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6.2 Liter LS3 V8
Join Date: Jul 2005
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darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon (New Photo 10/19/09)
I bought a 92 Caprice Wagon.
![]() It has a 5.7 V8 with 111,000 miles. A sewing machine repair man owned it, and passed away recently. My plans are to make it a daily driver/interstate cruiser. I am going to swap out the grill and rims, and make it a Impala SS Wagon. Future Mods: Radio, Tinted Windows, Impala Rims, Keyless Entry, Impala Grill. I think I will leave it blue, but it will need a paint job sometime.
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6.2 Liter LS3 V8
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
I figured you would like it since you also have a b-body yourself. I also think Cort needs one.
I am going to sell the Prizm. It had to much Toyota parts under the hood for me.
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Elgin IL
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
LOL!
Yeah, maybe..... But ... I'm not too keen on the bubble body style. I'd rather have one of the box bodies ... '89 or '90 Caprice with the 9C1 ... or, better yet, a '77-'79 Caprice .Darndot ... that car looks sweet! CONGRATULATIONS! I thought of you earlier today ... was looking through online ads and found a '94 (er, I think it was a '94) Caprice wagon with the Impala SS front end ... looked VERY good, btw .Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome' |
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GMI Australia Correspondent
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
Another Wagon! You lucky dog. Congrats on your new transport Darndot, *sigh* I'm so proud.
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6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8
Join Date: May 2006
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
They don't make them like the used to
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6.2 Liter LS3 V8
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
Rats. I just spent the afternoon taking out the radiator. Gald I found that one out the easy way, and not along side the road.
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
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Damn straight...looks fine...and a TBI...it'll run forever, and God forbid it breaks down..it'll be cheap to fix!
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
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6.2 Liter LS3 V8
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
Somebody has a quote on their signature. Chevy's run badly longer than most imports run at all.
I am hoping the radiator shop can fix it instead of replacing the whole thing. I would like to spend the money on something else like rims.
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
That happened on my Roadmaster right after I bought it....
I had a seam starting to leak when cold of all things...so I bought a new Spectra radiator that was plastic & aluminum...I replaced all of the coolant hoses as well when at it. Then the new radiator leaked at the transcooler lines and I broke a trans line while R&Ring the 2nd time!!! All in all I spent a week's worth of evenings messing around. I should have just sent the old copper one out for a repair, but the core fins were starting to ash out... ![]() Check Rockauto.com, even ebay for a comparison on the radiator...
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2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: So Ill
Drives: 1996 Thunderbird
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
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Why slice through the wind when you can just punch a hole in it? ![]() Congratulations on the wagon, darndot! Looks like a great find.
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
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That Impala looks great, dauntless! BTW ... I see you are in S IL ... whereabouts? May've just missed ya on my road trip last November.... Cort:34swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Windows open on the rest of the world" ... Suzy Bogguss ... 'Drive South' |
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2.4 Liter SIDI ECOTEC
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Re: darndot's 92 Caprice Wagon
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I'm located just a bit north of Greenville and a half hour or so south of Litchfield.
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