my caddy

[chewy]

well ive started wot a night mare  captive nuts spinning and the shear size and weight of everything , the front end is off and there are alot of parts lol its all good fun


it is totaly off now 

[fatdaddy]

is this the ex-derrie cad ?
i'd be really interested to see this if it is as it was never built to hop [Adam "wanted to look after it".........but of course it moved way too good for that !! ] so will be good to see where it did suffer.

[chewy]

is this the ex-derrie cad ?
i'd be really interested to see this if it is as it was never built to hop [Adam "wanted to look after it".........but of course it moved way too good for that !! ] so will be good to see where it did suffer.

yeah thats the one fd .. all the the front is now off so far ive found cracks in the top a arms  which is only to be expected,  the sump is battered on the motor , the oil pan on the gear box is ground through and leaking   (thats just down to abuse ) its all cool though ,, ive got a mountain of chroming and powder coating  to be done ,,  ill get pix up as i go

[fatdaddy]

look forward to that..................... and to see whaat the install is like now. It and Ant's were the ones I liked best..............

[ant]

look forward to that..................... and to see whaat the install is like now. It and Ant's were the ones I liked best..............

Me too, two of your best work!

[chewy]

engine and box are out tanks out rear bumper off , , ive got to remove the prop shaft  pumps batts and rack and body mounts , then lift  ;;* ;;d bb: bb:

[chewy]

[Six-Four]

So that's where it has gone...........a good home by the looks of it. Good luck Chewy. The install was glorious. Are you going for a chassis wrap? If you need a slip yoke prop making up or g/box recon then speak to Andy Frost @ Penn Autos in Wolverhampton.

[pete]

ooh ooh, how much is a gearbox recon jon?

[Derrie]

I cannot wait to see this beast back on the road chewy...

[Six-Four]

Full American g'box recon with tweaks comes in about £700 I think. Not cheap but it'll last the life of the car. My Impala now has a rebuilt TH400 which needed custom mounts and all bloody sorts.

[chewy]

well big props to pete grayo ali voicey and hayden  , went realy well we were done by about 11,30  then pub  pete your a fuckin light weight  :pmsl:
grayo think you pulled down the pub  ha ha ha it woz a good day  thanx to everyone   , did pete throw up in your car ali

[Chops]

Cool stuff Chew, the frame looks suprisingly flimsy considering the size of the car :shocked:

[chewy]

Cool stuff Chew, the frame looks suprisingly flimsy considering the size of the car :shocked:

very flimsy  ,,, the left rear leg is down about an inch and a half  , does,nt sound alot  but it woz enough to fully close the door gap up ,  its all in hand ,

[Six-Four]

That is some good teamwork going on there Chewy and crew. Nice to see that you make frame removal look so easy. So is the Cad bent to f**k? Are you jigging it and going for a full chassis wrap or finding a suitable replacement? This was always a really good honest car so it'll be good to see it return to full lowrider glory.

What's the plan Chew?