74 Caddy
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that would be a hell ya. I would think a member of the RESPECT cult wouldn't have to ask such an obvious question. think of the RESPECT!!!
if it runs hell yeah!
DUDE!! If you don't you will have to remove the RESPECT signature from your posts 
That would be so fooking sweet man, I'm jealous even thinking about it
That would be so fooking sweet man, I'm jealous even thinking about it
Depends. Does it have a bike rack?
Is the motor one of those big-honkin' 454's? Drive it for a year and it'll cost you more than a brand new <insert car of your choice>.
-S.S.-
You mean a car like this:
Yeah truly pimp man..
Yeah truly pimp man..
Dude forget the 454. besides being a chevy motor thats wussy stuff.. no If you drive a caddy especily one form the 70's the golden age of luxo barges you gotta think bigger try 500! cubic inches. 210 BHP @3600 rpm and 380 ft Lbs of Torque @ a sweet 2000 rpm (factory specs) these motors are capible of way more power but in 74 smog restrctions really choked off alot of power in cars.Originally posted by SkaredShtles
Depends. Does it have a bike rack?
Is the motor one of those big-honkin' 454's? Drive it for a year and it'll cost you more than a brand new <insert car of your choice>.
-S.S.-
according to http://100megsfree4.com/cadillac/ the eldorado was the only 74 to recive the 500 the rest got the 472 cube motor
it would be rad to take one of these huge caddy motors partculry the 500 and put it into a older 4x4 suburban (there are companys that make a kits for this swap) and put a 6 inch lift and some minimum 38 tall tires can you say shuttle truck from hell..:devil:
Hell the Fvck yeah!!
If you have some cheese left over you need to get some curb feelers, a tv antenna, some & some fresh Curtis Mayfield 8 tracks.
If you have some cheese left over you need to get some curb feelers, a tv antenna, some & some fresh Curtis Mayfield 8 tracks.
I just sold my 80 lincold conti, and if the lac is anything like it STAY AWAY. it had gadgets galore, which broke in an almost continuous stream over 3 years. and they arent expendible features. such as, when your auto dimming headlights crap out, you get headlights stuck on high beams, so i had to rewire the headlights so high was low, and low was high. endless little annoying problems. on the brite side, the severely worn engine and tranny just continued pluggin along, with a constant increase of 10 Db worth of rattles and all around bad soundingness per week. anyway, its was pimp, lookes badass, glided down the freeway, and had the most comfy (in a relaxing way) seats ever put in a car. but seeing it finally go, its kinda like when you have the flu, and you can finally feelin it tapering off, and the end is near. Soon you wont have to worry about it anymore.
and this is comming from a daily driven MGB owner......
and this is comming from a daily driven MGB owner......
A 500ci or a 502? I know 502 is a Chevy size, so maybe not. On a motor that old, how hard could it be to drop in a new cam to get the power back up? How hard is it to bump up the compression ration?
Oh hell yeah...is your pimp hand strong? If not, start workin on it....BEEATCH!
Sweet...now you gotta slam it...put a limo tint on the windows...roll some phat 20's...add a thumpin alpine...you'll be styyyyylin! Eventually you will want to have the upholstery redone in crushed red swirl velvet...Originally posted by Lexx D
Oh yeah my mechanic friend gave me the. It's gonna be sick.
She is purdy.
the caddilac 500 was nly put in cddilac and is a diffrent motor all togeter the 74 eldorado is front wheel drive and im not sure if the motor is mounted front to back or sised to side. if its front to back to do a cam swap will probly requier removing the Rad and maby the Grill and bumper this is assumeing you know how to do a cam swap and you have all the tools needed.
bumping up compression would be easier you can either bolt on heads with a smaller combustion chambers or thowin a set of higher compression pistons or both. I found some info and cadilac heads in the premier issuer of 4x4 garage
as follows: caddilac heads can be IDed by the last 3 digits in the casting number found under the valve covers, 68--73 950,250 and 902 heads have 76cc chambers and can handle up to 5500rpm. 74 and up 493 (smog) and 552 (non smog) heads have 120cc chambers and can take about 4000 rpm these heads also have larger coolant passages
the stock compression ratio on a 74 500 is 8.25:1 and you probly dont want to go much higher than 9.5:1 for street the 500 found in the 1970 eldorado with the 76cc heads had 10:1 compression
one thing to rember is these motors where made for torque moreso than Horsepower a caddilac is heavy and it takessome grunt to move it plus power all the power robbing accsorys like AC and power steering. but that doesnt mean 400hp is not an achiveable goal check out www.500cid.com thes guys specilize in getting prefomance out of caddilac v-8s.
also http://100megsfree4.com/cadillac/ has info on caddis from 1902 though to present
That is what I was trying to think of but having a brain fart.
iTorque est muey bueno!
Why y'all worried about power and engines and such...THIS IS ALL ABOUT A PIMP DADDY CADDY, man...it's all about the way the car looks...the way he looks rollin the thing...and how strong his pimp hand is...sheesh...lets get wit it!
Years ago I had a 1969 Cadillac Coupe deVille convertible that I bought for $500.00 - it was the sh it. Big cars are a kick in the ass!
You'll be driving down the road in your big Cadillac, you'll have girls in the front, you'll have girls in the back and then way in back you'll have some money in a sack...
You'll be driving down the road in your big Cadillac, you'll have girls in the front, you'll have girls in the back and then way in back you'll have some money in a sack...
you said sack
It's true - Roger Miller knows everything:
Yeah, I see youre goin' down the street in your big Cadillac,
You got girls in the front, you got girls in the back,
Yeah, way in back, you got money in a sack,
Both hands on the wheel and your shoulders right back...
... yeah I can tell you're doing well, good things will come to you. Iwish I had your happines I do-wacka-do-wacka-do...
whe're car guys, its what we do...