What have you done with your Cadillac today?

[Cape Cod Fleetwood]

Another day of wondering WHERE my car is...
The Ark is either still in storage, or they came and got it and its at Hyannis Vintage.
Its somewhere out there somewhere. LOL!

[Lexi]

Started Lexi up and took her out for a spin today. No issues. Felt good to get behind the wheel again. After storage the tires had not lost any air pressure. Inflated to 40 psi 6 months ago to park and all still dead on at 40 when backed out of storage to adjust tire pressure for driving. Clay/Lexi

[Cadman-iac]

Started Lexi up and took her out for a spin today. No issues. Felt good to get behind the wheel again. After storage the tires had not lost any air pressure. Inflated to 40 psi 6 months ago to park and all still dead on at 40 when backed out of storage to adjust tire pressure for driving. Clay/Lexi

 Glad to hear that Lexi is finally out and about again. Bet you were thrilled about that too!

[Lexi]

Glad to hear that Lexi is finally out and about again. Bet you were thrilled about that too!

Yes I am and you helped to keep her on the road buddy. Now we all want to learn about Norma Jean's maiden voyage some day soon, with you at her helm. Clay/Lexi

[Clewisiii]

Going on the trailer tomorrow night.  Off for powder coating a Friday morning. 

[Cadman-iac]

Yes I am and you helped to keep her on the road buddy. Now we all want to learn about Norma Jean's maiden voyage some day soon, with you at her helm. Clay/Lexi

  I'm afraid that day is still a long way off yet. She probably won't be getting the full restoration that I had hoped to do, due to economic factors beyond my control.
 But I'm still plugging away at the parts to get her back to working order. Trying to fix the temperature sensor that goes on the evaporator case right now. I finally got the nichrome wire inserted through the insulation only to break it while wrapping it around the capillary tube. So now I've got to locate another long piece of nichrome wire. Guess I'll be taking apart another soldering iron for that.
 And I had both wires soldered to the end of the tube so nicely too.

  Rick

[Mike Baillargeon #15848]

It was a beautiful Saturday in New England, so I got to exercise a 1940 V16 I've been screwing around with for a couple of years.

Once it warms up she has nice quiet pulling power thru all gears....

I'm still trying to get my top guys to come over to the garage and fabricate the convertible top for me....they told me around Halloween that they'd be there in a couple of weeks...haha.....I wish I could buy this top off the shelf....no such luck.

I have temp gauges for each side of the block and for the whole ride they stayed at about 180 degrees.....It was a good day !!

Mike

[Carfreak]

Mike Ballergeon,

Your 34 LaSalle you posted in 2023 reminds me of one that was restored & owned locally then sold almost 20 years ago then I think went to the Petersen.

This one was RHD

[jwwseville60]

I started up my 47 coupe "Johnny Cash" and was going to go to the gym for a workout and a green juice, but once at the gas/mini mart I bought gas and ice cream and went for a long drive instead. When I got home I had a Jack Daniels in the garage to salute the man in black.
Well, at least one of us got proper exercise, thats something anyhow.

[Big Fins]

Not quite so sure I agree with the backdrop.

That would be one heck of a ticket.

[60eldo]

  What havent I done. Trans blew got it rebuilt. Engine blew, getting it rebuilt now.  Gone threw 3 fuel pumps last year. Getting carb rebuilt. It doesnt end.

[Mike Baillargeon #15848]

Another beautiful day in New England today !!

We've been lucky so far this spring....Top down cruising !

I exercised a 1955 Eldorado....It was great, nobody was on the back roads I was traveling on....

Mike

[Lexi]

Another beautiful day in New England today !!

We've been lucky so far this spring....Top down cruising !

I exercised a 1955 Eldorado....It was great, nobody was on the back roads I was traveling on....

Mike

Very nice Mike. I had my boat out and always tons of stares and Godfather comments. I usually tell them that the car would ride better if I get all of the bodies out of the trunk! Attached is a shot of Lexi taken today when out crusing. Clay/Lexi

[Carfreak]

Drove flawlessly in a Memorial Day Parade

[Mike Baillargeon #15848]

WOW....tanks, military trucks and your probably in a series 75 staff car.....

It looks like you just took Paris back circa 1944 !!

Mike

[Lexi]

Drove flawlessly in a Memorial Day Parade

Very nice. Love the vehicles and the patriotism. Clay/Lexi

[jwwseville60]

May 26

I loaded 8 tipsy, giddy adults in my 1970 FW wagon. Third row rear facing seat was utilized.
We came home that night from a restaurant at 10 pm and hit a major unexpected thunderstorm in the dark. We had to stop several times because the rain was so hard I couldn't see anything.

Holy crap! High winds, trees, telephone poles and branches came down in the Shenandoah Valley. Maybe a small tornado was around said the radio. The storm had been predicted to be mild, but was freakin' wild instead.

It was truly frightening! But the old battlewagon made it with wipers working and headlights on full power.
It had just enough R12 in the wheezy AC to keep the windshield from fogging.
The windshield leaked badly but we made it. Everyone got wet.
You can bet your pink slips we had some stiff cocktails after that ordeal.

[jaxops]

8 June: Managed to have changed the oil the previous week and tackled the messy job of radiator flush.  I managed to drain the radiator by slipping a screwdriver under the hose and clamp after loosening it; and it drained slowly but I managed to keep it all in the drain pan. Having not taken the hose off it was slow but made the wrap-up pretty easy.

[Big Fins]

Replacing the right side CV shaft on the '76 Eldorado. Torn inner boot and the vibration dampener is coming apart. Almost 5 hours to get it out. No matter which way the inboard side was positioned, it would not come out. Because of the built in vibration dampener, it would not allow the shaft enough room to clear the output shaft removal.

I finally broke down and separated the upper ball joint and removed the caliper so the knuckle would roll outward giving me that last 1/2" needed. Today, I'll clean things up, replace the inner hub seal, try and shoot some grease down inside the bearing with a needle and then start on buttoning it up.

This is not a fun job laying on the garage floor. The original shaft has to weigh 50 pounds. The new Chinesium shaft weighs 28 pounds. All the dimensions are the same to the original. If I get 20 years out of it, I'll be alright. If I get 20 more years out of ME, I'll be alright.