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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by 95rayburn View Post
    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

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    The older caprices do well at my track. I wouldnt hesitate to buy or build one.

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    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.

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    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

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    thanks 4T, trying for TGT, but still up in the air

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    i did not realize you guys were that local...
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    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

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    I work 20 minutes from porterville
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    Do guys cut the caprices down to 108" or leave them long?

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    cut to 108 or 110
    I think there should be lifeguards in the genepool.

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    What are some of the advantages over a metric car?

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    Do you have to re work the front suspension like guys do with the 85 month carlos

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    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.
    I think there should be lifeguards in the genepool.

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    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?

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    Use a Ford Crown Vic with the four bar rear and watts linkage...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Krooser View Post
    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
    I think there should be lifeguards in the genepool.

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