1978 Caprice, the new on-going project! (Yes, I'm still alive!)

[knucklehead0202]

Yeah pretty rare I fix something "permanently". With our old junk, you can pretty much count on having to get back in there at some point anyway...

[87gtVIC]

Nothing more permanent than a temporary fix.

[DerekTheGreat]

Some of my "temporary" repairs are still in place many years later haha.

[murphmobile2]

It'll all be redone with new fusible links and the proper wiring eventually, then I'll spend more time on it. This was more of a "well shit, let's see what I have in the trunk" moment, haha.

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[DerekTheGreat]

Nice lug too. Need a special crimp tool for that?

Right, but where's the schmoo inside the wires and adhesive lined heatshrink tube protecting it all???

[87gtVIC]

Nice lug too. Need a special crimp tool for that?

[murphmobile2]

Weight reduction starter!

That's right! That old one was a boat anchor. It turns over much, much quicker now too!

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[87gtVIC]

Weight reduction starter!

[murphmobile2]

I salvaged them! Haha...



My old starter was giving me fits, so I upgraded and picked up a mini starter. I also had to patch some not so great wiring...







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[Tiggie]

Are they craftsman? Get a brand new pair!

[DerekTheGreat]

WTF? LoL.. Were the pliers in the heater box??

[murphmobile2]

I may have killed two birds with one stone here!

How so? Heater core blew! Hopefully that's been part of a water leak I've had for months (doubtful but hoping) and that's where the knocking I've been hearing for months has been coming from too.





My driver's fenderwell by the firewall was also full of leaves and some old pliers. Found these while trying to find said water leak, haha.



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[murphmobile2]

I finally "assembled" my HD tie rods! Now to get the old ones off...

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[murphmobile2]

Window stickers are staying, sorry, haha. I've considered tinting the windows, but it has to flow with the car too. Super dark just wouldn't flow at all. 35% might, but I'm still up in the air on it. The top is shot, and I feel it would be a waste right now to tint the windows and leave a shitty top on the car.

The driver door is already toast, too many projects going on and not enough time to take on a larger project. It is what it is. It'll get done eventually.

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[DerekTheGreat]

It's pretty heavy plastic, I hope it doesn't break! The main annoyances are not being able to put the filler all the way down in the neck, having to hold the plate down, and having to walk around the car to put gas in!

This. I drove my Fury through parts of Ohio, Illinois and across the perimeter of Michigan. I got tired of putting gas in it around the Mackinaw area lol. When not driven every day, it's fine though.

I'd lose all them stupid stickers from the rear window, then tint the shit outta it. Mirror tint if you wanna see thru it easy from the inside out, black as night for more badassness.

This too, I support the black, ceramic tint option.