1950 Cadillac hearse resurrection. cutting the floors out and . Let’s see if it will run? EP4

Started work on the floors and finally tried to see if the motor would run with less than exceptional results.
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[@danmadison5087]

It's not uncommon for an engine to be stored in a garage at the bottom of a lake. 😂 Great video.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

That's true! Obviously was in a flood at some point.

[@ericboothe8236]

😂😂😂

[@davejohnson6352]

Mabel is gonna be one amazing ride!!!❤

[@russellmorgan5611]

Patience and resolve look like your two most valuable assets right now. We're rooting for you bud.👍 😎

[@sethp1200]

New video yes. Can’t wait to see this car running again and driving it’s so beautiful. Thanks for sharing and keeping up the hard work

[@user-fb9iw1yw6m]

You need a wifi mic ,

[@ludovicleroux9190]

This celestial tow truck is worth some care and consideration. Amazing project, stunning vedeo !

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thanks a lot!

[@user-nw9po9qr9y]

I owned a 1962 Cadillac Hearse. It was a lot of fun. I put bucket seats in the front and then two more behind the front ones with a full console running from the dash down between both sets of seats. Still had a good six feet it the rear, I could lay down and not touch the rear door. It was a big heavy car.

[@joesprague1464]

Nice thing about this car is you can sleep in the back,that should help offset expenses when touring in it.

[@waltduvall9135]

Watching your video's working on your hearse is addicting, love it!

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Happy to hear that!

[@karlmendoza1986]

Love to see this hearse running again.

[@elpatronaguilar1763]

Hay mucho trabajo por hacer pero sera unico .Me gusta

[@JohnSmith-vc4yg]

Love that car. Glad yer reserecting it

[@LarryDeSilva64]

wow well you have to do a lot of destruction before you can do construction. You are doing one hell of a job. Thanks for sharing.

[@johnneild3914]

Another entertaining video and great music never seen an engine that bad cheers from the UK 🇬🇧

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thank you very much!

[@oldblueshhrchannel1847]

You got this! Keep going!

[@christopherarmbruster6241]

So cool sat in one in 1970 brown leather seats

[@johnkranz4004]

Coming along well and they do have well built Chassis and That motor seen better days

[@ianwebb4286]

Great video once again

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thanks again!

[@rustyrobinson8027]

Thanks for saving this car

[@brockshields9336]

As a new subscriber, this is my second video of yours that I've now watched. The other was the gutting of the skanky interior and the Ajax rub down. I like your attitude and I think I'm going to like your channel. Your wife also seems like a lot of fun and it's so nice she willing to contribute her time, effort, and credit card to the project. What I don't like is the suspense of where you're going with the hearse and having to wait for the next episode, and the next, and the next. Oh well..... I reckon I'll follow along and see what happens. That is one handsome looking land yacht, that looks to have a lot of potential. I love all the windows. If only it had a little more headroom, it'd make a great camper. A double wide coffin ⚰️ shaped mattress would be totally kinky. Lots of dark maroon, real diamond tufted velvet upholstery would be fun. Just weird thoughts. What I always like to say to other KZbin channels, that I enjoy...... Thanks For Sharing.

[@alexandress9876]

Watching it from Brazil.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Welcome

[@oldschoolcustoms215]

Wow super cool 😎 cady

[@mr_fring]

Das war sehr spannend neues Video zu erwarten. Danke!

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thanks

[@kesterhively8773]

Dam brother that thing looks like it's been under water lol Jesus Christ wow!!!!

[@garypannone7755]

Another entertaining one.

[@RANCHIN21]

Sweet project Pretty awesome to see hearses get some love in this day and age. Would love to do one, too.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

I’ve wanted one for a long time. There was a guy in Long Beach about 20 years ago. They had one and every time I seen it I thought dammit I need one of those

[@RANCHIN21]

@@Theoldironworkshop were you drawn towards this era particularly, or would you have grabbed a different era if it were an option?

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Well I’ve always been a 50s hot rock guy. Although it’s hard not to like the mid 60s versions of these cars. I was actually trying to buy a 65 when this one popped up.

[@dannymitchum5]

love bro.southeastTEXAS

[@motorfreaknew]

Great video! Hot Rod, Rockabilly, Cadillac!😎

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Right on! Like Johnny Cash’s psycho, Billy Cadillac

[@davidwoodham1307]

Hi there mate and your loving wife i hope you have a great safe happy thank giving and great holiday guys . Fan from down under Australia 🇦🇺

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thank you and we did. It’s funny the Aussies seem to love her. I guess her brutal honesty.

[@hedwigleemans6249]

It always wows me that American car manufacturers had no limits for dimensions nor cost control in those days - even the dashboard weighs a ton on this machine - nice work - nice workshop

[@Theoldironworkshop]

The early 70s cars are massive. Really kinda silly that they were so big. 4 miles a gallon

[@dadsvespa]

I know Mabels engine is not the original 331 with the 4 speed Hydramatic. Looks like a 472 from here, but the only time I've seen the inside of an engine look like that was when it was used as a boat anchor! How could that happen to an engine mounted in the car? It would take lots of water and decades of sitting. Saw a rusted through valve cover in a junk yard once but that is rare. haha.

[@DanaTheInsane]

If I had to guess, it was in a flood, and nobody drained it out. It just gt filled up and rotted away.

[@letttttttssssss_gooooooo]

Letttttttssssss gooooooo! Good stuff!

[@userjarabecko]

I actually really enjoy cleaning, tidying up, rust removing, polishing , etc.. Its a shame most car channels skip it

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Honestly, it’s quite strange. People like The before and after of things. Some of the channels that have the highest views on here are things like a guy mowing the lawn. And a guy power washing a fence. It’s strangely satisfying to watch. I’m kind of trying to find my rhythm on this project. Maybe I’ll include more stuff like that.

[@stomper2582]

Are you young enough to start polishing this engine?

[@user-ot7ec4uc3g]

"Ran when parked" IN THE LAKE!!!!!!

[@phillipsrundripbubblecompa9232]

Cool ride!

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thanks!

[@anderslinde2030]

Thanks for the video! New subscriber from Sweden, and i really like what you are doing in the shop. Sorry for the engine btw. Keep up the good work.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thanks and welcome

[@Dane_the_Pain]

that block should be in the back of your hearse .. #DeadAsADoornail cheers from Australia 🍻🤘

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Agreed.

[@fraserobrien3828]

sorry about the motor man .wow very nice rust ,maybe the motors from canada we have rust,lol

[@user-vt8bi4jj3b]

Cant wait to see the Old Heart Removed.

[@Mopar46]

That engine is deader than the last corpse it drove to the cemetery! And that's a shame, but I'm sure you can rustle up a replacement. I love this vehicle; can't wait to see the finished product.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

yeah it’s definitely headed for the scrapyard. So I’ll see what I can rustle up in terms of a motor.

[@craigdavies4189]

Awesome as always mate 👍🏻 Hey I did a 53 Caddy chop 🪓🪓 but I deleted the windscreen because of the cost 💰 & made it into a split screen , like a Merc & it ended up like a VW bus style with the roof eyebrow. So it's now way cheap for flat glass to be fitted, but big job thou 😢 But when your down under🦘🦘🦘 windscreens for 1953 Cadillacs aren't cheap & a 5 1/2 inch chop 🪓😳 would make it way expensive 😮 Good luck & keep powering mate 💪🏼🚀

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Wow that is a good idea. I was wondering about refitting from something else. Luckily I found one

[@stex1985]

That is a fresh junk yard engine. If the previous owner said it ran, well they must have had a dream and thought it was real.

[@canhotocanaltutorial7364]

Acho fanstastic este car adorei seu canal abraços do Brazil.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thank you

[@oldodger]

That engine was out in the bay......swimming !

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Submarine power plant

[@rubindastoor5629]

Diesel time!!!!!!! That stinks man. If you're still looking for a clear for the exterior look at vice grip garage as Derrick has a concoction called shine juice. Works and designed to protect patina.

[@colinblick8946]

Even Lazarus would say no chance 😵‍💫🥴🙄even engines that have been in submarines look in better condition 😝love ya gallows humour….. an ya progress.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thanks

[@warrenwinslow4266]

I used to have a 1951 Miller Cadillac hearse. Black with purple interior.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Sweet. Any pictures of interior

[@warrenwinslow4266]

No but it was similar to yours before you stripped it

[@Awsom47Merc]

Like I said, You picked an involved project but a cool one. Yes it's pretty crazy the way Caddy did stuff back in the day. Can you see the guys on the line assembling that big bad girl ?!! Anyway good installment. Sorry about the engine. It almost looks like it was a flood victim. Thats a modern distributor though. I still like the P38 theme idea. You could even call it Mabel and come up with some nose (or door) art. 👊😎👍

[@Theoldironworkshop]

I can’t imagine how much work it was to assemble on the line. My father worked at the fisher body plant in Flint MI. Don’t know if it was caddy’s or not. Unfortunately he’s no longer in a position to tell me.

[@Awsom47Merc]

​​@@TheoldironworkshopI'm in Clarkston . Just north of Pontiac so I know the Flint Plant. My dad was an engineer for Ford. Hey, I have a 55 Dodge C3HA8 1.5 ton stake truck besides my 47 ProStreet Custom Merc. To house it I got one of those shelter logic tents and layed a plywood floor down. They're a quality tent and with the wood floor it makes a nice enclosure to work and store a vehicle at a reasonable cost. Mines 24 x 12 and was less then fifteen hundred with the plywood floor. You should think about one. 🤔

[@od1452]

Fun with tools . Well, .. good thing is..... . you won't have to sweat getting that engine running. That trannie looks like it was just laying in there..? .. amazing it ran like that . .. One of the interesting things about old cars. Thanks . Funny ...old cars are orphans until they look cool and run. Hang in there.

[@lemonjack358]

I know that well. Back then, the thinking was much more complicated. Working on the dashboard of my '52 Fleetwood was a nightmare

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Yeah, definitely has about a gazillion things in there. Very complex cars. I guess that’s why nobody ever builds them.

[@donhoughton271]

Looking. 👍

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thanks 👍

[@CaliSwoll]

i wanna see what the cylinders look like now lol. pull them heads lol

[@user-qq4sk8ec2b]

It will work fine for a bout

[@teamidris]

I would weld the new floor under the chassis. “You wot mate, are you mental Idris?” Yes, but I threatened it on the race 4x4. It’s not just some very handy storage, but also a very easy way to keep the chassis clean. Even better on this build would be removing the need to crawl underneath it :o) * Makes room for some silly, like a grave yard scene under a clear floor?

[@Theoldironworkshop]

I have actually thought about doing that on some hot rods I’ve had.

[@teamidris]

@@Theoldironworkshop I have huge wasted space under the cab of my Ford transit. If I went direct from the sill to the chassis rail . . last year I had to make/weld in a new inner-wing and while I was in there I made a tool-box pocket just behind the headlight. Now I can lob bolts and clips in there as I work on it and they can’t fall off down the road. :D

[@raymondcollyear4773]

I wish when someone was selling you a car that they told you the truth about it. But instead of being honest they are just looking to make a buck. Had the same thing when I went to buy my project when I got there and checked it out loved it and after I loaded it and played for it I was told that I was going to have to rebuild the motor. If I had been told that before I would have talked more about the price and got it cheaper. But you live and learn. I look forward to seeing more videos .

[@Theoldironworkshop]

I’m sure he didn’t know. He cleared an estate and got 5 hearses. 4 ran without a problem

[@DarkFlamage]

I was hoping Mabel would end up with an actual Cadillac engine block. Even if not a numbers matching one. Oh well.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

If I could find one I wouldn’t complain about it. But kind of a needle in a haystack. Although. Cadillac uses LS motors

[@Recycledhooligan]

@@TheoldironworkshopI have a complete LS drivetrain for sale.that runs & drives.the suv is totaled lots of still useable parts.5.3 v8

[@mikeh5039]

Use a caddy 500 motor and turbo 400 😊👌😎

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 👀😎👍🍩☕️. Morning here north east , I have learned over many when a salesman tells you it runs ( CaCa ) ! One good thing is now you can build it your way and correct the shortcomings, a lot of work but it looks like the work you do looking at the other vehicles you have this one will be tops ! 👍👍🔧🔧🧰🧰 ☠️☠️

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Luckily, I had no faith in the motor being actually operable anyway. So it would, of course, was not a surprise. Although I was surprised at how bad it actually was.

[@debbiebermudez5890]

@@Theoldironworkshop Mr. B. Here ! ☕️👀😎👍. I know that the easy thing is to put LS ! For me I would put a Caddy engine back in , for me ( LESS is More ) I look at cost over all . They must be in you area engine & transmission set up you can work with ! Time is money - Money is time , sir ! Will follow the build to see how the Mrs. Likes what you have done . It’s a cool build !

[@user-wx6qs6ku7q]

haulyng then off to the dump ,thats the most gangster shit ive ever herd.😂 your a bonefied modern day gangter

[@Theoldironworkshop]

☠️☠️

[@dennisthomas4766]

Don't Let Your First Ride In A Hearse Be Your Last!!!!!!!!

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Yeah no kidding.

[@corm7538]

Am I right in thinking that the engine in that old gal has been underwater? That car had to have been parked somewhere in a floodplain when there was a flood... I don't work on cars much anymore but I've never seen that level of rust in the valves of any engine before.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

That’s the best I can figure.

[@oldchicago3216]

👍

[@louishall4271]

Get the biggest GM truck motor you can from a local yard, and slap it in there, Sir. You'll need HEINOUS power to move that tank. It's gotta weigh 4 tons minimum.

[@johnccargill4665]

That engine is a boat anchor.

[@auaiao9]

Should've had some butter for all that toast when you took the valve covers off.

[@chrisrhodes5464]

I think it would be a lot cheaper to find a donor motor and trans than to try to get what there going again

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Oh yeah, I’m sure there’s zero chance of this thing ever being rebuild

[@adamsbackcountryliving]

love the car not so much you but I love that car!!!!!

[@Theoldironworkshop]

I’m not sure if that’s a compliment, or an insult or some combination of both, but whatever

[@user-jy8mo5fi5q]

I am 77 yrs old and have never seen an engine that is still mounted in a car in that condition before unless it's been dragged out of a river or lake.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

To make things even stranger. It would appear that they were in the process of installing the engine into the car. But the car itself does not appear to have been in a flood. I think I would’ve found debris underneath the dashboard and places like that. So, perhaps the engine was pulled from a flooded car and they discovered it was bad and gave up. I have no idea. The car set in a field for 20 years near Dallas prior to that who knows where it’s been.

[@user-jy8mo5fi5q]

Back at the beginning of the 60's I worked for a guy in the UK who had a 1953 Convertible Cadillac. I loved that car and I'm looking forward to you completing this resto. @@Theoldironworkshop

[@keithschrack]

Powerplant looks like it was used as a boat anchor in salt water.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Probably got flooded at some point

[@johnccargill4665]

Thowe professional cars had such massive frames.

[@TaxedtoXXX]

I have never seen windshield wiper set up that way 😮

[@Theoldironworkshop]

It’s pretty bizarre. I bet it’s really quiet though. Hopefully I can rebuild it.

[@grandudetonesnob7107]

I reckon somebody found that engine while they were diggin' up some onions, and figgered, why not?

[@kjeldlarsen912]

Rusty engine indeed but love that car

[@mervyncrowley4427]

I cannot say on the older ones butt on mid-70s until even today Hershey's have a special windshield that does not interchange with the regular sedan

[@garyjones2582]

Can't wait to see how this Cadillac turns out.. BTW what kind of spider 🕷️ was that? We had some huge wolf spiders in FL.. i saw one the size of my out stretched hand.. i subbed so I could keep up with the build...

[@Theoldironworkshop]

I’m pretty sure it’s a wolf spider. I think the relatively harmless but they’ll sneak up on you. I also have tarantula occasionally at my property.

[@jamesfeussner3606]

might be shelby jaycees original hearse cardboard gaskets and other kwick fixes where there norm

[@user-sj4ig3no6p]

Классная классическая машина👌👌👌👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Thank you

[@HalloweenHunters]

Sucks the motor is toast but still lots of parts on that motor that are worth good money!

[@kdsboosted4954]

Cool project 🤙I have a twin turbo 54 coupe deville same frame it looks like I'm running a sbc/400 trans I didn't have a mod anything to mount the engine/trans or driveline. Yours may be lower but mine is slammed too. Try a two piece driveline if not

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Do you have any problem with a long driveshaft?

[@kdsboosted4954]

@Theoldironworkshop no and I don't remember it ever rubbing on anything either it's right about 6 ft in length. The trans tunnel was the only thing I had to touch for clearance barely.

[@BloodRaven1969]

Only engines I've ever seen looking like that inside were flood victims, the worst one being a Gulf Coast one but hey the guy was honest about it and I only need the roof and pillars off that one.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Yeah, that’s what I’m suspecting.

[@mchurch3905]

Apparently some underwater undertakers…

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Burial at sea

[@w.r.rayborn3954]

I've bought at least 100 cars and trucks and never an engine that bad

[@shawngroover9003]

Got this idea from Turnin’ Rust: Get something like a 94 Dodge Ram with a 12 valve Cummins and make its chassis fit the Caddy. On that show, Lance (Gomer-sexual voice) and Wyatt let the Caddy chassis. Theirs was a diesel Ghost Busters deal. Seems appropriate here. Now, You wanna talk about pullin’ somethin’? Well, here’s one idea.

[@carolhofbauer2450]

Looks like that motor came out of a lake

[@wizard7mm]

You need to get s microphone if you're going to do you tube

[@g.o.b.2558]

Dang are you going to sponsor the channel with some? 👍

[@elhion]

don't you want to swap engine with a new modern one ? like in the US, you are allowed to do it. I would see it like a camper van seeing the space inside with removable furnitures, but brave to restore it, keep it up ;)

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Well, that’s definitely the plan now anyway

[@LarcR]

Landau bars were not invented for hearses. They originated on horse drawn carriages called landaus that had convertible tops. All the landau bars I ever saw on hearses were for ornamental purposes only. Although there are claims they once had a functional purpose on horse drawn hearses, I don't recall ever seeing a picture of one that had them.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Yeah info is not really that accurate. Every thing I read seems to contradict everything else I read. I guess because of the different builders.

[@stomper2582]

The convertible for hearses was probably before they started embalming bodies and, yea, you know the rest. 😮

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Eww

[@gilbertnowak5770]

That is a Flood Car that engine was submersed in Salt Water.....I have seen this Before!

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Oh yes, but the odd thing is the car does not appear to have been flooded.

[@JF-wk5zo]

Maybe the guy meant he guaranteed it would run on the end of a chain to the bottom of a lake as a boat anchor

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Possibly. Maybe I misunderstood

[@a.r.o7697]

Yeah ran when parked 50 years ago.

[@christopherrobin3111]

😂how much bro

[@tillross4078]

Yes expensive ,, My brother is building a 49 Cadillac the rubber seals for all the glass 6 Grand 😳

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Yeah bit of a shock

[@jerrykoschney5975]

If that motor is that rusted, I don’t want to see what that transmission looks like !!

[@clintonsmith9931]

Did a lot of VW in past years, all ran when parked. Yea!

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Oh yeah. I hear that a lot in the south, but because of the humidity here it will rust your motors out just sitting.

[@SterlonJrGill]

Cadillac is most rare in parts & most expensive to restore can't Jerry rig like a chevy

[@dannymitchum5]

under water.

[@rudyflores9395]

Its a DEAD issue with that motor. I think its gone to that really big Cadillac dealer ship in the sky. Bueno sir kick ass music at the bar & kool knowledge on the hearse. I thought the Microphone is ok I can hear perfect & the sound is again ok maybe its someone's FKING hearing aide that SUCKs Balls O well moving on.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Yes I feel the pain. Three daughters have taken its toll on my hearing.

[@willenemcgee4183]

An alternator in 1050

[@stomper2582]

Let’s start hitting the thumbs up people. It’s the top left icon. It doesn’t cost a thing. 😮

[@jamesweidinger1117]

That deserves nothing less than a nicely built 500 Caddy V8. Another milquetoast, done to death, boring LS swap would be sacrilege.

[@Theoldironworkshop]

Well, Cadillacs have LS motors in them too