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"I think that the gasket is more of a chaff guard that a seal. The original material…"

Russ Austin replied Apr 6 to Power Booster Install

9 Apr 8
Reply by Rob Spring

"You got me curious and I looked at the boosters I have in stock. There is a gasket o…"

Russ Austin replied Apr 5 to Power Booster Install

9 Apr 8
Reply by Rob Spring

"The parts book does not show a gasket for the 63 64. It lists up to 58 for a body ga…"

Russ Austin replied Apr 5 to Power Booster Install

9 Apr 8
Reply by Rob Spring

"Michael, I have the oil filter assembly for you. If you have a NSS that is broken, I…"

Russ Austin replied Apr 2 to 1964 Cadillac Deville Neutral Safety switch and Oil Filter Housing Assembly

3 Apr 7
Reply by Russ Austin

"The resistor is in the airflow to keep cool.  I would try just a regular resistor to…"

Russ Austin replied Mar 20 to 1964 Comfort Control

1 Mar 20
Reply by Russ Austin

"Have you checked on the oil sending unit?  They like to leak at the top, or it could…"

Russ Austin replied Mar 15 to Rear Main Leak?

5 Mar 16
Reply by Dennis P. DiBari

"Several folks run the generic square coolant overflow tank. I see this in 99% of the…"

Russ Austin replied Feb 27 to Coolant Overflow Bottle / Reservoir for 64 Cadillac Eldorado

6 Mar 26
Reply by Dennis P. DiBari

"Thats normal. The carb is sucking in air through the primary side. The secondary sid…"

Russ Austin replied Feb 19 to Carb noise

5 Feb 19
Reply by Russ Austin

"The shop manual explains it well. I have done it the way the book reads a few times.…"

Russ Austin replied Feb 13 to Techniques for replacing pinion seal on differential

5 Mar 26
Reply by Dennis P. DiBari

"Caddy Daddy has them. "

Russ Austin replied Feb 1 to Gear for power vent window

13 Feb 9
Reply by SK

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Dino Radiator Leak - Time to Recore!

Started by Jason Edge in General Discussion. Last reply by Bill Wolf 10 hours ago. 36 Replies

I had brought up the topic of radiator leaks as a discussion topic for our Chapter Zoom meet-up this past Sunday and thought I would share on our website for everyone and probably do a more formal…Continue

front seat crest

Started by Frank Murch in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Bill Wolf 22 hours ago. 2 Replies

Original seats had a crest on the center arm rest.  Does anybody know where I could embose a crest in new material for a reupolstry?Continue

64 Replacing dash illumination lights-how much has to come out to get to all of them?

Started by Norman Silverman in General Discussion. Last reply by Norman Silverman on Thursday. 11 Replies

Hello AllI have taken off my dash top and started replacing dash bulbs with LED's for greater visibility. Some questions:1) To replace the Gauge bulb it looks like easier access is had by removing…Continue

Correct whitewalls

Started by Richard Stanley in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Bill Wolf on Wednesday. 3 Replies

 I just replaced my tires from Diamondback (I had bad results in the past from Coker).  It was the second time, due to the age of the tires.  About 18 years ago Diamondback made custom whitewalls…Continue

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1963 RHS A/C kick panel - photos needed

Posted by SK on June 2, 2025 at 2:20pm 2 Comments

Could someone post front and back photos of the 1963 right-hand kick panel with A/C?

My car didn’t come with the original kick panels, so it's a bit of a mystery to me how I should cut the backing board and carpet to fit around the A/C.

Many thanks,

-Samu

Edelbrock Carb Block off Plates

Posted by Chase on March 12, 2025 at 2:05pm 14 Comments

Hey guys,

I have installed the same Edelbrock carb and have done everything the same as Jason’s carb and intake project. In the spring and summer months the car starts, runs and idles great! In the fall and winter months on a cold start, the car starts awful and wants to die until it warms up. I have to keep my foot on the throttle until it warms up or it will idle just terrible and try to die. Once it’s warm, it runs fantastic! Whats going on here? I was thinking of removing the…

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'63 Tailfin Tales

Posted by Mark Mata on February 22, 2025 at 5:00pm 9 Comments

New old stock seat material

Posted by Ray Schick on August 22, 2024 at 6:25pm 2 Comments

I bought this seat material thinking that it’s…

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