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Pictures:

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  This is how the car looked when I purchased it in 12-00

Engine- no modifications, so it looks just like every other stock LT1, except maybe dirtier! When it becomes picture worthy, I'll post shots.
 

Noteable options

LT1 5.7 V8
AA7 power windows
AG1 power driver seat
AU3 power locks
C49 rear window defroster/heated mirrors
N92 bolt on wheel covers
6N1 driver door handle works when locked

Noteably missing: G80 posi !!!

Mods (for pictures, click on underlined words)

-New black paint, including removing all dents and equipment holes
-Rebuild front ssuspension: Moog parts, Energy bushings and Impala SS springs
-Firestone Firehawk SS20 235/70-15, wheels painted
-Buick frame brace
-Felpro differential gasket
-Leather seats, front and rear (Roadmaster)
-Center console>, custom made
-Carpet, with stock snap-in floor mats
-Dynamat in dooors, floor and trunk
-Extra insulation in roof and floor
-Rear door locks, windows and handles enableed (6B2, 6N5, 6N6)
-Courtesy lights enabled (7Y6)
-Front door courtessy lights added
-Civi/Impala light panel coin pocket with hiidden trunk release
-Buick rearview mirrorr with maplights
-Stereo: with CDD, tape, component speakers,  amp, subwoofer
-Factory cruise control
-Window tint, very daark
-CB radio, Radio Shack TRC-487
-Scanner, Uniden BCT7
-AC drain tube extension
-Trunk liner from ciivi Caprice
-Dual switchable dome lights for trunk
-Bib for gas lid
-Air deflectors, ccivi/Impala style
 

The Story
 
 
 

The 1994, 95 and 96 Chevrolet Caprice is considered by many  to be the ultimate police car.  This is my second of these great cars.  My first one was a 1994 former Texas Highway Patrol car.  Click here for my old website for it. You can also check it out on the website of its new owner.  I didn't do much at all to improve that car, other than putting in a good stereo and building a nice center console. I wanted to really get into fixing a car up, but decided I'd rather start with a different car. Ideally, I wanted a 1995, black, original paint, less miles, with cruise control.  I found one with everything except the cruise! I bought this car in Dec. 2000 from Aaron Edwards, who bought it from auction from the City of Fremont,CA in Aug. It was in decent shape for a city cop car, which isn't saying a whole lot! It was black and white, just like CHP, which in my opinion is the coolest of all police paint schemes.  However, I planned from the start to fix the car up into a sleek all-black Caprice SS. Alot of people think of the Caprice 9C1 (police package) as a Caprice SS, since this is the car that the Impala SS is based on. They even made an Impala SS labeled as a Caprice SS for export to the middle east (cheap gas, they get all the cool cars!), so badges are available through GM.  Some people use their 9C1's to make a copy, or clone, of the Impala. This is pretty easy externally, more difficult on the interior. This is the nicest one I've seen. My goal was to make a car that had alot of the Impala SS look, while still retaining a cop car flavor.  It's all black, with pushbars, spotlights, antennas removed along with all holes. The only exception is the hole I left on the decklid for a CB antenna. It's got Impala grille, fender moldings, door edge guards, Caprice SS side scripts,  no hood emblem or trunk lid trimstrip.  I kept the 9C1 wheels, rocker trim, door handles, taillights, and trunk bowtie. The interior has leather seats from a 95 Buick Roadmaster. These are the same seats as the Impala, except a different upholstery pattern and a middle bench section added in the front. I had the middle section removed to make buckets and used the armrest for a custom center console.  The console has a CB, scanner and tape deck, which gives it a slightly coplike appearance.  Overall, I think I acheived my goal of a civi/cop balance. Performance-wise, the car is pretty hot bone stock, which is a big reason why it is so beloved by cops and car enthusiasts alike. There is room for improvement, of course. The only improvements I've done so far are to the suspension. I'm planning on new mufflers and air intake. Beyond that, I'm not sure how far I want to push it. For the complete story on the car, all the work I did to it, and lots of detail pictures,  check out my project journal page.

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