scruffythefirst

I used a blowtorch to get all the sound deadening off.

Get a small block v8 with a bloody big charger in there.

Shame the cars a shed though

Lexus 4L V8, Vw twin turbo v6 out of a passat, vr6 supercharged, 13b turbo, jag v12, v10 viper engine, v10 from the new m5 or older v8's. straight 6 m3 engine. New corvette v8 (ls2?) Scooby or evo engine (urgh) jet engine (it can be done to drive the wheels)

turn the input shaft 10 times and count the number of turns of the output. Or take the backplate off and count the teeth on the crownwheel and the pinion. Some ford diffs have the ratio written on the crownwheel too.

I've just found a load of chicken wire in the back of my sill If I had known that end was full of fiberglass I'd have paid someone to replace the whole thing and not spent 4 days cutting up bits of metal to patch the front. I bloody hate my capri sometimes, most times in fact.

Thats why I only ordered the brackets, mastercylinder and polybushes from them as I didn't have time to make my own kit using trial and error (as i would normaly). The said everything they supplied would be a direct fit so I assumed I could get the whole lot done in 2 or 3 days but its been off the road 3 weeks now.

Everything except the brake brackets is available elsewhere, cheaper with good customer service. The brake brackets are piss easy to make anyway, if I had known I would have just made a template myself and got them lazer cut. It isn't any easier having everything under one roof if they never send you what you want or answer the phone

Sorry for coming on a bit strong but I'm really really pissed off with them. First they send the wrong ARB bushes - 22mm instead of 19mm, fair enough one mistake is ok. But at this point the neglect to mention their master cylinder isn't a direct fit and that they sell an item to make it a direct fit. Phone them to sort out the non fitting master cylinder and they suggest a solution but again, neglect to mention the parts they sell. Phone them for a third time (last monday) to order more ARB bushes as I don't have time to return the wrong ones as I'm desperate to get the car back on the road. They don't have the ones I need in stock so sell me a 2.8i 24mm ARB to go with the new bushes. This time they mention their master cylinder fitting solution so I order that as well and check everything is in stock and I'll have it by the weekend. Thursday arrives and no delivery so I give them a ring and discover they're busy as they have decorators in so I won't get the parts till monday. :banghead: :banghead: Well the parts arrived today (tuesday) and they've sent me a 24mm ARB and 22mm bushes. To say I am pissed off is an understatement. So my car has now been off the road for 3 weeks because they're so shit. I've built 2 kit cars now and never had any problems like this with any other supplier or parts not fitting as advertised. Totally unnaceptable, even if it is a company run by volunteers. Not to mention they never answer their phones or phone you back if you leave a message. Their parts are good quality, but IMHO overpriced. I ordered discs and pads from rally design at a lot less than caprisports advertised price. Their caliper relocation brackets are £50 (I bought some for my kit car for £16 from someone else). They're not even that well designed as you have to drill the hub, simply reversing the bolt and having a plain hole in the bracket would solve this. Plus, they have the cheek to charge £14 a year membership. My advice would be to stay away :banghead: :banghead:

Fuel tank looks to be in the way, or bloody close with a capri.

Depends which gearbox you've got in there now. I was just a bout to do this swop on my 'LS, had a quick shufty underneath and discovered a bloody type 3. Type 3 has a 7/8th" x 20 spline input shaft where the type E and Type 9 both have 1" x23 spline. So if you've got a Type E it should be a direct fit, a Type 3 will need a new clutch and possibly new crossmember. You can tell the two apart by the number of slots in the web between the tailcase and the selector tube - type 3 - 3 slots, type E 1 slot at gearlever end. The type 3 also has webs on the right hand side of the main case where the type e is smooth

This any help, they're 15" ML's but you get the idea.

I could do with one for my capri too, there isn't a lot of room between the axel and the petrol tank tho

st220 mondeo V6, VAG twin turbo v6, new corvette ls7 for a biggish car like a capri peripehral port rotary with or without turbo's, hyabusa turbo or that toyota 4age in something light like an escort

Silly question, but where can I get some? All halfords had was the locking type and I can't see them on the Compomotive website. I'll give compomotive a ring in the morning but surely they can't be that hard to find? I need 60 deg tapered ones I take it, m12 x 1.5?

Paint it white, can see all the leaks then