'97 Caprice

[icachn]

looks awesome, top job mate. i envy it...

[Jecs]

not much news guys

i got an email today from Street Commodores

'You keen on having the car shot for the magazine?'



went to VPW and bought a bit of shit.

i got:
- Black Braided Hose
- 150 Degree Fitting
- Black Billet Hose Clamp
- Hex Hose Covers

i needed longer hose and a different fittin because on the passenger side rocker cover i have a 180 Degree fittin but it makes the hose rest on the cover and the actual hose is too short.

i got everythin home i realized everythin he gave me was too small it was -10 fittin where i needed -12. i dont know whose fk up it is cause i wrote on my paper -12 but they are gunna swap everyin over anyways

heres some pics of the hex covers












Got Back up to VPW and swapped the wrong Dash Fittings over


180 Degree fittin restin on the rocker cover




Braided hose which i cut too short (god i hate workin with the fibre braided hose)




not springs, but uncle occys chop shop cuttin somethin again haha





end result















so had the port melb meet on the weekend, which resulted in me on the side of the road, fixin the bracket for the alternator which was about to fall off.

after fixin it i noticed one of the trumpets had pulled outta the sleeve and done a bit of damage. got order a new one no biggie













also got a new reserve tank. its one step closer to having the towers clear of everything.

got the mounting spot from Jesses VN.



how it started off:







Bracket Made:





End Result:

[NUT347]

So much fucking win.

[holmsy]

how annoying is it working with those fittings n shit and tryna think of every bit ya need before ordering or goin to get them.

[nstg8a]

this is freaking insane, everything about it is a win.

[Jecs]

how annoying is it working with those fittings n shit and tryna think of every bit ya need before ordering or goin to get them.

what i hate most is going up to VPW in epping from geelong an buyin everythin then a couple of weeks later spencer race engine opens 2 doors down from where i was workin at the time.

cheers for the comments boys

[holmsy]

wheres that?

edit:

just realised they are in mercer st.

they stock much of that shit?

[private9]

Would love to hear this thing, must sound very tough!

[Pub247]

Wow jecs you slut you get around a bit... Needs bigger trumpets

[fordriver1]

top effort on this car all round. well done

[Jecs]

Wow jecs you slut you get around a bit... Needs bigger trumpets

only thing you need to remember is the 28th at 7.30


LOL


also bigger trumpets? please refer to pics below. so big they dont fit under the cowl

[Pub247]

i thought it was the 29th???

Your weak as piss driving around with a bonnet on. Get your old one and cut a hole in it and run the big trumpets out

[Jecs]

Random Shot:







ok progress, i got the cover home and we trimmed it down and sat it on and it already looks a shit load better.


Pregress shots


























it no where near finished yet, i also want to round the corners off so it sort of looks smoothers and runs with top radiator hose.

[SnipeZ]

That random shot is to die for. Such a great car


Cheers

[Mr_4.0]

Top job!

[Jecs]

havent updated in awhile.


not my finest spray painting work, but im happy

[Jecs]

a test run of the new gopro

..god i love the noise from barking velocity stacks

[Jecs]

had a bit of a heating issuse




changed it over. and flushed the coolant. cant test drive it yet, brothers car is in the way.







seems we didnt drill any holes into the thermostat








heres the temp fix on the connection. ive changed it over to a black cable tie.

[Jecs]

i got some shiny bits for my car. the strut tops caps are awesome, but i had dramas with the strut top dome nuts and brake booster bracket.

i wont bad mouth the supplier, but he does advertise his items to suit VS and they clearly dont (and uses different better looking items in his ad's).







as you can see its the wrong way around and no way i can bolt it up. but anyways a problem which i gotta rectify for someone cutting corners in life.











the dome nuts i had to trim the thread down so they'd screw down.

















and just a random pic reversed out the shed














i spoke to the guy about the bracket about 4 o'clock yesterday. check my mail box today and the new bracket was in there. NSW to VIC.

he didnt fk around lol, im happy with his service and the parts



New + Old










Fitted

[obsezd]

trumpets look mint!

[private9]

I'm generally not a 2nd gen fan, but yours is absolutely beautiful - love your work mate!

[DJV8T5]

This car is just awesome. Everything is just right on it. Mint car, lot of love and work has gone into this and it shows

[sikwags_218]

As the others have said jecs absolutely stunning car. You should be proud of the work that you have put in. Love it.
Roughly what power does it have.

[GIFFO97]

As much as I'm a Ford guy i absolutely love this car, It's amazing. Can appreciate a Good Car when i see one, Are you a member of Stato Jecs?

[Jecs]

Cheers for all the comments boys.

Sikwags: shes not a powerplant. i built her so i could drive her long distance but have fun on the street. a healthy 250 at the wheels is what she makes


Giff: yep mate im part of that. lookin forward to when they come down this way for a cruise haha




thought id show you all my daily. shes old but shes honest lol


my tow rig

[GIFFO97]

Cheers for all the comments boys.

Sikwags: shes not a powerplant. i built her so i could drive her long distance but have fun on the street. a healthy 250 at the wheels is what she makes


Giff: yep mate im part of that. lookin forward to when they come down this way for a cruise haha




thought id show you all my daily. shes old but shes honest lol


my tow rig

Good to see you're a man of both worlds I got banned from Stato because i "Didn't own one"... Yet i was looking for one at the time. I know a few of the guys there anyway, They have Neat cars.