COMPARE THE NUMBERS
_________Cadillac Attack_ Lamborghini Murcielago _Viper SRT 10 _Mercedes SL65 AMG _ Maybach 57 _Bentley Cont. GT
0-60 MPH_________ 3.5 _______________ 3.8 ______ _________ 3.9 ___________ 3.8 ____________ 4.9 ____________ 4.9 ______
¼ mi sec___________11.8 _______________12.6 _______________12.1 ___________11.9 ___________13.2 ____________13.4_______
Roadholding G's __ 1.02 ______________.98 _____________1.00 __________.93 ___________.77 ___________.87 ______

2002 Car Craft Magazine - Real Street Eliminator Champion


At Road America April 2003, as shown in the September 2003 issue of Popular Hot Rodding

8.2 Liter Genuine Cadillac Power


About to "wow" the crowd with an 11.80 @ 116 mph pass at Bristol TN



 

Custom Interior and Instrument Panel

1982 Fleetwood Brougham D'elegance Coupe

Cadillac hot rod, fast cadillacs, urban assault vehicle, road race cadillac

Customization and Modification Details

Body / Interior:

Rust free Texas body was stripped to bare metal and epoxy primed. Custom two tone acrylic urethane base coat, clear coat paint. New windshield and all weatherstripping installed. Custom fabricated 10 lb aluminum bumpers and mounting brackets with integral brake cooling ducts. Red powder coated engine compartment bracing and body molding. Red Cadillac logos on windshield. Airbrushed "Cadillac Attack" graphics on deck lid. Custom two tone leather and cloth interior upholstery. Recaro seats with custom made aluminum mounting brackets adapting original full power memory mechanism. Cadillac logos embroidered into leather. New carpet, mats, dash pad, headliner. Steering wheel is GM leather Trans Am with Cadillac Catera center emblem. Instrument panel is custom made from aluminum sheet, painted black and adapted into the stock dash with Autometer 160mph speedo, Lokar cable, Autometer 8000 rpm tach, water temp and oil pressure gauges. Auxiliary gauge panel with oil temp, trans temp, vacuum, volt gauges. B&M Super shifter. Cockpit mounted NOS gauge and remote bottle valve. 6 point racing harness for driver.


Suspension / Chassis:


Custom suspension and steering components. Rear differential is a non C clip GM 8.5" ten bolt with 2.73 limited slip. Wheels are fully polished custom made Center Line forged billet Rhino, 17x9.5 front and 17x11 rear. Tires are 275 /40 zr17 front and 315/ 35 zr 17 rear. Modified rear frame rails. Four wheel disc brakes, adjustable proportioning valve, custom mounting brackets and stainless braided brake lines. KYB gas shocks, Custom made square tube transmission cross member. Custom 3" dual crossover exhaust.


Engine:


1973 500 cu. In. 497 rear wheel HP, 692 rear wheel ft lbs of torque. (710hp 850ft lbs on engine dyno) with nos. Fully deburred block. Ported and milled heads. Multi angle valve job, MTS (MT15) hydraulic cam lifters, valve springs. Modified and baffled oil pan for extra capacity. Dial a Jet equipped Holley 850 DP carburetor flowed to 980cfm. Custom made carbon fiber heat shield. Fabbed sheet aluminum valve covers and air cleaner, custom engraved w/ Cadillac logos and displacement. MSD ignition, plug wires and 3 stage retard control. Custom Headers modified with Caddy flanges. Ported Edelbrock intake. NOS big shot plate system, Two Holley blue fuel pumps. Turbo 400 trans, 13" W-30 convertor. Braided lines, external oil and trans coolers. Dynojet tuned.


Soon to be installed: 8.9 Liter Stroker Cadillac, good for 10 second ET's

Some comments from Marko Radielovic, associate editor of Car Craft magazine.
"A lot of thought went into making this Caddy handle like a sports car."
"Nothing radical, just sound engineering."
"Taking home the crown as the official '02 Real Street Eliminator champion was no small feat."
"But in the end, we had to call him The King."

To read about the Caddy beating Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s
(was Darrell Kirley's) 67 Camaro (center above) click here.
(clicking above link will open a new window)

Action shot of the auto cross competition at the Real Street Eliminator Contest
Results below




Real Street Eliminator Results




Byron, IL Dragway with an 11.90 ET








Passing Mustang Cobras at Road America April 03, 2003.

Excerpt from Popular Hot Rodding

Jeff Schwartz would easily be considered one of the more aggressive drivers in the event. Ignoring the fact that he's even on a road course in the first place with an '82 Cadillac Fleetwood, Schwartz pushed the car to its absolute limits and humbled more than a few sports car owners in the process. When he overcooked the brakes in his very first session Schwartz decided to maintain his pace by "throwing" the Caddy into the turns to help scrub off speed, keeping the M3s and Cobras comfortably in his rear view.

Click here for more info on the excerpt above from
"Wide Open in Wisconsin" Sept 2003 Issue of Popular Hot Rodding Magazine


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