Paul Y
Posted a lot
Posts: 1,951
|
|
|
|
For an axle use a Ford Explorer rear end. They are cheap, strong have a LSD and come with disks. From memory if you use the short tubes they are about 56" wide which, thinking about it again, is probably too wide for a Capri without X Pak arches..... Any way...V8.... P.  |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OMG I never spotted the RR roundels! .. Amazing. Lovely to see you briefly, the car looks ace.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Paul Y
Posted a lot
Posts: 1,951
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,976
Club RR Member Number: 71
|
|
|
|
OMG I never spotted the RR roundels! .. Amazing. Don't feel guilty I was there when Andy unloaded it on Sat and it was gewy who clocked it and pointed it out - brilliant touch I thought!!! |
| |
|
|
PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,685
Club RR Member Number: 91
|
|
|
|
Oh you are a bad man - it's a very good thing that didn't turn up 2 weeks ago before I dropped the damn heads off to be ported! Maybe I should buy it anyway (looks in wallet, finds only dust and moths..... Realises some silly person at the bank never shut his student overdraft facility.....) |
| |
|
|
b3nson
Part of things
Posts: 886 
Club RR Member Number: 22
|
|
|
|
|
Such an cool car, thank you for taking the time to talk to me about the car and the class/championship you run in.
|
| |
'99 Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo
'08 Panda 100HP
|
|
PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,685
Club RR Member Number: 91
|
|
|
|
OMG I never spotted the RR roundels! .. Amazing. Lovely to see you briefly, the car looks ace. Cheers dude, was good to bump into you as well, and to see you actually relaxed enough to be able to enjoy things and have a tea break! As for the roundels, well I somehow decided it was cheaper to buy a vinyl plotter than pay someone else to do all the decals for the Capri - so now I need to keep finding uses for it! If you need any single colour stickers etc. let me know, I can cut up to about 600mm wide and infinitely long  |
| |
|
|
PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,685
Club RR Member Number: 91
|
|
|
|
Such an cool car, thank you for taking the time to talk to me about the car and the class/championship you run in. Any time, now you just need to come join in |
| |
|
|
PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,685
Club RR Member Number: 91
|
|
|
|
And thank you for the photos fer4l and DarrenW love seeing peoples shots of the car, helps to make it all worth while. Was funny really, both me and Lauren found it very odd having cameras pointing at us a lot of the day, not complaining though! |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 31, 2016 10:16:32 GMT
|
Cheers dude, was good to bump into you as well, and to see you actually relaxed enough to be able to enjoy things and have a tea break! As for the roundels, well I somehow decided it was cheaper to buy a vinyl plotter than pay someone else to do all the decals for the Capri - so now I need to keep finding uses for it! If you need any single colour stickers etc. let me know, I can cut up to about 600mm wide and infinitely long Thanks man, maybe next year my car will be running well enough that I can take to the hill May take you up on the vinyl stuff  |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Aug 31, 2016 11:01:08 GMT
|
I'm sure I've got better ones but I don't have time right now to trawl through all my photos... But it sounded great zooming past away from the start  |
| |
|
|
qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,421
Club RR Member Number: 52
|
|
Sept 2, 2016 20:19:25 GMT
|
|
Just caught up with the thread. Excellent work. I especially like the work you're putting into the Cologne. I think its a far more interesting engine choice than the standard V8 swap, even if it is a tad more work and expense.
Tom
|
| |
|
|
PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,685
Club RR Member Number: 91
|
|
Sept 11, 2016 20:31:36 GMT
|
Just caught up with the thread. Excellent work. I especially like the work you're putting into the Cologne. I think its a far more interesting engine choice than the standard V8 swap, even if it is a tad more work and expense. Tom Cheers, certainly been taking some thought! But getting there with the general plan now, even got two thirds of the 44 IDF carbs I need - it's adding up fast money wise! |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Classic Ford feature is now on the shelves |
| |
Last Edit: Dec 2, 2016 12:47:51 GMT by dbizzle
|
|
Colonelk
Posted a lot
Posts: 3,742
Club RR Member Number: 83
|
|
|
|
|
Love this car so much
|
| |
|
|
bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,976
Club RR Member Number: 71
|
|
|
|
Classic Ford feature is now on the shelves Being a die hard Opel Fruit I've never purchased a "Ford" magazine in my life Tomorrow that will no longer be true....... |
| |
|
|
PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,685
Club RR Member Number: 91
|
|
|
|
So as has been mentioned, the Capri is featured in this month's Classic Ford Magazine - image to whet your appetite below - quality poor enough to force you to leave the computer and do some old school mag based reading - go on, it's a great post Christmas overeating read.  Had so much fun doing the shoot, thanks again go to all involved. If you ever get the chance to be featured, go for it. Got to say it's the best cherry on top feeling, opening a mag you've been reading for years and seeing a car you've built. Proper happy at the moment As for the car, well it's under cover awaiting the new engine. Heads are still away, but should be back soon, and the parts are coming together - set of proper "Made in Italy" triple IDF44 Webers are winging their way here from the US as I type - not looking forward to the complexities of the manifold they'll need! Will get some photos up in the New Year hopefully. |
| |
|
|
|
|
PhoenixCapri
West Midlands
Posts: 2,685
Club RR Member Number: 91
|
|
Jan 17, 2017 21:46:44 GMT
|
So after a winter hiatus involving fitting a new kitchen and immobilising myself via a trapped nerve I finally got down the unit for some playtime for the first time this year. It wasn't a long session, but the Capri still fires up and runs, and the bonnet is now off ready for a respray following much swearing due to the blue paint not adhering onto the cream of the bonnet bulge - needless to say I'm paying my paint man instead of doing it myself this time! In other news, the shiny bits have started turning up ;D (though I now have no money) First up the forged rods and ARP bolts from WMS Racing  Why forged - well because I'm hoping to have a redline of 7500rpm - which would make a mess of the standard ones, even if they were polished and shot peened. Next the light weight, billet steel flywheel from TTV. This is actually the second one as the first never arrived.... thankfully DHL took responsibility so got a replacement! It's 5kg, verses the stock 8kg one, but the difference in inertia is way bigger than the 40% weight reduction, and that's what matters when it comes to improving the engine response.   And why an expensive billet one? Let's just say I like my feet and I don't trust a cast one that's had enough machining to get it down to 5kg! And finally for this post, carbs. 44IDFs to be exact. Why these? Well they're more tuneable than DCNF's, and more compact than IDA's. Size wise I need to run around a 38mm choke which means a 44 is about the smallest carb I can get away with.  Tripple sets of carbs are pretty rare, downdraft ones even more so, 44 IDFs even more so. So I have 2 matched pairs, had to ship one pair in from the US to get for fair money - sadly I've not found an exact match, but both pairs are Made in Italy types, and appear to be the same on first inspection. Full service and jet changes required, but nothing too difficult. Still keeping an eye out for a closer match. |
| |
|
|
|
|
