Cadillac with tree.

And now for something completely different..........At the local salvage yard today.   First time I have ever seen a car put out in the yard with a tree still in it. 1970 Cadillac Eldorado for anyone who cares. Ok move along now.

Someone just needs to hang a big "3" on one of those branches, and you'll have a Cadillac with three on the tree.

In reply to EastCoastMojo :

im not sure if im angry or proud

Regardless a 70 eldorado is a cool car as it has the one year only big compression ratio 500 engine.

MotorsportsGordon said:

Regardless a 70 eldorado is a cool car as it has the one year only big compression ratio 500 engine.

Cool. I learned something. Thanks.

Feedyurhed said:

MotorsportsGordon said:

Regardless a 70 eldorado is a cool car as it has the one year only big compression ratio 500 engine.

Cool. I learned something. Thanks.

1970 gross rating was 400 hp and 550 lbs feet of torque 

My guess is those Eldorado tail lamps are rather valuable to the right buyer. 

MotorsportsGordon said:

Feedyurhed said:

MotorsportsGordon said:

Regardless a 70 eldorado is a cool car as it has the one year only big compression ratio 500 engine.

Cool. I learned something. Thanks.

1970 gross rating was 400 hp and 550 lbs feet of torque 

That's a big motor!

Feedyurhed said:

MotorsportsGordon said:

Feedyurhed said:

MotorsportsGordon said:

Regardless a 70 eldorado is a cool car as it has the one year only big compression ratio 500 engine.

Cool. I learned something. Thanks.

1970 gross rating was 400 hp and 550 lbs feet of torque 

That's a big motor!

500 cubic inches and front wheel drive 

Wood it be called an Eldawoodie?

Dirtydog said:

Wood it be called an Eldawoodie?

No - an Alder-ado!

Looks like a chipper/ shredder Junkyard Wars woulda built.

In reply to Turboeric :

I like it!!!!

Donor for the world's hairiest mid-engine locost.

Looks like the motor is gone but the NSS is valuable. 

I thought they made the high-comp 500 in '69 too?

Regardless, someone grabbed a neat engine swap.  They're small engines for their size.  I hear that BBC headers can be made to work by changing the flanges.

Knurled. said:

I thought they made the high-comp 500 in '69 too?

 

Regardless, someone grabbed a neat engine swap.  They're small engines for their size.  I hear that BBC headers can be made to work by changing the flanges.

Nope 70 only 69 eldorado still had the 472. Infact the 500 was exclusive to the eldorado until 1975.

In reply to Knurled. :

The 460 Ford's we're actually closer iirc. I'm still hoping to use these airboat headers on a Challenge vehicle.

In reply to MotorsportsGordon :

High school friend had a Cad with a 425, we always talked about doing a 500 swap.

Later, I did an engine and trans R&R on a '74 Eldo for a cleanup and re-gasketing.  The trans needed the cherrypicker to move around, and the hood probably weighed as much as a Corolla shell.  I think we still have the blue paint we had mixed up and put in spray cans, too.

Real neat engines.  Of course, they weren't designed to be performance engines, they were designed to be ultrasmooth first, and secondarily have enough power to out-accelerate the plebes if conditions required it.

Memo to Turboeric: I knew there was a tree pun lurking in there somewhere, but I couldn't find it and you did.  Nicely done.  First beverage is on me if we ever meet.

Knurled. said:

 

Real neat engines.  Of course, they weren't designed to be performance engines

400/550 sounds like performance to me

Suprf1y said:

Knurled. said:

 

Real neat engines.  Of course, they weren't designed to be performance engines

400/550 sounds like performance to me

Engines can't read the name stamped on the valve cover.

Spectre runs a pair of  91mm turbos...and a flat tappet cam. Ran over 324.

Knurled. said:

In reply to MotorsportsGordon 

 

  The trans needed the cherrypicker to move around, and the hood probably weighed as much as a Corolla shell.  

I believe it. The trunk lid in the picture looks like a hood. Guess you needed 500 cubes to move that monster around. 

Appleseed said:

Suprf1y said:

Knurled. said:

 

Real neat engines.  Of course, they weren't designed to be performance engines

400/550 sounds like performance to me

Engines can't read the name stamped on the valve cover.

 

 

Spectre runs a pair of  91mm turbos...and a flat tappet cam. Ran over 324.

Correction, it has gone 415mph. And with 2000hp a piece (twin-engined) on stock blocks and cranks. Of course, the block is cast out of Arma-Steel so they are beefy as hell. The big weakness on 472/500s is that the stock connecting rods and valvetrain is not happy over 3500rpm. Replace the rods, pushrods and rocker arms and it is ready to party

The article I snagged the pic drom was from 2011. I was looking at their set up and thinking it should go faster. Which is weird because 324 is fast.