Pulled, cleaned, and painted some of the bolts holding the body together. The lady wanted to help, so I had her pull off the headlight surrounds, I polished them, she cleaned them, and put them back on. I had a few too many beers by the end of this all, but still wanted to go for a ride. She was sober, but really didn't want to drive the car, but I talked her into taking me "around the block". She liked it so much I didn't get back home for a half an hour.
She probably didn't know about the old school one finger power steering, most women under 40 never drove a car with the OSPS and when they find out how easy it is good luck being the driver again when you're with her.
Yep, I noticed that too while I was trying to be a good passenger .... yeah she really enjoyed driving it. Don't think I'll have to beg her too bad to get behind the wheel again..... Kirt, my thumbs definitely aren't my best feature Too many smashes throughout the years and now they're a permanent topographical map of the Andes Mountains...
From the other picture I figured it was just dirty.... You may want to rethink whatever your supposed to be hitting. lol I use a vicegrip plyer to hold my chisel or punch. Its less painful now.
Hahahaha.....yeah twelve 20 oz. Bud Lights will do that to a fella..... so dang nice out, just sitting working on the cars drinking beer on a Sunday afternoon is Heaven.
So the hidden antenna is FM then? Have any feedback on how well it works? I have thought about putting a power antenna in the center of my car's 'tulip panel', set at a rakish angle, but I don't think I have the depth below it for one. Cadillac had factory dual rear speakers, or were those holes cut in afterward? I think our cars have the same package shelf panel- here's where I cut my 6x9s out :
Yes hidden antenna does am/FM and whatever else they do nowadays (I don't know all the fancy stuff which is why I need a CD player for when I'm out of range hahaha). I had a different one in my Riv and it worked much better then this one. I'll try to remember what kind that was, it was much smaller then this too but I got this local. Yes the stereo shop is a necessary business haha..... You could get stereo or mono in the Cadillacs. Mine is a mono, and someone had cut out the other spots previously.
Here's a link to the one I had in Riv, Mark. Much smaller and I got radio stations from 60 miles away with it on the firewall. https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_32552_Metra-44-UA20.html
Stuff I am sure you could do in your sleep Lucas,but just in case copying the link. Might provide an unknown supplier? Either way I enjoyed reading on the racing history of your engine at salt flats etc https://www.hotrod.com/articles/cadillac-390-engine-build/
Attitude adjustment engaged....now its "my car" . Sorry about the skirts purists, but it was for it's own good and done smoothly......
