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Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 3:12 am
by bill25

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:46 am
by kevm14
Yes. Also not sure about computer controls. I think it should work though some calibration adjustment is probably required.

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:41 am
by kevm14
This would make a great Sloppy Roadmaster though. I think we should all build Sloppy hot rods and race them. In my dreams.

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:25 am
by Adam
kevm14 wrote:I think we should all build Sloppy hot rods and race them. In my dreams.
Some of us are further along with that than others.

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 5:29 pm
by kevm14
I was under my Caprice this afternoon greasing the front and rear suspension.

Took a look around with the light.

Front: Nothing alarming but some places on the floor are going.
Rear: This seems more concerning. Remember the rear inner frame area where the gas tank is? I said that was soft and sketchy. But I found another problem. Right on the bottom of the frame where it is about to swing up over the axle, there is actually a hole. Uh oh. Sorry, no pics.

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:39 pm
by Adam
Scrape that frame down and paint it.

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:42 pm
by Adam
Adam wrote:Scrape that frame down and paint it.
Also, I have a whole frame you can have. It comes with lots of rust.

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:17 am
by kevm14
Cheapest G8 GT on Search Tempest within 400 miles:
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/ctd/5501546338.html

126k, $14k

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:22 am
by kevm14
Other "cheap" ones include:
Unknown miles, $12k: http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/ctd/5461723982.html
180k, nasty wheels, $12.5k: http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/5482829524.html
114k, rebuilt title, airbag light, lifter noise, $7k: https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/5469159820.html
115k, $15k: http://savannah.craigslist.org/ctd/5495392493.html

Re: Caprice engine swap?

Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 6:29 am
by kevm14