OK so I've this idea for a while now let me know what you think and of course if someone has already done it let me know and show me some pics. Get out your welder! I want to build a 2 door 85 caprice wagon. I'm thinking start with a 4 door caprice and replace the front doors (and jambs) with doors from a 2 door then add the back of a wagon, have the two doors door latch up where the rear door use to on the wagon. Basicaly cut the 4 door sedans body after the front door and cut the wagons body after the rear door and put them together using that long door form the 2 door. Make sense? My other great idea involves a late 80's Olds full size wagon on a 02 Tahoe 4x4 frame but do it right so it doesnt look like a late 80s wagon setting on a 4x4 chassis but I like the 3 door wagon idea better.
Interesting thought. You should do a mock-up on PhotoShop/similar. See if the likely result is the same as what your mind's eye sees. I'd be interested to see what you come up with. I wonder if it would be easier (and I know nothing about this sort of thing...so bear with me) to use a 2-door Caprice as the donor for the front end. You'd be limiting yourself to a model no newer than 1987, IIRC...because the coupe was dropped after then.
I think it would be much easier to graft the 2-dr. doors and jambs directly onto the wagon. Why mix and match three cars when you could do it with two? Much less body work that way.
Check out how Wixom61 did this to an older wagon. http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6408 Brandon
There are a ton of 4x4's wagons like that so that's nothing new, most look like wagons on 4x4 frames though. To make a 2 door out of a wagon I would think you'd want to keep the boxed wagon frame as opposed to the open frame from a sedan for a conversion?
I just saw that yesterday because of the pic of it in wagon of the month. Wix had a way better idea, I would love to see his finished! I wouls not have expected to fit so well.
There is also a member who took a mid 60s (think it was a 63) Mopar 4 door wagon and made it into a 2 door post wagon. If I remember correctly, he set it up like a 60's gasser/altered wheel base dragster.
Just Stumbled on this CL ad for a 88 Caprice 2 door wagon, it could save you alot of welding time!!!! I am not sure I like shaved door handles, or the tail lights, but it should give you a good idea of how the body work will look. http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/3387062598.html
Hate the brake lamps. The stock factory lights would look better, although I sort of prefer the Pontiac ones. Otherwise, it looks interesting. There is something almost mid-60s Malibu going on with the rear wheel wells, though.
Thats what I'm talking about. I like it some of the bodywork is not for me like the tail lights but thats the overall idea.
