Thoughts on push bar

Ok ok. I know I was against the idea before, but I'm leaning toward the even more ironic look of the lowered police pkg car with nice wheels etc etc.

I got my pops to ship up my push bar from Alabama the end of this week.

Since the car is far from the "typical" 9C1 look and I've still got the original bumper and support with the holes in it, I'd like to go for it.

I'm not feeling the RMW get up anymore. I'll toss my SS grill with the billet insert in and go from there.

This is what I've got btw.




I'm sure my mind will change again once I get it.

Uhmmmm.... No.

Hell yes

Looks good. Is that your current B body?

Yes

I say go for it. Paint it satin black like the spot lights.

You already know my answer

Yes Al, thanks! That's all mounted up already? It looks good considering they exactiy designed with the caprice in mind.

It's not an "OMG!!! A police car bumper" thing as much as it is the feeling I get when I see the hot rod box caprice on black sheep, or any DARE car I've seen.

IMO, its still a police car, not some slick trailer queen Impala clone thing.

So the irony intrigues me.

If the day comes, I'll scoop up a low buck impala to beat on and maybe work to "restore" the 9C1 back to its original roots for car shows. Since its not a New England rot box, it could be worth it later on in life.

I have red led'z going on mine. That should move those old ladies outta my way going to a call!

I think a push bar would look good, I just don't like that style. Looks like a Saturday night stock car push start bar...

Which pushbar might that be?

Probably the one that was originally on Brain's car

MASShole9C1 wrote:

Yes Al, thanks! That's all mounted up already? It looks good considering they exactiy designed with the caprice in mind.

Mines almost ready to put back on. Modified that one quite a bit to make it fit right (considering it was for a P71). Took an inch and a half more off the bottom, added foglamp brackets to the middle, and a tube to the bottom to tie it together. It's tough for sure!

No Moa wrote:

Which pushbar might that be?

I dig the one on your car and the one on Al's car. Just the one that came on Brian's super interesting, historied past, 9C1is not as appealing to me. But, I'm just here, peeing on cornflakes.

toomanytoyz wrote:

No Moa wrote:

Which pushbar might that be?

I dig the one on your car and the one on Al's car. Just the one that came on Brian's super interesting, historied past, 9C1is not as appealing to me. But, I'm just here, peeing on cornflakes.

All I ask is that you don't take a dump in my Market Basket brand Healthy Mornings cereal with the dehyrdated strawberries in it.

Matt Trakker wrote:

toomanytoyz wrote:

No Moa wrote:

Which pushbar might that be?

I dig the one on your car and the one on Al's car. Just the one that came on Brian's super interesting, historied past, 9C1is not as appealing to me. But, I'm just here, peeing on cornflakes.

All I ask is that you don't take a dump in my Market Basket brand Healthy Mornings cereal with the dehyrdated strawberries in it.

Damn. That's what I was gonna do after lunch.

Get bumper guards, all the cool kids are doing it.

Too bad you can't find the old NYPD style bars.

You know, crovo, it's interesting that you say the push truck thing. When I eventually buy a 70's GM pickup to mod, that's part of the theme. All shop trucks should have a push mechanism on the front. No need to ding up the shiny chrome.

I always thought the NYPD highway patrol bumpers were ugly. Looks like someone welded a track and field hurtle to the front or something.

I don't get the angle to them.

I'm painting my next one blue and white, like a NYPD

V8Killer wrote:

I'm painting my next one blue and white, like a NYPD

V8Killer wrote:

I'm painting my next one blue and white, like a NYPD

Next one?

No Moa wrote:

V8Killer wrote:

I'm painting my next one blue and white, like a NYPD

Next one?

I still have the Rustoleum Caprice that I could repaint

Nypd wagon? Lol

No Moa wrote:

Nypd wagon? Lol

No Moa wrote:

Nypd wagon? Lol

Wagons are for grandmas. Not for police persons.

toomanytoyz wrote:

No Moa wrote:

Nypd wagon? Lol

Wagons are for grandmas. Not for police persons.

Or chocolate thunda'z

I'm not a cop, a grandma, OR a chocolate thunder....

That is you opinion only! Lol

Hey crovo, you done yet? You're the only one still bringing it up...

We're all friends here

No Moa wrote:

That is you opinion only! Lol

Too-shay

Cadet57 wrote:

No Moa wrote:

That is you opinion only! Lol

Too-shay

Lol

Forgive me for forgetting if you made it known before, but is that what ME troopers had on their cars? Did that come with it or did you put it on after? Who makes it? Code 3?

No, maine did not use push bars. This bar is a Lectric lite. I got it off the 9c1.net forums. Only one I've ever seen.

MASShole9C1 wrote:

Hey crovo, you done yet? You're the only one still bringing it up...

We're all friends here

I dunno, I might have one or two left in me...

No Moa wrote:

No, maine did not use push bars. This bar is a Lectric lite. I got it off the 9c1.net forums. Only one I've ever seen.

I thought it looked similar to the code 3 like the MA staties had. Never heard of lectric lite. That 9C1 forum is pretty good. At least they understand the importance of 9C1 history.

toomanytoyz wrote:

MASShole9C1 wrote:

Hey crovo, you done yet? You're the only one still bringing it up...

We're all friends here

I dunno, I might have one or two left in me...

One or two? You'll have to do better than that my friend

I'm not mad.

I'm just giving ya a hard time... In a friendly way.

Well that's good to know. I don't get any friendlier than this.

Looks like a healthy mix to me.

toomanytoyz wrote:

But, I'm just here, peeing on cornflakes.

too much sugar in your urine,.??

Dammit! I come in here for some push bar chat and end up needing to go eat a bowl of Frosted Flakes...

FTR: I am a fan of the style Al has on his, anything bigger, or two-piece really does nothing for me...but then again I never got into the cop car thing either, so to each his own.

That being said, I would love nothing more than an all black version of the Black Sheep cop car...Sha-Wing!

Pooge wrote:

That being said, I would love nothing more than an all black version of the Black Sheep cop car...Sha-Wing!

Once the wife and I purchase a worthwhile home, the base for this statement will be acquired. eBay, here I come!

Serious tho, I'd love nothing more than a box body like that. Pretty slick car. I wonder what happened to it after the movie...