Thread: 500 Caddy/G Body Swap

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I've made a bit of progress over the last few weeks.

One of the things I was going to get around to was doing something about the gap left after the under hood portion of the AC was removed. With the housing removed any water coming off the windshield would end up running down the passenger side of the fire wall and probably hitting the exhaust manifold among other things. It turns out there is an outfit that already makes the panel I needed….at a decent price and it actually fits as advertised. I figure that saved me at least half a day of fabricating.

Next I got everything taken apart and ready for the body shop. I found a “nice” surprise waiting for me under the rear window trim. Guess I figured out where the water came from that rotted the section of floor.

Over the weekend I picked up some flat-stock and finished up the frame mounts. I slotted the passenger side mount to allow the engine to be installed and removed with the motor mounts attached to the engine. It only seems like I made 100 trips in and out of the engine bay measuring, cutting, welding, grinding and painting to get it all done (I figure I’ll feel that in the morning).

Hopefully I’ll get an estimate on the body work this week and maybe even ship it if to the body shop. With some room freed up I’ll be able to get started on the 500.