Category Archive: Buford - 9C1 Caprice, Project Cars
Update: Hotchkis Suspension & AFCO Bushings Transform Our 9C1 Caprice
Well we can officially say that Project Buford T Justice is underway and the transformation from a sad sack, 196,000 mile ex-police vehicle into a fun to drive tire shredder is under way. Using basic...
Project Update: The Pro-Lux 1982 Cadillac Chicken Coupe Gets Torn Town and Sized Up
(Words and Photos by Matt Graves) – Last we left you, the 1982 Cadillac project known as the Chicken Coupe was dropped on your lap with a rendering and a couple photos of the actual car that...
Insane Project Introduction: The Chicken Coupe – The Yin To Buford T Justice’s Yang
(Words and Photos by Matt Graves and Jon Clark) – (Editor’s Note – We got some flack when we decided to call our Caprice “Buford T Justice” because Buford drove Pontiacs...
Project Car Introduction: American Powertrain’s Project “Magnum 44” 1966 Dodge Coronet Convertible
This is the first installment in what will be a hella cool build from the boys at American Powertrain. Gray Fredrick, who is the CEO of American Powertrain scooped up a 1966 Dodge Coronet off of eBay...
Buford T Justice 9C1 Update: The Parts From Hotchkis, Cragar, AFCO, and Mickey Thompson
Last week we put Buford T Justice, our project 1987 Caprice 9C1 through the last set of paces on the stock suspension and tires. The car performed as we pretty much thought it would, wallowing some,...
Buford T Justice, Our 1987 9C1 Chevy Caprice Goes Through Final Testing Before the Upgrades Begin!
(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Take a good long look at this wallowing sad sack. It is the last time you’ll see ol’ Buford T Justice, our 1987 9C1 Caprice in stock form. Because we are...
Project Car: The Goodguys G/RS 1969 Camaro…The Build at Ridetech Continues
The Goodguys Rod and Custom Association has taken car shows to the next level for decades, and founder Gary and Marilyn Meadors are still cruising with the best of them. When their son Marc Meadors...
Buford T Justice Update: It Lives Again Thanks to a Down and Dirty Driveway Thrash and Junkyard Parts
Back in May, as I am sure you remember, Buford T Justice spit the bit during dyno session hi-jinx. The car spit the drive shaft out violently, busted the hell out of the 700R4 transmission, and was...
Sneak Peek: Ironworks Speed and Kustom Has Some Bitchin Projects in the Works!
Roger and the guys at Ironworks Speed and Kustom in Bakersfield California have been building bitchin chassis and complete cars and trucks for several years now including the 2011 Goodguys Giveaway...
Project Buford T Justice Update: The Trans Thrash is ON!
If you remember, we put Project Buford T Justice on the dyno a couple weeks ago and fragged the trans and driveshaft in violent fashion. Since then, we recalled a transmission that has been living in...
BangShift Project: Introducing the $200 Hauler…A Tow Rig on a BangShift Budget!
Although the economy is looking up, regular Joes like us are still hurting, and there are plenty of folks, like us, who just can’t afford a new tow rig. So, when the opportunity came for us to...
Project Buford T Justice Will Be Saved For About A 100 Bucks With a 15 Year Old Transmission
By now you know that I blew up my Project Buford T Justice Caprice on the dyno at Performance Auto and Dyno in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Monday. After the car spit the driveshaft at us, broke the...
Project Buford T Justice Hits the Dyno and Goes KABLOOEY! CARNAGE VIDEO INSIDE!
After we ran Buford T Justice at the strip and the 4,000lb tank shocked us with elapsed times in the 15-second range, we were immediately intrigued as to the actual power output of the 185,000 mile...
