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Longhorn Man · 08-01-2002, 08:47 PM

The Caddy heads have passed with a clean bill of health by our head guy.

The cracks are so minimal, and in the location they are in, he just told me to put a washer under the bolt.
Happy days, happy days.
For those who have no clue what i am talking about, the heads off teh free 472 I got from PROTRUCKS are better breathing and will net me a higher compression ration...in the 9 to 1 range instead of the dismal 8 to 1.
Now I just need to get all the d@mn broken bolts out of it.
Do the next owner a favor....look into ANTISEIZE COMPOUND

*racedvl* · 08-01-2002, 09:28 PM

Andy is gonna be a Caddy rolling pimp in no time!!

Longhorn Man · 08-01-2002, 09:34 PM

LOL...I couldn't even imagine being a pimp daddy.
Do i have to wear a tall hat? Will you guys use it against me in the Springer show?

Super Chevy · 08-01-2002, 09:38 PM

Sounds good to me andy! I'm on the search myself as you know,hopefully ill get a 68-72 motor from a running parts car so i know it will run, ps did you see those pictures on the engine board, these caddies fill the fenders very well

Longhorn Man · 08-01-2002, 09:48 PM

yeah, I like the wheels on it too.

I saved the pics...TJ sent me some other pics...This one was able to keep the heater though.
This is the one Super Chevy is refering too

And this is the one TJ sent me with a heater.

Super Chevy · 08-01-2002, 09:56 PM

Thanks for the pic andy, I saved all of them so far. Do you have any more? I'm Getting some 1/2 stock for the motor mounts soon unless i can get another idea for it...

:EDIT: if you have any pictures PM them to me

woodrow59 · 08-01-2002, 10:07 PM

That engine looks good in there !!!!! Wish my Dad still had his '68 Delta 88 with a 455 ,,,,, It would look good in my truck !!!!

Longhorn Man · 08-01-2002, 10:09 PM

Yeah, I got another...but i don't think you can PM pics?

Super Chevy · 08-01-2002, 10:11 PM

Thanks got it, Never tried to PM a pic a just assumed you could... A nice open element air filter would really help the look of that motor...

Longhorn Man · 08-01-2002, 10:15 PM

Yeah, I agree. I'm just wondering how the heck it is mounted in there....do you see any motor mounts?

Super Chevy · 08-02-2002, 01:27 AM

Found another picture of one in our trucks but i have no info on it. I found it on yahoo titled "My $200 motor with nos" ,but looks like a total hack job to me...

S-C

Longhorn Man · 08-03-2002, 01:08 AM

Hmmm, looks kinda sloppy, but did you see the name of the pic? (the $200 engine with nos.jpeg) I was windering what the one little shiney thing was and why the heck it had a pipe(!!!)T-fitting in the fuel line.
Keep them coming...I been keeping every one in my caddy files.

**smitty62** · 08-03-2002, 11:11 AM

Damn! That's uuuugly!

Protrucks · 08-03-2002, 11:29 AM

Hey Andy all the motors in the pics you posted here are mounted farther back than the one that the dumb as@ put in the burb I have and they did not notch the frame for the exhaust either. I think the one in my burb was mounted forward so the cheap sob that put it in did not have to cut the drive shaft.

Longhorn Man · 08-04-2002, 10:52 AM

You know, i was noticing that myself too. I finally got those burb pics modified enough to view..took a program on my mom's computer. The more I look at those fraim rails, the more scared I get.

08-01-2002, 08:47 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Awsome news... The Caddy heads have passed with a clean bill of health by our head guy. The cracks are so minimal, and in the location they are in, he just told me to put a washer under the bolt. Happy days, happy days. For those who have no clue what i am talking about, the heads off teh free 472 I got from PROTRUCKS are better breathing and will net me a higher compression ration...in the 9 to 1 range instead of the dismal 8 to 1. Now I just need to get all the d@mn broken bolts out of it. Do the next owner a favor....look into ANTISEIZE COMPOUND

08-01-2002, 09:48 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	yeah, I like the wheels on it too. I saved the pics...TJ sent me some other pics...This one was able to keep the heater though. This is the one Super Chevy is refering too And this is the one TJ sent me with a heater. Attached Images Last edited by Longhorn Man; 08-01-2002 at 09:52 PM.

08-01-2002, 10:07 PM	#7
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	That engine looks good in there !!!!! Wish my Dad still had his '68 Delta 88 with a 455 ,,,,, It would look good in my truck !!!! __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

08-01-2002, 10:09 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Yeah, I got another...but i don't think you can PM pics? Attached Images

08-02-2002, 01:27 AM	#11
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	Found another picture of one in our trucks but i have no info on it. I found it on yahoo titled "My $200 motor with nos" ,but looks like a total hack job to me... S-C Attached Images Last edited by Super Chevy; 08-02-2002 at 02:56 AM.

08-01-2002, 09:28 PM	#2
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Andy is gonna be a Caddy rolling pimp in no time!!

08-01-2002, 09:34 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	LOL...I couldn't even imagine being a pimp daddy. Do i have to wear a tall hat? Will you guys use it against me in the Springer show?

08-01-2002, 09:38 PM	#4
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	Sounds good to me andy! I'm on the search myself as you know,hopefully ill get a 68-72 motor from a running parts car so i know it will run, ps did you see those pictures on the engine board, these caddies fill the fenders very well

08-01-2002, 09:56 PM	#6
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	Thanks for the pic andy, I saved all of them so far. Do you have any more? I'm Getting some 1/2 stock for the motor mounts soon unless i can get another idea for it... :EDIT: if you have any pictures PM them to me

08-01-2002, 10:11 PM	#9
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	Thanks got it, Never tried to PM a pic a just assumed you could... A nice open element air filter would really help the look of that motor...

08-01-2002, 10:15 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Yeah, I agree. I'm just wondering how the heck it is mounted in there....do you see any motor mounts?

08-03-2002, 01:08 AM	#12
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Hmmm, looks kinda sloppy, but did you see the name of the pic? (the $200 engine with nos.jpeg) I was windering what the one little shiney thing was and why the heck it had a pipe(!!!)T-fitting in the fuel line. Keep them coming...I been keeping every one in my caddy files.

08-03-2002, 11:11 AM	#13
smitty62 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,234	Damn! That's uuuugly! __________________ Stepsides look like real trucks! Smitty

08-03-2002, 11:29 AM	#14
Protrucks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kalamazoo MI USA Posts: 161	Hey Andy all the motors in the pics you posted here are mounted farther back than the one that the dumb as@ put in the burb I have and they did not notch the frame for the exhaust either. I think the one in my burb was mounted forward so the cheap sob that put it in did not have to cut the drive shaft. __________________ 1967 Chevy 1/2 SWB (under construction) 1968 GMC (propane-under construction) 1969 GMC Flatbed (propane) 1970 3/4 LWB (propane) 1970 Stepside 402 (gasoline) 1971 GMC Burb

08-04-2002, 10:52 AM	#15
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	You know, i was noticing that myself too. I finally got those burb pics modified enough to view..took a program on my mom's computer. The more I look at those fraim rails, the more scared I get.



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