Customs *** 1961 Cadillac CDV Kustom build ***

Guys thanx so much for the Bday wishes!!!! My Bday is actually on the 1st, but my wife is working this weekend so we did an early party weekend!!!

JJ, YOU'RE A FUNNY motherfucker!!! i bought the OUTLAW BIKER MAGAZINE.... YOU RULE!!! Thanx man!!!


Here's some updates!!!!


After a couple days of recovery from drinking for 4 days.... I love to have a good time , what can i say!!! LOL!!! I started on the trunk!!!!



built the subfloor and framed the gas tank



The tank is only mocked up in this pic so i can drill the mounting holes, it mounts from underneath the sub floor























DONE!!!



BELOW THE PACKAGE TRAY







Next is the rear end treatment!!!!


Thanx again for the nice words guys!!!!!

 

^ amazing , its so obvious you dont have kids hahahahaha

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nice!!!

 

Holy shit, great work. I kinda wanna do the gas tank modification to my Cadillac as well now...nice!

 

Great stuff as usual. Thanks for the update!

 

Great work Ian, I'm sure you're an inspiration to a lot of people, me included. Keep up the awesomeness!

 

this is sick

 

Why do I find the coolest shit at two in the fuckin morning? How did I miss this? This is my favorite year Caddy. I have only skimmed the 29 pages, I don't see what you are doing with the windshield, is it described in here somewhere? I would have never thought a chop would look good on this model car, but with the other mods, fins, etc., the proportions are right on. Will the decklid be modified to mimic the profile of the "ass grille"? Really looking forward to this one, you are doing a jam up job.

 

HAHAHA!!! That cracked me up Lawrence!!!

Hey thanx man!!!

The windshield is pretty damn simple it only needs 3" trimmed at the top.... the bottom a pillars were never moved and the top ones were pushed out 1/4" on each side. A good friend of mine hooked me up with a new glass guy, that i didn't know, He has done most of winfield's cars as i understand and other known kustomizers. and the quote he gave me for the new windshield and the cut CAN'T BE BEAT!!!!! He's actually gonna do all the glass on the Cadillac......And yes the trunk will be peaked and pancaked, I promise it WON'T be cartoony and silly!!!!





Thanx for all the kind words guys!!!!

 

Just a suggestion, you may want to go ahead and cut all the glass now, and make the metal fit the glass. Regardless, keep up the good work.

 

Trunk looks awesome man!!!!

 

Are you sure those welds are gonna hold? HaHa I thought I'd take you back in time with that one. Damn Brotha, just when you think it can't get any better you pull this shit. I'm amazed at how far you've come in just a few years time. YOU ROCK! I'm still looking for a IB T shirt to strut around in the garage.

 

Great update!

 

The cad is looking great ! Nice update, and congrats to the cover ! Hey , don't forget that your chevy was in the Custom cars lead sleds : Back from the dead 2 DVD !!!!

 

man u make it look easy

 

Ian
You make this stuff look way too eazy man!!

I have a suggestion for the rear!

Probably have to relocate the gas fill but youre probably already doing that.

59 cad rear grill, I think you can make it work.

 

LOL!!! Thanx so much man!!!! I am going to have a bunch of shirts and hoodies printed at the end of summer... all our $$ is going in the cadillac right now... expensive!!!!

[QUOTE=''кυѕтσмѕ αяє кσσl'';6806182]The cad is looking great ! Nice update, and congrats to the cover ! Hey , don't forget that your chevy was in the Custom cars lead sleds : Back from the dead 2 DVD !!!! [/QUOTE]

Thanx for the info ... Had no idea!!!!

Thanx man!!!! the gas filler tube is already being relocated, the trunk is gonna be pancaked, to a much smaller lid and i love the 59 grille , but i really wanna make the front stock grille work, the size is gonna be about 1/2 the front one in height !!

CONTINUITY!!!

 

[QUOTE=''кυѕтσмѕ αяє кσσl'';6806182]The cad is looking great ! Nice update, and congrats to the cover ! Hey , don't forget that your chevy was in the Custom cars lead sleds : Back from the dead 2 DVD !!!! [/QUOTE]

Hey man, i just looked up this dvd and it's 25$ ..... If you have the video and don't mind sending me the clip using a video cam,I'd like to see it. my email is RAUNCHERO13@MAC.COM

Thanx man, no big deal if it's a pain!!!!!!

 

Hey ! I just came home to Sweden from a vacation in florida , I found the DVD at Walmart for $5 . The clip is like 2 seconds LOL , but ill try to record it and send it to you

 

How did I miss this thread?

WOW!!!

Ian, what a talented craftsman and true artist you are!!!

Love the clean body mods and tasteful interior choices you have made.

The careful planning you have done in all aspects of the build are really paying off. And you are a man of action.

Love the BIG cars too. I have a 58 Lincoln.

Really want to see this beautiful car in the flesh someday.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[QUOTE=''кυѕтσмѕ αяє кσσl'';6808435]Hey ! I just came home to Sweden from a vacation in florida , I found the DVD at Walmart for $5 . The clip is like 2 seconds LOL , but ill try to record it and send it to you [/QUOTE]

If it's only 2 secs,then this clip must be all of it!!

http://vimeo.com/15207110

Have a nice b'day,I-an!!!

Yeah,only $5 in Wallymart!!
http://www.walmart.com/search/searc...ery=back from the dead&_tt=back from the dead

 

Man its looking beautiful, keep up the good work

 

[QUOTE=''кυѕтσмѕ αяє кσσl'';6808435]Hey ! I just came home to Sweden from a vacation in florida , I found the DVD at Walmart for $5 . The clip is like 2 seconds LOL , but ill try to record it and send it to you [/QUOTE]

No worries man!!! Thanx a lot!! just saw it!!

THANX VERY MUCH MAN!!!! IT'LL BE AT GNRS, PAINT AND ALL!!!!

 

Hey Ian, where did you buy your mustang tank? Tanks Inc have a pretty nice mustang type tank, but they're a lot cheaper to buy them at the mustang shops.

 

by far my favorite build!! excellent work ian!

 

WOW! ....just found this thread....Kudos Mr Berky....that is going to be one hell of a ride...."Praise the Lowered"

 

Yup that's it

 

EBAY. 149 SHIPPED, COMPLETE. 20 GALLONS

WOW!!! Thank you very much !!!

thanx so much man...... yes i love them low !!!!

 

Be sure that the tank you are going to buy is made in Canada,instead of China.
The canadian tanks have better quality.
Btw.nice progress,Ian.Keep it up!

 

hahah!!! I just removed the made in canada sticker!!!! Lol!!!!