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Technical / Authenticity / Re: 2000 Eldorado Coachbuilder...

Last post by Mike Shawgo - Today at 05:32:37 PM

Hi everyone,

This turned out to be a snap lever microswitch in the side of the trunk, behind the trunk lining.  The lever had broken off.  Replaced the switch and it's good.

Mike

#12

General Discussion / 1955 331 valve lifter noise

Last post by alzink - Today at 05:19:30 PM

Just had my engine completely rebuilt. Runs like a top! After 10 mile of running I began to hear a lifter noise. It comes and goes (not completely but very faint). Sounds like one lifter. I've read many comments on the forum. Run it at 2500 RPM for five minutes immediately after rebuild, put in some additives, potential of bad lifters manufactured in China, issues with he cam (band new). The engine rebuilder is recommending run it for a while and see if the noise goes away, change oil brands (using CEN-PE-Co 15-40 High performance) as recommended by the engine rebuilder, along with a multitude of other suggestions.
Has anyone be confronted with this situation and has a happy ending?

Many thanks

#13

Want To Buy - Parts / 1937 1938 Cadillac Series 78 W...

Last post by Donotlift - Today at 04:15:58 PM

WTB Cadillac Series 78 full wheel covers, 1 of full set. Any condition thank you, all leads greatly appreciated

#14

General Discussion / Re: At home tire/wheel balanci...

Last post by Big Fins - Today at 04:11:45 PM

We used bubble balancers for years with great results.

Like anything else, it's the operator that brings the end results.

Now a days, the tire dude pushes buttons and does what he is told by the machine. No thought or skill involved.

#15

General Discussion / Re: 1959 Eldorado Hubacp Clock

Last post by Big Fins - Today at 04:08:54 PM

The original hands looked a lot better, IMHO. However, the wood grain looked ugly.

All polished up, it looks great.

I'd hang it on the wall of my office!

#16

General Discussion / Re: At home tire/wheel balanci...

Last post by marty55cdv - Today at 01:49:43 PM

  Back in the day (35 years ago) I used a static Bubble balancer to balance the occasional 74 super beetle with front struts to get rid of 50 + mph hour shaking. Spin balancers didn't seem to help, technology has improved for sure but the bubble balancer was new technology once too.   

#17

Restoration Corner / Re: Carl 61 Fleetwood Phyllis

Last post by David King (kz78hy) - Today at 01:48:05 PM

Rubber the Right Way has 10 to 15 percent off sales a few times a year and I would bet the 4th of July would be a time for the next one.  I get emails when they happen and will forward to you the next time it shows up.

#18

Technical / Authenticity / Re: How to restore 55 Series 7...

Last post by Lexi - Today at 12:29:37 PM

If you need information on the dash itself prior to removal, let me know. I got a spare rear dash out of a '56 S75 which aside from the decorative star pattern and clock, are the same I believe. I could get some close up shots of the reverse side for you. Attached is a reported rear S75 dash from a '55. Clay/Lexi

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General Discussion / Re: 1959 Eldorado Hubacp Clock

Last post by D. Mailan - Today at 12:27:16 PM

Here are some photos

#20

General Discussion / 1959 Eldorado Hubacp Clock

Last post by D. Mailan - Today at 12:25:58 PM

Hi everyone!! Hope all is well!!

I thought I'd share a recent Cadillac part find. My mom was on a trip in Arizona and happened to stop in an antique shop. She saw this clock and the Cadillac emblem. She had no idea what model it came from and sent a picture of it to me. It had a sticker price of $39. I didn't even have to look at it for more than half a second, I told her she had to get it.

Yesterday, I finally got to see it. I really didn't think it was right that such a rare and unique hubcap (in very good shape too) was turned into a wall fixture but since it already had a hook in the back and a little hole for the clock movement, I decided to make the best of it. The clock movement was not working, the stickers looked very old, the Victorian era hands and the wood trim did not seem appropriate. I went down to our local arts and crafts store, purchased a new battery movement, more modern hands, and got some new sticker numbers for the dial. I took off the tacky wood trim and glass face. I wiped off the many years of dust that had collected, and polished the stainless. It's not perfect. Trying to get the numbers on the clock to look right was incredibly difficult especially due to the curvature of the inner hub.

Like I said, I would never do something like this to an Eldorado hubcap (probably one of the most intricate and unique hubcaps to be affixed to an automobile. It could easily be restored to a hubcap if need be. Since the holes were there, I thought I'd clean it up and find a nice place for it.
 
The final result was amazing! I hung it above the light above the bathroom sink and the light makes the stainless glow beautifully. It almost appears that the hubcap is floating all by itself. It just makes you want to think what Cadillac it had originally been on, or what roads that hubcap had traveled, or the places it has gone! It's something I will cherish for many many many years to come.

Derick