definatly a cowbow cadilac i love it my great grandpa always had imperials they were very nice cars back in the day and verry expensive to now i see most of them go to demo derbies

 

I think you might need something with as much power as a 6bt to move the thing. I am not for sure but I think 67 is one of the only cars to be ban from demo derby's. It looks like a cool project big old ugly American car ride with Big old ugly American power plus the bonus mpg.

 

any updates. i would like do do this with an old mopar or a continental too, but $$$ and space dictate that it doesnt

 

Time to ressurect this post and this project. Been down with dual hernia surgery and then working two jobs for months now so I am finally getting back to the shop to finish it. The front motor mounts have been done for a min now so all that was left was all the stuff under the car. Started with the driveshaft. Found that the yoke from the car actually went into the new trans. That was AWESOME! All I had to do was shorten the shaft about 2" and that was it. Next was the shift linkage. Took the original bracket from the car trans and bolted it to the truck trans and again everything lined right up and the shift linkage snapped right in and worked the first time. All I had to do was adjust the one adustable link about 1/2" to get the shifter to go into park and that was it, its almost too easy. All that was left was the trans crossmember and trans mount. Had to cut a notch in the original crossmember to clear the tailshaft and make new brackets for the rubber mount. Now its just fuel lines, new starter, wiring and coolant lines and we are up and running. I plan to have it running by the end of the week so videos will be posted of the first run and movement. Until then pics of progress will just have to do.



New trans mount on crossmember.


Rear view of highly modified oil pan.


Core support and rad in to check for clearance.


Clearance Clarence.


Almost done now.




Pics of the pan after it was done being cut up and welded.


The tube on the side is to allow oil transfer from the rear part of the sump to the forward one. That way there isn't 2 qts of oil trapped all the time.

 

Hoodstack ?

 

Not really. Just cut it like that for the test runs. My friends wanted me to put a hood stack on it though. I figured it would blow coal all over my white vinal top after its on.

 

Thats pretty cool!

Kinda reminds me of this email my grandpa sent me of a 1949 Packard with a 12 valve VE Cummins in it. It looks completely restored to stock condition, until you open the hood.

 

id like to do this to an older barge type mopar. was also thinking aboot a bagged, cumminsed continental too. like toomuchjunk said, big ugly american iron, powered by big ugly power.

 

Looks awesome dude!!

 

subscribing. I think you are making the ultimate car. It might be completely everything proof. It could take bullets, other vehicles, or animals and be completely fine ha. I think almost everywhere they are illegal except in imperial only classes. Those classes take forever because they just dont stop runnin