Blazin_Jason's '80 Caprice Classic Build Log

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

I decided to start a thread for the car I need to have on the road next spring 2007. So I recently took off the intake and valve covers to clean them up and powder coat em. Here are a few pics.

Plans included powder coating as much as I can on the car, new interior, body work, paint, rear end gear swap, hopefully a 5 speed, and of course the stereo. So far for the stereo I have: 2 Alpine MRD-M1000's, 2 Alpine MRV-F540's, 2 JL 6W0's as mid bass in the doors, JL 5.25 XR CSI's comps, and 2 JL 12W6V2s. I do plan on getting a 200 amp alternator soon, and to add 2 battery's for the stereo.

Jason

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[Eclipse5482 10+ year member]

u plan on doing the interior yourself?

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

I do yeah. Basically I have materials to do new door panels. I have some sort of plastic type of material as the board, foam and tweed to cover it. It's not going to be anything fancy. Will also be glassing some kicks for the comps. Doing a color change from burgandy to pewter/light grey. Just have to dye/paint the trim pieces, get a new headliner, carpet. Haven't decided if I am going to keep the back seat or not. But I would get someone to do any seats for me. Also will have full auto meter ultra light gauges. Will be a learning process as I go along. Would also like to put in some racing seats and 4 point harness's. I know that the 4 points would be a pain sometimes, but I'm still gonna go for it. Just trying to find some that are DOT approved so that my car can't ever fail a VI if I have to get one.

Jason

 

[Eclipse5482 10+ year member]

if you buy racing seats are u still going to have them redone to match the rest of ur interior? and u dnt have to buy a new headliner u can just wrap the existing one in new material

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

2 years of sitting, that is how much dirt will build up. It will never look like that again!

Yeah either way, the racing seats or the current Vega buckets will be matched to the rest of the interior.

 

[Eclipse5482 10+ year member]

i personally wouldnt put racing seats in a caprice, but thats just me ... what kind of material are u going to use to redo the interior?

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

For the door panels I have tweed. Haven't decided on what would be used for the rest. I will decide that when the time comes, which won't be anytime soon. I would like to get a new tranny and rear gears first. While I do some body mods. Shaving the handles/trunk lock, remove the side moldings, install 3" fiberglass cowl scoop. Also want to change the bottom 4"s of metal on the doors. They are ok, but this is the time to do it. Never done any body work or paint before, but I plan on doing as much of it as I can.

 

[Eclipse5482 10+ year member]

o alrite .. well goodluck with the project and keep us updated

 

[lslugz 10+ year member]

i had an 89 5.0L..... i loved that box.

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

good luck man..should be pretty sweet

 

[imaspaceguy90 10+ year member]

**** that thing looks like it was sittin in an atic for 60 years, lol

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

my first car I ever owned was a 1978 Chevy Caprice

2 door,it was alot of fun till is was ripped off in Bkyln NY

little fvckers

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

Eclipse - Now I know why you were asking so many interior questions. You're lucky to be able to be learn at that shop you are working free at.

execlerater - Yeah this is my first car. Got it when I was 16, now 22, so have had it for about 6 years. Changed the motor/tranny while in grade 12 cause the 267 had a "noisy" lifter. Well that's what my dad and I had to tell my mom so she would allow me to put in a bigger motor.

Anyways, here is a pic of the amps that will go into it. That's a JL 12W0 for size comparison. Ok its a 6 =)

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

Will clean up the engine compartment later on. This just shows the powder coated parts installed back on. So far no more fuel leaks, which was the main concern.

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

Here is a short video clip. I only let it hit about 4K and I redline at about 6K.

http://www.blazinjason.com/caprice.wmv