[Maxwellvon]

Thanks guys!
I'll have to agree with your observations. It really isn't all that bad for a 37 year old Cadillac and the damn thing just is fun to look at, not to mention drive around the driveway. Talk about torque!!!!. I jacked up the read end to inspect the trunk floor and was blown away by the shear mass of this thing. Also I believe it has a positraction rear end. If you spin one wheel the other one spins in the same direction(at least with Porsches and other makes that indicates a limited slip diff.) Did Cadillac offer the positraction on the DeVille? I'm going to push forward and clean her up today. I'll post some pictures later on. Turns out the exhaust leak at the manifold is at the head so that should be an easy fix.
Now I just have to remind myself to take my time and not go over board. Half the fun is the journey, right?
Thanks again for your comments.
Max