I Bought A 1984 2 Door Chevy Caprice, Will It Run?

[@blevins6584mopar]

My wife was born in 1984 and when I told her today according to Isaac's math she was 19 😂 . You made her day 😉

[@rosebooth7367]

Love it ! :)

[@reginagurganus3064]

Nice find. Your Dad looks like a real nice man, he raised good sons, too. Take care and feel better.

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

Thanks 👍

[@RicCarter]

Jerry was the BEST! AND one bad ass mechanic!

[@gradybrowning3976]

That’s a really Collectible car, a lot of people are looking for those Box Chevys. Looks so much better with the new Rims, nice looking ride!👍

[@danielventura8073]

This is true, I've been looking for one for 10 years and there are none in Florida or Georgia.

[@brianbloom1799]

I restored one in a shop I worked in back in the late 90's 300 hp 350 4 speed, Console. Beautiful Car, Had msd, car was getting 20 mile a gallon.He was a fireman. Car was the same color gold.

[@wadetyler5056]

That is a great road trip car, lots of room,comfort and quiet!

[@mikesawyer4707]

All I can say to you is this. When I placed the order for the 85 caprice LS coupe I was 33 years old. I did not consider it an old person's car. I wanted a car that would hold the road.

[@davesnothere8859]

I was a kid in 1985, 33 was old. mom and dad age. these were so common as government cars and mostly family car, so old person car. In 1985 g body or pony car were the cool ones in my area.

[@Boneshaker420]

Hate seeing people ruin good cars with the LS bullshit.

[@tomadkins2866]

@@Boneshaker420 LS was a trim level. Luxury Sedan.

[@2414kels]

​@@Boneshaker420 it's called preference idiot.

[@b-genspinster7895]

Do you recall what you paid for it? Did the dealer discount the sticker price any since it was an order instead of being in stock?

[@Herbybandit]

You got a gem there. I hope you added your service to the history in the little red book.

[@dougsnova1]

Like I told you in the last video it looks awesome with the rallies on it , Now all it needs is a good tune up and trans servicing ,

[@whatsinanamethatthecaptive577]

I would still add more trans oil if you are on the low mark. Most of those older trans did well with a little over full.

[@leobaker291]

Beautiful car I always loved those cars when I grew up in the 80's

[@stephenkrzanowski]

Sweet 2-door Caprice. Nice clip with your Dad.

[@Speeddemon3]

What a beautiful find! I've been looking for one for years and could only dream of finding one in this good of shape in Canada! I think it's in the right hands!!

[@bradf1467]

I had an identical '84, mine was maroon, that I bought used in '90 with 105k miles for two grand. Unfortunately I had to sell it in '94 because of medical reasons. Some of us younguns in the '80's and '90's liked the Chevy Impala/Caprice, especially the two doors.

[@MrExnyman]

Great find! I looked at buying an 86 coupe brand new but it was a bit out of my price range. I instead bought a brand new El Camino which I still own. I was only 28 at the time. I bought a low mileage 84 Landau coupe in 1996, should never have let it go. I am now restoring an 80 Landau coupe I found in a salvage yard six years ago. One thing on that overdrive transmission, if you are driving around town in overdrive mode, it’ll hunt for the right gear which makes it feel like something isn’t working properly. The solution is to use drive around town and put it in overdrive on the highway. That way it’s not constantly hunting for the right gear.

[@Brock_Landers]

Bud, I am 40 years old and I have owned 70 different vehicles since I was 14 years old, and I would DEFINITELY rock that Caprice coupe! It sounds great too!

[@Doc1855]

I’ve got a 84 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham 2Dr. My grandpa ordered it for my grandma. It’s Black with light grey pillowed interior. Chrome pkg, wire wheels, factory full gauge pkg, 97K original miles. Never been in an accident. New carburetor and headliner. 3.8L V6 (Gutless Cutlass). Perfect original Showroom condition. Always Garaged. $10K FIRM.

[@docdetroit146]

Super reliable GM . Used em for winter beaters for years. I was 14 when the car was new!!

[@brianandrews7099]

I was a kid, 12, in 1984. Yes, I did consider this to be an old man’s car (of course, when your 12 so anybody over 50 was a fossil!) or a company car. My uncle was a manager for the gas utility and drove an Impala then Caprice for years and years as company cars. When the round style Caprice came out in 1990-91, he disliked them and switched to company trucks until he retired. The big Olds Regency 98 and Delta 88, along with the Pontiac Catalina, Bonneville, and Parisienne were my favorite of the big GMs of the late ‘70s and ‘80s! The 2 doors are pretty rare these days!

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

I had an 84 Malibu! I put duel exaust complete with duel catalytic converters to Mega Thrust mufflers and straight pipes on a 454 stock truck engine! That baby was a beast and had this throaty sound! Made everybody think it was a sleeper rat rod! The paint looked like it came from a meth lab!😄 all rust, no color! But it was solid and had a great interior! Of course I had to put a big ass sound system in it and had to run two batteries to keep it from killing the car when you cranked it! I put that car through Hell and back- it just kept on going like the energizer bunny!

[@papatomsthoughts]

This is an awesome car, I see the original owner commented, thats cool. Those wheels made the car. I am betting a transmission oil and filter change will get it up to par. Keep it going.

[@jstephenallington8431]

Another great score Issac! Get you some rest, feel better soon.

[@jaxes88]

Awesome car Ike! That's so cool that it's in such great shape and so many of the features still work on it. I used to have a 78' Impala that I should've never gotten rid of. They're some of the most comfortable cars ever made.

[@mattparoz4246]

I can’t believe it fired right up. What a legend ! 🇦🇺🤙🏼

[@quicksilver462]

Nice score on the two door! Even though it is only a 5.0, they can run very well, especially with the factory CCC system still in place and working properly, as you can attest as to the ease of first start you had after putting a battery in.

[@TestECull]

Alternatively you delete the bullshit and put an old fashioned pure analog Q-Jet on it. Like the EEC-IV on my 300 six in my 85 F150, the mid 80s Chevy CCC carbs were absolute bollocks at the best of times and 40 years later it's a miracle if they work at all.

[@docink6175]

OR you can remove all the bs and really make that mouse ROAR, mild bump stick, nice 4brrl, headers, locker and she'll boogie

[@TestECull]

@@docink6175 All I'd do is delete the smog/computer bullshit and put a manual behind it. Performance is fine for me.

[@docink6175]

@@TestECull true, let a 305 breath and it'll rip

[@RussellBrosGarage]

Those are hard to come by that clean! Good find Isaac!

[@dirtracinfool]

That's a good looking Caprice! I Love the Rally Wheels, I ran them on my 70 Chevelle, 69 Camaro and 72 Vega that I dropped a small block 400 in. I'll be 62 on Easter Sunday this year and I miss all of the cars I had in the 70's and 80's.

[@darrellnichter9894]

Sweet ride! Liked the outro😢. Give it time and remember the good times!

[@SaneCayne]

Just kinda-sorta color match the header panel, get cha some lower rear fender trim pieces from the local junkyard and you'll have a classy looking Caprice. Oh, definitely need to undo the previous guy's "freestyle" speaker upgrade. 😉

[@gabebothers9937]

"88 seems just like yesterday, i could smell the Hai Karate as you brought that beauty to life. Keep up the great work.

[@jamesgnarkill3112]

Those Two door caprices are badass!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

I think so too!

[@mikeedward2827]

Some might hate me for this.. but I love those thin whitewalls with the rallys 👌

[@stevenreynolds2327]

perfect wheel for that car

[@tripl3d10]

I have the same setup on my 86 model

[@MalachiWhite-tw7hl]

Grandfather had one like this, two-tone in aqua. Wish large coupes were still popular.

[@billdursa4976]

Helluva find Isaac. Love those 2-door box Chevys. Looking good on those rallyes!

[@chrissuessle]

Hey brother, as one mechanic and hot rod builder to another mechanic, you should look into the ZDDP or better known as zinc additive for the engine oil, these older engines have flat tappet lifters and cam and the newer oil does not have zinc in it for pollution reasons so they make an additive to add into the oil for older cars so you don’t wipe out your camshaft and lifters. Alternatively you can get away with running some shell Rotella 15 W-40 in these old beasts without an issue and that has all the vitamins and minerals in it that these engines need. Congrats, you got a sweet ride there!

[@christianbressette8879]

That is a nice old caprice, one of the best cars ever built in my opinion

[@MiloG209]

I love it! My first car was a 1981 buick regal coupe, love them 80's land yachts floated like a cloud.

[@gilbertwashburn7095]

That's cool not too many of those around in a two-door I had a 90 Caprice 9c1 car for 25 years it was awesome have a great day you got a good one

[@clydepodvin5026]

Great car and great video Isaac. Thanks for sharing.

[@terminalpsychosis8022]

That monster is like Cadillac level comfortable. Easier to maintain too. Could use a wash maybe, but sounds like it's running killer.

[@Sanchoskid]

I like the Dad tribute at the end. It was CooL..... Hey Isaac, No more watching desperate housewives while working on Your Chevy's.... Not vehicles,.... CHEVY's! How could you ever doubt a Chevy Not starting....? I hope You feel better. Thanks for the content.

[@kaseyjones4143]

im glad it fired up what a win that will make a nice hot rod tour car . i was like try the ac just for fun to see if it works. great job ike as always buddy . rip to you pops

[@speckledjim_]

You got lucky with that one buddy. Reminds me of an old SAAB 93 I had, bought it with 130,000 on the clock, full service history and still ran tight as a drum.

[@francisjaniewski5990]

Nice lookin Chevy. If it doesn't work out they do sell well. Man those 2 door Impalas have always been hot. I was 18 and bought a 71 Impala custom coupe. They are hotter now than when they were new. Good Luck.

[@robertarnold8146]

I'm 44 years old now and my first car at 15 was a 77 caprice classic 4 door. I Loved that car. It was freedom. Looked like hell but ran great. Lost it being irresponsible but I'd love to have another one some day esp a 2 door or the 77 4 door, doesn't matter

[@iannorton4463]

I'm buzzing ike..! The excellent 2dr caprice is a 2 wheel deal on the burnout brother 👍..Great to see you having fun dude and I hope you got a better deal on the rest of the brake kit for your trailer. Keep up the hard work dude we appreciate your effort. ✌️👍🇬🇧

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

Thanks 👍

[@larrydavidson3402]

Nice car you got there Ike. Little paint on the piece in front of the hood and a good detail inside and outside, it will look even better. Like the rims.

[@chicagovasko]

To save the hinges get use to shutting the door by lifting the top of the window frame.

[@jamesbigham9036]

That is a beautiful car and in my opinion back in an era when cars were built tough. Definitely a good investment

[@dennisgauck7526]

Change the trans fluid etc. and new tires. ROAD TRIP!! Nice find!

[@Robert-ni6ut]

Looking good first fuel up in years 😀

[@52Wazzy]

Maybe grab the headlights out of the spare and put them on the 2 door. Glad you got a win with the maroon rig.

[@808chevykev]

Even rho I'm an A and F body man,2 door box Chevys have always been on my favorites list. Especially with rally wheels on 'em. And I PEEPED the pickup sitting in the background looking good while you unloaded the Caprice. ✌️🤙

[@wallbanger1968]

You're right that 77-90 B bodies usually came with a 4.75 inch bolt pattern, but police package cars, and some others like possibly Diesels, had a truck 5 inch bolt circle. The 91-96 models have the 5 inch truck pattern, and I think the suspension was based on the previous generation.

[@shrapnut7612]

Police package and station wagons had the big bolt pattern, all others were the smaller.

[@victorrobinson9116]

That's why I'm upgrading too 5on5 bolt pattern from 4.75 pattern.

[@kevin60718]

you and a floor jack can move mountains.

[@WingmanJohnny]

He shoots and score's.. nice. Another vehicle is up and running. Hope you find the Dude. Keep up the great work

[@stephenhuber1079]

I've always liked the ralley wheels. A nice daily driver Isaac.

[@dustymiller7758]

WOW!! What a transformation with the wheels. Fantastic.

[@davidgane5786]

Pig O what a pig 😂 or am I hearing thing .

[@jonathanbuffy3522]

Nice car my grandfather had a 79 4 door caprice i remember riding in it as a kid brings back memories

[@victorrobinson9116]

Chevy caprice classic two-door are bulletproof ! I have one too ! 1978 two door with 63K miles original .

[@capricetony]

Go a 1978 Caprice myself 2door with 27k miles, 305 runs great! Love the car!

[@cdw3663]

loved the design of those caprice on a hunt to find one some day i bet its comfortable to sit in

[@Doc1855]

I had a 73 Impala with a 350 V8. I burned a valve and it had a hole in the exhaust, but it sounded like a high performance small block… Blap Blap Blap, with the burnt valve and the exhaust leak. It sounded awesome, but it was a wire out Chevy. It was EVERYONES PARTY MOBILE. It just kept running. It finally died at 307K miles

[@andregonsalvez9244]

Great 👍 ! These Box B body GM cars are getting expensive and hard to get . I own a 81 Oldsmobile Delta 88 which I will be keeping for a long time .

[@TheREALOC1972]

Man you stumble into alot of good stuff...... This car is cherry and I love the rally wheels on it.

[@BustedKnucklesBuildsTexas]

Cool old ride , love that it’s a 2 door !! Looks way better after the wheel change ,

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

I think so too!

[@brentwukelich7177]

Ike it sounds like the throttle valve cable needs adjusted is why it is shifting out of first so fast. When it’s right should stiffen up the shifts also.

[@rusty6666]

Glad to see the car runs great looks nice. that thing will make a good daily driver for you as well...

[@slowshedgarage7409]

Yep, that's a win there Isaac.

[@twocvbloke]

My being brn in 1985 and hearing your underestimate of that guy's age made me feel young, briefly... :P

[@sweeneysweeney1901]

Nice find bud always a great surprise when she's a runner

[@aaronjordan8789]

Nice looking moter ike wheels are a nice little edition keep it up mate 🇬🇧

[@megoingfast]

I still think you don't have enough cars. Def need to buy a few more. See you're playin on a 57 Chevy Bel. One of my absolute faves.

[@thebear3589]

Good Find..I'm still waiting on that Wht. Park Ave you drug outa the weeds out on your other property...I was interested in it if/when u ever decided to part with it..

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

I sold it a week after the video came out

[@Leon-uj7pc]

It is great it fired up. These are nice cars. I would not worry about damaging the door panels as a previous owner butchered the with those dumb speakers. In fact the whole car looked like it came right out of the Philly Hood around 1994 with all those stupid speakers.

[@douglasmodelgaragesvideo]

Cool find ,rare car my dad had a black 84 Chevy caprice classic coupe

[@chicagovasko]

Man you could have a parade with all them badass cars you got. Shine 10 up and let your friends rippem. Man you got drag cars too. Lucky bro lucky.

[@rupe53]

I'd be curious to know the last date / mileage entry in that service record book. That will give us an idea of when it was driven last and how the guy may have slowed down over the years. My grandfather's 67 Plymouth had a similar record and it showed 10k miles a year, then gradually tapered off to maybe 1500 miles a year. I bought it with 68k showing at 14 year old. BTW, that hanging choke probably needs a new vacuum pull off. A very common problem on those older engines.

[@shawnslocum6850]

I have a Carol package rear window and limited edition stainless steel strike that goes on between the b-pillar and the rear window came off of a a 78 Caprice

[@rickde40]

one of my favorite cars growing up

[@timothyballinger6280]

Dude I wish I never got married because I envy you having fun working on and buying cool cars! I got up to 7 cars and was hassled about it and eventually got rid or 5! If only I'd stayed single😢

[@vanstechcorral]

I've updated a 1984 Vanagon Westfalia and made it a reliable daily driver and transcontinental RV. It was built in 1983... almost 40 years ago. The older you get, the faster time flies. Early 80s US cars didn't have EFI and were mostly asthmatic smoggers. Worst asphyxiated engines ever. The vanagon thankfully does have EFI. Chevy EFI by the end of the decade was a huge advance. I have an 89 pickup with TBI, an 85 Corvette with TPI and a 68 SS396 Chevelle retrofitted with TBI. I rebuild carbs for others but I hate them.

[@stevenreynolds2327]

My brother has a 68 SS396 Chevelle show car.

[@vanstechcorral]

@@stevenreynolds2327 I got mine in 1972, it's only ever been for go no show!

[@gqp4800]

Wish I was 40 again. One of the better cars made😮. Aint no points on that, 1973 onward.

[@forterierocks]

They look awesome with Corvette rally's on them, or Craigers

[@The101Point1]

Wheels and even up the exhaust tips unless it's because of the camera angles but a nice running car the Rallye wheels look good glad they fit

[@richardbrady2818]

New tires, fill the trans to the full mark, find some spray paint close to match, and paint the collar behind the front grill

[@bobmanzi7712]

great stuff thanks, nice score on the two door.

[@isaacitllbefine7231]

Thanks 👍

[@Hbzprojects]

I loved the little clip at the end.

[@chicagovasko]

Man so happy for you buddy you gotta Gem. If you wanna sell it let me know. Lol Your fleet is almost all keepers you know what's good Ike. Peace bro.

[@darploin5071]

Good afternoon Isaac if the dude was 40 in 1984 when the car was purchased that would make him 79 this year. Have an excellent day

[@johnlonnevik5917]

My mom is on Facebook and she is over 90.

[@bigjohnson7415]

It would be a sleeper candidate. Put a crate motor, 4 speed auto, like 373 gears, still cruise down there highway and surprise some folks at the stoplight!

[@jasonwillings3231]

You're not old Isaac you're just in your Prime😅

[@nickm455]

Great score. Winning for sure.

[@Bryan-FAA-certified]

I had an 87 2dr, white 305 4bbl. Ran good but vacuum lines were bad. Had it about a year, and someone stole it on me.😢

[@ro9ode]

Nice car😀 Maybe you could continue the log on the work you Are doing In the book 😀

[@markc5593]

Easiest lock set I ever changed out was on a '96 Ford pickup.

[@bigjay6743]

Remember when my mom had the exact same car But in green. Man was that a lifetime ago.

[@mikesawyer4707]

I placed my order for a 1985 Caprice light blue with a half dark blue top and I was 23. Just saying.

[@richardS730]

My grandfather had one just like this one same color but don't remember the year

[@thomgram3298]

Ike go ahead and put your touch on it and make it run like a champ👍👍 Ft Bragg NC checking in

[@johnnymack8442]

Those rally wheels look good on there.

[@jaywebb3105]

Hey man just a heads up, you got Highway patrolman in your back lot....lol