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A Supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville! Yes! This Is So Wrong It Might Be Right!


A Supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville! Yes! This Is So Wrong It Might Be Right!

Thank you Rocco for this one!!! When was the last time you saw a centrifugally supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville, powered by the Olds 350? Yeah, that’s what we thought. We can’t make this one up. This is crazy amounts of work for a car that most people have no interest in. With that said, this thing is done very nicely. Nothing about this says hack job, and we kinda like it. I could totally see McTaggart cruising the hell out of this thing. Check it out.

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1978 Cadillac Seville Supercharged
Location: St George, Utah, 84790
Transmission: Auto
Condition: Excellent
Exterior: White
Interior: Palamino

YouTube Video URL: https://youtu.be/mFJOvtto44Q

Seller’s Description:
1978 Cadillac Seville
Custom 1978 Cad Seville SUPERCHARGED One-of-A-Kind!
===========VERY FAST============
Condition: Used
Seller Notes: “Used but basically a new car”
This unique vehicle took over two years and $80,000 to build (not counting labor).
Very fast, extremely comfortable, and a real head turner.
Asking Price: $24,950 Or Best Offer
Selling Terms: As is; buyer is responsible for all shipping & insurance costs and arrangements thereof
Year: 1978
VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): 6S69B8Q483296
Mileage: 1,200
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Cadillac
Transmission: Automatic
Model: Seville
Body Type: Sedan
Trim: Elegante 4 Dr
Vehicle Title: Clear
Engine: 350 Olds Customized
Options: Sunroof, Leather Seats, CD Player
Drive Type: RWD
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Fuel Type: Gasoline
Exterior Color: White
For Sale By: Peter Foster
Interior Color: Palomino

MOTOR
Engine: Olds 350- bore .030, custom Jans supercharged pistons, crank .010 / .010 nitrited, Mellings high volume oil pump, True roller timing chain & gear set with index, TRW/Clevite bearings, Joe Mondello cam 115 lobe center – very smooth idle, good vacuum/lifters/push rods/valve springs/keepers retainers, SS valves, hardened seats, new guides, new rocker assembly, port & polish gasket matched, fluid dampener, balanced assembly to within 1/4 gram, heavy flexplate balanced with motor, custom Martch aluminum pulley set, V belt stock; poly-ribbed for supercharger, custom undersized supercharger pulley (boost comes on @ lower RPM off idle), custom hydraulic motor mounts, brass freeze plugs, aluminum intake manifold.
TRANSMISSION
700R4 truck transmission w/ lower 1st gear with low stall converter, remote cooler w/ auto fan, new custom balanced drive shaft w/ new U joints, custom transmission cross member w/ harmonic dampener, new speedo cable.
EXHAUST SYSTEM
Custom, one-of-a-kind Flowmaster dual exhaust done by Ray Flugger in Santa Rosa, California. Prototype for Camaro / Firebird, HP dual in / dual out.
FRONT SUSPENSION
Custom Vette Brakes transverse fiberglass leaf spring w/ custom Lexan rollers (full floating), adjustable road height aluminum & nylon pivot, tubular lower control arms w/ poly bushings, entire subframe welded & powder coated, Carrera shocks, sway bar 1-1/4″ w/ poly bushings & end links, new subframe bushings, upper control arm bushings & ball joints.
REAR SUSPENSION
New steel leaf springs, sway bar 1-1/8″, all new control arm bushings, level ride system.
REAR END
New Corporate 373 posi w/ new gears, bearings & seals. Synthetic oil.
BRAKE SYSTEM
4 wheel disc, new chrome master cylinder, calipers, new front & rear pinned and slotted rotors, EBG performance brake pads, flexlines & synthetic Dot 5 fluid.
FUEL SYSTEM
Holley Pro-Jection w/ custom dual O ring throttle shaft with boost tubes (adjustable from inside the car), high pressure regulator spring, custom supplemental dual injectors for additional fuel under boost, Shelby 100 psi water injection fogger system, custom one-of-a-kind cyclonic aluminum one piece air cleaner, heated base plate under throttle body, Delco Remy high volume / pressure fuel pump, all new lines, new in tank pump.
SUPERCHARGER
Vortech V-1 w/ pressurized oil bearings.
COOLING SYSTEM
6 row radiator w/ dual electric fans & 7 blade flex mechanical, blue silicone Goodyear radiator & heater hoses (all hoes blue vacuum, fuel, etc.)
A/C SYSTEM
Chrome R4 AC compressor w/ new clutch & custom aluminum nose piece.
ELECTRICAL
Mallory Unilite distributor, MSD 8mm spiral core plug wires, 125 amp chrome alternator, anti-theft hood ornament blows horn.
GAUGES
O2 sensor readout, knock sensor, pyrometer (exhaust temperature), boost gauge, oil pressure, temp, tach / clock combo in dash.
NEON
40 feet of blue neon under car & hood. Makes the car look like it’s floating in a blue cloud. Very cool effect. Under hood strut tubes slotted, tubes installed, engine glows blue. Valet lights are blue neon also.
TIRES & WHEELS
98 Cadillac El Dorado honeycomb custom chromed & painted, have a 5th one in the box. Center caps emblems gold plated. Vogue tires. 1-3/4″ steel adapter spacers made – the rims were front wheel drive only.
INTERIOR
Custom leather interior in palomino color made from 9 European matched hides. Leather is everywhere, wrapped seats, head rests, door panels and welting, dash, steering wheel, seat belt covers – this took over a month to install. New carpet, headliner, new carpet in trunk.
SOUND SYSTEM
Nice CD sound system w/ power amp.
ALARM SYSTEM
New Excaliber model #500 alarm system — top of the line, features include door lock / unlock, shock sensor, gas tank lid / hood / trunk trigger pins, hood ornament also has alarm.
LITERATURE
Have many pieces of literature, brochures, manuals, swatchbooks, etc., too much to show here.

More pictures available – Please click here for Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rifof5va2907t0o/AAC-C0BBGmibS7eHgaKUkoxFa?dl=0

Price: $24,950 OBO


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2 thoughts on “A Supercharged 1978 Cadillac Seville! Yes! This Is So Wrong It Might Be Right!

  1. MGBChuck

    I like it, odd stuff FTW. Wonder how fast it is, gentlemans HOT ROD. Back in the late 70s-early 80s there was one of these in the South West that was a full on race car underneath (guy was famous, can’t remember name) that was in several magazines, that he used to scare friends (want to say 180mph-190mph), dam I want to remember his name, do remember it being a caged, race suspensioned, NASCAR engined beast.
    They’re basically a Nova (Camaro) underneath

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