doctahouse

[QUOTE=gofastwclass;15110149]I've seen that. I suggest putting the frame on a frame machine before paint. We've got a guy locally that does ours, then we paint or powder coat it. We also tell him NOT to make any relief cuts for any tweaks he needs.


Good advice! I have all the factory frame measurements but having a frame shop check it over, makes a lot of sense.

59 camaro

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lol yeah he is, anyways good luck with the rest of the build, looks like ur doing great, my dream is to one day drop an lsx into a 59 cadillac and i know it will be a bitch since these too share a similar frame X

doctahouse

Thank you for the compliments!

They share a somewhat similar frame. I had 2 60' hardtops and 1 four door hardtop fleetwood that I parted out a couple weeks ago. One was an Eldorado but was stripped even before I got it. The caddies front suspension has different control arms crossmember and rear end. Huge front engine bay though.

59 camaro

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fuckn nice, i had the red caddy on my avatar but i sold it 3-4 years ago to start my business but ill get another one again, you should have restored a caddy instead of the impala but thats just my 2 cents

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More chrome arrived.....





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I burnt the **** out of my ground. .045 wire with heat cranked will do that....

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The 500 CPP box has the proper shimming built into the box. The holes of threads are not center with casting, that's why it look off.

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I'm boxing in the bumper nuts and rad support nut so I won't be able to get a back wrench in there. I welded 1/2 nuts down and built a cage nut for the rad support.

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Just checking to make sure I have enough clearence. I did some trimming to give a bit more room.

bonecrrusher

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Question for you - with all this reinforcement and thick medal going on the frame - wouldn't have been easier to go with an aftermarket frame?

I see a ton of metal and work - not sure on what the cost of modifying this frame vs and aftermarket frame would be.

doctahouse

Not sure? 4x8 sheet, sheilding gas, wire, odds and ends of metal would most likey be the same as shipping frame up from the US.

I think next time, it won't be an X frame car that's for sure.....

Jimbo1367

I'm digging that tan Caddy. Imagine a Art Morrison chassis and a turbo LSx427

doctahouse

It would have been a bad *** car for sure. It is/was an Eldorado, one of 1075 made. It was stripped to almost nothing even before I got it. I guess it makes the others worth more that another is gone?? sad really.