Dismantling the flathead!

[doberfag]

hey what ever happened to this going in the ratrod? i just watched this agai n and you were actually going to sell off the cad motor..hahaha things do change dont they? those cad motors have so much torque

[rpeek]

@doberfag Yea, the flathead turned out to be a whole project by itself, meanwhile the Caddy cranked and growled and rumbled and purred at me and I was stricken.

[Wishuey]

Rats! I thought I was about to enjoy a "nostalgia wallow" when I spotted this video but now see it was done some time ago and that you`ve stuck with the Caddie. "She Who Must be Obeyed" is all bent out of shape now, as she puts it, I`ve discovered yet another YouTube "time suck".

What does she know?..........

Keep up the good work!

[MrRasgabriel]

Cool video brother

[morroida9966]

evan got your own engine crane, nice garage

[VinnyMartello]

Good luck and God Speed on that project of yours buddy! The Hot Rod Kid is rootin' for ya!

[rinoldkirk]

at least it turns over

[choptopsled]

price and location?

[rpeek]

Too late. I've got the Caddy runin' and love it! I am going to sell the DynaFlow tranny, if I can get something to replace it with..

[choptopsled]

the old timers used to use 1950 olds manual bellhousings and run lesalle trans or caddy trans, but you stated you have a manual lesalle? if so thats a badass setup!

[rpeek]

I'm trying to acquire a Olds bellhousing.. I've actually bought one off ebay that's been adapted to a Saginaw 4 speed, but the seller isn't responding to any of my attempts to get in touch, now that I've purchased it, so I'm not counting my chickens till it gets here.

[torchmann4801]

I cant find any info ion the internet but there used to be a b&m kit to run a th350 or th400 behind a clutch with no torque converter. also I once read an article on how to install the switch pitch setup from a buick 300 into a th400 but i can't find it however it can be done. I don't know how close caddy was to pontiac but 55-57 gmc's had the old pontiacs with the sae belhousing in from the factory

[84400]

did you ever have the caddy motor running? Wow that would of been a cool motor for my willys ahh well. I am sure you know all about working on a budget and how that can kill cool ideas.

Good luck with the rebuild

[rpeek]

The Cadi was running when it was taken out of the car it came in from the factory, a couple of years ago. Still turns free, and I can't see any reason why it wouldn't fire up. I'm thinking of doing just that. Firing it up in October, when my boy gets up here. If I can't get the flathead unstuck, maybe I'll figure out how to put the old flathead truck transmission behind the Cadi, and go from there. We'll see how it goes..

[dhswpea]

What do u need most to finish the garage?? Besides time, help, and materials.. ? :)

Would love to help u every step of the way. Sure beats hiding from the heat down here.

[rpeek]

Concrete....

[rpeek]

p.s. I'd love to have the help.  That would be awesome.

[banjogirl]

Now know how to paint ugly furniture, dismantle & repair rusty lovebuckets, engines & banjo gascans (I'd give up wearing lipstick fer one of 'em), how to drive in lumpy snow & kayak on smooth waters, how to cut down big trees (sorry to read about your Dad) replant barns & where to put socks. Closer to understanding how to have love affairs with sad-arse hunks of rusty metal. Gotta give up watchin' your antics, or learnin' the banjo! Can't do both. Nah! Keep posting! I'll learn Wayfaring somehow.

[rpeek]

I wouldn't give up your lipstick if I was you. That stuff has magical powers for them that knows how to use it.

[banjogirl]

Yeah, well, I suppose you might have a point there...and I'll reconsider! But then again - the same might be said of a gas-can banjo. You sure had a spell over me when you played that thing!

[lctc10]

Just came in to cool off and I find this video. Too cool!! Say Hi to Trish for Kate and me. If anyone says you & I have all growed-up, I'm denying it. Thanks for the hospitality this past weekend. (GREAT TIME)

[rpeek]

Wicked cool. I just put it up today. Took the motor apart yesterday. It looks great inside. It was a hoot. Ya'll come back now, ya hear..

[eragon30]

Nice, wanna build me a car? And a banjo while your at it. I hsould be getting my license in a few months, you can be done by then right?

[rpeek]

Well, I'm trying to hold off on the car till I get the garage finished, but it's so darned tempting....!!!!