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The ongoing Cadillac project

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Last post I was in the process of cutting up the 2007 Cadillac to be integrated into the 41, that was completed and all the parts were kept except the outer sheet metal. The picture below show the roof being cut off, front and rear clip are gone leaving the center section and fire wall of the floor pan.  The "B" pillars were cut off and the side rails will be cut when being fit to the frame so the 41 body mounts can be attached to the frame. It was lowered onto the frame and the frame and pan marked where cuts must be made.  The top of the X member held the pan up 2" to high so it was cut down.  With the pan setting flat on the frame there were a couple of places just behind the fire wall that frame had to be cut out to make room for the lower supports of the uni-body.  With the 07 floor pans in place, but not attached, the 41 floor pans and fire wall had to be removed  I made cross braces to hold the body together while cutting out the old  and fitti

41 Cadillac Frame & Running Gear

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Last post I got the 2007 front subframe on the 41 frame and decided to try to fit the 07 engine and transmission next. The reason the subframe is important is that all the engine mounts, computers, wiring, fuel & brake lines as well as all the accessories will go right back in the locations where they were in the 2007.  The engine was lowered onto the frame and found a couple of places the frame needed to be cut away, the goal was to have the engine mount right back on to the original mounts.  The 41 radiator support; that the front grill assembly bolts to, was set in place on the new front cross member to check clearances and radiator mounting.  Two problems showed up that the engine was too close to the radiator support and it was too low.  While supported on the chain hoist I moved it back and up to get the clearance I wanted then set the 07 radiator in place to make sure it would fit behind the grill of the 41.  Motor mount extensions were made that moved the en