RetroFordMRT

Are these still for sale ?

Hello. Just wondering if anyone has got a capri v6 exhaust system for sale not too fussed on condition aslong as no holes really and not fussed about being standard either. bored of getting let down by time wasters on ebay. In melton mowbray leicestershire Cheers Liam

wheels i want always are so far away im up in leicestershire

Hey sorry for my long poor reply i havent managed to get on a laptop till today, might be abit far for me to travel and I may have found a system i can chop, I will let you know this week though, thanks again

Hi thanks for the message, have you got any quick pics just so i can figure out, email, liamtipping690@hotmail.co.uk cheers pal

Hi, I am currently nearly finished my rover v8 capri project to be ready for classic ford show but i am lacking rear wheels, looking for 10x13 wellers or banded etc I need to make an exhaust system so could poss use a v6 system or anything helpful like cherry bombs etc Am in Melton mowbray leicestershire, I will pick up and pay cash always Thanks Liam

yeah def I bet its pretty good sounded well last time i heard it mines running smoothish so im happy

yeah early sounds good I'll drive down there with you and get the capri tuned oil top up should be beaut there and then back haha

That sounds quality, where can I get a stand pass and I need to buy some tickets as going to camp over, is it from the friday to monday camping I cant remember, Thanks for your help guys

Hi Im looking to go to the classic ford show in the capri, and im just wondering if anyone is driving down in a convoy as it would be good to see and be in, Im from leicestershire and hoping to cruise down with Paul in his orange cortina, and how many cars are allowed on the old skool ford stand ?? cheers Liam

oh and the escort I sold it as the gipsys tried stealing it was a good one though had 1 previous owner 44000 miles from new etc and now ive got 2 capris how did that happen ?

Cheers Pal, I used road lining paint haha didnt end well though as it corroded and let air out eventually but I liked them

Haha yeah ive got some good pictures somewhere but think the pic with toms old escort in says it all really, need to get some better pics of the capri possible next to a cortina ?

Hi here is a few pictures of my current daily my mk2 capri, and a few of my old mk2 escort I once had and my old p100, and sorry about the non fords but still abit different any feedback is welcome Thanks,

very nice, bet its hard deciding which one to go out in

HI, Ashby Folville in leicestershire begins In April, always on the 2nd tuesday of the month. Ive been going for a few years now and It was a small meet but now it mega, Also Its always a good night as its a mix of everything and anything and usually fills up two fields, there is a good pub over the road and in the main field there is food and drinks, ice creams etc night usually ends with burnouts up the road. Just thought I'd post as most people dont know when its on or have heard its on. Also does anyone know of any meets etc in leicestershire Im trying to go to a few more this time around

Hello, I just thought I would let everyone know about the good but abit crap Ford type F gearbox, as when it all went wrong in my mk2 capri I found no information about this box and converted to a type E another 4 speed found In cortina's capri's etc and as I had no idea about the splines and everything else involved in converting over it was abit of a nighmare. First off the type F is an external rods box with 3 gear links, 1st and 2nd, 3rd and 4th and reverse these connect to 3 rods which then connect to your gear stick assembly this equals to pretty crap and loud gear changes it all can be adjusted to help prevent this but it doesnt make too much diffence and compared to the normal railed boxes its worth changing for nicer shifts. But the reason I changed to a type e was because In mid driving all the rods fell of and lost all the bits and bobs and car was stuck in 2nd so I converted as I didnt have and couldnt buy these bits again. The type F Input shaft is 23 splines same as type 9 with a short end. output shaft is 10 splines big teeth has its own propshaft no other I have found has 10 splines. Bell housing is different, starter motor is mounted higher and where it bolts to the gearbox its very different to most other gearboxes and will not interchange. So to do the conversion (type E) I had to change, Clutch plate, 20 splines Will need propshaft off capri with type e originally , I split my old one with a cortina one and luckly they were the same splines but old centre bearing is too big so I need the other capri one as its a two piece prop and needs bolting to the car body. The input shaft that goes into the crank is the same sized bearing however the length is too long so I had to grind down very carefully and smooth. Remove the engine plate between the engine and bellhousing as they are different starter motor wont fit bolt dont line up etc. Lengthen the reverse light cable. So all in all abit of a nightmare but this is because they only put this gearbox in 2.0 mk2 capri's as far as I know. Seems a shame to throw away as its quite a heavy duty gearbox I would of though it would take some good power but the gear changes let it down. If its all abit hazy please let me know its my first post and could quite easily tell you but typing is abit different ha ha oh and how do you upload pictures as Im abit unsure how to do that, Thanks Retrofordmrt ( Liam)

Hi, I was recomended by a friend on here to join and get some pictures up of the cars Ive had, I like having the old fords just feels like everything else is either abit boring or just too expensive for somthing that isnt very good anyway but I still respect and have an intrest in most things old not too fussed if its fast or not as my girlfriends 206 GTI will nail my 2.0 capri but the "coolness" is completly different haha