The Warbarge

This is project “WARBARGE”. It is my 1994 Caprice Classic which was given to me by my late grandfather. This is NOT a police package but does have 240 amp alternator and a 990 amp battery run by an L99 power plant which is an LT1 with smaller stroke and bore. It does incorporate GPS and video monitoring as well as an alarm system and other security features which are classified and cannot be published.

Yes there was a 4.3L V-8! The L99 4.3L was a 305 with a reduced stroke. It was was introduced in 1994 for the Chevrolet Caprice. It was externally identical to the LT1, but the bore was 3.736″ & the stroke was reduced by 3″ giving it a displacement of 263 in³. Like the LT1, it features sequential fuel injection, reverse cooling, and an optical ignition pickup. Output is 200 hp @ 245 lb·ft. Due to its smaller displacement, it provides better fuel economy than the LT1, but reduced horsepower & torque.

ON-BOARD PC

A Dell Latitude C600 attached to a Dell C-Port hardwired docking station
850Mhz Intel Pentium Processor with 66Mhz Front Side Bus
10 Gig IBM Daria Hard Drive
256K RAM
1 DB-9 Serial Port
1 DB-25 Parallel Port
2 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Ports
10/100 LAN and RJ-11 Modem Jacks
2 PCMCIA Card Slots
1 PS-2 Jack
1 S-Video Output
1 IR Port

I am currently running Microsoft XP Professional and Auditor Security Collection systems through a dual boot GRUB loader imbedded into the Master Boot Record. I have the option to run as many OS’s as I can fit on the drives.

RF DEVICES

Senao 200mW 802.11b hi-power PCMCIA Card with dual antenna jacks
Enterasys Cabletron Roamabout 802.11b PCMCIA Card with 1 antenna Jack
Cambridge Silicon Radio USB Bluetooth Dongle with external antenna modification
Rand McNally Serial GPS Receiver (ATMEL Chipset)

I run both wi-fi cards and GPS simultaneously with no problems in both WinXP & Linux. In Linux I can also receive packets in monitor mode with 1 card while injecting weakIV packets with the hi-power card effectively increasing the throughput and capture rate by 50 to 100 times.

AUDIBLE WARNING
Federal Signal BP-100 Siren Speaker
Federal Signal MS-4000 Siren
Generic Back Up Alarm

VISUAL WARNING
1 Whelen Dual Talon LED Dashlight (Red & White)
2 Sho-Me Red LED Micro Lites with External Flasher (1 on each side)
2 Sho-Me Red LED Duo Dash Lights with Internal Flasher (1 front, 1 rear)
1 Sho-Me Red LED with External Flasher (rear deck)
2 Sho-Me Red Strobe Heads (rear deck)
4 Nova 30W Corner Strobes (1 in each corner)
1 Whelen 6 Channel, 60 Watt Comet Flash Strobe Power Supply
1 Red Linear Strobe Head with Integral Power Supply (underside trunk lid)

COMMUNICATIONS

1 Uniden 200 Channel Handheld Scanner with Air band, 800Mhz, and WX
1 Uniden PRO 40 Channel CB Transceiver with President Dynamic Microphone
1 Wilson Lil’ Wil Lo Band CB Antenna
1 Larsen Dual Band VHF/UHF Center Load Antenna
1 Motorola Unity Gain 1/4 wave UHF Antenna with NMO Lo Profile Mount
1 Antenna Specialists 800Mhz Passive Repeater with Capacitive Inductor
2 2.4Ghz 7dB gain Wi-Fi antennae
1 Kenwood TK-272G 32 Channel VHF Handheld Tranceiver
1 Motorola Minitor IV VHF Radio Pager
4 Uniden GMRS UHF 14 Channel Tranceivers
1 Sprint EVDO Wireless Broadband AirCard
1 Radio Shack PRO-83 Scanner with Signal Stalker

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Morning Pride Bunker Pants
Morning Pride Turnout Coat
Ranger Combat LB Structural Firefighting Boots
Nomex Hood
Structural Firefighting Gloves
Bullard Structural Firefighting Helmet with Face Shield
Pelican Recoil LED Helmet Mounted Flashlight
Pak Mule NFPA approved Personal Escape RIT Belt with forged D Rings
Bail Out Bag with 100′ 7mm Nomex Life Safety Rope,
4 NFPA Carabineers, and 1 figure 8 Decender
1 Truckman Battle Axe with Flame Retardant Sheath
2 Pr. Wire Cutters
4 Sprinkler Wedges/Door Chocks
10′ Tubular Webbing

This project has been dismantled but this page will remain intact for reference.