Sleepas VR Caprice Wagon Build

[sleepa]

I now have a set of polished Caprice scuff plates.



And a close up


It took me a while to do but I figured out a good system for polishing stainless.
First up I used a Metal polishing system on a drill, cutting compound and "finishing" polish and buff.
It still had plenty of scratches left in it after this so next I hand polished it with some Menzerna Pf2500, then again with SF4000 to finish it.
I then used Purple polish by hand to really bring out the shine. Then a secret step, then some Polymer sealant over the top.

Quite a process but worth it.

 

[sleepa]

My growing pile of shiny things.


And I changed the wheels for now, obviously they will look better once it's lowered.


Oh yeah, I used that guard as a test patch when I painted the Berlinas bonnet, that's why it's partially blue.

 

[somefool]

great work man, those scuff plates came up mint. I'd say that whoever manages to scuff them first should owe you a carton as payment.

Good find with the pacies, ive got a set that i blasted and painted up- now waiting for motivation to come along haha. Bit of dust on them now but ill get there eventually. Dont quote me but i think the ute and wagon had different wheelbases (the wagon was longer) so i doubt that it would bolt straight up, hopefully it would need some extra pipe and new flanges welded in and thats all.

 

[sleepa]

great work man, those scuff plates came up mint. I'd say that whoever manages to scuff them first should owe you a carton as payment.

Cheers.
Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing. I've become a little attached to them already, maybe I will have to give everyone who gets in a warning not to scuff them. lol

Good find with the pacies, ive got a set that i blasted and painted up- now waiting for motivation to come along haha. Bit of dust on them now but ill get there eventually. Dont quote me but i think the ute and wagon had different wheelbases (the wagon was longer) so i doubt that it would bolt straight up, hopefully it would need some extra pipe and new flanges welded in and thats all.

Mine could do with a bit of paint. Not too sure on the length either. I know the front half before the Diff bolts up, then they both go over the Diff.
The worst thing I can see is that the drivers side pipe might not make it past the fuel tank. The utes have free space under there so I may have to bend it around the tank.
Either way I want 2 pipes coming out the back for looks, even if I have to merge them at some point.

 

[sleepa]

Wrote a new list of to do things for the Caprice Wagon and it's quite long

So I decided that I should get stuck into it a bit more and test fitted the Caprice side skirts, make a massive difference in looks, No pics as it got dark again, But maybe soon.
I also started on the rear grab handles and lights, but soon realised that I will have to cut out a chunk of metal for them to fit, a pair of tin snips and it won't take too long, but again it got too dark to see.

Not much of an update really.

 

[sleepa]

Some progress pics on the rear grab handle lights installation

Started off like this


Then I fitted the handle in order to outline the light.


With the handle removed


Started cutting it out with tin snips


And after


I had to cut out a bit more in order for the light to fit but here it is all done.


And the roof light upgrade with integrated map lights. This one was easy.
I fitted it up, then removed it and marked out where it was hitting.


Then cut the roof lining out.


And fitted it up, All done.



Then I started of the other side. But this time I cut it out a bit larger to make my life easier.


That's it so far.

 

[VS 5.0]

I think you should invest in some scuff plates for your scuff plates.

 

[sleepa]

Got the other rear grab handle light installed, then decided that I need to start with the painting process.

So I removed the front door handles, then cleaned up all the Caprice side strips, and found a pair of electric mirrors that were in good nick.

At the start.


I sanded down some small nicks in the plastic then prepped them for priming.



After being primed.




There is only one mirror in the above pics coz I used some old primer on the other one and it crazed, so I have to sand that off and try again.

 

[ievaq8]

nice work man...
keep at it...

 

[GypsyNz]

Looking the goods you sure been busy on her, havent got near mine in a while just been driving her. Been to flatout round here but i'm sure getting sick of the multi coloured look of mine lol