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Rear brakes in and shock tabs mounted. [IMG]
On a side note, our Sled Kings car club had a great time at the Mooneyes Christmas Show! [ATTACH]
The cross member for the 2 piece drive shaft is son in place as well. [ATTACH]
Just Finished the rear disc brakes and plumbing all the stainless lines! [ATTACH]
Here is the front view. [ATTACH]
I still need to fit the dual fan mount but here it is painted and mounted. [ATTACH] [IMG]
In order to maintain the location of the stock hood latch, I added a support around the now front mounted radiator and sectioned 3" out of it. [IMG]
I had just enough time to grind and smooth the weld job and begin adding the tabs to the side that the radiator will mount to. I also cut the...
In order to preserve structural integrity and also a smooth stock appearance, I sectioned 1 inch out and welded the curved metal back on. I also...
I began to tackle the dreaded radiator project last night. I am using a 57 Chevy radiator because it has the dimensions I was looking for plus...
Drive shaft is in now that the cross member was cut and installed. I also pulled the radiator support and am welding up the mounts for the...
I'm using little right angle fittings that will thread into holes that I drill into the masters lid. Then will route line to a remote reservoir...
This weekend I sent the car over to Corba R. They specialize in Cobra kit cars but they have a large lift and tig up one of the nicest custom...
How's this build coming? Would love to see some progress pics...
Unfortunately, it did not fit under the car unless I cut a big hole in the floor board. I then took a brake from that project (no pun intended)...
Some last minute changes took place this weekend. (I think for the better.) Ron for RPM called and sadi he had found a hyro-boost that ran a 1"...
Going into this weekend I hope to get a start on the cross member for my spit drive shaft. I should be able to pick up the 2" x 32" piece that...
I also have at least 40 hours into the construction of the air bag relays and valves. It is now complete and the car now goes up and down with the...
My last challenge will be the modification of my left header. Still chewing on how to approach this. [IMG]
So I have installed the front drop spinals, rack and pinion steering, front disc brakes and after 3 complete re-designs the steering column...
Well after the 2 days of running diagnostics on my engine we came to the conclusion that my ECU had a short or defect in it... So I bought another...
The engine is now turning over but I am still in the middle of some trouble shooting before it will start... Discovered that my bad starter was...
Last accomplishment for the weekend was the fuel filler. I got a stainless "lower" filler tube when I ordered my tank and have been trying to...
Had to send out the lower control arms to a machine shop to do a slow controlled heated 2" bend so that the steering isn't tweaked. I should have...
We removed the passenger side upright and spindle and cleaned up and installed the spindle to the driver side so you can see the side by side...
I installed the rack and the right drop down bracket for the right side support did not reach the rack so I had to cut in half and put a 2" step...
I cant wait to see this Caddy come alive!
When I started this build thread, I was at the point of starting on the rear end of the car so everything I had prior to the current detailed...
Doing a Caddy build myself! Here's what I got so far: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=593245
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