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Old May 21, 2015 | 09:27 PM
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I've been nosing around here for a while trying to gain a little clarity for an upcoming project and finally decided to register. I'm sure I'll have some dumb questions to ask. See you around

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Old May 21, 2015 | 10:32 PM
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I've been nosing around here for a while trying to gain a little clarity for an upcoming project and finally decided to register. I'm sure I'll have some dumb questions to ask. See you around

Anthony
Jax, FL

1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe
Ha! Me too man. I'm pretty much a "noob"....
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Old May 21, 2015 | 10:56 PM
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Gotta start somewhere. I've been reading a lot here lately, but still can;t find anything directly related to what I want to do. Looks like dumb question time is drawing near.....
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Old May 21, 2015 | 10:58 PM
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As the old saying goes "there are no dumb questions" except for the one I hear from my kids all the time "Are we there yet?" What's your project?
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'04 LM7/4L60E in a 1985 Fleetwood Brougham Coupe. As I understand it, this FWB D Body is essentially a stretched B Body.
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Sweet! I had to google that car as I didn't recognize the name. WHat's funny is just this past weekend I saw a very similar caddy on the I-5 while leaving Seattle for Vancouver. I thought it was a pretty sharp looking ride, and I wondered what type of engine it had, he was moving pretty fast, and while it was not an obvious "hot rod" I noticed he had some rather large (3 inch?) dual exhaust. Hell of a sleeper!
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There is just something about those '80s RWD Coupes that does it for me. They ride good, effortless to drive around, and you generally don't see a lot of them that look nice. They have that 1980"s Scarface gangster type appeal. I don't care much about racing. I'd just like to not have the 4.1 in it. They are far from durable engines and I want something I can drive for a decent distance without wondering if I'll make it there and back, lol. For budget, LM7/4L60E looks like the way to go. LM7 would be roughly 2x the power the 4.1 had brand new.
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