a find maybe?

[nappydawg]

well in browsing through one of my wish books i get all the time. you knwo the ones all the cars for sale that makes ya want to go so far in debt it ain't funny. well in one i found a 1971 cadillac deville no papers, 472 engine for $150. so my question is to yall is. it worth the time and energy for this motor? i am new to the whole caddy power scene so any info about performance of this motor and all would be most apprecaited.

thanks josh

[Dale]

I would say a very strong yes. A complete car for that amount of money is a great buy. A 71 has the 76cc heads. You get the tranny and all the other parts.

[nappydawg]

well i ain't called about it yet. thought i'd get a lil expert advice first. so how easy to hop this motor up? and how would i check and make sure its what its supposed to be? i have 2 possible homes for it if i get it.

[Ted in Olympia WA]

Call now or it will be gone! My be gone already.

What homes do you have for the running gear?

TED

[nappydawg]

well homes for this lil jewel after some work will either be an 89 camaro wich i think would be kick ass :twisted: :twisted: or my 78 ford truck hmmm choices choices

[Ted in Olympia WA]

Someone a while back put one in a Ford truck and it looked like it belong there. It was a very nice swap, I wish I could tell you more. For the truck the engine would be great as is or you could just do dual exhaust with stock manifolds and an Edelbrock intake. To spice it up you could put in a small cam.

As far as I know no one has put one in a 89 or like Camaro. Been lots of talk about it but I have not seen any results. You may be the first. You could go from mild to wild on this one. If it was me I would start out almost stock and once it on the road tear it down for upgrades.

Both sound fun, now make that call.

TED

[nappydawg]

well guess i will be making a phone call. i would want to go in between mild and wild. i can see peoples faces now when i pop the hood on my camaro and they find out whats in it :twisted:

[Terrible One]

Yeah I would definitly have to say you should drop it in the Camaro. That will be sick.

[DOC]

make the phone call!

DOC

[nappydawg]

okay if i get it. i called and left a message. i guess camaro it will be. now ya'll know that if it does work out. i expect all the help i need to be provided to the fullest. so what kinda of upgrades to get some good power out of this lil gem? what rearend/gears? where can i get a decent tranny? oil pan what will fit? oh and where is that site that had the measurements of the engines on it i saw it here once but can't find it? well thats it for now i shall wait for the guy to call me back.

[STDog]

where can i get a decent tranny?
If you get the car it'll have the best tranny to use.

oil pan what will fit?
Probably a rear-sump from an Eldorado. Good luck finding one.
I think somone on ebay wa selling a fabed pan and pickup?

[Terrible One]

Yeah for the tranny go with the TH400

[nappydawg]

so a rear sump from an eldo and the same tranny thats hooked to motor? so the car is rear wheel drive? alright now if guy will call me.

and what would you do to the motor before putting it in? i want some power but i am on a limited budget.

[Terrible One]

I would say firstly fire it up, and use common mechanical sense. Listen for bad noises.

Also, pull the heads to check your valves and cylinders. Also check for any loose rockers, etc. Any sludge? Clogged pushrods? Bent pushrods? How do the lifters look? Cam lobes? Any slack in the timing chain? Does the carb need a rebuild? Do the manifolds have cracks in them? Are gaskets used on the exhaust manifolds (not supposed to) Broken bolts? Vacuum leaks? Exhaust leaks?

Firstly, look into all of that and more, and fix the necessary. Then, the rest depends on your budget and what all was initially wrong. IMHO you should start with the cam and carb. Port the intake and cut out the center (if not familiar with this, go to www.500caddy.us and on the left side click on Manifold) This will really wake up the engine quite a bit. Also a 2.25" or so dual exhaust will really help.

Any more questions, just ask. Hope all goes well for you and your engine.

[nappydawg]

so just fix any problems that need attention. then start pouring money into it. and any machine shop could mill that center section out? well i will keep ya'll informed on this new project.

[Terrible One]

Yeah, that's the idea. Get it solid, then start with the upgrading.

Any good machine shop with the right tools will be able to bore that center out. You could also print the pictures off form that page to show to them to give them a better idea.

[zenish]

don't remove the exaust manifolds from the engine unless you want to drill out most of the bolts.they will break.