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Im not sure I would use chemicals on the armature. I would probably just blow it out and wipe the brushes off. Might Scotch Brite the brushes. I would think degreaser would be fine in the motor case

Man I love Caddy's ! a 70 coupe de ville is still on my bucket list for a sunday cruiser

not bad ! he really did put in effort. Is this allowed by Ferrari ? Cause usually when you make replica's you have lawyers all over you 😂 It's cool but I wouldn't drive around in a replica lol

Great info, thx. Also of note, the original examples shown have a trunkbed plate with welded nuts in place of the provided plate, with welded studs- likely also for ease of installation. The original nut-plate solution is also how the roll bar was installed on my Works car. i can certainly understand why Mizukami went with the latter stud system, as the original welded-nut-plate solution requires 4 large holes to be drilled into the floorboard. A very subtle difference that 99.5% of enthusiasts would probably not recognize. (thatsa lotta nuts & studs talk)

Now that Ive completed the core and heater box I'm moving on to the blower motor and fresh air box. Have a question about the motor but before i get there I want to first acknowledge @Namerow because I couldnt have gotten anywhere near as good as it came out without the help here. truly a great post and for a newbie like me as simple as i could have hoped. Before After Now on to the motor. The previous owner dumped paint on everything like it was a chocolate sunday it seems trying to cover anything they didnt want to address before selling. the motor housing is a mess so I need to repaint that and the box looks pretty much like the heater box did so that needs new gaskets and paint as well. Now that I have it disassembled, the inside of the housing has a thick layer of soot and grime in there surrounding the magnets. and the wire spool seems to be in great shape but also had a bunch of dirt and dust fall out of it when i took it out the switch was in great shape with the springs having good tension and surprisingly the screws look like they must have on day 1 at the factory I mean really, look at those. Its like I just bought them for 20 bucks from Zeddsaver LOL! So here's the question in all this. Is it Ok to use a degreaser on the electric coils and the inner housing where the magnets are? I've been using it all along as a first step in all these restos. Typically spray on, let sit a bit but not to full dryness, wash off with clean water to neutralize and remove. then on to sanding painting etc. If I do this to clean the inner housing and coils any issue? And I guess I apply some grease to the axle before reassembly? This all worked well before I took it out almost 18 months ago so it should all still be fine.

Has to be a nice ride too. Potential buyers probably aren't bothered by the mpg's. $172,000 didn't get it, but they're working on a deal.

That's a cool old caddy! Probably gets about 5mpg

Took the front spoiler off after work & got it to the body shop for paint next week. Also got the front seats out just as the rain began - it's supposed to rain through tomorrow, so I figured a good time to get the upholstery done. Removed the upholstery & made a filler piece for the side airbag location. I'm also switching the cushions left to right, as the outside of the drivers one has more wear. The PO was on the heavy side and it shows in the compression and tears in the foam. Switching them means that the worn sides will be on the inside of either seat, so not likely to be an issue down the road. Had to cut a slot for the rear seat release on the passenger side. If I could get hold of the rights quick release I would put another on the driver's side since that has electric it's a lot slower to rake than the quick flip lever Dense foam was a large pad used as packing for my LUK RS clutch & DM flywheel kit, I really don't throw much out

Vacuum out passenger door this evening quickly, noticed a small flexible tab for holding a wire inside the door!! Proof the door light was really a thing….. or at least a thought anyways….. this is fun so far… not enough time in the day.

So I have a few, the two are the later ones and the 4 are early. Here is a link to a discussion about the two. https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/62574-camshaft-oil-sprayer/

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Quick video, and picture after 5 seconds of wire wheel……

Not too bad … IMO

Series 62. Everybody's doing it! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-cadillac-series-62-convertible-10/

Another Datsun GTO. 240Z this time. No reserve! https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1962-ferrari-250-gto-replica/

I’ll check that out this evening.!!

That area is not normally an issue. Check the fresh air intake hat. It's under the cowl but can be seen from the passenger floor board looking up under the cowl. It is the more likely area to have issues. I had to remove the metal shield under my cowl to get access to work on mine and reseal around it.

They fit loosely. They drop out if you turn the cylinder upside down.

that’d be great, thanks[emoji1360] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just a few minutes to dig around on the firewall…… Breath of relief, tunnel and firewall look almost perfect under the heater core….