Project L99

Ok I decided to start a thread on my 94 Caprice L99.

I was given the car on 6-10-2010, didn't run and looked like hell. replaced plugs, wires, fuel filter and she fired up and purred like a kitten.

this is what it looked like when i got it.



a few months later someone keyed my hood and feders so it got primered up. deleted the air pump, homeplate, first base, resonator, and a/c.
polished the fuel rails.






rear deck was all ratty so got a new one.





the trim on the car wasnt looking the greatest so off it came.



drivers mirror was replaced as well.



tail lights were pretty faded and scratched so i removed them and painted the ribs black.





now for my biggest mod to date.
Camaro highbacks installed.






needed tires so picked up a decent set on roadmaster wheels. looks to grandmaish for me. so blacked em out.



was having some issues with stalling, and chased and chased the problem, went and put in a new egr, k&n style filter, plugs again, fuel, filter again, wires again, opti seal, water pump seals, coolant temp sensor, radiator, thermostat, fuel pump and sending unit. ran great after pump and sending unit. also did new upper balljoints, idler arm center link, all 4 tierods and sleeves.



just recently replaced front bumper with help of Tim.




new grill also and semi gloss black.


well the other day i got a bit bored and got to painting.





also picked these up a while ago and finally got em on.



well thats enough for now. shes a work in progress and probably will always be.
MORE TO COME.....................................

Looking good. Keep going the direction you are and do it how you want it. Never give up on your idea of what your ride should be. Ive had mine since '09 and a few others in between and thought I could build my world in a day. Not the case. Im about halfway done to my idea of the ideal B body(within reason and practicality). Besides wheels/tires, paint and such, what are the plans for the future?

And, dont let anyone give you a load of B.S. about the L99. I'm on my second, and with one LT1 car, its not a big deal. But dont try to waste time and money getting it to perform. Buy an LT1 for cheap or save up some dough and do the big swap. Otherwise, they are good on gas and easy to maintain.

He failed to mention, he got the rear deck carpet, speaker grills, side mirrors and the vette covers from me lol. Good shit Ted keep it up. LMK if u need anything.

thanks yall. we never got around to talkin bout the speaker grills Tim. lol. yes i need some. and I agree with ya Brian on the engine. eventually when I accually have some room gonna get a LT1 an engine stand and rebuild one slowly. rims are getting done now. got 2 3/4 way done. not gonna what they are or loook like yet. some of yall know already. Time to swap the tires over.

Come a looooong way!
Looking good. I'm glad your Losing the Girl Scout cookie wheels!!
This is gonna look pisssah!!!!

And I agree on the l99, unless you have a car specifically used for drag racing there is NO need to have a car with 700HP. If it's running good then leave it alone I say. Who needs to go fast? If your important people will wait
Besides no one can appreciate the cars custom look when ur flying by them at a buck 20.

Keep up the good work!

thanks indy got the wheels done today. well painted gonna let em sit and dry a few days before i sand em and clear em. I put up a few pic of em in a bit.

LMK when you want to swap the tires over to the new wheels. Bring them by the shop I'll get them mounted, balanced and put on the car.

ty tim i hope early next week.

Sweet red wall tires lol

lol hey it beats taping up junk right lol. im gonna go and pick up some new valve stems tommorow. maybe i can find some chrome ones.

Lookin good still!!! Keep going at it, you'll be done in no time! I cant wait to see this thing lowered on your setup.

might go pick these up tommorow


after the wheels are done , alighnment, attempt some body work, wet sand the whole thing and coat it again. then I can tint the windows, center console, damn this thing is accually comming together.

Don't waste your money on valve stems. I have that crap around the shop. What you might want to get is some fancy lug nuts. Unless you plan on going a different route. You should paint your hubs black if you haven't already. Or, we could just do that when we have your car in the air on the lift with the wheels off.

cool did know yall stock chrome ones.

We can do the wheels any day. Just call me and swing by the shop at 5:00 when we close. We'll have he whole shop to our selves and can get it done.

sweet. gonna let em dry real good then clear em.

gasoline will take the paint right off the rubber........ quick n easy.... faster and cleaner than thinner.....





( wide whites .... wide whites ...... wide whites )

oh they will be wide white when im done maybe next week sometime. those tires are junk anyways.

Ted I've go experience doing the wide whites I can help ya with that too lol... unless you want to give it a shot yourself. It's very easy to gouge the rubber.

if ya wanna help that would be great would get done faster. Damn I gotta thank you Tim for all your help and to everyone else thats helped out with parts knowledge and whatever. If it werent for yall I prolly would have got pissed long ago and junked it. now alots been done some not known about because i cant find the pics. and will never get rid of it now. my son came home in it so it stays till its dust.

GasTT wrote:

Ted I've go experience doing the wide whites I can help ya with that too lol... unless you want to give it a shot yourself. It's very easy to gouge the rubber.

.......... yeah I rushed mine... note to self, put the blunt down before picking up the grinder..... just say'n

mega wrote:

my son came home in it so it stays till its dust.

True to that. I drove home from Providence to Attleboro just to get my 9C1 which had no 2nd or 3rd gear to bring my son home. But the first try, I realized I left the 9C1 keys in my bag at the hospital, had to drive all the way back and do it again, wife and baby waiting. I was too excited I guess!

bowtiepimp wrote:

GasTT wrote:

Ted I've go experience doing the wide whites I can help ya with that too lol... unless you want to give it a shot yourself. It's very easy to gouge the rubber.

.......... yeah I rushed mine... note to self, put the blunt down before picking up the grinder..... just say'n

lmfao best ive heard all night.

well got the wheels done last night, huge thanks to Tim, without you it wouldnt of been possible.

That looks 200X better

Dont ya think?

thanks steve. its getting there. now I need to lower it and tint the windows.

Ted, next time you take pics, make sure the sun is BEHIND you.
It was fun mounting the tires. I havnt worked that hard in months. Lol

was wierd looked good till after pic. idk but yeah ill remember it. maybe I can find m camera and stop using my phone. im gonna get some sunset ones maybe tonight. and ty again. now just need to widen these things and lower this biatch.

That's lookin good! MUCH better than the round-up!

Thank god Tim was there to kick you into gear.

Doesnt even look like the same car! its coming along. Now figure out the lowering spring thing.

thanks guys yeah i'd be still sitting around lol. need to lower it soon but a few other things first. hope to be lowered by end of summer.

id get a nose bleed if i was in that. lol needs to be lowered asap

Don t be jelouse that I can park on your hood didnt ya know im liftin it 4 feet lol yea I need a set of front springs got rears lined up

btw do I need to change my registrtion? Sice I chnged colors

Muuuuuuch better.

Now lower it!

(lol @ nosebleed)

mega wrote:

btw do I need to change my registrtion? Sice I chnged colors

..... no you can wait til you have to reg. it again.......





drop it, tint it , and widen the whites


...... simple touches to put together a clean looking cruiser for cheap.....good job

Nice!!!!!!!

bowtiepimp wrote:

mega wrote:

btw do I need to change my registrtion? Sice I chnged colors

..... no you can wait til you have to reg. it again.......





drop it, tint it , and widen the whites


...... simple touches to put together a clean looking cruiser for cheap.....good job

you think like I do lol. wide whites next, tint, then lower the beast

well since the caprice is looking alot better I have decided to go ahead with starting its companion project. Because every car deserves a pit bike right.
well its a 1968 Schwinn stingray
i hope to have it look similar to the caprice, red wheels white walls if i can find em that small, red leather seat, semi gloss black frame, and 90% of the chrome will stay, just need to polish it.

mega wrote:

.....well its a 1968 Schwinn stingray......

Please dont azz up your own thread

Here's a little motivation to stay on track here...

those are the 2 cars that inspired this look. lol.

mega wrote:

well since the caprice is looking alot better I have decided to go ahead with starting its companion project. Because every car deserves a pit bike right.
well its a 1968 Schwinn stingray


i hope i can find, red leather seat,

pm impalagirl..... see is a seemstress and can stitchyou up a badass seat cover for the bike

MASShole9C1 wrote:

Here's a little motivation to stay on track here...

THAT is cool

finally got around to reading the spid tag and decodeing it. thers a couple that dont have a description ot code. idk phantom codes lol. heres my spid all decoded. pretty base car.


AA7 WINDOW - POWER OPERATED, QUICK OPENING
AK5 RESTRAINT SYSTEM - FRT SEAT, INFLATABLE, DRIVER AND PASSENG
AM6 Seat Assembly, Front Split with Center Armrest
ARL PLANT CODE - ARLINGTON TX, GMAD
AU3 LOCK CONTROL, SIDE DR, ELEC
A90 Lock, Rear Compartment Lid, Remote Control, Electric
C49 DEFOGGER - RR WINDOW, ELECTRIC
C60 HVAC System, Air Conditioner, Front Manual Control
DG7 MIRROR O/S - LH & RH, REM CONT, ELEC, COLOR
FE1 SUSPENSION SYSTEM, S0FT RIDE
FE9 CERTIFICATION - EMISSION, FEDERAL
GU2 AXLE REAR, 2.73 RATIO
JA1 Brakes, Light-Weight Disc Drum
JM4 BRAKE, SYSTEM, PWR, FRT DISC, RR DRUM, CAST IRON
K34 CRUISE CONTROL, AUT0MATIC, ELECTRONIC
K68 Generator, 105 Amp LT1 Engine Gas, 8 Cylinder, 5.7L, Multi-Port Injection
L99 Engine Gas, 8 Cylinder, 4.3L, Mulit-Port Injection
M30 TRANSMISSION - AUTO 4 SPD, 4L60E, ELECTRONIC
NA5=EMISSION SYSTEM FEDERAL TIER 0
N30 STEERING WHEEL – DELUXE
N40=STEERING POWER NON VARIABLE
N81 Tire, Spare (Full-Size Radial)
PB1 COVER, WHEEL 15 INCH
PH1 WHEEL, 15 X 7, STEEL
QCV TIRE ALL, P215/75R15/N WS2 R/PE ST TL ALS
R6D=CONTROL SALES ITEM NO.4
R7A CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 26
R7F=
R8T
U73=ANTENNA FIXED
U02 Cluster, Instrument, Kilometers and Miles, Digital Speedometer Display
U05 HORN, DUAL
UQ1 Radio, Stereo Installation Provisions
VK3 License Plate Front Mounting Package
V73=VEHICLE STATEMENT USA/CANADA
1AY
1SD
6TF Spring - Computer Selected, FRT, LH
7TH Spring - Computer Selected, FRT, RH
77D TRIM COMBINATION, CLOTH, DK MAPLE (D)
77U PRIMARY COLOR, EXTERIOR, DARK CHERRY MET (92)
791 Interior Trim, Ruby Red
8RZ Spring - Computer Selected, RR, LH
9RZ Spring - Computer Selected, RR, RH

Nice. I did that back when that other site worked. Mine was 1 of 15 with the options out of 90k+ made in 1996. If you end up doing a "re paint", keep the DCM. Its a nice color.

yeah i went here for this one. was a pita.

http://www.capriceclassic.com/spids.html

mega wrote:

yeah i went here for this one. was a pita.

http://www.capriceclassic.com/spids.html

That is a PITA. Its like having an English to Spanish dictionary when trying to translate to English from spanish...

kinda interseted in those few that had no listing.