Couldn't get the wipers to work on the Caprice. In summation, tried a bunch of things, including testing the motor, ended up being a bad motor, go figure..

Macgyver's mistakes: Using speaker wire to test the motor, cutting the wiper switch wires, removing the steering wheel about 6 times testing different things.

GM's advantages:

79 Camaro and 87 Caprice wiper motors are the same, even if one doesn't have pulse wipers, the motor still works, just not in pulses.

88 Cavalier and 87 Caprice steering wheels are interchangeable.

The window motor is still in GREAT shape after 14 years.

Super glue can fix a broken heater switch.

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So in conclusion, the Caprice is running GREAT (damn near as fast at the RS, that's probably a bad thing).

Everything, including the wipers, works, total cost:

$20 Cavalier steering wheel.
$64 new power window switch and door lock switch.
$500 for the car, and an 85 Caprice parts car.

Stuff stolen from the 79:
Wiper motor
Door jamb switch
Vaccum lines.

Lock this if you must, just let me feel content for a bit

Mac is in a good mood

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Shane McConnell
macgyver@nethirdgen.org [*]Webmaster of www.NEThirdgen.org[*]1991 RS 305 T5 15.6@88[*]1979 Z28

 

please take to your non tech to www.nethirdgen.org.- thanks

sorry, I always wanted to do that and I do realize you run that site Mac


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91 RS W/carbed 350, Vortec heads, performer rpm, Comp cams Xtreme energy 224/230 duration and .477/.480 lift. BFG Drag radials. 3.42 posi,Corvette servoed 700r4, 3000 stallconverter. Edelbrock TES, 3inch cat, flowmaster with single 2.5 inch exit.
Best time yet to come
12's?? :crossthumbs:

This is a Pic of my car in race trim www.tbns.net/billyjay/camero.jpg

Yes I know how to spell camaro- so dont ask. I didnt make the link

 

BWHAHAHA!

 

vortecfcar that was funny. definately belongs at www.nethirdgen.org but sometimes it pays to know the right people

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