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bumpster · 01-25-2004, 03:42 PM

Hey guys! I bought a 1987 Chevy full-size 4 dr. sedan sight unseen from a local alchohol test drinker. Figured the O.D. tranny worth the 100 bucks. Turns out car is an old police car. Got it running,(ignition module was bad), holds good oil pressure and no noise but smokes bad. Car is strange, large bolt pattern wheels, low back buckets with steel backs, full guages,certified speedo,350 instead of 305. Question is, all I wanted was the tranny, and maybe the buckets. What else would be on a police package I should pull before I crush it?

*dtlilly* · 01-25-2004, 04:28 PM

Save the whole rest of the car and sell it. Memphis is 65% black, and they just love the old box chevy 4 doors. Advertise in the auto trader, you should get some offers. The police package also came with the big sway bars, bigger brakes, stiffer suspension, etc. Good find for $100.

jcueckert13 · 01-25-2004, 04:47 PM

pull the motor and rebuild it they are good engines. i wish i had kept my old cop car. i traded it for a 73 jeep wagoneer that i have only had running once

Blue Beard · 01-25-2004, 11:38 PM

Most of those cop cars had souped engines....might be worth checking into.....

Hooter · 01-25-2004, 11:42 PM

the sway bars are definetly worth keeping
I dunno, cop seats, cop motor, cop suspension, not sure what you would keep actually

bumpster · 01-26-2004, 09:45 PM

good call on the sway bars, I was thinking about the engine, but I am really out of dry storage. Might make good trading fodder. The aux. trans cooler looks pretty generic. It may belong on Shuttermutts 67 if we ever get on it. Thanks for the input!

corn · 01-26-2004, 10:55 PM

We had an old police impala & it had a tight ratio steering box & posi too...

krazy_texan · 01-27-2004, 12:01 AM

i would say trash the transmission they are ridden so hard and have many more miles on them than your typical car. just my 2 cents

Larry68GMC · 01-27-2004, 12:09 AM

Hey bumptser, where you at in OK. I might be interested in that motor..

01-25-2004, 03:42 PM	#1
bumpster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Posts: 63	Anything worth keeping? Hey guys! I bought a 1987 Chevy full-size 4 dr. sedan sight unseen from a local alchohol test drinker. Figured the O.D. tranny worth the 100 bucks. Turns out car is an old police car. Got it running,(ignition module was bad), holds good oil pressure and no noise but smokes bad. Car is strange, large bolt pattern wheels, low back buckets with steel backs, full guages,certified speedo,350 instead of 305. Question is, all I wanted was the tranny, and maybe the buckets. What else would be on a police package I should pull before I crush it? __________________ 72 C10 10 yr.daily driver 68 C10 18 yr.money pit 72 Nova all original 99 H.D. Heritage[sanity check] 71 VW topless bug[summer fun] "When I have the money, I don't have the time ; when I have the time, I don't have the money.

01-25-2004, 04:47 PM	#3
jcueckert13 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edgewood New Mexico Posts: 2,088	pull the motor and rebuild it they are good engines. i wish i had kept my old cop car. i traded it for a 73 jeep wagoneer that i have only had running once __________________ 1990 subaru legcy (daily driver) 1987 Toyota 4runner (weekend toy) 1968 C30 flatbed dually 1970 C10 longbed stepside (in pieces) 1976 Dodge Dart 1963 Dodge Dart

01-25-2004, 11:38 PM	#4
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	Most of those cop cars had souped engines....might be worth checking into..... __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

01-25-2004, 11:42 PM	#5
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	the sway bars are definetly worth keeping I dunno, cop seats, cop motor, cop suspension, not sure what you would keep actually __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

01-26-2004, 09:45 PM	#6
bumpster Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma Posts: 63	good call on the sway bars, I was thinking about the engine, but I am really out of dry storage. Might make good trading fodder. The aux. trans cooler looks pretty generic. It may belong on Shuttermutts 67 if we ever get on it. Thanks for the input! __________________ 72 C10 10 yr.daily driver 68 C10 18 yr.money pit 72 Nova all original 99 H.D. Heritage[sanity check] 71 VW topless bug[summer fun] "When I have the money, I don't have the time ; when I have the time, I don't have the money.

01-25-2004, 04:28 PM	#2
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Save the whole rest of the car and sell it. Memphis is 65% black, and they just love the old box chevy 4 doors. Advertise in the auto trader, you should get some offers. The police package also came with the big sway bars, bigger brakes, stiffer suspension, etc. Good find for $100.

01-26-2004, 10:55 PM	#7
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	We had an old police impala & it had a tight ratio steering box & posi too...

01-27-2004, 12:01 AM	#8
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	i would say trash the transmission they are ridden so hard and have many more miles on them than your typical car. just my 2 cents __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

01-27-2004, 12:09 AM	#9
Larry68GMC Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Midwest City, OK Posts: 289	Hey bumptser, where you at in OK. I might be interested in that motor.. __________________ 71 GMC LWB 350, Dart Pro1's 200/64cc,10.2:1 RPM AirGap, 224/234 @50 496/518 lift w/1.6 roller rockers, 2500 stall '05 Dodge 2500 Crew Cab 4x4, 4 inch lift and 35's CTD



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