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Hello Excellent video, thank you very much. I have a 1948 Cadillac and a 1950, the 1950 has a 331 engine like yours and I have been trying to get it up and running. In the video I have a question about how the dwell angle (30°) is measured with the digital multimeter???? Hola Excelente video, muchas gracias. Yo tengo un Cadillac 1948 y un 1950, el1950 tiene un mnotor 331 como el suyo y lo he estado tratando de colocar a punto. En el video me queda la duda de como mide con el multimetro digital el angulo de permanecia (30°)????

Nice . I am buying a 1954 Fleetwood and I am going to need someone like you Sir .Where are you located . Respectfully

I found your videos very helpful and wanted to thank you as I am currently working on the front end of my 56. Thank you once again!

I’m doing an addition on my house and it’s taking forever! You got this garage up and finished quick!

Great looking shop right there Tim!! Sure beats working out in the weather. Good for you!

That's a heavy car to move all by yourself. Did you all those hash marks on the rear quarter ? I thought only Fleetwoods had that trim ? IDK. My 55 CDV did not.

My oil filter canister won’t even pop off

My 56 had more and supposedly the last two sellers said it ran. 2 sellers said ran and stopped, last seller (flipper) said "we got it running and it smokes a lot". I had more of that black sludge, but mine was a little more liquid.

Actually, bottom of oil pump section is vacuum pump to assist vacuum wipers.

Kitty lacshop manual actually said to remove and clean the oil pan On a yearly basis

Well done

You´re soooo lucky, Tim. Mid-50s Cadillac is my dream car.. I would love to take on a project like that.... Good luck with it...👍

awesome caddy awesome find.

That interior looks almost like a 1960s "Tijuana Tuck n' Roll", but without the rolls. Man... I'm surprised that the 275 pound front seat hasn't fallen through what's left of the floor! Kool Caddy! Cheers

Really great cranking sound!!

I've just bought a '55 and all your videos are much appreciated. Thank you!

I replaced all that ancient stuff with a dual power brake master. Kit is available on eBay. Gives you a swing pedal.

I have a 52 and had a shop install a disc brake kit and it’s given me nothing but problems so I’m switching everything back to original. Problem is they lost 3 of the 4 1” spacers and and the 2 bolts for the cotter pins with the standard heads. Do you know where I can get those?

I didn't see the link for their address. I called St Louis spring and they said they could make me a pair. Do you have specs on your u-bolts and where I could buy the rubber parts, insulators, etc. I will probably also need to replace the shackles. Thanks Jim

My drivers side spring is broken. Where did you get your new leaf springs and hardware?

Can I ask where you got your new springs and hardware? I have to replace a broken spring on my 55 60 Fleetwood

Thanks for your really helpful video 👍

Beautiful '55. I am working on a '60 myself.

Have you bled the brake system? In the master cylinder of my 55, the by-pass hole opening from the top is about 5/32, but then it necks down to a small pin hole about 1/64". Bench bleed of the master seemed very good but haven't bled the entire system on the vehicle yet. Just curious if you had any issues.

Hello Tim Warlick. Thank you for a great video. the amount of intense work to get this job done in just unbelievable. had to watch to the end. was looking at a 1955 which needed front coil springs. after your video i realized i could be biting off more than i could chew.great camera views and discussion of parts.thanks again. Michael. Cadillac Fanatic.

Someone has put a modern power booster on my 55 but i still have the original so thanks for the vid, I will try and rebuild mine now.

Your video's are invaluable to me as I am restoring my 55 Caddy here in the UK Thanks.

I admire what you are doing. You are putting your brains and resourcefulness to work.

Gee I always feel like you make these videos for me! ;-) Looks like you need floor. Anybody making replacements? I just grabbed some 18 gauge and beat on the panels with hammers, then mig weld. Nice looking AC lines! I hope to use my AC lines next summer. Think it's year 7 on my AC system...maybe 8? ...9?

You sure are thorough! The video is flawless too. Thanks for posting!

Wow... beautiful!

My 39 Pontiac parts are very similar. 39 to 55 is 16 years... Seems there should be more change in design... but was design motivation driven so much by the bottom line, ($$$)? I think not, but I am an immature hot rod guy. ;-) Thanks Tim for posting.

DANG! Thought I'de see it run! OH well, anticipation is good, I can wait! Another good video. Wish you and the caddy lived next door!

I have a 55 caddy 60 special. I didn't see you replace the bushings inside the steering knuckle.

Earlier in video you said you will paint those areas on the crossmember when you remove engine...wouldn’t it just have been easier to remove oil pan when you remove engine and replace oil pan gasket at that time? Unless you’re not going to remove engine then I understand. But sounds like more work than needed.

Wow! These videos you post are wonderful. I can't understand why more viewers are not commenting... Thanks for posting!

Great videos, very beneficial. I just got a 55 coupe de ville. Currently working on getting the engine un-seized. What parts suppliers have you found to be the best so far?

Great video!

Nice video, car is looking better and better... thanks for posting!

Wowzer! You are quit thorough! I am surprised more youtubers are not following your series of videos.

Well, for what it's worth, my 39 Pontiac front suspension is very similar to your car's. I took mine all apart and cleaned everything, then reassembled, greasing all the stuff. I replaced the spindle supports with new dropped units, to get down 2 inches... I think I have maybe 2000 plus miles on it and no problems yet. You are much more thorough than I.... so it should work fine!

wow!

...please spec the flare tool for those of us who bought the cheap ones ;-)

You have a lot of patience IMO. Will you repair/replace with stock or update to dual master cylinder for safety?

Enjoy the journey!

I used clear plastic shelf liner with sticky side down. place it on top of what is there. use felt pen to draw floor section details on shelf plastic. peal off plastic and stick it to 18 gauge sheet steel. use 1/4"X1" steel strap, hammer on driveway concrete to put shape into floor sections before welding into car. Use mig with gas for nice job, IMO.

I am glad you are repairing the car and not me!

She's a runner!

I have heard that leaf spring packs can be rebuilt from other spring packs. Just find by measuring thickness, length, width of the broken leaf. Then out with the broken parts and in with the un-broken parts. I got my 58 Cadillac Hearse springs rebuilt for me by www.eatondetroitspring.com/about