1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Project Thread

[MikeKnight]

To go with the big stupid Toyota Supra. Which decided to drop one of its repeater lenses on a road somewhere.. after randomly losing its nose badge at 70mph.. which are £100 used. Fucksake.

ANYWAY, this is about another big stupid dumb white car with terrible MPG because I sure do love buying four hundred gallons of petrol at a time.

I put my Range Rover L322 Supercharged on eBay because I fucking hate the thing and its millions of computers that throw a fit if the battery drops below a perfect voltage. Got very little in the way of interest, I had it priced correctly but no one is buying expensive RR's right now.

Then some random bloke in Leeds messaged me with "you wouldn't happen to fancy a swap for a Cadillac would you?".

WHY YES, YES I WOULD. BECAUSE I'M AN IDIOT.

So, messaging happened, time arranged and off to Wetherby services I go as it's roughly a half way point and easy to get to, with plenty of parking since most of its services are closed. Met the bloke, we both liked each others vehicles so the V5's were filled out and we both went on our merry way in the swapped vehicles.

THEN the Cadillac overheated, when it had driven there flawlessly.

THEN he called me and told me the RR was throwing up gearbox faults, when it had driven there flawlessly.

THEN the services I was cooling down at (half way home) with its lovely quiet car park suddenly had four police interceptors in it boxing in a druggie VW Golf. Right next to me. I did not take pictures, I did not think the angry looking officers would appreciate it... and the caddy was on another persons insurance temporarily so I didn't want them looking too closely at me anyway.

THEN I got home, the radiator pin-holed and the rad cap failed. Explains the overheating at least. It's not a Northstar engine thank God so the HG's in this are pretty bullet proof. It's the 4.9L version of the wonderfully named "Cadillac High Technology Engine".

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So I left the gorgeous, hateful, wonderful, spiteful fucking thing in the workshop to be looked at another day. Will need a new radiator, may as well do the pump and thermostat and flush the tits off it too since the current coolant mix is 50/50 tap water/sand.

Oh I should probably tell you what it is.

It's a 1991 Cadillac Fleetwood, import so LHD, came from Florida and is pretty much rust free. Guy had young kids so it needs a deep clean, everything is sticky and disgusting.

I only have the pics he sent me as I'm a lazy bastard and didn't take any of my own. I probably should at some point.

My head tells me I need to sell it and recoup the money that was unwisely spent on the RR it replaced. But my heart tells me to keep it held in a death-grip and hiss like a xenomorph at anyone who tells me to sell it.

[vulgalour]

DIBS

[loserone]

Lockdown purchase winner so far I reckon!

[hairnet]

eddy youre fucking fired this is how you do it

mike 1 eddy 0 :D

easy sort for a rad core place no?

vid of noise obvs

 

[MikeKnight]

4 minutes ago, loserone said:

Lockdown purchase winner so far I reckon!

Best thing about it; a tiny packet of unopened Harribo in the glove box.

SCORE.

[somewhatfoolish]

A true Detroit nadir; you are winning at life. You'd need a Mopar K or perhaps a Sunbird to outdo this. Do you own a tan suit and a pair of loafers to go with it?

[jonathan_dyane]

You did much better out of the deal!

[320touring]

Holy fuck.

I wish I was capable of such bad decisions:)

 

Looks ace - well swapped!

[MikeKnight]

10 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said:

You did much better out of the deal!

The guy told me he'd call back if he couldn't get the gearbox fault to clear and we could swap back over.

I was diplomatic, I told him "yeah I'm a decent fellow, I'd honour that".

Then blocked his number.

[HMC]

God bless America.

How big are these? They have a lot of styling cues from the 70s/80s model which throws my sense of proportion. Great blingy colour for it too 111/10

[Uncle Jimmy]

Fuck me that is, truly dreadful, congratulations you win Autoshite. 

[jumpingjehovahs]

Those seats look fantastic, the whole car is brilliant but the interior looks like a good place to sit


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[Skizzer]

Oh my goodness.

Very, very well played sir.

[bramz7]

Ha my old Buick had the cup holder that pulled out from the arm rest. 

Just by looking I can remember how the 'leather' feels, it won't ever warm up in winter so don't dress in shorts. 

Good swap. 

[Cookiesouwest]

8 hours ago, loserone said:

Lockdown purchase winner so far I reckon!

Yep, what he said. Blinding purchase. If AS did trophies, you would get all of them.

[warch]

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But my heart tells me to keep it held in a death-grip and hiss like a xenomorph at anyone who tells me to sell it.

I rofled at this sentence. 

They've done that 90s thing where you take a 70s or 80s shape and soften the edges a bit like its been lightly melted. It's horrible but I kind of like it.

[sutty2006]

Just looking at that interior makes me feel comfortable. 
 

 

17.56/11

[bunglebus]

8 hours ago, MikeKnight said:

import so LHD

 

Made me LOL

 

Lovely old beast, I remember floating about in my mate's 78, like cruising about in your living room.

[Dabooka]

Impractical, thirsty and already giving out 'challenegs'. It's a keeper. Fanatstic swap, I wish I had the cojones to even contemplate something this epic.

Are you familar with Leisure Suit Larry?

[Jim Bell]

Pimpin ain easy. But it show is fun. 

[garbaldy]

Wow that's a nice couple of acres you've got there.

One day i will have a yank tank.

[rantingYoof]

That engine sounds like a champion wafter. Nicely done.



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[beko1987]

K-seal and enjoy it! 

[MikeKnight]

8 hours ago, HMC said:

How big are these?

Scientifically speaking, "fucking hyooge".

Honestly though not as big as I thought. Not terribly wide, about as wide as a modern fat SUV, but quite long. Like.. two hot-hatches bumper to bumper long. It's longer than my Supra and that bastard is already really bloody long.

8 hours ago, jumpingjehovahs said:

Those seats look fantastic, the whole car is brilliant but the interior looks like a good place to sit

Seats are ridiculously comfortable! The steering wheel though.. ugh.. I had to peel my hands off it after the drive with an audible noise like removing flypaper. Scrubbed my hands raw when I got back. How are some people so disgusting.

1 hour ago, Dabooka said:

Are you familar with Leisure Suit Larry?

Very. ?

[Timewaster]

My bet is you fix the rad, deep valet it so it looks like new and then matey appears outside your house with the RR on a flat bed with  the gearbox in the boot accompanied by 4 of his biggest angry fighty looking mates.

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[danthecapriman]

You did well out of that deal. I’m still struggling to think what kind of half wit swaps something that awesome for a bloody Range Rover!

Anyway, welcome to septic land yacht ownership. Nothing beats these!

[Bren]

A white caddy. I associate these with obese men dragging oxygen bottles and wearing sandals.

Northstar? Go on youtube and google northstar blue devil.

You are today's winner.

[wuvvum]

Ooh, a proper Cadillac [even if it is still wrong wheel drive].  Nice work - definitely would.

[vulgalour]

2 hours ago, Bren said:

A white caddy. I associate these with obese men dragging oxygen bottles and wearing sandals.

It did come from Florida so...

[quicksilver]

Good lord, that is truly hideous Well swappaged.