I Finally Mounted The Twin Turbos in My '61 Cadillac Coupe DeVille!

Episode 275 of Mike Finnegan's Garage is bringing the heat and giving your more of what you asked for; We are back to work on my gangster '61 Caddy, the car with the twin-turbo Nelson Racing Engines 540ci Big-Block Chevrolet under the hood and Weld bead Lock wheels wrapped in phat Mickey rubber out back. Until now it was really just a single turbo deal but today we are releasing the twins! Both of the Mirror Image turbskis are mounted in the engine back and the front half to the cage is done. Plus, we I brought Side Chick home with me and in this video we are taking the first step toward's building a more reliable jet boat. The unreliable 632ci Big-Block Chevy is out and the 711ci Sonny Leonard Racing Engines Hemi that was in my old Placecraft Jet Boat, is in! In this video we see if the 5-inch bore space Brodix aluminum block fits in the same spot as the old 4.84-inch bore space Dart aluminum block and if we can re-used the old aluminum motor mounts. I'm super stoked on this episode and hope you guys enjoy it, too!
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Thanks for watching!
-Finnegan

[@andyabutler]

Glad to see you brought Side Chick home. Not something you could normally do!

[@frankensteincreations4740]

Damn! The color combination on this boat makes that hemi look even better than what it did in Game Over… Hell yeah! 👍🤘👏 Whole time I’m thinking, Ace Ventura… lmao “Like a glove”. 😆

[@charliewilliams2654]

As an electrician, I need to see in hard to reach areas. I used the video function of my phone to take videos of what I can't see, and just shove my phone instead of my head because I'm too poor to buy a remote camera. Maybe a good tip for the future.

[@cudak888]

Not to mention those cheap USB endoscopes that'll connect directly into an Android phone.

[@niewissen9912]

​​@@cudak888I always use to use my phone too that way. However I didn't know they make those for Samsung phones. Thanks man. Gonna look into that. 👍

[@Diazjake]

I have so many random videos of gaps and holes just like this I should probably delete

[@cudak888]

@@niewissen9912 - Correction, Android. I think mine was $30 off Amazon; just used it to find a leak behind drywall without cutting half the house apart.

[@niewissen9912]

​​@@cudak888thanks. I assumed thats what was meant, android. Thanks for the info. Gonna make life alittle easier 😅

[@bradleymckay365]

I highly recommend getting some Milwaukee sharpies because ever since I switched, I have been able to write on damn near everything without cleaning it. Its really crazy how well they work.

[@jasonsparshott7208]

I can’t tell the difference.. I’m pretty sure they are the same as long as you buy the mark on anything sharpie . But I do have all Milwaukee markers now basically because they are everywhere I purchase parts/ materials

[@innervisionsOD1]

My heart is with the '61 Caddy!! My father owned a white '61 4-door (Sedan Deville) back in the day and has a lot of sentimental meaning for me... So cool to see the dedication and progress on her!! Thank you Mike for all that you give to the automotive world!! Cheers and have a wonderful holiday season!! -Perry

[@UKDrew]

Awesome as Always... I love the fact your channel is bits and pieces of different stuff Keeps this Channel interesting... Keep up the good work ..

[@georgem.6136]

Can’t wait to see sidechick with the Sonny Leonard motor make a pass, especially when on nitrous, I’m so excited that you’re finally putting that motor to work!

[@_Boxcar_]

Mike I have "hard anodized" alot of things in my career. Make it work Mike, perfection takes years. "Don't get it right, just get it running".

[@Maltechr]

"Perfection is the enemy of "good enough"" :D Keep it going Finnegan!

[@Atv1988]

I think we all need a link to that belt sander you were using on the dowel pins on the hemi.

[@ArthurCole-mn7qy]

525industries, look for 360-tubing-sander. Tried before but YT doesn't like hot links so attempt number 3

[@kylelanger4234]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! The Caddy is my favorite project of yours right now...... Also, that turbo placement on it is amazing!! 🤙

[@gavendb]

id like to take a minute to recognize the patience and upbeat additude Joe Cole has. He'd be welcome for christmas dinner at my house any year.

[@GC-ym6ef]

Agreed

[@vehdynam]

Now that should cure your engine issues !! Looking real good, looking forward to more on this build. Thanks.

[@wilsonlaidlaw]

Mike, you could always use an on demand thermostatically controlled electric water pump, which reduces the drag on the motor. You can then mount it wherever there is space.

[@computiNATEor]

I believe there's a BMW E9x one that a lot of folks use, but I'm not sure whether that would be enough for this car

[@MrKingdavis13]

On the Caddy I would run the cold side from each rotary muffler forward to a set of intercoolers mounted on either side of the radiator to fill in the giant openings where the rad support used to be and take advantage of as much air flow as possible. Plus it will make the turbos more efficient and make more power because cooler denser air is always a good thing for making power and it will look awesome in my opinion too.

[@AdamWest84]

He's probably going to be running methanol, which creates its own intercooler effect and doesn't need really need any additional cooling.

[@Berm_Blaster]

Mike is definitely aware of and familiar with intercoolers and knows that cool air is better 😂

[@jasonbose3507]

WOW 😲, the Cadi is finally finished! It feels like I've been waiting forever. So exciting that it's coming together! Thanks for the video 📸.

[@michaelnelson8847]

You need to do a Q & A with Joe, I'd like to know his story and how he came to work with you.

[@phuzz00]

Given how many headers you build, have you seen the icenginworks 'header mock-up kits'? It's basically plastic pipe that joins like Lego, so you can create a mock up of how your exhaust will look by just click plastic together, then take it off the car and copy it in metal.

[@jameseastwood4984]

I'm sure Mike has one , in my mind I can remember watching the episode.

[@blos90]

I am so happy to see that engine in another boat!

[@jeffreymorris4827]

I love a mirrored build. Its so relaxing❤

[@brianlafollette7530]

Both vehicles are awesome!!!

[@georgewimme4675]

As an exhaust guy who bends pipe regularly. What you need is a miracle pointer for your pipe. It'll give you the degree in which the pipe will roll once you zero it out in your bender. Then you just need your distance from bend to bend

[@tonybuck5252]

I remember seeing that car at jimmys shop. Keep up the good work finnigan.

[@Kevin_Ruz]

Between your channel, Tony's and Kevin Smith's, we all get to live vicariously through y'all's automotive escapades! Thanks Fin for the fun content!

[@tonychin9900]

3 terrible channels.

[@ThisManTriggeredMe]

Good thing you bought that boat Finn.. I remember your last boat was nothing but a headache and always broken. At least this one is always broken and a headache 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rodjames2]

I like all your projects either work or personal but I'm really glad you are back on your Caddy!

[@Wreckedekcoupe]

Dude your just making the weight plate even lighter. Winnner winner just had a turkey dinner!

[@xxvjvxx]

that color scheme for side chick is chefs kiss my dude

[@loucosentino8454]

Side note Mike - Those Boise Cascade Versa Lam beams in your garage roof are made in my backyard. Beautiful White City, Oregon......carry on.

[@lynncummins6416]

I’m not an engine builder, and I’m probably talking out of my ass. But the guy doing the tuning on the engine seemed to me like he was giving answers that didn’t always make sense. ( at least to me ) That being said, I’m glad to see you going with the Sonny Leonard engine and doing the work in house. We’ve all seen what your capable of. Can’t wait to see you winning next year.

[@Berm_Blaster]

Who was the tuner? The boat engine tuner?

[@robertjohnson4784]

Mr. Finnegan, I know this might be off-topic but I live in FLA. Not far from you. I did car audio for 30 years now. Retired. I would love to come down and do a fully blown alarm system.in the ramp truck plus door lock actuators. No charge to you i'm just bored LOL

[@Ferraiolo_1]

To help with the corrosion, use ACF50. It works wonders.

[@pitt42075]

Bit of a late comment, but I've used the corrugated dashboard duct ( the silver stuff used in old cars) to mock up header bends and exhaust bends. You can extend it or shrink it and it keeps its position really well. Then I just cut my tubes to match its profile.

[@TitoRigatoni]

The twin turbos look awesome! Is that setup too rigid though? With the turbos hard-mounted to the frame, the exhaust and charge tubes hard-mounted to the engine and the turbos, it seems like everything is hard-mounted together and there's no room for anything to flex. Or is there a flexible connection in the exhaust side that I'm missing?

[@FinnegansGarage]

yo! at some point in this video i mention the Paradise Dragstrip toy drive, which is happening on December 2nd, 2023. It's one of my favorite events of the year. Yeah, well, your guy got his calendar dates all screwed up and I just found out that I'm filming Roadkill the same day but in an entirely different part of the country. So, I will NOT be attending the toy drive. However, if the weather cooperates, David Newbern will be there with his blown Fox Body Mustang. Sorry guys and gals, wish I could make it.

[@AyodanDownUnder]

As they say Mike, behind every great man is a greater woman lol. Thanks for shring all you do I really appreciate it and no doubt that everyone else does as well.

[@AB-80X]

Behind every great man is a woman, rolling her eyes......

[@mikescherrer4923]

Yeah, they're behind us cuz that's where we keep our wallet.

[@VernLeRoy1962]

when you get a new car chassis, paint it with a Clear rustolem Paint or a sealer , if you install a roll cage, clean the metal & paint it with clear, clear coating all steel parts will be a lot less Sanding of the Metal Later!! the Caddy is so damn Cool, I Hope to see it in 2024 going Fast & Winning.

[@travispeoples]

The 711 looks right at home in side chick! I really hope everything works well with this combo! I really like this boat!!!

[@shelleyking8450]

Custom machining and metal finishing now available at Mike's garage. SWEET!

[@owenhart6605]

Hi Mike just got my cap in the mail thank you very much. OWEN QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

[@Topper891]

Now that's a Caddy 👍

[@aserta]

You should add three or four notches on the inside of the bend on the two bars you've installed. Basically make some wedges from some thinner metal at an obtuse angle, slice for them, and weld them in. That way, if this ever hits something (knock on wood) the bars will naturally collapse at that bend and not direct the blow inwards. If you go look at a modern truck you'll see them use similar concepts on the rails (if they're made with that system, i think a few Fords are, but i might mistake the engine bays). It won't take away from the strength you need from those rails in common use, but when the going gets tough, you'll have something to fall back on.

[@ssksideshopkreationz5032]

Finalllllllyyyy!! im stoked to see you get the DAD-illac finished up. this thing is going to be sick and i love the work youve done soo far. keep pushing Mike your doing great

[@georgem.6136]

So sick! Side Chick is going to absolutely rip once you get it dialed in!

[@jessemantooth757]

Dude! Dykem company makes dye markers that work way better than sharpie when touching up anodized parts. I use them on scratched AN fittings.

[@jeremyhanna3852]

When i got to tack weld tubes like that i just use mig welder then tig then grind of mig tacks fully weld

[@travispeoples]

I would love to have a poster of you making a pass in side chick at that last event. The front center mounted rear facing shots were epic!!! Minus the go-pro shadow that needs edited out...😂

[@stevereinhart4067]

Could install a chain fall from the rafters to help install engines you can't reach.

[@SuperJeanq]

There is a product called Duralac, its green, nasty and sometimes a bit smelly, but it will absolutely stop corrosion between your aluminium surfaces. We use it in aviation all the time and its well known by shipwrights. Its cheap to purchase. Not not deteriorate so last forever

[@jonnewton5929]

Chip Foose get @ me..😅😂 great episode Finn.

[@UncleManuel]

You know it's a good time when Finnegan builds a new turbo kid. ...... Kit! I meant turbo kit! Oh my.... 😁😁😁🤟

[@pauleddy5146]

Mike, that old motor was, indeed, a pain in the arse. The new addition is awesome. That said, we really want to see the Caddy get finished, or close to it, this winter. Been a long time comin'. That, besides Balsphemi, is my favorite car in your entire life's stable. Can not wait . . .

[@kenbuchan1484]

so glad to see this motor back in something cool

[@mikes062]

🎼 🎶 🎵 “They twins are alive with the sound of whistles…” 🎵 🎶 To be sung to the tune of “The Sound of Music”

[@ShilohShepherd]

She can hold a turbo while it is welded. She cooks really good.. ....and she has an awesome 66 Suburban Carryall.. Seems like a keeper to me...😊 Enjoy the channel...

[@jeremypalmer5950]

You can use a piece of angle iron to give a straight line on a piece of tube.

[@roadrash6565]

I'm glad you said that about the brake master cylinder. I was wondering about that...

[@Brian_Tylor]

19:08 "This should be EXACTLY 112-ish drgrees." 😂😂

[@VATION3RD]

So glad it's Cadillac footage and not jet boat

[@adamreynolds1851]

Love the caddy ,

[@just-in-time6069]

Live here in PA a cheap way to help corrosion in winter because of Salting roads is good old baking soda it help neutralize the acidic properties I've use a garden sprayer that u pump up and it's good do if u don't get right to wasing it u can find measurements on net just quick way stop things if just in pinch or don't want to deal with at moment because of other factors keep up great work and have great day.

[@brinleynicholson4588]

I can't believe those 4 little bolts is all that holds that monster in the boat

[@williamjericho7500]

I really can't wait till this caddy goes down the drag strip

[@charleswolcott1003]

This is probably my favorite thing to do on a Sunday morning. It makes my week to see what shenanigans Mike is gonna have with any of his builds. Keep it up my friend can't wait to see the caddy finished and see what you decide to do with the vetted you just got the chasis for

[@FinnegansGarage]

thanks so much! right not i'm considering rebuilding the 632 boat motor at home and putting that in the corvette. :)

[@niewissen9912]

​​@@FinnegansGaragethat would be interesting haha

[@charleswolcott1003]

@niewissen9912 yes it absolutely would be fun to see

[@mytymse]

Finally a boat and Caddy video. And it's all in one!

[@bassassin2ohseven584]

I friggin love you Mike Finnegan! Telling the couch mechanics to pound sand and giving the Sonny's 711 a home after Game Over put a smile on my face! I can't wait to see Side Chick come together with the new motor!🤘

[@AB-80-X]

Right. Here's the hypocritical irony of that. See for years Finnegan has made, what can only be described as a personal badge of honour, a point of always talking about how much he rushes things, how bad his decisions are, making fun of his fails which has often been down to either rushing and so on. Now he is getting pissy because people calls him out on it? So much on this channel has been half-assed or rushed. Nothing odd in people thinking that it was the problem.

[@jaywethington1934]

Finally!!! One of the channels that I follow actually spent the money, or got turbo sponsors, for mirror image spinny boys. Awesome!!!

[@Criminal_Trump_Lost-um2kd]

CAR WILL BREAK WITHIN 5 MINUTES ANYHOW. WHY YOU WORRY?

[@thomaswarner3060]

MIKE.! After watching lots of your videos showing the inside of your awesome garage area, It now just occurred to me that your garage-under-house would NOT pass inspection for a cert. of occupancy .. Where I live, building codes require that the garage walls and ceiling would have to be completely enclosed in 5/8" fire-shield drywall. Did the building inspector sign off on that and allow a C of O.? Open framing like that in a garage under living space is a fire risk. I Know, I'm a carpenter/handyman/gearhead and I learned ALL about house fires the hard way when I was 10 yrs. old. Keep up the great entertaining and informative shows.

[@fukemallgarage]

It Georgia lol

[@SAVikingSA]

I'm just saying, Side Chick would be perfect if the 999's on the snorkel were engine turned gold leaf.

[@chestercallahan8856]

Damn that Sonny Leonard Hemi is an absolute beauty! Let's go racing!

[@williamstamper442]

At 41:14 Mike every time i pulled the engine from my old jet boat had to do it from the side. That meant putting one side of trailer on jackstands and pulling that wheel off. I paused the vid, so not sure what you have planned...but in the future how about an i-beam mounted overhead in that bay with an overhead trolley. Would work for cars too, not just boats. Poke that i beam outside and you an unload a pickup truck real quick too. Just a thought. Edit : you would have to convert that bay to barn doors to stick the i beam outside but still think it would be cool

[@aliharvey9946]

Keep doing lots of boat stuff. Love the boats.

[@billbousfield1571]

Wife comes in to save the day. God bless our wives that support the things that make us happy.

[@willbayne2363]

A set of 180° headers or a 8 into 1 would be sick for the hemi in side chick

[@justacoupleofkids320]

Will you at some point reinforce the turbo mounts? Seems like with hot side and cold side piping hanging off the turbos and miscellaneous vibration, the single tube mount might not be substantial enough.

[@bigmikex2333]

I was wondering the same thing......plus gussets are cool!

[@Aheitchoo]

I'm a Cadillac lover. Can't wait to see you take it to sonic or AutoZone or something.

[@quigleyclampett6132]

You da man! Lot of work but oh so nice! Keep up the good work sir!

[@scottearls7340]

No worries mike. Sometimes we all have to call in the experts. My wife also helps me around the shop 😂😂😂

[@JayHenderson749]

If "perfection gets in the way of progress" ends up on a shirt, i'll have an XL

[@ionstorm66]

No shade to the old engine, but that Sonny Leonard is in a class of its own.

[@jeffheins6624]

Need to tell Tony Angelo to be on the lookout for a hoist system that fits your garage

[@jameseastwood4984]

I think many of us had realised that you were juggling commitments, but also providing some variation in the content.

[@eliteman7685]

Ok. I got to say it. Anyone else think we need to flash mob Fin’s garage and install some white sheetmetal on the ceiling of the garage?? 🤣🤣

[@woodyholland9865]

YEA! Caddy time again

[@Dwarfracer88]

I got one word for you dude, Zoomies!

[@herbiederby3394]

I'll call this one love it when a plan comes together looking 💯 guys...🙂👍🙏

[@willnzsurf]

Big Blocks, Hemis, & Corn Dogs.😎

[@dbfcrell8300]

Good Chinese hoist tag line: Our Hoists Always Let You Down.

[@stephenlea5765]

Mike, Sonny’s Hemi looks so right in Side Chick! Good to bring some of your past in with your future…and the Caddy looks cool too!

[@toddclark332]

❤ looking really good guys 👍😁 hope have a great Christmas ok later

[@larryperdue508]

You can do the same thing with a set of calipers and scribe a line 😊

[@OutcastAngelV]

I never thought the unsubscription thing with KZbin was a real issue, but I was wondering why I hadn't seen your videos in so long in my recommended. And sure enough KZbin unsubbed me from you. KZbin is going down hill. I'm glad you're still uploading and doing your thing though. At least now I get to go back and binge all your videos.

[@johnwayne159]

That engine is a work of art

[@MixedGarage]

I can’t wait to see the caddy ripe this next year

[@CraigSmith568]

I can't believe I'm saying this because I really don't like boats, but I'm more excited about the boat than I am about the Caddy.

[@jeffstephens7958]

Great job the Cadillac and the boat are looking awesome

[@JMRAUTOMOTIVE]

Much love from Guam/ Washington state 🤙🏾🇬🇺🇺🇸🍻

[@justaskmeiknow5584]

Gettin crackin on the lac

[@samuelt321]

You really need a small portable gantry crane. They are available from Amazon and others.

[@bobbyborba6460]

Damn it, I love and hate when you show working on the boat because now I’m going to have to pull the jet out and work on it to scratch that itch.