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bfurches 09-17-2010 12:24 PM

My caprice...
 
I picked up this caprice about two years ago after I totaled my 04 Superchaged/ Nitrous SS. The car was owned by my gramps who owns a small local dealership since it was almost new. He had the car at his home in Florida for a few years until he moved it up here (MA) to put in storage around 91. I grew up around this car and always wanted it. I finally convinced him to sell it to me, and I practically stole it at 600.00.

At the time the car was a 229 v6 with 42k miles. It was absolutely mint and didnt have a spec of rust on it. I intermediately drove her into the garage and put her under the knife...

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...hes/brando.jpg

This was the bullet I had put together for her...

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/069b52e6.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/0eca5875.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/174c2e88.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...hes/brando.jpg

The setup has changed a little since I first built her two years ago, but the internals are still the same, It just has a different intake, carb and distributor now. The car also has a fully built TH350 trans I put together with a reverse patteren manual valve body and a trans brake for the day I put some tires on her :)

here are most of the pics/ video info if you care to read some more...

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3869449

I just built a new gauge cluster for it not pictured yet...

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...0824-00032.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...0824-00031.jpg

GrandPaDave 09-17-2010 12:26 PM

Is she going to be a "sleeper?"

bfurches 09-17-2010 12:31 PM

SolaraSlayer- Absolutely, thats why I built her :)

She runs and drives....quite well actually. I am currently daily driving her while my girl has the newer monte. Its a LOUD car though lol. I have full long tube headers, 3" custom y into a 4" single with one magnaflow muffler. Thats the only thing that gives the sleeper aspect away!

mrl390 09-17-2010 05:08 PM

You outta run a tamer exhaust with cutouts so you can really fool them on the streets.

GrandPaDave 09-17-2010 05:24 PM


Originally Posted by bfurches (Post 263076)
SolaraSlayer- Absolutely, thats why I built her :)

She runs and drives....quite well actually. I am currently daily driving her while my girl has the newer monte. Its a LOUD car though lol. I have full long tube headers, 3" custom y into a 4" single with one magnaflow muffler. Thats the only thing that gives the sleeper aspect away!

It's okay for a sleeper to be loud. Keep the rubber side down.:)

Kadero_MCC 09-20-2010 09:59 PM

Nice... Caprices are my LOVES only thing that comes close to them are Montes I have a 72 i own now

http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/k...90609-1247.jpg

Unfortunately I dnt have the money or knw how to fix it so im tryna sell it and get a monte and then re try later with another one


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