1992 Caprice wagon

Edited: 6/17/2009 6:36:50 PM by UnusualFabrication

So I just picked up a 1992 Caprice wagon with the 5.7 lt and 700R4 for my wife. She's talked about having a custom caprice wagon for over 5 years now and I finally found one for the right price. I'll take some pictures of it and post them when I get it home tonight. Its all original with around 60,000 miles on it. Since it is a Michigan car there is some slight rust damage but nothing major. Anyways, she wants this thing bagged, bodied, and shaved, but leaving the outside mostly stock for now. I'd like to get the skinny on what its going to take to make this happen. What is the biggest wheel and tire I can run in the front bodied, drop spindles or not and who sells them, I read S-10 cups will work in the front but if I have to make them its no big deal, or anything else I might be on the lookout for. I know that I'll have to notch for the tie rods. Any info would be great from those of you that have done it, thanks!

the front belltech makes drop spindles, well so does aim but they suck, i have owned a set.  i used s10 brackets and it worked out ok, i had small wheels so the bag wasn't collapsed all the way when dumped like i woulda likes it.  as for the bodydrop, the biggest wheel you can run is a 20 with a 30 series tire. the ones you see that have the pie cut fenders are because that was before the 30's where available and only 35's were.  the rear you will get mixed reviews, some say extent them all 1.25, some will say extent the uppers longer, and some say scrap that shit and make new.  with your skills i would figure you would go with a new setup, and if you look under the wagon the frame hangs low right in front of the rear tire just for the lower bars so if you cut that its less bodydrop you need to do in the rear.  the rear will be very close to touching the ground when just layin body so if you wanted to stockfloor it you would have to deal with that. also the bodymounts are on the top of the frame so thats also a pain if you want to stockfloor it.  i have seen one pic of a sedan that i was told was stockfloored but the rest have all been cut floored and i can understand why.    i hope some of this helped and im sorry if i pointed out info you already know. post pics whenever you get started.

yup what h22 said pretty much sums it up. and i was gonna channel my body but sold it before i even got to it

Thanks guys, anymore info would be great.

On my old WDMASTR, I didn't have to notch for tie-rods with a 245-35-20, and it laid hard. SFBD would be the route I would go because the frame is only like 1/2" from the rocker panels, so you have to weld a filler in straight up and down, and I like to trim the floor a little and lay the filler in at an angle for more strength. Like mentioned above, the frame kicks down in front of the back wheels, not only for the bars, but for added strength where the frame kicks in drastically to go in between the tires. (the frames are REALLY WIDE under doors). The frame also kicks down behind the front wheels as well for strength, so until you drag those spots off, the car doesn't actually lay frame. I drug my car until the bottom of my front crossmember fell out, floor board behind front seat was thinned out, and drug through the lower 4 link bars, so beware. If you cut the low spots off the frame, it'll sit about 3/4" lower or so.    for a SFBD, I would "Z" the front frame the amount needed and cut the bottom of the frame off and build a tranny and driveshaft tunnel, AND raise the floor boards in a few spots, unless you wanna Flintstone the mother fucker. Also need to raise gas tank as well, but I would do that even if laying the original frame on ground. I think a piece of 2x3 for frame rails would lay body, but not 100% sure, and mine is not here to measure. ALSO, the frames on the wagon are boxed, the sedans are "c" channel. Hope this helps out.

ive got a driveres side lower quarter from inside the door jamb all the way back to the bumper up to about 1 inch past the body line if youre interested in it let me know

You have anything else for these cars? I'm not sure if I need that rear quarter or not.

i depeted my collection of bbody parts not long ago, all i have left is that quarter, and an impala grille lol

I do want to change the grill out to the impala grill.

ive got a caprice wagon im gutting for circle track racing (damn i just let the cat outta the bag) but all the interior is coming out and the front and rear bumpers are coming off, all trim, door handles, glass, dash - lemmie know what you need