What have you done with your Cadillac today?

[jaxops]

The 7up sounds like it was likely the biggest mess.  I once ran over a can of PB blaster in the garage. Not a lot got on the car but lots of stuff in the garage got it.   

Had to wash the whole garage out.  The ants were already making their way in!

[Lexi]

Well, I took the plunge and have now spent 7 days cleaning, straightening and re-bending my Gold Grille horizontal and vertical slat bars for re-use. I also cleaned a spare Gold Grille set in case any slats proved to be an upgrade to swap out. Only exchanged one. Taking apart one of these without adequate photos and written documentation is a nightmare job upon re-asssembly. This is indeed the "Cadillac Rubric's Cube".

So, while I would have done some things a little differently, the grille assembly is cleaned and back together. It looks really nice, but hoping I can get the temporary replacement silver grille off without removing the entire bumper, for re-installion. Will update with some photos. Clay/Lexi

Here are a couple of updated shots. One shows the Gold Grille done and assembled backlit by the sun. Shot #2 shows a close up of the grille, with the original Gold Cadillac script. These show the "restored" Gold Grille. I had to remove the front bumper, again, to install this. A brutal job. Hope I never have to do this again. Should have just left the entire front clip off untill all was ready for assembly. My metal bending and straighening worked and the original, uncommon Gold Grille is saved. Now on to my next personal nightmare project with this car. Clay/Lexi

[jwwseville60]

Brakes, exhaust, AC and power steering pump all fixed and in perfect order, Yesterday I drove my 55 FW ("Lulu-bell") to the DMV to sort out some janky paperwork. Hot damn, the gals down there love the old cars! They know me well.

87 degrees and wicked humid. Stock R12 AC is freezing! Cracked a window. I salute the GM engineers who developed this system. Perhaps also used on GM meat trucks?

Then I went to Five Guys for a hotdog, no, two. As you can see, some cars just dont fit in to our modern world....you people call that a parking space?

When I pulled into my GMC dealer the car quit. I raised the hood since I know she doesnt like hot ethanol fuel even with an electric pump.
Test drove a GMC 4500 truck. 35 minutes elapsed.
Shut the hood and went home. Avoided a wild turkey. Ran perfect at sunset.

[Lexi]

Here are a couple of updated shots. One shows the Gold Grille done and assembled backlit by the sun. Shot #2 shows a close up of the grille, with the original Gold Cadillac script. These show the "restored" Gold Grille. I had to remove the front bumper, again, to install this. A brutal job. Hope I never have to do this again. Should have just left the entire front clip off untill all was ready for assembly. My metal bending and straighening worked and the original, uncommon Gold Grille is saved. Now on to my next personal nightmare project with this car. Clay/Lexi

A shot taken today showing the Gold Grille installed and back on the road. The car drove like "new" today. Just was one of those  great driving days. Happy Father's Day to all. Clay/Lexi

[z3skybolt]

Took our 1940 LaSalle on a 120 mile drive through the back roads of Missouri. Had a father's day lunch with my wife at a small mom and pop restaurant in New Haven Mo. Beautiful day, lovely drive, pretty wife. It doesn't get much bet

[jaxops]

Started taking out the speedometer on the '56.  Yikes.  I will take my time.  So far I have the speedometer and odometer cables unhooked after removing the dash pad.  Trying hard not to break anything!

[Lexi]

Liking your post as this is a nasty job. Done that a few times. The worst part of it, at least with my car, is the re-insertion of a couple of the trim screws. Guess the hole/s have enlarged over the years and the screw pitch not grabbing as it should. Embarrased to say how much time I once spent putting one of those screws back in, (don't ask). Feeling your pain from a distance. Clay/Lexi

[jaxops]

Sent the '49 limousine in to the shop to get the knee-action shocks replaced.  I got a working set online and hopefully that will dampen out the pitching going over a bump.

[Steve W]

Because my car is a driver/survivor, and not likely to place in any car shows, I have a bit more freedom to add a few modern or custom touches to my 68 Coupe deVille.

June 3rd was my birthday and my ever-loving girlfriend surprized me with a custom leather steering wheel cover, which had the same overall colors of my car and interior. I have always thought the steering wheel felt rather skinny in my big ol' biscuit hooks, and I thought I might someday wrap it, but she saw this and felt it would be perfect for my car! And she's right!

[Steve W]

Oh, and because I'm way behind in posting here, I added a few other touches recently that I thought I'd share. Again, its a driver/survivor, not a show car, so I can do things that I probably wouldn't if it were a full-on restoration!

As you might remember, I'm a musician, and from time-to-time I take the CdV out on a gig, and it's nice to have my tunes and navigation and a backup camera and the hands-free phone all in one unit, so I installed the iphone Car Play thing a couple of weeks ago.

I don't smoke, and luckily for me, neither did the previous owner, so the ashtrays are pristine! But more importantly, the big old pull-out, double ashtray and cigarette lighter assembly makes for a perfect mounting spot and power port for this thing! Works great!