Tearing Down A 1984 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon - Carcass S5, E3

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POWERNATION

POWERNATION

Күн бұрын

The Carcass builders bring in an old 1984 Chevrolet Land Yacht to give it some custom touches for some family fun. They will tear down and clean up 40 years of dirt, then start replacing worn out suspension parts to get this wagon road worthy.
PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE
Duralast: Duralast Brake Drum All-In-One Kit
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_23133_6578a093a...
Duralast: Suspension Components: Controls Arms, Motor Mounts, Coil Springs
More Info: pntv.us/pn_pt_23131_65789ef99...
Detroit Steel Wheel: Delray Wheels
P.O.R. Products: POR 15 Top Coat: Direct to Metal Rust Preventive Paint

Пікірлер: 86
@iceman45ification1
@iceman45ification1 Ай бұрын
I love hot-rodded wagons!! Especially the older Caprice. When I was a kid, my parents owned a '74 Caparice Estate wagon. Had all power, 454 BBC, and 400 Hydramatic. We put over 300K miles on it before it gave up the ghost. I love the wheels you guys chose, although Cragar SS/T would've been my first choice. Nice work, fellas!! 💪🔥
@IDRIVEOLDCARS
@IDRIVEOLDCARS Ай бұрын
B bodies are my all time favorite
@AntMitts8035
@AntMitts8035 Ай бұрын
So many good memories watching powernation every Sunday morning after a Friday and Saturday of going to the races....some of the best weekends of my life 😄
@LouJustlou
@LouJustlou Ай бұрын
I was rocking one of those at my HS senior prom. Awww yeah.😊
@19chucki74
@19chucki74 Ай бұрын
That generation box Caprice is still one of my favorites from GM. Lots of room for family, and plenty of room for performance upgrades. Make it an absolute cruiser boys.
@Skeez002
@Skeez002 Ай бұрын
If you're from Minnesota you know that thing is as clean as they get
@robertchavis490
@robertchavis490 Ай бұрын
nice, my 2003 GMC Yukon needs some of that , fantastic show
@jeri8512
@jeri8512 Ай бұрын
I own a 77 oldsmobile vista cruiser station wagon and it was my grandparents. I absolutely love old station wagons you can't go wrong with a v8 power plant and a turbo 400 transmission. I love watching projects like this though. It's a great platform for improvement.
@mista7314
@mista7314 Ай бұрын
One of the best cars ever made.
@rodrigoshovel4198
@rodrigoshovel4198 Ай бұрын
💪💪💪💪I'm intrigued by how the resurrection of the Caprice will turn out, I hope they restore the old 305 with improvements in its performance!!! greetings... I'm going to wait for more video on how the Caprice project is taking shape!!!
@cartailincautodetailing946
@cartailincautodetailing946 Ай бұрын
OMG IVE BEEN WANTING THOSE WHEELS FOR MY 84 COUPE ❤❤❤❤
@erikalarson6803
@erikalarson6803 Ай бұрын
Brings back memories of of the Corvette Engineering Group "White Whale" chase car.
@lamboferruccio
@lamboferruccio Ай бұрын
Was thinking the same damn thing!
@erikalarson6803
@erikalarson6803 Ай бұрын
@@lamboferruccio Not sure where that wagon is at now. Last I knew it was sold at auction by GM a decade or so ago. It had been updated with 1996 Corvette parts.
@lamboferruccio
@lamboferruccio Ай бұрын
I’m old enough to have read about it back then and it blew my mind, every now and then an article about it would pop up somewhere, who knows where it is now but would be cool to replicate it now.
@jeremymaschke8654
@jeremymaschke8654 Ай бұрын
These are awesome for whipping donuts in a snow covered parking lot!
@nateiron7584
@nateiron7584 Ай бұрын
Right on 🎉I have 81 caprice classic no wagon but the name stands
@danielvillarreal8892
@danielvillarreal8892 Ай бұрын
The factory had no intention of putting a 12 bolt rearend with Posi since the engine was only a 305. You guys planning on upgrading anytime soon. Looking forward for the completion.
@bigmountain7561
@bigmountain7561 Ай бұрын
Back in 84 when I was 24 we used to find wrecked Corvettes and swap the suspension out on a lot of those cars!!
@jonfranklin9361
@jonfranklin9361 Ай бұрын
My Grandpa had one just like this. Same color. ❤
@lamboferruccio
@lamboferruccio Ай бұрын
Surprised you didn’t upgrade to Bubble Caprice rear disc brakes, loving the build so far!
@aquabluepyro
@aquabluepyro Ай бұрын
I was talking with Pat last year about wanting to build a Caprice wagon! Looks like you guys are taking viewer requests! 😄 Now you gotta build some power into that thing!!
@IDRIVEOLDCARS
@IDRIVEOLDCARS Ай бұрын
Just did a 93 wagon put impala ss grille wheels and paint wa9800 dark cherry metallic omg I love it. Got my eyes on a 87 wagon just not financially ready to pull the trigger on it.
@realdeathpony
@realdeathpony Ай бұрын
My 91 RMW is crazy loaded. Now sports an LS2. Love these and want more.
@hawkdsl
@hawkdsl Ай бұрын
We got a new one in 79. That car took a beating, and just wouldn't stop. I'd love to get one to hot rod up, but I got enough projects already.
@stevesmith2155
@stevesmith2155 Ай бұрын
Hi guys l usually don’t watch your shows, but when l saw that you your doing a square body chev station wagon, l just had to watch,l owned a 78 caprice classic car and it was the best travelling car from state to state l ever owned, l did some mods to the suspension and brakes and kept it for 10 years, just a great family car.😎
@PeterGunn1958
@PeterGunn1958 Ай бұрын
Well this brings back memories, after our first sone was born (1985) wife and I bought a 1985 Caprice wagon fully loaded with a 305 4bbl, man I loved that car, we put over 200,000 on it and it was running just fine when we sold it 10 years later. Of course I was fanatical about maintenance but even still, what a great car. Loving this episode obviously.
@bryce1916
@bryce1916 Ай бұрын
I love these kinds of builds but I WOULD HAVE PUT A POSI IN THE DIFF WHILE IT WAS APART .
@gbsgarage
@gbsgarage Ай бұрын
I think the square-body’s look much better. Good project.
@innsanewayne
@innsanewayne Ай бұрын
Not to concerned about AC, if you lived in the Sandhills of North Carolina that would be a big priority!
@innsanewayne
@innsanewayne Ай бұрын
And put on a new front suspension and use old rusted bolts in the motor mounts and probably some other parts.
@reddcocker64
@reddcocker64 Ай бұрын
For a family hauler, you've got to reinstall the AC and have that working.
@JenseHenriksen
@JenseHenriksen Ай бұрын
Wow we had one of those!!! Where in the 'Hell did ,"You guys find that??! I thought those were 'Next to 'Impossible to find
@brandonmcclellan30
@brandonmcclellan30 19 күн бұрын
I had a1984 Chevrolet Caprice, but mine was a 4-door sedan.
@myabyrnemusic
@myabyrnemusic Ай бұрын
If that Chevy had an am radio stock and cruise and a/c and a matching gold-ish interior it’s entirely likely this is the wagon from my childhood. Caprice wagons were relatively rare without wood siding and ours was something of a unicorn. Curious if y’all have the build sheet.
@dirtyoldfarmhand3
@dirtyoldfarmhand3 Ай бұрын
Awesome. ThAwesome.
@chadderrington9983
@chadderrington9983 Ай бұрын
When he sprayed the rear axle, is there a good chance that the rust underneath the paint/coating will continue and "push through" the coating?
@chrisliberty1773
@chrisliberty1773 Ай бұрын
Jimmy King's intro reminds me of the Techno-Viking!
@jeffreynelson3294
@jeffreynelson3294 Ай бұрын
You’re building a cruiser and you’re not too concerned about having air conditioning? Come on Wexler this is a huge car and will be like sitting in a hot oven when you’re driving in warm weather.
@therrealsupersayian9737
@therrealsupersayian9737 Ай бұрын
I own a 89 caprice and I can tell you from experience it’s not fun sitting in these things without ac. They hold heat really well😂😂😂😂
@chrisland169
@chrisland169 Ай бұрын
So easy to work on those b body .
@wkjeeping9053
@wkjeeping9053 Ай бұрын
Anytime I do ball joints, i just buy new upper and lower control arms. Cuz bushings are wear items and gets replaced with ball joint service.
@arsismohammadisaleh5832
@arsismohammadisaleh5832 Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@GrandPitoVic
@GrandPitoVic Ай бұрын
Funny back in the day. We would asked to get dropped at the end of the street and we would walk the rest of the way to school. We didn't want to get caught in them things. You know kids are. Now they are getting expensive and hard to find for less than 10k lol
@Mikey-my2iw
@Mikey-my2iw Ай бұрын
Would you guys ever use dry ice to clean up the engine bay?
@bigtony7451
@bigtony7451 Ай бұрын
You left an open diff in the axle??
@wsfwsf1497
@wsfwsf1497 Ай бұрын
Need to cut out that back seat and put in LS with a G50 transaxle. That would be cool.
@DrewBe59635
@DrewBe59635 Ай бұрын
No swap to a limited-slip in the rear?
@theone861
@theone861 Ай бұрын
Not a hydro-boost brake system.
@JONMEREDITH
@JONMEREDITH Ай бұрын
What are you guys going to do for engine power? Thanks for the excellent video!
@4eyefoxbodyfanclub625
@4eyefoxbodyfanclub625 Ай бұрын
A 305 based 340 stroker that Frankie and Pat built recently.
@dumbestoyster
@dumbestoyster Ай бұрын
I am losing faith, that I will make it through one of these episodes
@reubenj.cogburn8546
@reubenj.cogburn8546 Ай бұрын
I'm distracted by the thought of how funny that guy's hair would look if the wind blew it backwards...
@stephencooper5040
@stephencooper5040 Ай бұрын
19:19 isn’t that an open differential?
@sinaca05
@sinaca05 Ай бұрын
That windshield is tinted dark. lol
@1990smitch
@1990smitch Ай бұрын
You forgot to give the "Vista Cruiser" a notable mention 😉
@Vaino_Hotti
@Vaino_Hotti Ай бұрын
There wasn't a Vista Cruiser after '77, this body style was only the Custom Cruiser
@keithbartlett7679
@keithbartlett7679 Ай бұрын
With an aftermarket 4barrel you might get 180hp out of it.
@stegomon
@stegomon Ай бұрын
I would have at least swapped in a posi and disc brakes for the rearend
@leftsoul5716
@leftsoul5716 Ай бұрын
You guys must get an airconditing pump
@longhairscorpio3976
@longhairscorpio3976 Ай бұрын
its got olds taillights
@docdew50
@docdew50 Ай бұрын
These boys are goofy.
@dipe277
@dipe277 Ай бұрын
A big people mover without AC???
@MrWhatever1234567
@MrWhatever1234567 Ай бұрын
Where can I buy a Dino?
@raystevens687
@raystevens687 Ай бұрын
So what happened to Rock Auto.
@markchapman2585
@markchapman2585 Ай бұрын
I don't know it looks good to me. I am in rust belt Canada most of these car's are rusting away. My Dad had 1991 Chevy Caprice classic come with 305 till he swap a 350. It was a sleeper car but I didn't know at the time. It was scrapped 02 after getting T boned.
@demarques1911
@demarques1911 Ай бұрын
That car definitely needs a BIG BLOCK
@bmstylee
@bmstylee Ай бұрын
Nah. High revving small block and either a Procharger or a couple hair dryers.
@4eyefoxbodyfanclub625
@4eyefoxbodyfanclub625 Ай бұрын
@@bmstylee They are going to install that 305 based 340 stroker that Frankie and Pat built recently.
@cailcampbell5890
@cailcampbell5890 Ай бұрын
Actually, a lot of truck parts were exchangeable with the full-size car (Impala/Caprice) during that time period. Police cars, for the most part. A word of caution. Always gently (without power) test parts in the shop before putting them into service. For example. You were talking about putting truck rims on that car. Which again at the time were 5 × 5". HOWEVER. some Impala/Caprice rims came from the factory riveted. As such, light machining of the brake caliper (about 3/16") would be required on a Silverado/Sierra. In order to achieve proper clearance. Thanks for the great video! 👍
@juliuscaesar2792
@juliuscaesar2792 Ай бұрын
Show us the horsepower, son.
@battldogeurmum698
@battldogeurmum698 Ай бұрын
Watching this video with peladophobia, I sure do hope there's no bald people...
@frankcherry3810
@frankcherry3810 Ай бұрын
No Air? Are you serious? Guess you guys wont be driving it Call it a Caprice Sweat Mobile
@JoshuaKinnaman-rj9yi
@JoshuaKinnaman-rj9yi Ай бұрын
Quite ghastly of a build. If I was to build a grocery gitter I would start with classic Vista Cruiser. Clark Grizzzzwall says What's up.
@blackbuttecruizr
@blackbuttecruizr Ай бұрын
No locker???
@jolynedrover1768
@jolynedrover1768 Ай бұрын
Please don't ruin it like the Hurst Olds or the mid 70's Caprice coupe
@seanfattireguythomas2994
@seanfattireguythomas2994 Ай бұрын
No upgrade on the rear axle so is this a grandma rebuild for drug store running with her hair rollers in that’s a little boring at least you are saving so someone will drive it
@J8MORS
@J8MORS Ай бұрын
All the worn out stuff you are taking off and all the crud and rust, but your car looks to have a brand new fuel tank. What’s that all about?
@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342
@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342 Ай бұрын
The car was featured in an earlier episode, where they went out and fixed a few issues it had prior to the owner listing it for sale. In that episode they talked about making the guy an offer. I guess they did.
@19chev81
@19chev81 Ай бұрын
Almost like someone replaced it cause it was probably rusted out...
@johnpage2935
@johnpage2935 Ай бұрын
Do what you want…you lost me at lowering the vehicle.
@willsco76
@willsco76 Ай бұрын
Spray painting over rust is BAD!
@19chev81
@19chev81 Ай бұрын
With the right paint its fine. POR 15 is literally for painting over rust and stops it from rusting more....
@JohnLibby
@JohnLibby Ай бұрын
What happened to the Power Nation this is the most boring build I have ever seen. Hosts have no personality at all, the generic music brings up my lunch!!! Bring back the old hosts
@poeboyjackson
@poeboyjackson Ай бұрын
Wonder where the 305 from Engine Power is going?
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