54 Cadillac Fleetwood build

I got this 54 a few months ago to do some custom stuff with. My 57 is a little too nice to modify so I figured I can do whatever I want with this car and it wont bother me. So far the plan is to put in a 390 with 700R4 transmission and as far as what I'm going to do with the body. I have a lot of plans, but we'll see how that goes.


The other 54 Fleetwood is my buddy's car.

There was a 59 390 with a 59 transmission already in the car when I got it.

But that got pulled out to clean everything up.


This is the rebuilt 1961 390 that will be going back in.

A little bit of the chrome has already been removed and filled in

Used to look like this

 

After not touching the car for almost two months I did some work on it tonight. I made some new floor pans and started smoothing the firewall(of course I decided to do this after I painted it and made it look nice...) I'm going to work on new metal for the firewall tomorrow...it's a little late to be cutting up and banging on metal tonight.

 

Looks good so far, keep the pics coming.

 

I got a little bit done today. I pulled off the fenders so I had better access for the firewall and for when I put the motor in. I really didn't want to, but I think it will make things easier later on. Instead of doing a completely smooth firewall like I was going to I decided to just fill in the openings and leave the body lines so it looks more stock. The best kind of custom work is the work that you don't notice. I didn't get very far on it, but I'm going to try to finish it off tomorrow.

 

Finished tacking up the rest of it, now just need to weld and grind.

 

lookin great man
keep at it

 

Way kool, man!!!! Fire wall is gonna look killer when it's done!! I love the detail of keeping that line and making the rest smooth. Keep the pics comin!!!!!!!!

 

I love caddy,s looking sweet!