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95rayburn
11-06-2016, 02:02 PM
Is a 87 caprice a good car to use for a race car. Or would you go with a 92 caprice/impala ss body style
hogracer3d
11-07-2016, 04:26 PM
Is a 87 caprice a good car to use for a race car. Or would you go with a 92 caprice/impala ss body style


Same chassis I believe
Dirtman29
11-09-2016, 06:50 AM
The older caprices do well at my track. I wouldnt hesitate to buy or build one.
hogracer3d
11-09-2016, 01:42 PM
My Pro Stock/Super Stock/ Sportsman is also a full size GM Caprice, Impala, Coupe DeVille type chassis. 65" rear end and does very well out west in Cali.
over4T
11-12-2016, 07:16 AM
Like hogracer says big GM chassis from Chevy,Caddy, Pontiac, Olds, whatever. The '71-'76 is the best. See you at Porterville over Thanksgiving Dave. Should be a fun show. Terry
hogracer3d
11-15-2016, 12:46 PM
thanks 4T, trying for TGT, but still up in the air
Wrenchead84
11-15-2016, 01:15 PM
i did not realize you guys were that local...
over4T
11-16-2016, 10:27 AM
We're about 300 miles north of Porterville and hogracer is a couple hundred miles sort of south so compared to the guys from Tennessee or Illinois I guess we're sort of local. LOL
Wrenchead84
11-16-2016, 10:39 AM
I work 20 minutes from porterville
Hodrod7
11-28-2016, 07:22 PM
Do guys cut the caprices down to 108" or leave them long?
JustAddDirt
11-29-2016, 07:57 AM
cut to 108 or 110
Hodrod7
11-29-2016, 07:02 PM
What are some of the advantages over a metric car?
95rayburn
11-29-2016, 08:42 PM
Do you have to re work the front suspension like guys do with the 85 month carlos
JustAddDirt
12-02-2016, 02:34 PM
They are a much wider platform.
which makes them more stable in corners.
bump steer is way better than a metric from factory
you can put ford crown vic front a arm. or arms on the lowers to make it 1" wider per side.
little bigger so they are a tad heavier, but stronger as well.
All mid 70's GM full size a arms will fit.
Cooter87
02-02-2018, 01:42 PM
Kind of a old thread but wonder what guys do for a rear end in a caprice? Build a 9" from scratch or just change the gear/axles and put a disc brake kit on the stock housing and run it in 2nd gear?
Krooser
02-02-2018, 04:46 PM
Use a Ford Crown Vic with the four bar rear and watts linkage...
JustAddDirt
02-25-2018, 08:45 PM
Use a Ford Crown Vic with the four bar rear and watts linkage...

This is what I would do if I was starting from scratch as well. They are stronger and much better geometry wise on front and rear. Cut it down to 108-110 and it would be a very stable platform.

Plus if rules allow, and or you ask your tech people 03 and newer have an aluminum cradle, with rack and pinion.
Plus there are a lot more of these cars still out in scrap yards