rumble burnout cadillac -60 cab 502

Wow! awesome! :-D

Got the Tire back

I called the tire shop this morning, as it had become obvious that they had forgotten about me. They said yes your tire is ready...so I went in before work and had them put it on. I drove it to work today, but I'll be watching it closely.

time for brakes

Today on the drive home, the 944 sounded like the brake indicators were indicating. I think I already bought new pads for it, so I'll do the brakes soon...I think I need to pick up some lower profile jack stands though, the one's I have are for cadillac-sized cars, and the 944 looks like it's floating in the sky when its on them...

Registration Time

The registration is due for the '67 convertible, and the 944 (which I have to get smogged...) both are only 50-60 bucks, but the smog will cost...

Flat tire

I brought the car back to where I got the new tires, and they said the wheel was causing the leak, and proceeded to try to sell me new wheels, after explaingin to them that I do not want new wheels, and even if I were to need to purchase new ones, I'd get the appropriate wheels for the car, they said they would try to put a temporay fix on the wheel grinding the leaking area down, and putting an sealant on the area, to keep it from leaking for the short term. They put the spare on the car, and kept the problem wheel, I am expecting a call Monday to let me know when it's ready. My dad thinks they scratched the chrome on the wheel when they put the new tires on, causing the leak. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, but I will probably not come back for tires again.

New Plan

The new plan is to get the convertible running for the 2009 CLC Grand National in Las Vegas.

First chance I get, I will finish the rear brakes, and change all the fluids. Oil, transmission, power steering, brake, coolant. and check the compression on the engine.

another un-Cadillac

Lotus Eclat
This one's half the price of the Lancia posted on June 20th, and double the horsepower...still a 4 cylinder so good gas mileage... and fun!

Air compressor search

I don't have an air compressor at home, and since I'm having these problems with the tire, it seems like a good time to buy one. I looked through all the parts store ads for any that might be one sale, but there were none. In fact, Pep boys was the only place that even had any in stock...but of course, they didn't have the one I wanted.

I went to Sears, they only had the giant shop sized one in the tool department, and when I asked if they had the smaller kind, the guy said " no we don't carry those" when in fact they do, they were just out in the Auto Center. I ended up buying one here for $50 (well, it was on sale for $44 or something like that). Which I think is a ridiculous price.

67 eldo battery

There's a little corrosion on the battery...it looks like coral.

944 dipstick

I went to check the oil in the 944 this morning, and the entire tube that the dipstick goes into pulled out! Maybe that's where my oil leak is coming from...one can only hope.

Car Chase...

This is not really Cadillac related, but it was kind of exciting, so I'll share it. Jim and I pulled into a gas station, and while we were sitting there finishing our conversation this junky old Grand National come racing into the station, and I swear I thought it was going to hit us head on he swerved around us, but luckily there was no one else parked at the pumps or there would have been damage for sure. As he books it past us, four cop cars in hot pursuit followed him through the station out to the other street.



We were talking about how crazy that was, when we see the helicopter come out and start heading toward us, then the car goes by us again coming from a completely different direction, and this time he's got 6 cop cars in hot pursuit, and three more going the other way to cut him off from the other direction.

Flat tire this morning

the front tire was looking a little low on the road trip once, and then it semed to be fine, but this morning, I noticed the tire was almost flat. I drove it to the gas station down the street to re-fill the air, and went back home to switch cars, since I don't work all that close to where I live, I didn't want to have to use a AAA lifline for a flat. I'll look and see if the tire has lost air again and bring it in to the tire shop for a repair.

Back from the trip

Well the 95 eldo made it across the country and back. 7,169 miles in 14.5 days

Got a part for the '67

While in Phoenix, AZ I made a stop at Arizona Vintage Parts, which is a cadillac-only junkyard. I was able to pick up a new dash bezel for the '67 eldo!

Tire with low air

tire had lost some air, stopped at a filling station and pumped it up a bit. Luckily I had a tire pressure reader that my dad gave me a few weeks ago, because there wasn't one on the air pump.

Oil Change

Today an oil change at 106k miles.

Arrived at Cadillac Show

Darla the car and I pulled up to the host hotel today at 5 til 4pm, just in time for me to hop out of the car in the driveway hand Darla the keys and run up the stairs the the seminar I had signed up for on air ride suspension.