Those headers are a thing of beauty. Watching your stuff from early RoadKill days and, Mr. Finnegan, you've made noticeable progress in welding prowess.
I got two guys say nice hat while I walked around with the wife in Newport Beach wearing a fsm hat today! Ol Bikes Skinnegan got me styled out for the summer time! thanks!!!
Great intro! I have shifted away from miserable all consuming builds with almost no sleep. Now I do an hour or two every night after the kids go to bed. I always wrap it up before midnight because I can NOT operate sleep deprived like I used to. It's AMAZING how much I get done now and I feel better about my life balance.
Congratulations, great header fab!! I think because your welding has improved so much you were absolutely not intimidated by that complicated fabrication!! Again, great job! That thing will sound wicked!!!
Definitely understand about the broken leg Mike! As I’m still recovering from two breaks on the ankle and one break in the leg from rushing to get to a garage to help my stepson, install his new turbo kit on his genesis coupe project. His first car he is excited about! Kind of brings me back to my roots and back to my mini truck in days. I gets me excited to get my 50 Oldsmobile with a 303 rocket motor going! Finally weight-bearing for a week after 12 weeks of couch duty definitely not fun! Love love your videos, man! Been watching for a while tried with him to meet you guys at Woodward dream cruise before M1 concourse. Keep up the awesome work! Oh yeah I’m one Rod and 28 screws in my leg definitely not fun!
WOW 😲 cool, the Cadillac is finally coming together. I've been waiting years to see this thing cruise down the street. Thanks for getting this sweet ride back on the road again. Thanks for the video 📸.
Mike, little cheapy tip I’ve used. If you need a HD spacer for stuff, I’ve used strips of the rubber ramp they put under carpets. It has a slight rib on one side and tapers from a thin 1/8” to about 1-1/2” thick. You can pull a thin strip of it between stuff like your header tubes until it’s perfect and it’ll survive quite a bit of heat and crap. Also, you can keep wider strips for chocks or even a ramp transition instead of pieces of wood, when needed. They’re usually free in the dumpster of carpet install places.
This episode was just about as exciting to watch as watching The Care Care Nut install a tonneau cover on his new Tundra... I must say that your video is more rewarding, I and I can't wait to see and hear your '61on the road.
It is a great day when a car guy can finally make headway on one of his projects work ,life, existing car ,buying new car, balance it’s a tough juggling act you are doing an awesome job
Mike... tuned length on turbos doesn't mean that much any way . Every thing is under pressure .. N/ A .. totally different story .. it's taking shape mate well done
Hey going good and making progress. Tip… you could have walked the cup over that weld at the collector to shrink it or draw it back in place. So you possibly wouldn’t need to cut the other welds. Also if you’re needing to cut fittings apart cut them in the center of your welds. That way you’re not shortening any thing and if you grind the weld down you can weld over what’s left of the old weld. Basically hiding your mistakes
I'm Only 4mins into the video and the "Muzak" you're making with your ... Umm ... 'Tubes' is almost .. well .. Spiritual ! ! And Just Listening to the Groove, I Started to move (right after I opened another beer..) & this weird spiritual, Interpretive dance just kind of Happened ... And Just Wow Dude, I was into it ya know !!? And then I closed my eyes as I was Dancing Interactively, Spiritually, & running out of Beer ... I fell off my back porch ... After I hit the ground, I wondered if your welds were better than my dancing ... yes, yes they are ... And You'll be hearing from My attorney.. P.S. - I Loved the Lyrics ..
Nice job. Making headers is a real art form. BTW you really don't want to bottom out socket welds all the way. They are typically slightly gapped to allow for pipe expansion when heated so as not to stress crack the welds. See ASME section III and ASME B31.1
I just called out what you were going to be using their Mike! I've been an exhaust guy for over 30 years and I called it out three and four inch bends! 😂😂😂
Headers look great. You had a load of stuff to work around, thru and under. Being blown, equal length doesn't matter much. They can sure be a pile of good looking spaghetti though.
Nice headers, they remind me of a model A coupe named Back Seat Betty. They made headers to resemble the headers on a wright cyclone radial engine from a B-17. Though theirs was for mor show than functionality.
Best turbo drain fitting ever built from True North Turbos, its an extender so you dont need a custom stinking wrench to tighten it not quite enough to stop all the leaks....
The size of a Caddy is huge but hearing you say it is a tight fit in the engine bay is questioned by my friends until you look at the design all the space is in the trunk and cabin for the comfort of the occupents and hauling luggage and pointed it out to fellow UK petrol heads who questioned your statement no room under the hood. Glad to see you back on this build, your SEMA build not my bag along with motor builds I was dragged up with my father and his brother my uncle drag racing so I learnt to build V8s by age fifteen and was taught to keep everything clean and could lay out the correct tools for the job on a baze covered tray and when used either wiped and put back in order to use next or put away by age ten, so yes by eighteen I was done with motor builds, although i do build 5th scale gas offroad trucks and buggies but buy in my motors from my trusted engine builder, so did not get entirely out of working on vehicles just on a smaller scale mainly due to badly breaking my back doing Enduro racing. Keep up the good work love your builds I am questioning the latest build would it not have been better to start from scratch and build a new chassis, just a thought.
Great video Mike! I wouldn't worry about equal length. Due to the firing order and exhaust pulses, equal length headers are actually never correct. The exhaust pulses don't happen equally, across the bank. So it's kinda pointless, and was pushed as a selling tactic, originally.. Because it sounded good....
And you had to say, " the hard part is done"..Header looks great with all the access. Keep crankin' on the cadi dragster. Will it go to Road Kill Nights?
Equal length/max flow is not just for performance. You can have the best of the best engine, the shiniest turbos and STILL mess it up by simply fumbling the pipework. Although with this car, it might be for the best to melt half of the pistons and valves before 660 mark, to save that body from flip, which it will do on full power pull, when those rear tires jam into those wheel wells.
Beautiful work as always! Wonder if the attention to detail and the amount of time spent on things like piping are really worth it in the end. How many miles will you put on that? How long will you have it? I built a mild steel hotside on factory manifolds in a day. Have been running the same kit for 12 years on many different JY engines. Just replacing them as they blow. Its yet to miss a beat! I’ve had a solid 8 second drag toy semi reliably for all those years. Having tons of time and money wrapped up in something like a manifold or a hot/cold side for a toy that isn’t racing competitively seems crazy to me. Mig some mild steel together and go enjoy the ride! Best of luck!
I thought equal length headers were for 4/6cylinder motors? V8's don't have a symmetrical firing timing (in engine degrees) bank to bank, so there is some crazy math for proper length cylinder to cylinder (and i don't know it). As you have done Mike, just build it to fit and let the turbo and excess HP get you over the line.
Great job with headers but my question is why didn't you run the tubs down like a zummy under the frame and then up into the collector up into the turbo. Even though I like the ford stuff your fabricating the hit and miss way is great think you
Always a good Sunday with a Bikes Skinnagin video!
😂 Another Stay Tuned fan
@@scottgshomewrenching1352 a pizza channel with a racing problem!
Tony breaks everything.
Dude that whole bit was hilarious on ST
Tony does break everything, but Tony also fixes everything and more!!! I love the slogan “a pizza team with a racing problem“!!!!
Awesome build continues, must see video again.
Big thanks for the shout-out on our billet collectors!
Those headers are a thing of beauty. Watching your stuff from early RoadKill days and,
Mr. Finnegan, you've made noticeable progress in welding prowess.
I got two guys say nice hat while I walked around with the wife in Newport Beach wearing a fsm hat today! Ol Bikes Skinnegan got me styled out for the summer time! thanks!!!
Great intro! I have shifted away from miserable all consuming builds with almost no sleep. Now I do an hour or two every night after the kids go to bed. I always wrap it up before midnight because I can NOT operate sleep deprived like I used to. It's AMAZING how much I get done now and I feel better about my life balance.
Ok, 🥱
Hell yeah bub! Glad you found a good balance, gotta be there for the kids
That sounds exactly like how I get vehicles built Greg. Good on ya mate.
Yepp, those big projects are like an elephant: you eat it one bite at a time. 😁🤘
Well said dood
There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.
Nice welds Sir. Glad to see you guys back on the Caddy!!!
A thing of beauty. That’s some impressive stuff. I’d for sure have to pay someone to do that for me. Mad Caddy demands some attention.
Thanks for watching!
Congratulations, great header fab!! I think because your welding has improved so much you were absolutely not intimidated by that complicated fabrication!! Again, great job!
That thing will sound wicked!!!
i used to be intimidated for sure. now I just see metal legos and its become very fun.
Definitely understand about the broken leg Mike! As I’m still recovering from two breaks on the ankle and one break in the leg from rushing to get to a garage to help my stepson, install his new turbo kit on his genesis coupe project. His first car he is excited about! Kind of brings me back to my roots and back to my mini truck in days. I gets me excited to get my 50 Oldsmobile with a 303 rocket motor going! Finally weight-bearing for a week after 12 weeks of couch duty definitely not fun! Love love your videos, man! Been watching for a while tried with him to meet you guys at Woodward dream cruise before M1 concourse. Keep up the awesome work! Oh yeah I’m one Rod and 28 screws in my leg definitely not fun!
Great to see you back on the caddy! Love those old caddies and want to see this one done, bet it will rip!
WOW 😲 cool, the Cadillac is finally coming together. I've been waiting years to see this thing cruise down the street. Thanks for getting this sweet ride back on the road again. Thanks for the video 📸.
Mike, little cheapy tip I’ve used. If you need a HD spacer for stuff, I’ve used strips of the rubber ramp they put under carpets. It has a slight rib on one side and tapers from a thin 1/8” to about 1-1/2” thick. You can pull a thin strip of it between stuff like your header tubes until it’s perfect and it’ll survive quite a bit of heat and crap. Also, you can keep wider strips for chocks or even a ramp transition instead of pieces of wood, when needed. They’re usually free in the dumpster of carpet install places.
Glad to see this beast getting some attention
Mike goes so big on every project! Wow! Completely Radical Cadillac!🤯 Really awesome to see!
cant wait to see it running. its my favorite car that your working on
Mike, Proud of your welding abilities nowadays... I know how far you have came... Congratulations!!! Good episode
thank you. learning and applying what i've learned from others is so dang rewarding.
@@FinnegansGarage looks like Ray Charles welded them with his feet. I'll never forget Chief saying that...
Hey Bike Skinnegan, lol. Tony Angelo says Hi. Dude had me rolling on the floor laughing with that. Loving the Caddy.
This episode was just about as exciting to watch as watching The Care Care Nut install a tonneau cover on his new Tundra... I must say that your video is more rewarding, I and I can't wait to see and hear your '61on the road.
Thanks for watching!
No work, no politics, no war, no hate. Just cool guys working in cool cars.
I learn so much and rest so little but these vids are always a win.
It is a great day when a car guy can finally make headway on one of his projects work ,life, existing car ,buying new car, balance it’s a tough juggling act you are doing an awesome job
thank u
I love seeing that Cadillac
Mike... tuned length on turbos doesn't mean that much any way . Every thing is under pressure .. N/ A .. totally different story .. it's taking shape mate well done
I'm also wondering justification of this complexity over something log style. Simply dumping all ports into one.
@@exxorcet It looks good. Not everything has to be purely functional.
Could just have made a nice log manifold.
@@UKMechanicit looks like shit 💩 😂
@@exxorcet i tried three different sizes of log manifolds and none would clear the chassis of the car.
Hey Fin! If that’s the worst that happens, it’s a great day in the shop!! Weld On!
Can’t wait to see the caddy rippin!
Great advise Mike,I have found over the years on projects if I can just get one thing done each day no matter how small it all adds up in the end.
Looking good !! Thanks for the update.
Been so long thought that caddy was a fever dream!
Great work Mikie!! Glad to see the Cadderack comin along! Can't wait to see the engine completion!😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
thanks for bringing us along Mike
Loving the Caddy ❤❤❤
I love this build. Also can we take a second to appreciate the -16 fuel rail on this bad boy. Lol.
You have way more patience than I do. Awesome skills!😁👍👍
Can’t wait to see this Caddy eat tires!
Good job, thanks for sharing
Sweew...well done dude
Killer, super excited to see this moving forward
this car is the reason I watch you cant wait to see it run on a drag and drive
Thanks for sharing.
Sweet unit!
Hey going good and making progress.
Tip… you could have walked the cup over that weld at the collector to shrink it or draw it back in place. So you possibly wouldn’t need to cut the other welds. Also if you’re needing to cut fittings apart cut them in the center of your welds. That way you’re not shortening any thing and if you grind the weld down you can weld over what’s left of the old weld. Basically hiding your mistakes
Great as always
Love this build! It's gonna be super sweet when it's done.
wow job,looks great
I'm Only 4mins into the video and the "Muzak" you're making with your ... Umm ... 'Tubes' is almost .. well .. Spiritual ! !
And Just Listening to the Groove, I Started to move (right after I opened another beer..) & this weird spiritual, Interpretive dance just kind of Happened ...
And Just Wow Dude, I was into it ya know !!? And then I closed my eyes as I was Dancing Interactively, Spiritually, & running out of Beer ...
I fell off my back porch ...
After I hit the ground, I wondered if your welds were better than my dancing ... yes, yes they are ...
And You'll be hearing from My attorney..
P.S. - I Loved the Lyrics ..
It's hard watching Finnegan on the struggle bus...:) Much respect to you for doing this content for your OG's thank you
It's fun to watch your analytical thinking in action.
Great fab work
You have an amazing attention to detail.
A labor of love. 👍
Man I love this project. Only car I have on a t-shirt…so far.
Amazing work as always. !!!
Another awesome episode 👏🏽
I'm so excited over this car!!! I'm going to try to buy it when you are done!!!!
It's about time you got back to the Cady
Nice job. Making headers is a real art form.
BTW you really don't want to bottom out socket welds all the way. They are typically slightly gapped to allow for pipe expansion when heated so as not to stress crack the welds. See ASME section III and ASME B31.1
Great content thanks for sharing
Looking good 👍👍
About damn time !
Thanks Mike
Well, Mike, no sarcasm from me today. lol 😂 Awesome work 👏
Looks good
Excellent
I just called out what you were going to be using their Mike! I've been an exhaust guy for over 30 years and I called it out three and four inch bends! 😂😂😂
Grate weerk 👍👍
Holy crap Mike!! That's some serious on-the-spot engineering going on there...I'd definitely be cussing a lot more...
Headers look great. You had a load of stuff to work around, thru and under.
Being blown, equal length doesn't matter much. They can sure be a pile of good looking spaghetti though.
Nice headers, they remind me of a model A coupe named Back Seat Betty. They made headers to resemble the headers on a wright cyclone radial engine from a B-17. Though theirs was for mor show than functionality.
Best turbo drain fitting ever built from True North Turbos, its an extender so you dont need a custom stinking wrench to tighten it not quite enough to stop all the leaks....
That's one bad ass car
Yay!
Header building 101 don't weld anything until it all fits together, tacks only, then start welding from the flange out
Even 15 minutes a day can achieve a lot as well. I always try to do at least that on my own car.
HI GOOD MORNING !! IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE ON A ROLL !! YOU DID GREAT WHEN THINGS AMISS !! LOL HAVE A GREAT DAY !! TODD FROM MICHIGAN
The size of a Caddy is huge but hearing you say it is a tight fit in the engine bay is questioned by my friends until you look at the design all the space is in the trunk and cabin for the comfort of the occupents and hauling luggage and pointed it out to fellow UK petrol heads who questioned your statement no room under the hood.
Glad to see you back on this build, your SEMA build not my bag along with motor builds I was dragged up with my father and his brother my uncle drag racing so I learnt to build V8s by age fifteen and was taught to keep everything clean and could lay out the correct tools for the job on a baze covered tray and when used either wiped and put back in order to use next or put away by age ten, so yes by eighteen I was done with motor builds, although i do build 5th scale gas offroad trucks and buggies but buy in my motors from my trusted engine builder, so did not get entirely out of working on vehicles just on a smaller scale mainly due to badly breaking my back doing Enduro racing.
Keep up the good work love your builds I am questioning the latest build would it not have been better to start from scratch and build a new chassis, just a thought.
yup. not a lot of room under the hood meanwhile you can fit four or five bodies in the trunk. lol
Dude! Finally some caddy coverage! You’re the man Mike!
❤ 😎
Watched 2mins then went outside to watch my grass grow
Give’em hell, my brotha.
Love this build. BTW- no one uses gaskets between the flange and turbo.
Oh, to be a header fabricator with three arms!
1,465 👍's up Finnegan thank you for sharing 🤗
Good to see all the sht tom was talking to you worked. Hahahaha
Sure would like to hear from you about filming at Ft Leonard Wood!
Unequal length headers seem to have a better sound in my opinion so those should sound pretty good
Great video Mike! I wouldn't worry about equal length. Due to the firing order and exhaust pulses, equal length headers are actually never correct. The exhaust pulses don't happen equally, across the bank. So it's kinda pointless, and was pushed as a selling tactic, originally.. Because it sounded good....
😂
Ok can I come to Georgia and watch you take the plugs out.
You might want to think about a himi 😅🎉😮
Exercise of patience
Congrats looks awesome!!! Must feel good to erase that off the wife board of, what to do
Caddy!!!!!
And you had to say, " the hard part is done"..Header looks great with all the access. Keep crankin' on the cadi dragster. Will it go to Road Kill Nights?
Episode was better late than never Finn, thanks... take care, stay safe and don't work to hard...
thanks for waiting. :)
Hope you left room in that engine bay for 2 gigantic truck air filters, that engine needs all the airflow it can get.
Equal length/max flow is not just for performance. You can have the best of the best engine, the shiniest turbos and STILL mess it up by simply fumbling the pipework. Although with this car, it might be for the best to melt half of the pistons and valves before 660 mark, to save that body from flip, which it will do on full power pull, when those rear tires jam into those wheel wells.
Beautiful work as always! Wonder if the attention to detail and the amount of time spent on things like piping are really worth it in the end. How many miles will you put on that? How long will you have it? I built a mild steel hotside on factory manifolds in a day. Have been running the same kit for 12 years on many different JY engines. Just replacing them as they blow. Its yet to miss a beat! I’ve had a solid 8 second drag toy semi reliably for all those years. Having tons of time and money wrapped up in something like a manifold or a hot/cold side for a toy that isn’t racing competitively seems crazy to me. Mig some mild steel together and go enjoy the ride! Best of luck!
Are the turbos bracketed to the heads/block? Not having to de-plumb the turbos every time you have to remove the headers is about 9 kinds of awesome.
my OCD made me skip the struggle
🤣
It's ok, normal people skipped it also.
@@ronjones-6977 good lol i just wanted to get in the video and help fin out !
I thought equal length headers were for 4/6cylinder motors? V8's don't have a symmetrical firing timing (in engine degrees) bank to bank, so there is some crazy math for proper length cylinder to cylinder (and i don't know it).
As you have done Mike, just build it to fit and let the turbo and excess HP get you over the line.
Great job with headers but my question is why didn't you run the tubs down like a zummy under the frame and then up into the collector up into the turbo. Even though I like the ford stuff your fabricating the hit and miss way is great think you