"Just machined my drums Thursday. Like Russ said, you do not remove the hub. Whoever is turning the drums for you will have adaptors to chuck up the drum to the lathe. You do need to remove the seal and bearings. I would clean out the grease inside…"
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engine compartment color
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Santora Oct 5, 2024. 6 Replies 0 Likes
My car's paint code is 10, Ebony Black. Does anybody know if Eastwood's "Original Chassis Black Satin" is the correct engine compartment color? I only need to do some touch-up and at least for right…Continue
My Car is ON THE ROAD!!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari Oct 18, 2024. 6 Replies 1 Like
Momentous day today!!!! Brought my De Ville home today. I had my transmission rebuilt at a local transmission shop. Old soul working there that knows Hydramatic Transmissions. All the leaks repaired,…Continue
Water crossover at water pump, leak at O-Ring
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dennis P. DiBari Sep 27, 2024. 7 Replies 0 Likes
My head is about to explode!!!! I would like to reopen the discussion of the issue of getting the water pump to crossover connection to seal at the O-Ring. This all started because of a "gasket" leak…Continue
Oil pan gasket and rear main seal
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott Santora Sep 25, 2024. 9 Replies 0 Likes
So after some searching, I only found one discussion about replacing the rear main seal. That post was for a 64 DeVille, I have a 63. The post wasn't clear if the job could be done with the engine…Continue
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"Scott,
As Jason said, the engine looks great. It must run great as well!
Dennis DiBari"
"That is fantastic news ...and the engine is looking great!"
"Congratulations! Enjoy the ride. Mike"
"Thanks Jason,
My car was garaged it's entire life but obviously there is some fade in the paint. The plan is pull the engine next year to do the rear main seal/rear main cap mod, motor mounts, and to get painted so maybe i'll…"
"60+ Year old paint, exposed to various condition, over very wide range of use is going to very a LOT! I have pulled in parts cars with 40K miles always garaged kept, to cars with say 150K+ miles that look like they never saw a garage and the paint…"
"Jason,
Appreciate the info on what parts are painted which color, good info. My bigger question is this, right now, I only want to do some touch-up on the firewall, core support and inner fenders. Does anybody know which paint matches the…"
"In general in terms of engine back items painted black:
- Cowl/firewall, under hood and inner fenders will be satin black,
- Corner braces/brackets and radiator support, will be more of a semi gloss, a bit more sheen.
- Oil Filler cap, air filter…"
"Yeah, I bought some touch-up paint from paint scratch too. They don't have any listing, or at least I did not see any listing, for satin black. The only place I found the color type "satin black" was at Eastwood. Plenty of flat and…"
"Hi Scott,
I am not sure about the engine compartment - the right type of black to use. I got all of my touch up paint for my car from Paint Scratch.com. They have great body touch up paint. Maybe will have…"
"Scott,
Great news and no leaks! When the sun comes out after Helena, top down and another spin!
Dennis DiBari"
" Thanks Dennis. I'm pretty sure the coolant leaks are fixed. Like I wrote, I put about 50 miles on the car and a good chunk of that was highway. I kept an eye on the temperature gauge. When I got her home, nothing dripping, no funny odor,…"
"Hi Scott,
Congratulations!!! It is a great feeling and glad you got that rebuilt. Hopefully all the water leaks are good and happy driving. As an original owner, we both know the feeling of driving…"
"Scott,
You can only do so much on the Caddy. The two O rings is better and let everything set a while before starting. We all go through this; don't let it get you. Give update when you start it and good…"
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- Do you own any 1963 & 1964 Cadillacs? If Yes, Year & Body Style
- 1963 De Ville Convertible
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- 35213
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- no
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- At 7:29am on April 4, 2024,
Jason Edge said…
Good look on the restoration of your 63! Be sure to post to our Forums with any specific questions and check out the Parts & Service, and Help Pages. Both of these pages should help you on the restoration of your dad's Cadillac.
- At 6:40pm on April 2, 2024,
Hi Scott, Welcome to the 1963/64 Cadillac Chapter & Website. Be sure to check out the site and tell us about your 63 Convertible. If you have some pictures to post that would be fantastic! Jason.
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Christmas 2024 with the 1964 Fleetwood 60 Special
Started by Logan Robb in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Jason Edge 9 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
A little late posting, but figured some may enjoy seeing it post holiday to keep the winter blues away!My wife, Annie, and I had a great time with the Fleetwood before the salt hit the roads here in…Continue
Anyone Ever Hear of or Use Gary's Steering Wheels
Started by Jason Edge in Restoration Discussion. Last reply by Chris Codd yesterday. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Scanning thru the Feb issues of Hemmings I found a listing for Gary's Steering Wheels. I didn't think I had heard of them but looked on our …Continue
Dino Diaries - Nov 19, 2024: Install Cad Plated Fender Skirt Brackets
Started by Jason Edge in General Discussion. Last reply by Jason Edge on Friday. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Now that I am past the radiator project (and a couple of house projects), I can pick away at the my 64 Coupe de Ville Dino a bit. Today I installed the left driver side cad plated fender skirt…Continue
Dino Diaries - All Jacked Up For Christmas!
Started by Jason Edge in General Discussion. Last reply by Logan Robb on Thursday. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I have very limited space in my 3 bay garage with the left and right bay used for storage and work tables, etc leaving the narrow center aisle for my 1964 Coupe de Ville Dino. Six years ago I bought…Continue
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New old stock seat material
Posted by Ray Schick on August 22, 2024 at 6:25pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
I bought this seat material thinking that it’s…
Loud air moving sound within carb with cleaner removed
Posted by Dave Fehrle on March 23, 2024 at 3:23pm 8 Comments 1 Like
While checking my Carter carb with engine running, I took the air cleaner off and there was a very loud hissing sound of air. I placed a piece of paper over the carb and it didn’t move up or down, is this normal?
Vintage Air AC
Posted by Chase on March 21, 2024 at 5:55am 0 Comments 1 Like
Hey everyone, has anybody done a Vintage Air AC/Heat setup in their car? I want to bypass the old vacuum setup and go with a Vintage Air Gen 2 model. Before I get started, does anyone have any experience with this? (Which model to go with, do’s and dont’s, etc.) It looks pretty involved. Any and all info/pics would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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February 16, 2024 - 63/64 Cadillac Chapter Zoom Meet-Up
February 16, 2025 from 7pm to 8:30pm – Zoom
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