Projects A few pics of the Caddy Flathead '32 loadster project

Cool pretty Envious of you right now. But I got final piece of coolness for you

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Ok so it was toed in way too much, she goes a lot better now, so on to the next issue . The key was left on all day while the work was being done so when I got there needless to say the battery was dead. We threw it on the charger and now it runs like ****. I checked the points and they were not fused together, timing is in the ballpark. It ran better before but remember it was just running on open headers. The carbs have been sitting for about nine years so that's my next place to look.


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Ok, it's all coming back to me now! The carbs currently on the car have had some serious jet and power valve work to them, they were at one point on the 33 and then were put on the shelf for a future project, I did however go thru them, found some **** and it runs 80% better. I'll re jet them tomorrow and take it from there.


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Forgot to ask, anybody off the top of their head know what stock size jets and power valve a 97 takes.... I have it written down somewhere but.....


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Dave....I checked the Camel toe and it seems big enough...?


If im correct the the main jets in a 97 are drill size and the power valves are wire size?? Yes??

 

looks great pete.cant wait to see her in person.i have a stromberg power valve tool if you need to borrow one .sometimes they can be a ***** to remove.

 

If it ran well before the key was left on all day then I'd be leaning towards an electrical issue. I might swap out the condenser and ballast resistor to eliminate those possibilities too.


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absolutely an awesome build. I LOVE the headers. they ought to have a few "under informed" folks baffled

 

John,
I thought the same thing but everything checked out, the carbs act different when there's back pressure so ill do some rejetting Saturday and she should be minty.


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Minty minty.


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Took the roadster out for a nice country back road drive last night, got the jetting and carb issues worked out. No current issues but still have many small loose ends to complete.


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As I was pulling away


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nice job, congrats and enjoy!

 

2nd gear is very peppy


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Hey....not to take anything away from anyones build....but this is just a public service announcement. Those "WWII" seat belts that everyone is running are actually still produced and used every day in the C-130 and KC-135 aircraft. Those belts specifically are used in the Refuel boom pod for the boom operators to secure themselves in for as rough flight. Anyone looking to get a set, don't let someone convince you that they are rare or expensive...they pop up on ebay and army surplus stores all the time for under $10.

Ok, im stepping off the soap box now...back to this damned awesome build, I love the look of those caddy flatheads.

 

That looks great Pete

 

Nice work...

 

What no shinny paint?

 

I don't think I'll ever paint is shiny, I have way more fun not worrying about Knicks and dings.


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Finally got the brake light switch and headlights wired. She's almost ready for the beach!


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Second gear is where it's at on the beach Pete!


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Now that I've seen the car you really need these !! awesome job !!




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Can't wait to see them, I may have to sell a kidney.

The cad motor may need a complete rebuild! Hopefully I won't blow it up on the beach.

I've been having charging issues for about two weeks, finally got it sorted out.


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Some pics from Saturday. The car looks great Pete, awesome job!

 

tons of great details.well done pete.

 

Thanks guys.

So the motor didnt blow up on the way to the show,,,,so next stop is ROG,,,,,than the motor comes out and goes to Daves Auto Machine for a rebuild.

Im not sure if Dave knows this yet...

Pete-