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03-08-2005, 12:06 AM
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Well, that's it...
...I've decided to sell the Stang. I found the car I want. '66 Cadillac DeVille Convertible. It's got a brand new brake system, tranny, paint, electrical system, and interior, and has had a later model 472 cubic inch V8 swapped in to replace the original 429 that came with it. Perfect starting point.
It's been on the market for a while, and the owner needs the cash, so I can probably get it from him cheap. Hopefully this will work out, I have yet to look at the car as it's in the Houston, Tx, area...but when my Dad's in Texas again to finalize the deal on the new house he'll take a look at it and spot me the cash to buy it until I get Lola (my Mustang) sold. PS I apologize for the poor pic, that's all he's got of it right now...
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03-08-2005, 12:20 AM
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nice look.
but i still am not really all that big a fan of old school americana. but it is a nice look.
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03-08-2005, 12:57 AM
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Yeah. I know it's a hard sell here, but hey - I'm doin this for myself
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03-08-2005, 02:51 AM
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Nice car for an old one. A hydraulic system would be nice on it.
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03-08-2005, 03:08 AM
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I'm guessing with it being texan that the chromeworks in good condition ?
All the ones we used to see here from the US bases the chrome did NOT like the Scotish winters 
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03-08-2005, 12:01 PM
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has anyone seen "After the sunset"? its a pierce brosnan movie, and his car is so awesome in it! its *i think* a '69 chevelle convertible blue with black stripes, and a cowl hood, and some tasteful chrome wheels (yes, there actually is such a thing as tasteful chrome
 ) THATS what you should get!! 
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03-08-2005, 01:49 PM
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03-08-2005, 02:37 PM
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WOW, I love old caddys with front ends like that! and that color is amazing.
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03-08-2005, 04:36 PM
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03-08-2005, 04:46 PM
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EDIT: Nice choice Jcp. A 472? Holy crap thats big! Thats almost 8 liters!
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03-08-2005, 05:23 PM
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dude that is FAT ride nice choice
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03-08-2005, 05:51 PM
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 I'm not gonna lie though, Velle's are among my favs. They're my second favorite muscle cars, and were my first muscle car love. The '70 Chevelle SS454 LS/6 and the 1963 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible are the two cars that got me into classics in the first place.Hydraulics? I think not. For one, they bend the frame, for another they're expensive, they're unreliable, and lastly (my opinion, anyway) they look incredibly stupid. Air suspension I'm open to (wanted to do that setup on a '62 Chev Bel Air), but also probably no. Matra, unfortunately I haven't been able to look at it yet, but the chrome is probably good enough I can either take some steel wool to it to make it look passable, or I can sandblast pieces and have them re-chromed. Cdoc, yeah...7.7 liters of torque, baby! 525lb-ft gross. I'd have to look it up, that still probably comes out to around 365lb-ft net at 2000-2500rpm though...I'm going to have to try a brakestand, maybe wet the street down with bleach for extra smoke  Anyway, this still ain't a sure thing, we'll see how it turns out...
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03-08-2005, 06:52 PM
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Cool looking car, always been a fan of the caddy's. Thats a huge amount of torque, but performance has got to be hindered by the weight of that beast. For the burnout thing, make a pump going from a bottle, and put it infront of the wheels.
Auto trans fluid works well too, here's my grandma proving it back in the 80's with some mammoth of a car 
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