1986 Ford Capri laser 2.0 - Now a 2 litre

[tomfairall]

hi all, I'm Tom, i'm 20 and this is my capri

it's an 86 laser 1.6 and i bought it May last year.

It's very solid and as far as I'm aware has never been welded, it has 70k-ish miles on the clock and the previous owner had done a few mods to it. the plan is to bring it further to the 21st century with some upgrades.

what i have done so/ has been done so far:

sportex 4 brand exhaust
twin choke webber carbs and K&N filter
48 core radiator
Hi-spec brake upgrade
mk2 escort rs steering wheel and 2.8i half leather seats
clear indicators and mesh headlight guards
the previous owner fitted a nice stereo and some black something speakers
and i've polybushed the rear and have the front polybushes on order and fitted single leaf springs.

i also have 2 205 block pinto engines (one of which i'm currently rebuilding to be fitted) and some compomotive cx wheels which i'm waiting on tyres for

i plan on:

fitting 2lt pinto engine
fitting cx wheels
coilovers on the front and uprated dampers on the rear


anyway here's pictures

day i bought it



how it looks now


interior




uprated brakes and rear end



compomotive cx wheels



it's my only car so it gets used most day. Best car i've ever driven hands down.

it was also featured on wheels dealers in 2004 as "the car to aim for" in their capri episode so that's pretty cool

feedback is Gaways appreciated,

Cheers

[baggabones]

Gets a big fat like from me!

[blacksaff]

Love it! Nice to see a younger driver with impeccable taste. The Capri as they say is "the car you always promised yourself".

Look forward to seeing the direction you take it.

[sridgett]

Nice mate. My dream car is a mk3 capri lol

[shielsy68]

liken that very much

[tomfairall]

Jul 25, 2015 14:04:39 GMT baggabones said:

Gets a big fat like from me!

thanks mate, appreciated =)

[tomfairall]

Jul 25, 2015 14:41:21 GMT blacksaff said:

Love it! Nice to see a younger driver with impeccable taste. The Capri as they say is "the car you always promised yourself".

Look forward to seeing the direction you take it.

thank you, a lot of my friends have or want old cars, they're getting very popular. i'm going for a standardish look but brought into the 21st century build for it, hopefully it will be great =)

[tomfairall]

Jul 25, 2015 14:58:38 GMT sridgett said:

Nice mate. My dream car is a mk3 capri lol

thank you =)

[tomfairall]

Jul 25, 2015 15:26:47 GMT shielsy68 said:

liken that very much

thank you =)

[rsmithy626]

I like this Capri... I follow you on IG as well

[tomfairall]

Jul 26, 2015 16:33:01 GMT rsmithy626 said:

I like this Capri... I follow you on IG as well

thank you man =), same with yours, red was the colour i wanted =)

[SmokeEm]

That is in lovely condition. I built this 2.0l in 2007 when my nephew was 17,



He loved it and used to come to local meets with me. It was a 2.0l, with FR32 Cam, Sierra Electronic Ignition, 4 branch and full Sportex system. As I built it to be a weekend toy, it sat unused most of the time and my Nephew always joked that one day it would be his. I had no intentions of selling but a few days after his 18th, he slapped £1500 in my hand and called my bluff. Once insured, he ran it daily and even entered the oldskoolford drag racing championship with it in 2009. (Driving it there and back after racing)
Over the winter of 2009, we decided to make it a pure racer and so fitted a 2.1 block, full race head, HT1 cam and a pair of 45 webers etc. at just 20years old, he won the OSFDC in 2010 beating Kev Jenkins by just 2 points!

He still has the car but it now has a 302 Ford V8 inside the bay but with funds severely depleted, It may not see the track again for a year or two yet.

Anyways, love yours. Really good condition.

[smiffiekiller]

where u from iv got shed full of bits and pieces if u need spare Iv sold the xxpack gots lazer alloys might have some alternators plastic interior bits

all these items were off my dads capri when somone smashed in to it when I get back from holiday il pm ya and tell u what exactly I have...

[smiffiekiller]

beautiful capri I had a black 2.0s 10yrs wish id kept it now

[tomfairall]

Jul 27, 2015 9:13:53 GMT SmokeEm said:

That is in lovely condition. I built this 2.0l in 2007 when my nephew was 17,



He loved it and used to come to local meets with me. It was a 2.0l, with FR32 Cam, Sierra Electronic Ignition, 4 branch and full Sportex system. As I built it to be a weekend toy, it sat unused most of the time and my Nephew always joked that one day it would be his. I had no intentions of selling but a few days after his 18th, he slapped £1500 in my hand and called my bluff. Once insured, he ran it daily and even entered the oldskoolford drag racing championship with it in 2009. (Driving it there and back after racing)
Over the winter of 2009, we decided to make it a pure racer and so fitted a 2.1 block, full race head, HT1 cam and a pair of 45 webers etc. at just 20years old, he won the OSFDC in 2010 beating Kev Jenkins by just 2 points!

He still has the car but it now has a 302 Ford V8 inside the bay but with funds severely depleted, It may not see the track again for a year or two yet.

Anyways, love yours. Really good condition.

bet it flys mate, insurance isn't too bad for young drivers but only if you steer clear of the s models and the 2.8is. thank you and as does yours =)

[tomfairall]

Jul 27, 2015 9:59:01 GMT smiffiekiller said:

where u from iv got shed full of bits and pieces if u need spare Iv sold the xxpack gots lazer alloys might have some alternators plastic interior bits

all these items were off my dads capri when somone smashed in to it when I get back from holiday il pm ya and tell u what exactly I have...

i'm in dartford mate =)

[tomfairall]

Jul 27, 2015 10:00:48 GMT smiffiekiller said:

beautiful capri I had a black 2.0s 10yrs wish id kept it now

thank you =) you should have definitely kept it mate =)

[tomfairall]

bit of a small update, i've fitted polybushes to the front now so 90% of the car is polybushed (inner TCA, outer TCA, ARB and steering rack). discovered the anti roll bar is a 24mm one that comes off the 2.8i too
I've also fitted my Comopomotive CX wheels after long last.

ready for the gathering this weekend =)

[Mercdan68]

Just lovely, I've owned many over the years personal fav? Four speed 2.8i I owned 25 years ago!! Will look out for yours I'm in dartford too

[sparkyt]

When converting the rear end drums to discs did you need to change the master cylinder ? Does the drum cylinder have pre load on the lines ?