I was fortunate enough to come across a 1990 Cadillac Superior Coach Hearse with 60,000 slow, on road miles. It is Silver w/ Black Vinyl Top(In excellent shape,) it has the original Blue Leather Interior, the sliding glass divider behind the front seats, and I did remove the casket slider, but the raised wood floor is still there. Power everything(seats,windows,locks, antenna, etc..) It came with a 350/5.7 T.B.I. w/ 700R4. It was pulled and painted, I added some Black bowtie emblem valve covers, and removed the EGR, and that's about all.I located a 1994 Chevrolet K1500 4x4 frame and a NP241 Transfer Case, installed some 1" lift keys, then a 6" Rough Country Lift with an add-a-leaf & 3" block in back. All new front end, Tie Rods, ball joints, bearings, rotors, calipers, ets... plus all Prothene bushings and dust covers(red).After a lot of measuring, body mounting moving, measuring, welding, removing again, and re-welding later, I set the body on(twice.) The rear springs were moving, because the C-notch looked horrible. I've got a brand new Hanger Flip Kit, so as to remove the rear block.It's really close to being done, if there is such a thing.Hanger Flip Kit, Front Drive Shaft Built, Shocks and Shock brackets, and the Electric Fans wired through auto-on/auto-off sensor are the things that I know are on the "list." Other stuff would just be personal preference stuff; dual exhaust, push bar, limo the back, a skull hood ornament, some fuzzy dice from the mirror, etc....The 37" tires(that it clears easily) are just some I had laying around, they're slick and on stock Chevy wheels. Most everyone has their own Wheel and Tire preferences anyway.It cranks, runs, stops, and drives around the block just fine. We've trailered it to some cruise-ins, and it draws lots of attention.I build about 1 thing a year, this is something I've wanted to build for awhile, so check it off the "bucket list." Now, I've moved to the next project/undertaking. It ain't going to cost a thing to sit here under the shed, but I do have too many toys, my son will be driving soon, plus wife deserves a nice little Z3, Sunfire, Boxster, for putting up with me too.There's no warranty with it, it's as is where is, it's a custom built 4x4 that Cadillac didn't make, of course Cadillac didn't make a Hearse either ?Call or message me with your intelligent questions, bring a trailer and some $, and I'll give you the spare/removed parts box, new parts box, the title, and the keys.Rev. Andrew 706/331-6351
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