[Berg]

I got my girlfriend's grandmother's 1985 Caprice yesterday to dispose of... It was in very rough shape with a bad engine and slipping transmission. I was thinking about using the TH200 4R as a core trans to build up for the malibu but ended up junking the car whole. I ended up dragging it across the scales at 3320 lbs and got $501 for it as a complete auto hulk with cat. Hell, that was more than we were trying to get for the car when it was for sale! I did pull the radiator out of it since it was only a few months old and I put it in my Malibu for some increased cooling as well as saved the side post battery cables to put in the car. I'm still debating the 90 amp 12SI alternator conversion for the new car. At this point I figure i'm going to get a new engine harness since mine is hacked beyond recognition. I saved the engine section from the Caprice to splice in but have since decided against it considering the cost of a new reproduction engine harness that plugs into the factory bulkhead connector. I'm going to order a harness with Electronic Ignition and an Electric Choke lead built in. I'm going to leave it set for the external regulator alternator and just use the harness adapters in case I'd like a more original appearance. I also am still caught up over running a large cap GM HEI distributor or using an original style GM points distributor with the Electronic conversion kit. I'm thinking that would look more period correct. Any modifications I plan on making to this car would be able to be easily converted back to original.