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Engine rebuild step one:

DISASSEMBLING AN OVERHEAD-

VALVE CADILLAC V-8

With    this    unrestored  1955    Cadillac’s  331-cid V-8 engine  out,    it  was

ready   to  head    to  the machine shop.

By Angelo Van Bogart

louds of smoke from the tail pipes, plus the passage of 50-plus years
and 133,000 miles, proved the 331-cid V-8 engine that is the subject
of this article was due for a rebuild. From tear-down to turn-key, Old
Cars Weekly will cover the basics of the 1955 Cadillac’s 331-cid engine
rebuild. And since the car is owned by your editor and his family, the
rebuild will stay in the family using only parts and services offered
through the pages of Old Cars Weekly.
To start the rebuild off right and in the Old Cars Weekly family, the
business of reader Joe Thorn was selected to complete the process. The
selection of Thorn’s business, Metal Crafters Inc. of Stevens Point, Wis.,
was based on reputation and recommendation, and also because of its
proximity to the Old Cars Weekly headquarters in Iola, Wis., to aid in
documenting the project.