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fuschnicker
Posts : 11
Join date : 2018-12-29
Location : Gross Gerau/Germany
| Subject: New from Germany  Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:17 pm | |
| Hi there, my name is Dirk and I am 45 old. I am from Germany and my wife's daily is a 98 Tahoe. I also have a 83 Caprice Station Wagon, which I try to restore. Not my first one, but my first restauration. So I hope to get some input...  Cheers Dirk | |
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dmg4
Moderator
Posts : 1125
Join date : 2014-08-13
Age : 70
Location : Geneva, New York
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:27 pm | |
| Willkommen im Klub!
Let's see some pictures of the wagon. | |
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fuschnicker
Posts : 11
Join date : 2018-12-29
Location : Gross Gerau/Germany
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:06 am | |
| The blue one is the one I had back in the days. Around 2000. The other one is the current project. It was a hearse and it was running with LPG. Because he came from Belgium... That means I have to to a lot of work, just to get him legal running here in Germany. Du sprichst deutsch?     | |
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JeffY
Posts : 93
Join date : 2018-10-04
Age : 44
Location : Columbia MO
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Fri Jan 04, 2019 7:38 am | |
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dmg4
Moderator
Posts : 1125
Join date : 2014-08-13
Age : 70
Location : Geneva, New York
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Fri Jan 04, 2019 8:33 am | |
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Ja, aber ich höre, als wäre mein Mund voller Kartoffeln | |
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fuschnicker
Posts : 11
Join date : 2018-12-29
Location : Gross Gerau/Germany
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:19 pm | |
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- Du sprichst deutsch?
Ja, aber ich höre, als wäre mein Mund voller Kartoffeln Nein, dass klingt schon ganz gut!  | |
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fuschnicker
Posts : 11
Join date : 2018-12-29
Location : Gross Gerau/Germany
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:21 pm | |
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- Nice wagon man!
THX man. Currently I am working inside on the floor... And also the engine. Not sure if I rebuild the 305 or replace it with a 350. It's not that easy as doing it in the US... | |
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rauldelp
Posts : 148
Join date : 2015-05-27
Age : 41
Location : Hollywood, Florida, USA
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:52 pm | |
| If you're rebuilding anyway, it costs the same to build a 305 as a 350. 350 would be much nicer. Not sure how it would affect the emissions testing/status in Germany though. I think it'd be easy enough to just put the 350 in and leave the paperwork showing 305. They look the same from the outside (I'm pretty sure) | |
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fuschnicker
Posts : 11
Join date : 2018-12-29
Location : Gross Gerau/Germany
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:59 pm | |
| Thats a little more complicated...
In germany it is not affordable to ride this car nowdays under normal circumstances.
Means: now catback system, the car costs about 1.000 tax per year.
If I ride this car with an historical permission, it is about 500 tax and insurance together. But only if the car is more ore less original.
It's fair to say that you can add modifications which have been 'normal' within the next 10 years. But you have to be careful. Otherwise it could be result in big trouble...
And to get a 350 engine is not that cheap as in the us... ;-) | |
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fuschnicker
Posts : 11
Join date : 2018-12-29
Location : Gross Gerau/Germany
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:05 pm | |
| I don't know if I can post some pictures of my works here or if I should open up a new thread?! | |
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Andebe
Posts : 3323
Join date : 2013-02-20
Age : 55
Location : Centerville, IN
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:44 am | |
| Welcome! Happy legal moddding,lol. | |
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BeatleBob32
Posts : 5
Join date : 2019-07-30
Age : 42
Location : Des Moines, IA
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Tue Jul 30, 2019 1:25 am | |
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Sprocket
Posts : 6140
Join date : 2008-11-04
Location : Palm Beach County
| | Subject: Re: New from Germany Wed Jul 31, 2019 3:01 pm | |
| Welcome. Nice looking wagon. There is nothing wrong with the 305. In the US they have a bad reputation but they can be massaged a bit to get more respectful performance. By the time your wagon was built, they were de-tuned to pass emissions requirements and only had about 170 hp. I know you have to keep things looking stock for inspections, etc. but with some work can get 250+hp. Google search for 305 with 250 hp | |
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