Caddy caught fire

[thompsoj22]

IMO, walk away. Thats a mess and it would be an ugly teardown/part out. Not sure the effect of the temp's on the engine itself from the fire but i think it was exposed to temps that could only be duplicated in a foundry/kiln? Everything from the firewall forward is junk.

 

[Tonyrodz]

You could def sell the complete interior, make some money on that. It looks in good shape still. Hopefully the short block is still good.

 

[LanceD]

Well I told them I’d like to buy it back so I’ll update this thread with my progress.

 

[97audia4]

How do y'all think the aluminum heads fared in that fire? Could they have warped?

Valve cover isn't even melted .

 

[Warriorpluto]

Well I told them I’d like to buy it back so I’ll update this thread with my progress.

If you buy it back and decide not to rebuild it i would like first dibs on the cluster and the harness that connects to it. Let me know. Very interested

 

[Rocket Man]

Holy smokes is right. Following along to see what you do. Glad nobody got hurt for sure.

 

[LanceD]

Got it back home today. No brakes whatsoever so I made a rudimentary towbar to move it in and out

 

[swathdiver]

I bet someone would buy the frame when you're done breaking it down and someone else might even buy the body shell too.

 

[LanceD]

Chiseled off the plastic and got some of the water out of the engine

 

[LanceD]

Looks pretty decent. All of that debris is chunks of plastic that fell inside while I was bashing the intake manifold with a claw hammer.