2014 Caprice PPV - YouTube Project Car
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:05 pm
I finally located and purchased a project car for my YouTube channel. It's a 2014 Chevy Caprice PPV. The body/paint are in horrible condition and that will take some time to get corrected. It was formerly used by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's department in California.
This car has the 6.0L V8 L77 engine and it currently has 111K miles on the odometer. This car needs a lot of work and that should make it a great video subject over the next several months (depending on how the COVID-19 situation impacts my part sources and local automotive companies).
I'm working through the critical maintenance and safety items first (engine oil/filter change, brake fluid flush, HVAC/engine filter, removing leftover upfitter wiring, rear seat belt installation, new tires/wheels, rekeying and getting FOBs working) then I'll move on to things like suspension upgrade(s), center console upgrade, adding a backup camera/upgrading radio head unit and finally getting the body/paint into decent shape.
I've already removed the AUX battery hardware in the trunk and cleaned up the wiring in the trunk compartment. I was lucky enough to obtain several items from a 2017 PPV in a local wrecking yard this past week (hood, trunk lid - with backup camera/cabling, rear seat belts/buckles, door weather seals (body side), radio trim bezel, a-pillar trim pieces).
I formerly owned a 2017 Chevy SS sedan that I sold back in January to fund my company and fund this Caprice project for my YouTube channel.
I have a lot of work ahead of me, but it should be interesting!
This car has the 6.0L V8 L77 engine and it currently has 111K miles on the odometer. This car needs a lot of work and that should make it a great video subject over the next several months (depending on how the COVID-19 situation impacts my part sources and local automotive companies).
I'm working through the critical maintenance and safety items first (engine oil/filter change, brake fluid flush, HVAC/engine filter, removing leftover upfitter wiring, rear seat belt installation, new tires/wheels, rekeying and getting FOBs working) then I'll move on to things like suspension upgrade(s), center console upgrade, adding a backup camera/upgrading radio head unit and finally getting the body/paint into decent shape.
I've already removed the AUX battery hardware in the trunk and cleaned up the wiring in the trunk compartment. I was lucky enough to obtain several items from a 2017 PPV in a local wrecking yard this past week (hood, trunk lid - with backup camera/cabling, rear seat belts/buckles, door weather seals (body side), radio trim bezel, a-pillar trim pieces).
I formerly owned a 2017 Chevy SS sedan that I sold back in January to fund my company and fund this Caprice project for my YouTube channel.
I have a lot of work ahead of me, but it should be interesting!