Cummins or Cadillac?
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chilliwak
Expedition Leader
I am curious if that colour is readily available or if its a custom order? High heat paint? I would like to paint some of my engines with that colour...
Woofwagon
Adventurer
You can find it on ebay very easily. VHT sells this ceramic paint in spray can form, which is what I used. It is either called Detroit Diesel Green or Alpine Green. Here is a link on amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-D...59362664&sr=8-1&keywords=Detroit+Diesel+green
http://www.amazon.com/Dupli-Color-D...59362664&sr=8-1&keywords=Detroit+Diesel+green
justcuz
Explorer
Engine charts with weights are all over the Internet. Consensus is;
SBC 575lbs
BBC 685lbs
Cad 625lbs
Your 472-500 series engine is roughly right in the middle weight wise between a SBC and a BBC.
No BS, no gun smoke, no educated guess.
With an aluminum intake you will be close to SBC weight, pretty cool for a 200 ft. lb. increase in torque!
Other than lengthening your distributor wires the rest of the engine loom should work with your TBI sensors attached to the Caddy engine.
I would consider a BBC radiator and shroud, I think Larry did it in his Polar Bear Suburban build.
SBC 575lbs
BBC 685lbs
Cad 625lbs
Your 472-500 series engine is roughly right in the middle weight wise between a SBC and a BBC.
No BS, no gun smoke, no educated guess.
With an aluminum intake you will be close to SBC weight, pretty cool for a 200 ft. lb. increase in torque!
Other than lengthening your distributor wires the rest of the engine loom should work with your TBI sensors attached to the Caddy engine.
I would consider a BBC radiator and shroud, I think Larry did it in his Polar Bear Suburban build.
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Country705
New member
I joined the forum just to go through the build. Have you had any updates?
bknudtsen
Expedition Leader
He sold all of it a while back and hasn’t been on ExPo since Dec 2017.