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Been working on this for years. Recently finished the sanding and buffing. My first full car paint job. I learned a lot, but should started with something small like a Jeep.

The wheels were a battle too, because I didn't know Cadillac runs a larger hub diameter that any other GM passenger car. It required machining the front rotors to fit inside the wheel center, and cutting a little more offset into the rears to barely fit in the skirts.

Engine is 513ci at 9.75:1, with a cam, Edelbrock intake, 870cfm Holley, and headers. Around 500hp and 600ft/lb.

Feels great to finally have it looking like something. Plan is to finish the interior over the winter (full color change) and hit the Hot Rod Power Tour next spring.

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SummitKarl

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your doing a great job, engine compartment looks outstanding and I can see you spent a ton of time color sanding
keep the pics coming as you progress
 

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Car looks great! ..nice work. .

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The body looks fabulous and the color and paint is really clean. Well done!
 

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Thanks for the compliments!
 

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supper cool
can't wait to see end product :thumbup:
 

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Yes, deleted them. I was going for a clean look, and also removed the side trim (every piece was dented), the Cadillac and DeVille emblems, the crest from the hood, and the "V" from the trunk. I also intended to use a '67 rear bumper, which doesn't have marker lights. But the day I tried to install it I found out '67 rear bumpers are about 5/8" taller than the '68, and interfered with the rear quarters. Anybody need a like-new '67 DeVille rear bumper?
 

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Put about 7k miles on it this summer.
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That thing is BA !!!! When I was a kid, my uncle had several of theses land yachts and I loved riding around in it on our way to his next classic car purchase. Very nice.
 

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Very cool. Starting to see more and more Caddies at the car shows.
 
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