Well, the Caddy hot rod project is in full swing…

Painting the lower valances, rocker panels and air dam, along with the soft top cover, the new hard top (my Craig’s List steal) and the grill, all pearl red.

While all the body parts are removed from the car some maintenance on the engine – starter, alternator, hoses, belts (anything that is rubber). Caddy also has upgrades for many parts – so those are going in – serpentine belts, manifold cover. New plugs, wires, new water pump... The heads had already been replaced along with the timing gears.

The car has been at the mechanic's for a while - I tell my neighbors who ask about it that the Allante is enjoying an extended stay at the car spa...
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/caddyapart.jpg

A good shot of the starter within the engine...
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/engine1_08.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/engine2_08.jpg

It has been postulated that perhaps I am adding a jet fuel option - with the fuel door missing...
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/back_08.jpg

many parts enjoying time on the massage table...
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/partseverywhere1.jpg
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And the bumpers are enjoying a drink at the bar
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/bumpers.jpg

New wheels too...
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/newwheels.jpg

As I get more car spa vacation photos I will post them...

Fox,

Remind us, how much HP are you expecting at the end of the spa visit?

Where is the RED GRILL ? Is not in the pictures .. or did I miss it?

Stealth - the original grill is still on the car in these photos - I am having my sleaz-bay cheepo grill painted red - no need to mess up a pristine grill when you can get them for less than $50 with a few problems (which don't matter if it is all going to get sprayed anyway.)

Ponies - not a lot of ponies added this trip to the spa - I will probably be running 350-360 or so...

I am waiting news of another Allante owner's success with 'chipping' his '93 - he is going to get it dyno'd soon, and he will have before and after numbers for me, so that will probably be next, or perhaps a torque converter change -

Updates ?

I chipped my 93 years ago with little, but somenoticable gain. Florida super chips.

If my car was RED and had a Northstar, I be painting the engine RED ..
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I love RED .. if my car was red, i be doing all of these in RED.

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and she wanted to ride along, she would also be wearing RED shoes ...
http://www.cadillacforum.com/upfiles/2893/D40967B4A2924EC583F94713E1B5682A.jpg





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Well i got two BLACK cars .. and two RED cars ...

Well Stealth, as you know - that is my photoshop fix of the engine covers. At the car spa they have some left over caliper paint - so they are going to work on the covers. They are sanding them down to the aluminum, and the are going to get them sand blasted, and then paint.

And the rest goes red too - skirts, grill, soft top boot cover...

Hopefully he will be out soon - it is going to be top down weather before you know it.

Fox,

also, the shoes to match?

forgot .. how about the valve covers?

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/vwheeler99/partseverywhere2.jpg


take a look at these ..
http://www.cadillacforum.com/m_22077/tm.htm



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