Current Project: 1965 Cadillac Deville
- GALLERIES
- Current Projects
- 1975 Ford F350
- 1956 Chevy Bel
- 1968 VW Bug Co
- 1972 BMW 2002
- 1965 Cadillac
- 1972 Oldsmobil
- 1973 VW Beetle
- 1974 Chevy Cor
- 1987 Chevy Tru
- 1969 VW Transp
- 1970 GMC Short
- 1957 Porsche 3
- 1967 Ford Must
- 1973 Karmann C
- 1995 Ford F350
- 1949 Chevy Sho
- 1989 VW Jetta
- 1978 VW Conver
- 1967 VW Bus
- 1970 VW Single
- 1981 Toyota La
- 1972 Chevy Cor
- Projects on Hold
- 1970 Buick GS
- 1973 VW Bug Ro
- 1977 VW Westy
- 1958 Chevy Imp
- 1966 Karmann G
- 1961 MG Midget
- 1968 Ford Must
- Future Projects
- 1973 Monte Car
- 1963 VW Single
- 1977 Pontiac F
- 1972 Triumph T
- 1982 Honda Gol
- 1969 Pontiac F
- 1953 Ford F100
- 1972 Ford Bron
- 1938 Ford Coup
- 1967 Ford Must
- 1946 Plymouth
- 1985 Kubvan Gr
- 1967 Plymouth
- 1956 Ford Fair
- 1959 Cadillac
- 1970 GMC Jimmy
- 1978 VW Westfa
- Completed Projects
- Custom Car Tra
- 1962 Ford Falc
- 1989 Chev Z71
- 1991 GMC Plow
- 1956 MGA Roads
- 1994 Honda Civ
- 2002 Dodge Dak
- 1992 Ford Esco
- 1972 VW Bus
- 1990 Chevy 4x4
- 1986 Pontiac F
- 1999 VW NewBee
- 1985 Mercedes
- 1964 VW Beetle
- 1974 VW Beetle
- 1992 Ford F150
- 1936 Ford Hot
- 1958 Biscayne
- 2004 Jeep TJ
- 1955 GMC Steps
- 1976 Ford Must
- 1965 Ford Must
- 1990 Honda CRX
- 1991 Chevy 250
- 1985 Fiero GT
- 1949 Chevy Ste
- 1991 Honda Civ
- 1989 Chevy 150
- 1973 VW Super
- 1967 Dodge Mov
- 1977 VW Bug Co
- 1968 Mustang R
- 1971 VW SuperB
- 1949 Movie Sch
- 1974 VW Custom
- 1949 GMC Steps
- 1975 VW Westfa
- 1963 VW Bug
- 1967 Chevy C10
- 1959 Chevrolet
- 1991 Civic Si
- 1957 Buick Spe
- 1955 Ford F100
- 1971 VW Bug Co
- 1966 VW Beetle
- 1973 VW Engine
- 1963 Corvette
- 1973 Super Bug
- 1961 Jaguar Ma
- Project Sales
- 1941 Cadillac
- 1972 VW Conver
- 1956 Buick Riv
- 1950 Ford F1 S
- 1967 GMC Short
- 1954 Chevy Tru
- 1958 Buick Amb
- 1955 GMC 2nd S
- 1956 Continent
- Restored Sales
- 1986 Pontiac F
- 1992 Ford F150
- 1991 GMC 4x4
- 1992 Z24 Conve
- 1985 Fiero GT
- 1991 Honda Civ
- 1990 Chev 4x4
- 1991 Civic Si
- Current Projects
1965 Cadillac Deville Photo Gallery
Allow us to introduce you to "Devilla".
She is a pretty solid 1965 Cadillac Deville sedan. She appears to have the original V8 Cadillac engine.
It seems to be in decent over all condition.
The client has booked it in for a custom "Resto Mod" type of restoration.
It arrived at our spa in non running condition. It had been sitting for many years.
We inspected the overall condition, the frame appears to be in very good condition. It will require metal fabrication in the floor, trunk & rocker panel areas. It is structurally a very sound car! Other cosmetic fabrication will be done as required.
The factory original power four wheel drum brakes were checked over. The suspension was also inspected and required parts were noted to make Devilla a nice roadworthy driver.
Devilla's fuel tank was removed and inspected it for corrosion. The nasty varnish smell old gas was drained and the tank was pressure washed and cleaned out, it now looks like new, no rust!
We replaced the rear brakes (new brake shoes, new drums, new wheel cylinders and spring kit. The original looking front tie rod ends were also replaced.
The factory front drum brakes were removed and replaced with an upgraded power front disc brake conversion kit.
We will have an alignment done after the restoration is completed.
The original Cadillac engine was checked over, there was little to no compression. The client decided to have the engine replaced with an upgraded power plant, instead of rebuilding the original one......Guess what we are going to put in Devilla?
An "LT1" fuel injected V8 engine, with an upgraded transmission! Talk about a great engine choice!
Devilla will have lots of power, be much better on fuel and also have the reliability of fuel injection.
We located a used low mileage "LT1" engine and transmission. We ordered an inline high pressure fuel pump, top of the line ceramic coated headers. We will be fabricating a complete dual exhaust system from scratch.
Devilla is going to be a blast to drive...a real "Sleeper".
We removed the old engine and transmission. We cleaned the "LT1" engine. We de-greased the engine bay area, sanded, and painted the engine bay area a semi gloss black to show off the Devilla's new heart!
The LT1 engine was set in the engine bay area to mark where the new motor mounts needed to be installed. Lots of fabrication was required. Once all the rough in work was completed, we re installed the LT1 back into the engine bay.
A "top of the line" Painless Wiring Harness was installed to ensure years of trouble free enjoyment.
The old rusty radiator was upgraded with a special four core aluminum radiator and we added a high volume electric fan with a thermal switch to control the temperature.
Devilla now starts, stops and lot drives...she is quite loud. The custom dual exhaust system was next. The exhaust system sounds almost normal (close to stock) at idle, but has a much more aggressive sound (deeper tone) at higher rpm's.
All of the exterior trim and bumpers were removed. We also removed all of the glass.
The interior was next. The seats, door panels, headliner and all other interior components were removed including seat belts, carpet and trim and exposed the interior floor.
Once the interior floor was cleaned and scraped we noted the rusty areas that needed to be cut out and replaced with new metal. With all new steel welded where needed, the welds were all ground smooth and a special black anti rust paint was applied to the complete floor area (two coats).
We installed sound insulation to the complete interior of the car.
The rear trunk outer support brackets were badly rusted. We cut off the rusted sections and made new replacement brackets for both passenger and driver sides.
They were welded in and ground smooth. Two coats of anti rust paint was applied followed by a light coat of commercial grade rocker guard.
Our attention turned to the exterior of Devilla next.
There was obviously numerous layers of paint. Our paint depth gauge had no reading (meaning the paint is over 19 ppm thick).
We needed to replace the passenger front fender (it had been damaged previously and had excessive body fillers and rotted out sections behind the wheel area.
We were able to source an original passenger front fender (red) from the southern U.S. to replace the damaged one.
The damaged fender was removed and the replacement southern fender was installed.
The original factory colour is code 44 "Sierra Gold"...a very attractive colour. We supplied a sample to our client to decide if this will be Devilla's colour once again.
We removed the rusted out battery tray and made a new one and installed it in its proper location.
The exterior of the car was sanded down to the original layers of factory gold lacquer paint. Grey primer was applied to the complete exterior before Devilla was placed into temporary storage
Our client had Devilla stored for numerous months and recently decided to have the custom build continue.
The exterior of the car needed to be sanded down to bare metal (all of the original lacquer paint needs to be removed) before any new primer or paint is applied.
With all of the panels sanded down to bare metal a special two part black epoxy primer was applied to protect the metal before the grey high build primer will be applied.
The special black two part epoxy was covered with two coats of a high quality grey high build primer.
Several different grits of sandpaper will be used between coats of grey primer. Smoother will be added and sanded where needed until Devilla's body is laser straight.
Stay tuned as this fun build continues......
Stay tuned for updated photos as we progress on this fun project in the coming months!
She is a pretty solid 1965 Cadillac Deville sedan. She appears to have the original V8 Cadillac engine.
It seems to be in decent over all condition.
The client has booked it in for a custom "Resto Mod" type of restoration.
It arrived at our spa in non running condition. It had been sitting for many years.
We inspected the overall condition, the frame appears to be in very good condition. It will require metal fabrication in the floor, trunk & rocker panel areas. It is structurally a very sound car! Other cosmetic fabrication will be done as required.
The factory original power four wheel drum brakes were checked over. The suspension was also inspected and required parts were noted to make Devilla a nice roadworthy driver.
Devilla's fuel tank was removed and inspected it for corrosion. The nasty varnish smell old gas was drained and the tank was pressure washed and cleaned out, it now looks like new, no rust!
We replaced the rear brakes (new brake shoes, new drums, new wheel cylinders and spring kit. The original looking front tie rod ends were also replaced.
The factory front drum brakes were removed and replaced with an upgraded power front disc brake conversion kit.
We will have an alignment done after the restoration is completed.
The original Cadillac engine was checked over, there was little to no compression. The client decided to have the engine replaced with an upgraded power plant, instead of rebuilding the original one......Guess what we are going to put in Devilla?
An "LT1" fuel injected V8 engine, with an upgraded transmission! Talk about a great engine choice!
Devilla will have lots of power, be much better on fuel and also have the reliability of fuel injection.
We located a used low mileage "LT1" engine and transmission. We ordered an inline high pressure fuel pump, top of the line ceramic coated headers. We will be fabricating a complete dual exhaust system from scratch.
Devilla is going to be a blast to drive...a real "Sleeper".
We removed the old engine and transmission. We cleaned the "LT1" engine. We de-greased the engine bay area, sanded, and painted the engine bay area a semi gloss black to show off the Devilla's new heart!
The LT1 engine was set in the engine bay area to mark where the new motor mounts needed to be installed. Lots of fabrication was required. Once all the rough in work was completed, we re installed the LT1 back into the engine bay.
A "top of the line" Painless Wiring Harness was installed to ensure years of trouble free enjoyment.
The old rusty radiator was upgraded with a special four core aluminum radiator and we added a high volume electric fan with a thermal switch to control the temperature.
Devilla now starts, stops and lot drives...she is quite loud. The custom dual exhaust system was next. The exhaust system sounds almost normal (close to stock) at idle, but has a much more aggressive sound (deeper tone) at higher rpm's.
All of the exterior trim and bumpers were removed. We also removed all of the glass.
The interior was next. The seats, door panels, headliner and all other interior components were removed including seat belts, carpet and trim and exposed the interior floor.
Once the interior floor was cleaned and scraped we noted the rusty areas that needed to be cut out and replaced with new metal. With all new steel welded where needed, the welds were all ground smooth and a special black anti rust paint was applied to the complete floor area (two coats).
We installed sound insulation to the complete interior of the car.
The rear trunk outer support brackets were badly rusted. We cut off the rusted sections and made new replacement brackets for both passenger and driver sides.
They were welded in and ground smooth. Two coats of anti rust paint was applied followed by a light coat of commercial grade rocker guard.
Our attention turned to the exterior of Devilla next.
There was obviously numerous layers of paint. Our paint depth gauge had no reading (meaning the paint is over 19 ppm thick).
We needed to replace the passenger front fender (it had been damaged previously and had excessive body fillers and rotted out sections behind the wheel area.
We were able to source an original passenger front fender (red) from the southern U.S. to replace the damaged one.
The damaged fender was removed and the replacement southern fender was installed.
The original factory colour is code 44 "Sierra Gold"...a very attractive colour. We supplied a sample to our client to decide if this will be Devilla's colour once again.
We removed the rusted out battery tray and made a new one and installed it in its proper location.
The exterior of the car was sanded down to the original layers of factory gold lacquer paint. Grey primer was applied to the complete exterior before Devilla was placed into temporary storage
Our client had Devilla stored for numerous months and recently decided to have the custom build continue.
The exterior of the car needed to be sanded down to bare metal (all of the original lacquer paint needs to be removed) before any new primer or paint is applied.
With all of the panels sanded down to bare metal a special two part black epoxy primer was applied to protect the metal before the grey high build primer will be applied.
The special black two part epoxy was covered with two coats of a high quality grey high build primer.
Several different grits of sandpaper will be used between coats of grey primer. Smoother will be added and sanded where needed until Devilla's body is laser straight.
Stay tuned as this fun build continues......
Stay tuned for updated photos as we progress on this fun project in the coming months!
You are viewing the 1965 CADILLAC DEVILLE in current projects.