- 1988 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon -
2011 pictures and work log
***** 24 April - 2011 *****
Easter vacation.
Visiting Ogna and Karmoy on the west coast.
***** 01 May - 2011 *****
Another weekend, camping on a pier.
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***** 03 May - 2011 *****
Picking up a spare engine and transmission for the Caprice.
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***** 08 May - 2011 *****
Working on the spare engine and transmission.
1971 Buick Riviera GS (Grand Sport) - 455 Cu-in V8 visiting.
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***** 22 May - 2011 *****
A garage for the Caprice
Finally I got the chance to buy this garage, used to rent it. Have tried to buy it since 1994.
It's located 50 meters from our house. Surly need that extra space.. Will restore and add personal touch.
***** 04 June - 2011 *****
Restoring that old garage.
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***** 09 June - 2011 *****
Luggage net installed.
Spare engine ready, to be stored.
***** 01 August - 2011 *****
Caprice vacation to Lofoten, Norway.
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***** 08 August - 2011 *****
New shocks.
Standard for the rear, Koni up front.
***** 10 August - 2011 *****
Gone bowling.
Our mobile bowlinghall :-)
***** 14 August - 2011 *****
New parts.
K&N air filter/Moon shade holder/Chevy stickers.
***** 18 August - 2011 *****
"New" starter. Came off the spare engine I recently got.
A few days back the old one started to sound like it was about to leave the car, so better change it.
***** 15 September - 2011 *****
New center hubcaps for the wheels.
***** 25 September - 2011 *****
Weekend skate tour
My youngest son Fredrik (13) and two of his friends
wanted to visit selected skateparks between Kristiansand and Oslo.
That young they needed a driver so I volunteered to drive on one condition.
On our way east we had to visit my favorite used car dealer in Tonsberg, Phoenix US Cars... :-)
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***** 29 Oktober - 2011 *****
New parts.
More lights, by Hella.
***** 07 November - 2011 *****
Swapping some good parts from the '78 Caprice parts car that I just bought.
Bought this one for the engine, a 5.7 liter V8.
Car is a rust bucket, so after removing
the good parts it's off to the junkyard.
Engine has a lot of goodies and it really makes this wagon go.
It has the classic GM original hi-perf (“fuelie” - "double hump") heads.
You could get these on Corvettes in the sixties. In Norway we call them "Mikke Mus" heads.
It also has a special cam, aluminum intake and a Holley 4-barrel carb. I will save it as a spare for my '75 Corvette.
Work in progress.
Swapping the steering wheel, the black one on my '88 looks terrible.
Luckily the parts car had the same interior color and the steering wheel was in good condition.
The hood ornament on my '88 was broken, and good on the '78.
***** 09 November - 2011 *****
Removing usable parts.
Removing the rear axle. Some shiny parts showed up.
Springs and the air adjustable shocks looks relatively new.
A rust bucket with some usable parts.
***** 12 November - 2011 *****
Removing usable parts and adding stuff to my junkyard garden. :-)
***** 14 November - 2011 *****
Removing usable parts.
***** 18 November - 2011 *****
Removing/saving usable parts & decorating my junkyard.
***** 22 November - 2011 *****
Getting closer to the junkyard.
Only thing left is to remove the engine.
***** 23 November - 2011 *****
Off to the junkyard. Before that we are removing the engine.
To follow the process on the engine visit my '75 Corvette picture page, as this engine is a spare for that car.
Direct link to my '75 Corvette.
***** 05 December - 2011 *****
Updating my junkyard garden.
Yes, I would love to live in Arizona and have my own junkyard. :-)
