Big is always better ???? 55 Cadillac

As the photo shows its in pretty good shape for a 65 year old car
The plan was to get it up and running lower it and use it
But all plans escalat
The interior needed replacing due to sun and rodent damage
The engine run but had no fuel tank and other parts missing
Brakes tyres all shot

Long story short
I decided to do a full body off rebuild (no easy task with a car of this size)




So this is the "now" plan
Faster lower louder
I'm going to drop it down upgrade the brakes wheels tyres
Engine swop
Redo the interior back to like new
And fully restore the body and chassis with exception of the exterior paint

that and we have moderators here on this forum keeping things down to a dull roar. AND, none of us here tolerate negativity and will back up anyone taking the time to respectfully share their project with the community. Ive experienced nothing but good vibes here on RetroRides.

Love the project so far, great old iron!

JP

Ignore the 'haters' there are more of us who will enjoy, and support, your efforts ...

That is lovely!

Great looking car,

Great looking car and project!!!

This to me is one of the few remaining positive corners of the world wide cobwebs and while time prevents me posting as much as I used to (that will I hope change shortly) it is exactly this sort of project I love reading about so please do share progress as much as you feel able to - oh and I'd echo Chris re the 1000 to 1 ratio!

Cheers

Matt

Love a build like this, I am finding myself more a more drawn towards a patinated exterior with a tidy interior and mechanicals. Also more practical you can actually leave it parked without worrying too much!

I agree that patina has a very strong following, and it isn’t detrimental to the value of most vehicles. In a lot of cases it can significantly increase value if the patina is just perfect.
The idea it’s lazy and devalues vehicles is very outdated.

Removing the body was a butt clenching moment 
i think the complete car weighs in around 2.3 ton so I recon the body was still a good ton 
if you had a two post lift it would be a straight forward job 
but attempting to do it in the garden on an uneven surface with minimal equipment is tricky 
i used 3 farm jacks and lifted it in stages firstly I raised the rear a little and made some makeshift stands to hold it then done the same with the front 
enough to get a length of 2" box the whole width of the car and then I put the farm jacks on the end of the box and lifted front and rear a bit at a time 
the biggest problem was how high it needs to go before the chassis would clear
i originally measured the hight needed at XYZ but not thinking as you lift the body and remove the weight the chassis raises as well 
so it needed to go quite high to get the chassis out so it was incredibly unstable so it was a relief to get it out and drop the body back down onto stands