Roadkill's 1958 Cadillac

FUBAR · June 01, 2012, 09:07:14 AM

all sounds good

ianjpage · June 01, 2012, 10:12:55 AM

yeay on the road again!

Roadkill · June 01, 2012, 04:45:54 PM

Yup . . . . . for so long I haven't had even one Yank that was driveable . . . . now I have TWO !!!

Hoping for good weather on Sunday for the car show . . . be good to get her out.

Roadkill · June 03, 2012, 04:59:00 AM

A picture . . . . . . . . Just because.

Roadkill · January 03, 2013, 07:14:16 AM

Been driving the Caddy to work the past couple of days while the Mondeo is in the shop getting repaired.

She's the only legal or useable car we have at the mo.

Motorama · January 03, 2013, 07:17:59 AM

Cool, ive barely used my 57 since 2010, maybe driven it twice since then, hope to use it more this year.

ianjpage · January 03, 2013, 05:27:56 PM

Cool, did you find what the pool of liquid was under her?

Roadkill · January 04, 2013, 04:27:01 AM

It was water.

She always looses some during storage and it only took 3/4 of a kettle to top her back up again so actually less than normal.

There was the obligatory splash of brake fluid too.

ianjpage · January 04, 2013, 07:57:19 AM

ahh fair enough, least nothing to worry about it!

Roadkill · April 12, 2013, 04:18:31 AM

You wouldn't believe how hard it is NOT to start spending money (I don't really have) on the Caddy with the Camaro so very nearly done.

Patience isn't my best virtue !

Soooooo close.

Cunning Plan · April 12, 2013, 05:36:36 AM

Nice to have the classic helping you out and earning its keep

Roadkill · May 29, 2013, 04:37:50 AM

She's insured for another year, now . . . and with MoT no longer being a requirement I thought I'd tax her too . . .

Oh, no. Can't use the online system as it doesn't see an MoT for her and rejects the application !!

So I'm gonna have to go down to the Post Office and do it the "old fashioned way".

Fieldy · May 29, 2013, 05:13:19 AM

Still love this caddy. Great to see it on the road again

Roadkill · May 29, 2013, 05:25:19 AM

Quoting: Fieldy

Great to see it on the road again

It won't be for long.

As soon as the Camaro's done, the Caddy will be started.

Roadkill · June 12, 2013, 04:43:51 AM

She's now taxed, Insured ~~and MoT'ed~~.

So 100% legal.

Will be taking her out hopefully for a few trips this year before starting her rebuild in the autumn/winter.

Big plans. Watch this space.

Cunning Plan · June 12, 2013, 05:12:57 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

Big plans. Watch this space.

Tell is now uncle Roadkill!

Roadkill · June 12, 2013, 05:27:01 AM

I'm not even going to type anything until the Camaro is Taxed and MoTed. Then it's as finished as it needs to be and I can "officially" start the Caddy.

You'll have to wait, grasshopper.

ianjpage · June 12, 2013, 07:35:32 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

I'm not even going to type anything until the Camaro is Taxed and MoTed.

AND DRIVEN!!!!

lol

Roadkill · December 04, 2013, 10:12:07 AM

Quoting: Roadkill

I'm not even going to type anything until the Camaro is Taxed and MoTed. Then it's as finished as it needs to be and I can "officially" start the Caddy.

Weeeeelllll . . . .

I'm just putting feelers out at the moment . . . I contacted a interiors guy late last month and need to get him some pictures and ideas of what I want in order for him to get me some prices together . . .

I've also been chatting to Clive at Stromberg about odds and sods, but we did get onto the Caddy . . . he gave me a few options to consider and even asked me to sell him the 365 if I didn't want it.

I need to compile some engine requirements for my potential builder in CA and then maybe contact a few chrome-platers for some prices . . .

Then I'll be in a much better position to start, compared to when I set out on the Camaro !!

Roadkill · December 11, 2013, 11:32:50 AM

Contact has been made with an engine builder . . . . .

art b · December 12, 2013, 07:04:38 AM

i hope its not starchiefs mate ...

Titsy · December 12, 2013, 07:52:49 AM

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Roadkill · December 12, 2013, 04:05:42 PM

Nah, I'm not that daft !

Roadkill · December 17, 2013, 05:26:40 AM

I've sent over my required specs . . . they're open to discussion with my builder, of course as he knows better than me.

I've specified about 80% of it, with a further 20% as "options" so I can control the budget a bit . . .

The biggest single outlay will be the heads. I want ported, small chamber, ally heads . . . but may end up with un-ported small chamber iron ones if the price starts getting silly.

I've also asked him to source me a rebuilt TH400 . . the plan is to add a B&M shifter so I can fully control the shifts (if I want to) . . . It won't be a manual, but at least it won't be a girly full-auto, either.

We'll see what he comes back with . . . He's in Apply Valley, CA, so I'm hoping to coincide the build with a visit to Vegas late next year.

What's irritating is that last time we were in Vegas I drove into California and was only a stone's throw away from them when we turned around to head back.