I hope someone can help solve these two electrical problems that appeared one after the other.

By way of background: The car, a '64 Eldorado has very limited use. It was at a restoration shop for 15 months until last January-  that supposedly did a bunch of wiring repairs including rebuilding the gas gauge that still hasn't worked properly, and the clock that hasn't worked, and re-soldering the broken wires in the drive door. All window and seat controls appear to be…

Cadillac’s new boss says they should stop trying to build BMWs and go back to building Cadillacs again.

What do you think? 

https://carbuzz.com/news/cadillac-finally-admits-what-everyone-knew-for-years

https://youtu.be/cn_dcm_B_MM

This explains some of Cadillac's history and reputation for quality in a way that is historically…

On publication of his article in the SELF STARTER on the 1963-64 Cadillac Chapter of the Cadillac LaSalle Club. 

Well done. 

Regards,

Jeff Kinzler

Is it possible that the rebuild shop put the heat riser valve in backwards, causing excess back pressure in the manifold, causing the engine to skip and cut out and then stall when it is fully warmed up and under load? Also to run very hot- in terms of heating up the car like it never did before, and to be sluggish?

One thing I noticed when the car came back from the shop was that I no longer heard the "tick-tick" sound that the heat riser made when the car was running. The…

DOES ANYONE HAVE A SPECIFICATION OR MANUFACTURER NUMBER FOR A CURRENTLY AVAILABLE MUFFLER THAT WILL FIT A 1964 ELDORADO?

IT SEEMS TO BE A UNIVERSAL PART FROM  WHAT I SEE  AVAILABLE ON LINE, BUT THE SELLERS ASK YOU FOR THE LENGTH, INLET AND OUTLET SIZE, OFFSET, ETC. STATING THAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT VEHICLE SPECIFIC. 

ALSO IS THERE A SOURCE FOR THE RUBBER INSERTS FOR THE EXHAUST HANGER/BRACKETS?

THANKS,

JEFF KINZLER

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2015/08/still-need-a-car-for-the-dream-cruise-consider-this-1964-cadillac-coupe-de-ville/…

Well, well, well, it looks like the new Cadillac leadership has realized that in order to return the brand to its former glory, it has to separate itself from GM and once again become an independent company as it once was.

Historically Cadillac was always a separate company, from its 1902 inception, through joining GM in 1908 until its undoing in the mid 1980's under Roger Smith, GM's CEO, when the Cadillac plant was closed down and production was consolidated with Buick and…

I saw this in an ebay ad for a 1960 Eldorado Resto-Mod. The car was bone stock except for a modern engine, custom radio and this, a video screen that might be hooked up to a back-up camera something I would love to have on my car.

Seems like a great place to put a video screen that could be hidden when not in use.…

Okay - so we checked for heavy leaks with engine running on lift- nothing. Bill said if it were dripping a quart an hour there would have to be oil all over the bottom of the car, but it was clean and dry.

We had rebuilt the motor as follows- rebuilt heads sourced from Jason's machine shop; plus

new cam, lifters, timing chain and sprockets, all new…

Okay - so we checked for heavy leaks with engine running on lift- nothing. Bill said if it were dripping a quart an hour there would have to be oil all over the bottom of the car, but it was clean and dry.

We had rebuilt the motor as follows- rebuilt heads sourced from Jason's machine shop; plus

new cam, lifters, timing chain and sprockets, all new…

I remember seeing these Porta Wall white wall inserts when I was a kid in the 1960's - installed when mom got slightly used set black-wall snow tires. LOL.

They seem like an economical solution compared to the cost of "collector car" white wall tires that seem to be double or triple what they should cost!…

Hello,

 Does anybody have information or a picture of the correct location of the rocker panel drains for a convertible body?

My rockers (between the door and the rear wheel) were repaired by welding inner and outer patches, and I am reluctant to use the car until I can re-drill new drain holes, in case we get caught in the rain.

Any information would be very much appreciated.

Below is  a picture of the rusted area on the drivers side rocker panel before repair,…

To put things in perspective, or to see how Cadillac engineering progressed from 1903 to 1963, take a look at this 1908 single cylinder Cadillac for sale on ebay. The engine was a low speed single cylinder, but massively large for its type with a huge flywheel.

Known as the "Little Hercules," lubrication was accomplished by a drip oiler.  Throttle control was by variable lift intake valve- a very advanced concept now employed by BMW.  

You can see one of the copper oil tubes…

Supposedly one of the 1903 prototypes shown at the NY Automobile Show in 1902. Only identified by the Cadillac scrip on the step plate. (See below.)…

I came across a source that makes steel intake and exhaust manifold flanges.

Has anyone made a custom manifold for hot rod type multi-carb set up?

http://www.hellsgatehotrods.com/flanges/intake-flanges/cadillac-331-429-intake-flange/

Custom '63 Recently Spotted For Sale or Trade on Craigs List In Kingsport Tennessee

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/cto/4994184360.html

 I am frustrated enough to scream - the engine on my '64 Eldo ran much smoother and better before we pulled it to do a partial rebuild.  The work included new heads, new tappets, camshaft, timing gears and chain, oil pump, cleaning and reconditioning all internal passages and rocker shafts, replace all manifolds (all were cracked) with good pieces, replace broken bell adapter, all new seals and gaskets, reseal transmission, etc.

Before this I had it tuned and running like a top with a…