fadeaways it flows much better.