Recent content by Reckless Eric

Welcome to the site. I'm jealous. She's beautiful! I originally wanted one like that, but bought a '66 4 door I saw rotting on someone's front lawn around the block b/c the price was right. I'm using it as a learning tool since I know next to nothing about restoring cars. Sucks someone...

I'm the kindergarden kid on this site, but can appreciate your story. Welcome. :beer

INSANE! My wife thought something happened to our furnace when the sound of the engine came through my Bose speakers on the PC.:bow

Aha, that's what they're called. Lot of them around when I was growing up, brings back memories. I think I'll save them. I'm cleaning parts and storing as I go. Should I just put all this stuff in cardboard boxes? Is that the best way to save things? Plastic bags may cause rust b/c of...

Cool. Another piece of the puzzle solved.:cheers What is the best way to get the dents out? Here's one of the wheel covers...

Thanks. I'll stop being cheap about the paint and go buy the right kind and do it right the first time. :crazy The panels didn't seem to match the seats well - which have the Cadillac logo. A magnet does not stick to them, aluminum? Last restorer may have done a GM mix and match. Here's a...

Back to the engine well. Would this be good paint to use?:dunno 32oz. Satin Black Oil-Based. I just happened to have it around. Directions say it has to be at least 50 degrees, so it may not happen until Spring...

I found something similar on ebay listed as 67 1968 1969 Cadillac Deville lower front seat panels. The only reason I cared about them is b/c it will help me fit behind the wheel if I can move the seat back.:D Now I know not to waste time with them and I have more room to work. I think you told...

Does anyone know anything about these Cadillac seats? Ex: Which year Cadillac, are they worth saving, why they're in an Impala, etc. I pulled them out of my 66 Impala...

Cool. You beat me to the biodegradable question. Thanks. Rustoleum is a favorite of mine. I need to swing by the boat store anyway to get supplies for an old aluminum row boat that needs repairs. The 88 Volvo in the background is my wife's project - which really means another project for...

Excellent advice! I agree with your personal opinions. Right now I'm taking off all the peripherals, snapping pix as I go so I know how to put everything back together. Complements to the person who invented the digital camera. Cold out there...:cry

So here we go again, back to work on Elizabeth. My plan is to pressure wash the engine well and then sand rust, prime and paint black with engine enamel, but not bring down to bare metal. The objective is to get it good enough to drop in the 5.0 engine. This is my first resto, so I'll take...

Yes, Acc code not worth the effort since it didn't come all-original anyway. Outside will return to Tuxedo Black, inside will be some shade of blue - which was probably the original color. There are so many options, I'll just customize it to my liking (and bank account).:rolleyes I found an...

Looks like the accessory code will take a long time to figure out and it's not of the highest priority. I'll see if I can find any more bits of the build sheet behind the back seat which might help. Meanwhile I'll post some pix and begin working on the engine well. It's cold enough that the...

Nice. Good to know. Right now I got the 5.0 to finish and the straight 6 as a backup. I guess my next step would be to prep the "engine well" so I can eventually drop it in so I can move it around the backyard... I spent all day researching this thing. Still haven't figured out the...