I know you all like your police packages

I need to get down to Philly

In reply to JThw8:

Thanks for the link, they have a lot of good stuff there.

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ctd/1237406132.html

1990 Chevy Caprice Police Package 5.7 - $2500 (Bala Cynwyd, PA (City Line Ave Area)

I want that car......

In reply to captain_napalm:

Holla if you are comin down to look at anything, we'll get together for a cheesteak :)

I remember a go time a go seeing on what ever SPEED (tv) was call'd back then that they could out corner a P71. Awsome score I think it looks fine as is even with the stripes.

Congrats on the purchase. Thanks to you, I checked our local CL and found one just minutes from my house. Picked it up cheap(former Beverly Hills PD unit). I'll post a few pics when I pick it up after it's smogged.

forzav12 wrote: Congrats on the purchase. Thanks to you, I checked our local CL and found one just minutes from my house. Picked it up cheap(former Beverly Hills PD unit). I'll post a few pics when I pick it up after it's smogged.

Cant wait to see yours! Drove mine home yesterday, its an absolute joy on the highway, could get me in trouble because it just feels like its loafing along at 75.

Already replaced the master cylinder and flushed the brake lines (I'm a brake nazi) and tracked down the A/C leak. When they put the police equipment in one of the brackets was chafing one of the hard lines coming from the condenser. Temp fix is some epoxy and a hose clamp, it actually held pressure overnight so I'm going to get some more 134 today and fully charge it and see what happens. If it doesn't hold then its $50 for a new line assembly.

Still have to track down some small electrical gremlins (horn doesnt worked) caused by the butcher job they did when removing the police gear but overall its ready to hit the road.

hows it like to drive? do people move outta your way or? hows it feel? acclerate?

CarKid1989 wrote: hows it like to drive? do people move outta your way or? hows it feel? acclerate?

Excellent to drive, smooth and responsive. I was driving home through Philly so noone moved out of my way because noone moves for cops in Philly anyway.

Acceleration is good, better than my suburban of the same year and motor. The handling is excellent. Overall if I didnt have a 140mile commute each day (70 each way) I'd drive it daily without hesitation.

what year is it?

GM trucks from that era can handle if they're given enough sway bar. My '94 K1500 (4WD) pickup is pretty incredible with just Bilstein HDs and Hotchkis F&R anti-sway bars. I have a feeling that having 265mm width front and rear tires helps somewhat!

DJ

I could see that thing with a satin black paint job with flat black stripes, and have that thing murdered out

Ok... I like that.

belteshazzar wrote: what year is it?

1999

dj06482 wrote: GM trucks from that era can handle if they're given enough sway bar. My '94 K1500 (4WD) pickup is pretty incredible with just Bilstein HDs and Hotchkis F&R anti-sway bars. I have a feeling that having 265mm width front and rear tires helps somewhat! DJ

Its my understanding from talking to some folks with more experience than I that the police package swaybar is larger than anything available in the aftermarket so I would concur that a good swaybar makes these things come alive.

RossD wrote: I could see that thing with a satin black paint job with flat black stripes, and have that thing murdered out

Im thinking satin black with gloss black vinyl stripes and some gloss black hand laid pinstriping :)

Sneaky.

no trade for a 02 CVPI?

CarKid1989 wrote: no trade for a 02 CVPI?

Still no trade sorry, but check out the other one I posted on the first page and see if that guy is interested. He specializes in selling Crown Vics so he might take you up on it.

Bumboclot wrote: Sneaky.

Hmmm, i havn't been pulled over by that IPD rig yet... something to look out for.

JThw8 wrote:

forzav12 wrote: Congrats on the purchase. Thanks to you, I checked our local CL and found one just minutes from my house. Picked it up cheap(former Beverly Hills PD unit). I'll post a few pics when I pick it up after it's smogged.

Cant wait to see yours! Drove mine home yesterday, its an absolute joy on the highway, could get me in trouble because it just feels like its loafing along at 75. Already replaced the master cylinder and flushed the brake lines (I'm a brake nazi) and tracked down the A/C leak. When they put the police equipment in one of the brackets was chafing one of the hard lines coming from the condenser. Temp fix is some epoxy and a hose clamp, it actually held pressure overnight so I'm going to get some more 134 today and fully charge it and see what happens. If it doesn't hold then its $50 for a new line assembly. Still have to track down some small electrical gremlins (horn doesnt worked) caused by the butcher job they did when removing the police gear but overall its ready to hit the road.

Make take a bit longer for pics, as the trans in mine is toast! Having it upgraded while it's rebuilt. I'll check the A/C lines, too as mine also has a leak.

BUMP...updates?

No real updates on mine. Stripped out all the leftover cop wiring. Added a trailer hitch and its been doing tow duty. Took a nice ride out to Ohio and back with a trailer to get the Wartburg, it performed well.

Oh, I added an iPod connector to the factory radio....wooohooo, Im a modding fiend.

Replaced the alternator because I thought it went bad, turned out to be a bad wire in the rather complex dual battery setup that was the culprit instead.

NYS troopers have them all over the place. And they come in that nice dark color (blue ?). The state has an auction every so often. Hmm.

Any suggestions on craigslist search terms for ex-law enforcement SUV's? That would make a nice tow vehicle!

The official package on the Tahoe is the Z56 package, if the seller is knowledgeable enough to include that in their listing it would be a useful search term.