Archive for category 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville

Caddy – Hibernating for the summer?

Time for a quick update on the Cadillac. Last time you read about the caddy, I shared my discovery that it had the rather desirable “Switch Pitch” variation of the Turbo 400 transmission. As such, I decided it was best to have it examined before I put the car back together. I took it over [...]

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I dub thee “Bionic Caddy”

It's been a while since I've provided an update about the progress of on the Caddy.  Mostly because things have been slow due to a busy work and family schedule.  Here's the rundown of what I have gotten done though. I have rebuilt the carb, and realized that a broken vacuum pot on the carb [...]

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Mystery Solved!

Well there she is, the source of my clunk! And, the way it’s sitting in there explains why the engine wouldn’t turn past TDC as well since that thing woulda been right in the way. So far as I can tell it’s a small(ish) washer that got folded in half. You can see a few [...]

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Engine Autopsy

I got the engine out of the Caddy this weekend! The first lesson I learned is that I should have either removed all of the pulleys and water pump, or removed the front clip of the car. I had a TON of trouble getting the motor out past the radiator core support! In fact, I [...]

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No More Guesswork

Having discovered that both of the motor mount nuts were missing the Cadillac had earned a stay of execution. Early last week I purchased a new set of fasteners for only a dollar! After installing them I had expected to just start the car up and see if the “clunk” sound had gone away. Imagine [...]

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The Surprises Continue

With things starting to slow down with my work schedule, I was actually able to take this weekend off! I got to relax quite a lot, spend some time with the family, and spend a little time in the garage with the Caddy. You may remember from my last last update about the Cadillac, that [...]

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Opening Pandora’s Box

So when I bought the Caddy, I knew it had a cooling system issue. The previous owner had diagnosed it as a leaking water pump, so that’s where I started. Little did I know what lay in store for me! First, the 429 Cadillac motor which is in the 67′ Deville was only made for [...]

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From Project Car to Hobby Car

I’ve owned quite a number of cars in my relatively short driving history thus-far. And a lot of them have been what I consider a “Project Car”. Now to me, that always meant a car which is pretty much your daily driver, but which gets lots of attention on evenings and weekends to either upgrade [...]

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67 Caddy – New Kicks

So, one of the first purchases I made for the Cadillac was a set of new wheels. I knew the Cadillac needed tires, since the rears were showing obvious sings of dryness and cracking. I also knew I didn’t want to “waste” money on buying tires for the stock wheel size when I knew I [...]

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’67 Caddy – Trunk Opening Safari

As you can see, when I bought the Deville it lacked a lock cylinder for opening the trunk!  Yesterday I set out to try to get it open, and possibly rig something up to be able to continue to do so until I can do a proper repair. Though I do now have a factory [...]

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