Need to find a place for coolant temp sensor - 63/64 Cadillac Website2024-03-28T10:02:13Zhttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/forum/topics/need-to-find-a-place-for-coolant-temp-sensor?commentId=6543066%3AComment%3A214956&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWow, that's quite a family hi…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-24:6543066:Comment:2149562020-03-24T15:07:45.217Z0wmawhs0nd6nthttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0wmawhs0nd6nt
<p>Wow, that's quite a family history involving some pretty enviable automobiles. It's nice to know that your son has inherited the family car gene. Who knows how many generations yet to come will drive a succession of Grandpa's cars! You clearly "Enjoy"! Cheers,,,</p>
<p>Wow, that's quite a family history involving some pretty enviable automobiles. It's nice to know that your son has inherited the family car gene. Who knows how many generations yet to come will drive a succession of Grandpa's cars! You clearly "Enjoy"! Cheers,,,</p> Tony,
Thanks for the kind wor…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-23:6543066:Comment:2151032020-03-23T21:20:02.427Z0wmawhs0nd6nthttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0wmawhs0nd6nt
<p>Tony,</p>
<p>Thanks for the kind words. There are tons of guys more skilled than me but I am persistent if nothing else. Yes, I make the replacement control arms. </p>
<p>My car does get a fair bit of attention at shows because it is unique. There is a lot of same old same old at shows. When true car guys get to mine they stop, stare for a bit and then come the questions. Very gratifying and I meet lot's of interesting people during the course of any show my car is in. </p>
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<p>Tony,</p>
<p>Thanks for the kind words. There are tons of guys more skilled than me but I am persistent if nothing else. Yes, I make the replacement control arms. </p>
<p>My car does get a fair bit of attention at shows because it is unique. There is a lot of same old same old at shows. When true car guys get to mine they stop, stare for a bit and then come the questions. Very gratifying and I meet lot's of interesting people during the course of any show my car is in. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, my car isn't a 63/64, it's a 62 and a very plain Jane at that. The only option is soft ray tinted windows and a dealer installed block heater. It's plainer that a Chevy Biscayne. I bought it as a parts car 22 years ago. We bonded and I spared it. Being a very Vanilla car it's restored value would not cover the cost of getting it into show shape so I resto modded it to make it a sporty version. A 1962 CTS. I made custom rear trailing arms that let me change to QA1 coil over shocks, had stiffer front springs made, put in a TREMEC 5 speed, a Ford 9" diff and many more details that are too numerous to mention. </p>
<p>Here are some links to stories about my car. They both get things wrong. The first one get's hydro boost brakes confused with turbo charging if you can imagine that and the second get the year of the motor and the cylinder head mods mixed up. Oh well. For the most part they are okay articles and the authors mean well. I particularly enjoyed the second author. He really understood my passion for my car.</p>
<p>Thanks again,</p>
<p>Dan</p>
<p><a href="https://mystarcollectorcar.com/june-2018-62-cadillac-series-62-coupe-resto-mod-this-is-what-happens-when-you-get-attached-to-a-donor-car/">https://mystarcollectorcar.com/june-2018-62-cadillac-series-62-coupe-resto-mod-this-is-what-happens-when-you-get-attached-to-a-donor-car/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://driving.ca/cadillac/column/its-mine/its-mine-1962-cadillac-coupe?fbclid=IwAR07PcdTITRr5uhX1YOQwq11eIocHRvT0dvWAvq3p-nCpbYge7ebi32ORyo">https://driving.ca/cadillac/column/its-mine/its-mine-1962-cadillac-coupe?fbclid=IwAR07PcdTITRr5uhX1YOQwq11eIocHRvT0dvWAvq3p-nCpbYge7ebi32ORyo</a></p> Yep, all that crazy stuff cam…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-22:6543066:Comment:2149342020-03-22T18:46:41.194Z0wmawhs0nd6nthttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0wmawhs0nd6nt
<p>Yep, all that crazy stuff came from my feeble mind and hands. I originally built the intake in '03 and made changes to it twice since then. It's steady state now. I also built the headers and designed the serpentine conversion plate which I had water jetted out for me. I proto-typed it out in 1/4" MDF and when I was happy sent the drawing to the machine shop. I also drew up a 36 toothed wheel for the computer crank trigger and had it water jetted out. I heat shrunk it onto the Buick 3.8…</p>
<p>Yep, all that crazy stuff came from my feeble mind and hands. I originally built the intake in '03 and made changes to it twice since then. It's steady state now. I also built the headers and designed the serpentine conversion plate which I had water jetted out for me. I proto-typed it out in 1/4" MDF and when I was happy sent the drawing to the machine shop. I also drew up a 36 toothed wheel for the computer crank trigger and had it water jetted out. I heat shrunk it onto the Buick 3.8 turbo lower pulley I am using. The ignition is run by the computer using the crank triggered signal. The coils are LS truck from a Savana van. The brakes are hydro-boost scavenged from a Chevy Silverado HD and Wilwwod discs all around. A buddy ported the heads and a local machine shop hogged them out to accept some custom made Manley valves. I designed the cam profile using Dyno-Sim software and sent that off to Howards who ground it. </p>
<p>My background is machinist/mechanic until I was 40. I got married and went back to school and got my MCSE which got me in to IT. Spent 17 years with EDS and HP and am now just fiddling in my garage making control arms and doing small jobs for friends. Been a tinkerer all my life, just can't leave well enough alone!</p> "but the car is a driving tes…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-22:6543066:Comment:2147812020-03-22T18:32:25.723Z0wmawhs0nd6nthttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0wmawhs0nd6nt
<p><span>"but the car is a driving test bed at any given time." </span></p>
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<p><span>Love it! </span></p>
<p><span>"but the car is a driving test bed at any given time." </span></p>
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<p><span>Love it! </span></p> This is what I used. It was r…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-22:6543066:Comment:2147172020-03-22T15:33:07.161Z3ft7bqmb7dryohttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_3ft7bqmb7dryo
<p>This is what I used. It was running the electric fan when I was testing out the fans. I dont use electric fans any more, but the car is a driving test bed at any given time. <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4191404237?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4191404237?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>This is what I used. It was running the electric fan when I was testing out the fans. I dont use electric fans any more, but the car is a driving test bed at any given time. <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4191404237?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4191404237?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a></p> Tosh, I was thinking of tappi…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-21:6543066:Comment:2144782020-03-21T16:18:26.725Z0wmawhs0nd6nthttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0wmawhs0nd6nt
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4180923088?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4180923088?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> Tosh, I was thinking of tapping it myself when I chose the location. After drilling the hole I found that the casting was too thin to support enough thread for a leak proof pipe thread. I went to Crane Supply and bought a weld on pipe bung and profiled it to fit the curve of the water pump, Brazing it on was easy. I wrapped a rag around the pump leg close to…</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4180923088?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4180923088?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a>Tosh, I was thinking of tapping it myself when I chose the location. After drilling the hole I found that the casting was too thin to support enough thread for a leak proof pipe thread. I went to Crane Supply and bought a weld on pipe bung and profiled it to fit the curve of the water pump, Brazing it on was easy. I wrapped a rag around the pump leg close to the impeller housing and soaked it with water to pull off some of the heat from the welding and not damage the water pump seal or bearing. </p>
<p>I started out with Megasquirt in 2003, then Megasquirt II and now MS3Pro, all on a home built manifold. I'll log onto my other PC and attach a photo...</p> Thanks Dan, could you have dr…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-21:6543066:Comment:2146582020-03-21T15:44:13.747ZTosh Dickensonhttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/profile/DutchDickinsen
<p>Thanks Dan, could you have drilled and tapped it in there? I was thinking about doing that because there seems to be a lot of meat on that water pump crossover.</p>
<p>Are you running fuel injection on yours? What system?</p>
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<p>Thanks Dan, could you have drilled and tapped it in there? I was thinking about doing that because there seems to be a lot of meat on that water pump crossover.</p>
<p>Are you running fuel injection on yours? What system?</p>
<p></p> A few years back I installed…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-21:6543066:Comment:2144752020-03-21T15:25:15.890ZDavid Thomashttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/profile/DavidThomas
<p>A few years back I installed an Autometer temp gauge in my 63 when I was having some overheating issues. I put a T-fitting at the back of the thermostat housing where the 1/2 inch heater hose attaches. That seemed to work out well for me and the Autometer temperature gauge. And, it was a simple affair to remove once I didn't need the auxiliary gauge any more.</p>
<p>A few years back I installed an Autometer temp gauge in my 63 when I was having some overheating issues. I put a T-fitting at the back of the thermostat housing where the 1/2 inch heater hose attaches. That seemed to work out well for me and the Autometer temperature gauge. And, it was a simple affair to remove once I didn't need the auxiliary gauge any more.</p> I originally spliced a sectio…tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-20:6543066:Comment:2145402020-03-20T20:00:45.771Z0wmawhs0nd6nthttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0wmawhs0nd6nt
<p>I originally spliced a section of tubing into my upper rad hose and had the fuel computer bung in there. Problem was it only started working after the thermostat opened and it didn't look great. I ended up brazing a bung into the inside curve of the upper passengers side of the water pump. That was 17 years ago and it is holding up fine. There is enough clearance there that you can go either mechanical or electric.</p>
<p>I originally spliced a section of tubing into my upper rad hose and had the fuel computer bung in there. Problem was it only started working after the thermostat opened and it didn't look great. I ended up brazing a bung into the inside curve of the upper passengers side of the water pump. That was 17 years ago and it is holding up fine. There is enough clearance there that you can go either mechanical or electric.</p> tag:6364cadillac.ning.com,2020-03-20:6543066:Comment:2146472020-03-20T19:57:32.511Z0wmawhs0nd6nthttps://6364cadillac.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0wmawhs0nd6nt
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