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Have your classic, and drive it too
I grew up in the 80′s, not a terribly exciting time in automobile history. In addition, my family, while sharing great stories about cool cars in their past, never owned anything particularly exiting while I was a kid. Maybe the coolest car was the Volvo 145 Estate which we owned when I was very young. [...]
Android OS CarPC?
Generally speaking, I don’t actively participate in the weekly #carchat on Twitter, but I do occasionally glean a few points as I watch it stream across my Twitter timeline. Take for instance this week’s #carchat where I saw @banovsky say the following. Now, I’ve built a CarPC and have some familiarity with the topic, and [...]
Caddy – Hibernating for the summer?
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Worklogs on April 8, 2010
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 [...]
I dub thee “Bionic Caddy”
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Worklogs on March 11, 2010
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 [...]
Mystery Solved!
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Worklogs on February 2, 2010
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 [...]
Engine Autopsy
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Worklogs on February 1, 2010
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 [...]
No More Guesswork
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Worklogs on January 24, 2010
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 [...]
The Surprises Continue
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Worklogs on January 11, 2010
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 [...]
Opening Pandora’s Box
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Worklogs on December 2, 2009
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 [...]
From Project Car to Hobby Car
Posted by RyanG in 1967 Cadillac Sedan Deville, Personal Expressions on November 22, 2009
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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