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Post by suthers210 on Aug 5, 2011 2:52:36 GMT -5
put all your 75-76 cadillac tips/tricks
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Post by Rocket on Aug 6, 2011 11:26:23 GMT -5
Wow its going to take ages to get caught up to where we were before. Don't know where to even start .
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Post by demoderby17x on Aug 6, 2011 18:38:17 GMT -5
How much are yall cutting out of the trays up front.
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Post by Rehse17x on Aug 6, 2011 21:56:31 GMT -5
i personally have never cut.. nor had any problems with the core gettin into the radiator
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Post by demoderby17x on Aug 6, 2011 22:05:46 GMT -5
Is it better to just bend them up then or is leaving them the way they are fine?
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Post by crashbro744 on Aug 7, 2011 0:10:04 GMT -5
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Post by crashbro744 on Aug 7, 2011 0:13:39 GMT -5
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Post by crashbro744 on Aug 7, 2011 0:15:17 GMT -5
Rear notchBlown Humps
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Post by crashbro744 on Aug 7, 2011 0:20:46 GMT -5
This was another tip I saved.....
"Learned something last night working on my 73 that i believe will apply to all caddy makes. The spindles on it are 1" drop, just as all the GM makes are. while building a 91 Box HD Vic right next to it, i noticed that the spindles on it are STD height. So i quickly knocked off the Vic spindles, swapped them around and gained 1.5 inches of bumper height. Also the steering arms are 2 inches shorter on the vic and that speeds up my steering a bit which helps me a ton when turning these boats. With the amount of meat in the Vic spindles, i think i can ream the lower ball joint about another 1/2 inch and that should be worth about 3/4 at the front bumper."
I think this tip was from joker
"Use a 7 degree tapered ream, it allows the ball joint to go in deeper, hence raising the car."
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Post by crusher71 on Aug 7, 2011 1:34:59 GMT -5
REALIZE THAT FOR EVERY INCH YOU RAISE YOUR FRONT BUMPER, YOU EXPOSE ANOTHER INCH OF THE LOWER CORE SUPPORT....... ITS A VERY FINE LINE......
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Post by Pontiac Freak on Aug 7, 2011 19:49:36 GMT -5
REALIZE THAT FOR EVERY INCH YOU RAISE YOUR FRONT BUMPER, YOU EXPOSE ANOTHER INCH OF THE LOWER CORE SUPPORT....... ITS A VERY FINE LINE...... With a cad is that a issue though?
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Post by goines2 on Aug 8, 2011 8:22:33 GMT -5
There is a better way to notch these. I don't know if I have any fresh pics or not bu I will look. My notches leave the top of the rail completely in tact and dimple it down a bit. Then perfect roll.
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Post by squishy on Aug 30, 2011 22:07:05 GMT -5
Two runs on 75 fleetwood. Core brackets were into the tires. Bent them back out. any other way to fasten up front without having this happen?
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Post by goines2 on Aug 30, 2011 23:16:15 GMT -5
Completely get rid of the battery boxes they do nothing bug get into tires.
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Post by squishy on Aug 31, 2011 12:20:22 GMT -5
so cut the boxes out, and unbolt the brackets? But are the brackets a big part of holding the front together, like fenders and core support?
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