Re: 80 Caddy, project codename: "Are you nuts?" (BFDeihl)
Yep, a nice big patch of daylight. Dontcha just love that strut brace?
Longterm plans? Well, I plan on stripping it down to nothing, cutting out all the cancerous areas, replace with pieces from various parts cars I have laying around...
For the engine, I'd like to do an ABA w/Eurospec head, knock sensor/Motronic ignition.
Suspension: coilovers to drop it about 2"-2.25" up front, some creative thinking out back to get the ass-end down 2".
Interior: I'd hate to get rid of that lovely baby blue, but the dash is so cracked on the passenger side, I'm gonna probably find a Cabby/Rocco dash as a replacement.
I'm debating whether to totally chop the strut towers out and replace them with a nice tube frame. I have access to some really nice Mechanical Engineering software to measure angles/stresses/etc. Just would need to find someone to fab it for me. If I don't go the tube frame route, I'm just gonna cut up some more pieces from my parts cars.
The biggest thing that sold me on this is the grille. I absolutely love the square headlights from 1980!
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Is that daylight I see under the homebuilt strut brace near the charcoal canister return hose?
Looks like the prior owner was somewhat of a mother of invention...
Nice to see another truck project starting- what are your longterm plans?[HR][/HR]