| One for Indy..... | |
|
+4Matt Trakker Cadet57 IMPALADAKID 8bud 8 posters |
Author | Message |
---|
8bud
Posts : 626 Join date : 2009-01-23 Age : 52 Location : Salem, NH
| Subject: One for Indy..... Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:08 pm | |
| Or Chris maybe??? Check this bitch out>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-CADILLAC-LIMO-CHEVY-SUV-LT1-CHASSIS-SWAP-LOWERED-HOT-RAT-ROD-CUSTOM-GASSER-/261190212454?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cd0265b66 | |
|
| |
IMPALADAKID Admin
Posts : 1525 Join date : 2009-01-17 Age : 55
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:21 pm | |
| I feel like I just gained 10 lbs. My pants got tight as hell. | |
|
| |
Cadet57
Posts : 4481 Join date : 2010-03-14 Age : 36 Location : Chicopee, MA
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:30 pm | |
| I would sell a kidney for that. Needs some torque thrusts on some WW's | |
|
| |
Matt Trakker
Posts : 5093 Join date : 2009-07-30 Age : 42 Location : Reading, MA
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:20 pm | |
| That is pretty freakin' cool right there. I'm picturing someone who worked for GM showing up in that to work to be funny back in the 60s. I wouldn't even touch the body! I think this wheel/tire combo would look good: | |
|
| |
8bud
Posts : 626 Join date : 2009-01-23 Age : 52 Location : Salem, NH
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:22 pm | |
| That's one of the cars on my bucket list right there, Matt. A '69 or'70 Coupe DeVille. Although that looks like it might be a '67 or '68. I wouldn't throw one of those out of bed either. | |
|
| |
bowtiepimp
Posts : 1568 Join date : 2010-06-19 Age : 38 Location : working a corner near you
| |
| |
Matt Trakker
Posts : 5093 Join date : 2009-07-30 Age : 42 Location : Reading, MA
| |
| |
Ironfistdog
Posts : 2141 Join date : 2011-01-11 Age : 42 Location : Warren, MA
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:25 am | |
| I like the limo rear window better than the wrap around glass I have in mine, It sucks they destroyed the dash with the plastic garbage from a caprice, the factory mechanical gauges could have been hooked up to the lt1 and with an adapter module the speedo cable could have been turned into VSS pulse. In 56 it was already a 12v system (55 first year caddy 12v) it's funny they put an lt1 in there because the factory 365 engine that came in it would have blown the doors off a lt1 any day of the week, Especially the factory dual quad setup. Good to know the track width from a caprice works out.. I was planning on frame swapping to a suburban frame (same wheelbase) But I'd much rather have the trailing arms rear setup and the ease of finding parts from a caprice/roadmaster. Now who's got a caprice/roadmaster/fleetwood they wanna part out????? | |
|
| |
mp775
Posts : 746 Join date : 2011-08-24 Age : 44 Location : Pawtucket, RI / Woburn, MA
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:49 am | |
| I have to wonder how well this was done. Why would you go through the trouble of a body swap and 1) not take care of rusty inner fenders and 2) leave a 200k mile drivetrain in it? | |
|
| |
Pooge
Posts : 1700 Join date : 2009-03-24
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:02 pm | |
| - mp775 wrote:
- I have to wonder how well this was done. Why would you go through the trouble of a body swap and 1) not take care of rusty inner fenders and 2) leave a 200k mile drivetrain in it?
I wondered much of the same. It's a cool idea, but a lot of it screams that it was done half-ass, or at the least needs some serious finish work. I understand money can be an issue though, and once it's going down the road it's hard to spend too much money on it because you just want to drive it... I've never been in love with that body Caddy, my love starts toward the late 60's and up, but I can appreciate what he was trying to attempt. Doug | |
|
| |
Sponsored content
| Subject: Re: One for Indy..... | |
| |
|
| |
| One for Indy..... | |
|