CADZILA! The Sequel

So. This is my first real Arlington built car in 16 months, and my first D-body in 6 years. I have my work cut out for me, but it got me home on a 50 mile trip back from picking it up. It needs a heater core, and what I believe to be either a intake manifold gasket, or a oil filter adapter. I am leaning toward intake, as most of the mess seems to be on the pass side. The drivers seat does not move. But it is nothing a set of bonnies won't fix . Some of the cladding is pulling away, but all is there, and in nice shape, and the headlamp is broke. Plans include SS springs and bars, with firmer shocks, wheels, and the usual mods.
Would not be a thread worth a damn without pics.







First mod

Nice start, love the color.

What's the wagon? Love it's color more

Very nice. Can't wait to see it unfold with ss springs, wheels, bonnies, and a nice blazer console! Btw. What's with the wagon?

No Moa wrote:

Nice start, love the color.

What's the wagon? Love it's color more

It belongs to mp775. I am working on it.

MASShole9C1 wrote:

Very nice. Can't wait to see it unfold with ss springs, wheels, bonnies, and a nice blazer console! Btw. What's with the wagon?

You mean like this.

Billy, Can you coach on how to remove the trim, andwhat tools to use? That's the only FW in the yard and It's pretty picked over.

Exactly.

Looks good already, needs some wide white walls

Tomz9C1 wrote:

Billy, Can you coach on how to remove the trim, andwhat tools to use? That's the only FW in the yard and It's pretty picked over.

I have no Clue Tom., The skirts come off easy enough. There is a handle on the back side. reach up, and push handle toward you, and slightly up, once it comes free from it's cradle, pull it down. I think that is how it works. , Then pull the skirt gently toward you, and down.

95brmw wrote:

Looks good already, needs some wide white walls

Never. I am going sporty, not classic.

IMPALADAKID wrote:

95brmw wrote:

Looks good already, needs some wide white walls

Never. I am going sporty, not classic.

I was just gonna post that. Stay sporty!!! There's enough class already.

IMPALADAKID wrote:

95brmw wrote:

Looks good already, needs some wide white walls

Never. I am going sporty, not classic.

FAIL!

Then you can get FAILWUD plates for it.

lol

Make it go "sporty" but LOOK classy. Turn those RWL's into wide whites, stat!

And I'm pretty sure it's impossible to get the side panels off without breaking the clips. And GM doesn't make the clips anymore. Go figure.

toomanytoyz wrote:

IMPALADAKID wrote:

95brmw wrote:

Looks good already, needs some wide white walls

Never. I am going sporty, not classic.

FAIL!

Then you can get FAILWUD plates for it.

lol

Make it go "sporty" but LOOK classy. Turn those RWL's into wide whites, stat!

And I'm pretty sure it's impossible to get the side panels off without breaking the clips. And GM doesn't make the clips anymore. Go figure.

You sir are assing up my thread.

It's who I am. It's what I do.

toomanytoyz wrote:

It's who I am. It's what I do.

I just laughed so hard, I spit my yogurt on the screen.

And yes, I am sure it was yogurt.

IMPALADAKID wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

It's who I am. It's what I do.

I just laughed so hard, I spit my yogurt on the screen.

And yes, I am sure it was yogurt.

IMPALADAKID wrote:

And yes, I am sure it was yogurt.

Idk, you seemed pretty excited between your new caddy and all the hotties Crovo and Matt kept posting.

Cadet57 wrote:

IMPALADAKID wrote:

And yes, I am sure it was yogurt.

Idk, you seemed pretty excited between your new caddy and all the hotties Crovo and Matt kept posting.

Yes I am, but not that excited.

IMPALADAKID wrote:

Cadet57 wrote:

IMPALADAKID wrote:

And yes, I am sure it was yogurt.

Idk, you seemed pretty excited between your new caddy and all the hotties Crovo and Matt kept posting.

Yes I am, but not that excited.

Good to know...

Matt Trakker wrote:

That's Bill Sadler's old car. The SStealth. He gave it to his son at over 300K miles and he wrecked it, after spending a year completely rebuilding it.

Matt Trakker wrote:

I have my own.

Do you ever drive anything without a for sale sign in the window???

Seriously ...... if you end up in Nashua with that car call me.....

..... one way or another I will get my hands on said FW.

toomanytoyz wrote:

Do you ever drive anything without a for sale sign in the window???

yeah, when he's letting you borrow the sign

bowtiepimp wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

Do you ever drive anything without a for sale sign in the window???

yeah, when he's letting you borrow the sign

Like it's even theoretically possible that we could share a sign...

lol

If you don't already have a lead on a set, 8bud has a low mileage set of SS springs.

MASShole9C1 wrote:

If you don't already have a lead on a set, 8bud has a low mileage set of SS springs.

Thanks Brian.
I will have to pm Bill, and see what he wants for them. Hopefully they are not early 94s.

Lol to jims wagon SS springs hahaha. They are 96 I think. $150

Drop it from this.

To this

Cool, and they change colors, too!

YES. But with SS rims.

All the rocker trim can be removed easily:

Skirts: pull down handles pull outward
Rear quarters: remove bottom screw(s) lift up and tilt out
Doors: remove 4 screws from inside of door where it touches the jamb, lift up and tilt out top
Door side fender: remove screw(s) from fender well side and lift up
Bumper side fender: remove screw(s) wheel well side and there is a nut on the inside under the air dam trim, pull out straight

No broken clips
Make sure to grab the black clips from the side of the car, (use a punch to push the center outward and remove the white square with the black clip,

Nice score Bill, best color EVER.....EVAR....

V8Killer wrote:

Nice score Bill, best color EVER.....EVAR....

No Moa wrote:

V8Killer wrote:

Nice score Bill, best color EVER.....EVAR....

Plagiarists.

Boo.

toomanytoyz wrote:

No Moa wrote:

V8Killer wrote:

Nice score Bill, best color EVER.....EVAR....

Plagiarists.

Boo.

See what I did there?

Some more pics.
Have intake gaskets, performance intake, heater core, headlamp, and 6000 hids coming. Hopefully start working on in next week.
Removed all the grandpa decals on the windows last night. To cold to do anything else. Brrrrr!

....Nice .... even comes with the elusive right reverse light.....




.... ( if you hear the pharse " what a big F***ing roof " in the middle of the night, don't worry it's just me )

IMPALADAKID wrote:

Could use some 9C1 door handles.

First repair today. I had to replace the heater core. Too cold. All better. Now I have to get a RM HVAC control. I forgot just how limited the caddy ones are.


I want to look like this


Yet be able to do the "Crovo Shuffle" like this.


While sitting here.

I replaced the heater core yesterday. I have the intake gaskets, and "Right Stuff" RTV for the intake leak. I am going to try and locate a
4.3 v8 oil filter adapter to get rid of the leaky oil lines, and sandwich adapter. Replace the HVAC control with one from a Roadmaster, tuneup
with new opti and water pump.

Just get a standard SBC oil filter adapter (free at most machine shops!) and run the big filter. Wait... Will it fit with the cats? Maybe not. Thinking back, I've only run em that way with headers. Nevermind. lol

i got a junk 4.3 9c1 car, come up and take it out, but you'll have to dig under the car to get to it. lol

No Moa wrote:

i got a junk 4.3 9c1 car, come up and take it out, but you'll have to dig under the car to get to it. lol

I will be right over.

Good luck with that....

sdstick wrote:

Good luck with that....

I would do anything for love. But I won't do that.

Broken headlamp replaced. (Thanks Indigo) 6000k HIDs installed. I know they are small conquests, but I am documenting everything here. I even washed it last night since we are heading to a funeral today up in Ossippee. I had forgot about moving the car to clean and tire dress the rear tires.

1 thing I hate about my Fleetwood is how much of a pita it is to clean the rear wheels/tires.

I had that problem on my skirted '74...I'd just wipe a sponge around the tire dressing half of the tire and run the sponge up behind the fender skirts by hand...