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I like the green one too that is acually the color I will end up painting it one day. I want to do a green body like a metallic and a off white top.
Well you guys are just awesome. Thanks for the insperation, i will post pics as I go. Once again thanks for the help with the pics.
To me that looks like 3 inch section and I love it. Well I will post pics when I start it, I am very slow at working on it so it might be a while...
I was just thinking two inches so it would be a subtle difference, three inches would be ok too. I do not want a drastic section like a 4 or 5...
Thanks for the thread, did not see that one. And it is a series 62 4 door
Does anyone have pics of a sectioned 49 cad? I am chopping mine 4 inches and was thinking about sectioning it while it is all tore apart, nothing...
Does anyone know where I can buy these nuts. I need them for the door hinge to a-pillar mounting on my 49 cadillac. Thanks
custom project
Thanks for all the leads guys. I really do not want to butcher a good one up but if the whole car is pretty much shot the roof is usually still...
Does anyone on the east coast(hopefully around Pa.) know where there are any 49-53 caddy hearses for sale? I do not need it to be in good shape as...
You will need different rims. And thanks for all the info
What m/c did you use floor or firewall? And thanks for the info
I did read that thread but I do not want to use a firewall mounted m/c. Revershalo that list would be awesome, what m/c did you use, and did you...
Need some info on putting disc brakes and a dual chamber m/cylinder on my 49. Part numbers and who sells the brackets would help. I know scarebird...
Keep the pics coming and thanks for those who posted. Nice interiors
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I want to get the interior in my 49 caddy done in tuck 'n' roll. The guy wants to start on it this week. I need some pics of different styles. If...
Do the 49 buick super and the 49 cad share the same roof? The reason I am asking is that I found a visor for a buick and I am wondering if it will...
The reason I squared off the back window was to match the front, I tried it both ways and the way i did it was what I thought looked the best. It...
I will post some better pics then
I raised the panel, to meet the window frame I thought it flowed into the trunk better that way. Actually Not to confuse you I just added metal...
No I made it a hardtop, oneday it might have some type of windows in it though.
What do you guys think of the flow of the chop? To high in the front, to low in the rear, let me know what you guys think.
I was going to do the perimeter as a but weld, but the center piece is flanged on each side and I was going to spot weld this. It's a three piece...
What is the best way to replace a trunk pan? Overlap and spot weld or but and weld complete? It's a 67 caprice if it maters
I use teflon putty, made by Aeroquip. It's not called putty but I am at work right now and can not think of the actual name.
You need to modify the carb for blow-thru like you stated. To handle the fuel supply side you need a really decent electric fuel pump and you...
Did he weld a lot of stainless? If so there is fume put of from it, it is called hexavalient chromium. Where I work you have to wear a air hood...
I was just hoping to find a downdraft booth i could rent or use
It is very dirty, and not set-up to paint.
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