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Nice, but mine is nicer! I have a 1972 Cadillac Superior hearse. It has a 500 cubic inch engine, 7 speed transmission, tractor-trailer leaf springs, and straight pipes! It tops out at around 197 mph! I can pick the front end off of the ground and ride the skid plates from a red light. It has Ghost flames and red neon. My hearse would put that one on it's knees. I'm not talking trash I'm only speaking the truth.
1/4 mi. in 8.4 seconds!!
That's what the guy from Youtube said about his car.
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Nice, but mine is nicer! I have a 1972 Cadillac Superior hearse. It has a 500 cubic inch engine, 7 speed transmission, tractor-trailer leaf springs, and straight pipes! It tops out at around 197 mph! I can pick the front end off of the ground and ride the skid plates from a red light. It has Ghost flames and red neon. My hearse would put that one on it's knees. I'm not talking trash I'm only speaking the truth.
1/4 mi. in 8.4 seconds!!
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The dude on this site has all the go fast solutions for Caddy monster blocks - including crazy racing stuff. Psycho Caddy set ups do exist.
Here's your tranny kit.
Originally posted by jason_sps View PostSome guy on Youtube claims he has a 500ci engine with a 7sp tranny that goes 197 mph. I'm calling the BS card, but it still makes me curious if it's true or not. I would give up the manual tranny for a seven sp auto tranny.Last edited by STODD; 11-03-2009, 09:54 AM.
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4 speed in hearse
It seems to me if you really want a 4 speed / manual trans in a hearse, an early Pontiac body or other GM style body other than Caddy would be doable on a budget. As a Pontiac fan (I also own a '81 400/4speed T/A) I've seen a Tempest/LeMans body style that could be easily made into a stick car as the base cars came with them and it would be possible to put a GTO nose on it. When was the last time anyone saw a GTO hearse? That would be cool. Catalinas and Bonnevilles in the '60s also came with 4 speeds as well. Just a thought, Good Luck
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Have you looked into an Under/Over for the TH400? Gear Vendors makes a nice two speed under/over that will bolt in place of the tailshaft on a TH400. If it is a long tailshaft unit, it will not be much bigger. That will give you an underdrive, and an overdrive for each gear. Basically a 6 speed automatic. The only real fab work involved would be a shorted driveshaft. They were popular to install in motorhomes. Most GM based motorhomes had TH400 transmissions. So, there is a chance that you can find a used one. I have seen them on Ebay for as little as $500.00
Good Luck....
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'74 Cadillac M-M Power 3-Way- sold
'63 Pontiac Superior Hightop Navy Ambulance- sold
'68 Cadillac Superior 3-way 'Graveline Tours'- sold
'65 Cadillac M-M Limousine Style 'Disco Hearse'- sold
'58 Cadillac Superior Landaulet- MINE!
'50 Cadillac AJ Miller end loader- sold
I've actually had this set up in a few rigs. I use a flywheel from 500cid.com, & an 11" Chevy truck clutch. In one rig I used a Saginaw 4 speed with a pontiac bellhousing from a Trans Am. I also grafted on an overdrive robbed from a '63 Nova with the Sagniaw 3 speed. Works like a charm! The whole mess is in a '63 Mercury Comet. Only problem is keeping it from spinning....
In the other rig I used the same flywheel, bellhousing, and clutch. I bolted the 500 into a '78 Chevy 1 ton Dually 4X4 club cab. Makes lotsa torque and has snapped a few U-joints...
The Caddy crank isn't drilled for a pilot bushing, so... On both conversions I had to machine 3/4" off of the end of the input shaft and move the splines back an equal amount. I also had a press fit insert made for the crank that accepts a chevy pilot bushing.
Oh, and on the truck I had to have the center hole in the bellhousing enlarged a bit to fit over the truck nose cone... don't remember how much.
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