robertthorpe90

to be honest, i deserve the abuse. i just felt it was a time for a change, i get bored of car quicly and i just want more power and unfortunatly the 2.8is dont mod well so would be a situation of putting a proper power engine in and at the moment i just dont have the time, dont worry lads, i will be back one day!!!

YER IT IS REALLY GUTTING BUT I HAVE HAD TO CHOOSE Between my two cars which is a s14a 200sx or the capri and i think its time to move on, feel slighty dirty going over to the dark side! but i will be back one day, hopfully when i have more money and another project. thanks for the compliments lads, much appreciated

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unfortunatly no donor car just trying to build one from parts and whats left on the car, its gonna be tough and take time but then again it shall be worth it in the end lol. i have the engine and iam just stripping it down at the moment will be getting close to a full rebuild as parts for the engine arnt too much. if any one dose a have any spare parts/ knows somewhere that sells new and performance parts for not silly money then i will be interested? at the moment iam in need of most the auxiallrys off of the engine e.g distributor gear ect ect i have inlet manifold but need a carb, any ideas what sort of size i should use, looking for decent bit of power but also need whats left of any fuel economy lol thanks rob

ok then, thanks for your help mate, would i be able to change the input shafts over, if the internals are the same then surley i could simply change the bellhousing and the input shaft it would fit on?? also what proip shaft shoul i use, someone said i would be able to keep the propshaft and back axle the same? thanks rob

Well i have sorced a full 302 enigne out of a ford fairview, £200 but needs rebuild, was going to rebuild it any way so suits me well, now i have just one more hurdle to get over which is i need a gearbox!! dose any one know if the yank T5 box is the same as the cosworth boxes?? would i be able to just change the bellhousing? or is it completly diffrent? thanks rob

Beautiful m8!!!! what year is the engine??? is it the same as a cosworth gearbox or is the yank T5 manual box slightly diffrent?

thanks lads lots of help here so far so what cars would i find the 302 engine and the T5 box then? what sort of price am i looking at for engine and box ? and i have been told that i dont have to change my front subframe as it will fit straight in just wit ha set of special mouts (which i can get hold of for cheap)

After having got fed up with the constand backfireing, running like crap, driving like it on 5 cylinders till 4000rpm and about 9mpg normal driving, i have taken decision to take my mk3 capri off the road for lil while. was going to just do up my engine get it running proper again and mabye make some few engine mods untill................................ just went to purley cruise in croydon and bloke there with his capri but it had 770BHP and 800pound of tourque V8 supercharge beautiful piece of machinery and as my freinds and i dribbled over this car i got talking with the the owner Ray Harris (not one of the H.P.E lot, but a top bloke!!) and after about 2 hours in deep discussion has made me think that V6 is just not worth it! so its V8 power iam looking for now going to go for a ford 302 engine and a american T5 manual box if any one knows of ones going for resonable please let me know, brilliant thing is is he has loads of spares so thinking that saving up and gettin the best of both worlds my capri and V8. anyone else got any advice/ contacts/ tips for me ?? thanks rob

why did i not know about this website!!!!!! my life is complete!!! lol

mk 3 black 2.8 capri

yer i have lots of pics, but dont know how to put them up, i will email them if nesccery?[/img]

i have driven mine loads and given it alot of abuse and had no trouble wit hit locking up! why would it lock up??

me in my 2.8 capri with a welded diff just showing off and cocking about lol! Enjoy! see you at santa pod!!!! lol

welded diffs rule!!!!! i have one on my 2.8 mk3 capri, i love it! a welded diff rarley breaks but it took 4 months of pure abuse to snap one of the diffs, but the half shafts can break alot i have done 2 so far, one was from slapping a curb the other was from drifiting a roundabout, but its not too much of problem to change, and if one dose snap you can still nurse it home! they are gr8 fun for donuts and drifiting! just watch it in the wet, and get used to it b4 taking bends to fast! but go for it m8 i have never looked back! as the guys have said it dose judder a bit on lock and when you get it welded make sure u get it done really well!! lots of weld and support so it can hold on!

lovley car!!!! where you get steering wheel i need one like that?? thanks

can anyone do me a siggy, not looking for anything special, thanks

i drive mine every day, never had any trouble, even drove through a puddle on purpose other day for a laugh! lol i love the rain, welded diff means i burn less tyres! lol

cant get them any where, not even tickover can get any, any one know of any second hand???? mine are causing my car to do about 10mpg, overfueling like mad, and misfireing on start up! 10mpg is very hard when you are driving as your everyday car!

grinder time!!!!!!!!!! standard is nice and all, but nothing beats a modifided ford!

ha ha ha thanks guys i feel welcomed, any one avalible to make me a sig? [/img]

hi all lil bit about me my names rob iam 19, i have a 2.8 litre 1983 capri in black with a bit of a diffrence! i live in biggin hill if u live near quite a chance you will have seen the car, more than likley goin sideways,becose of the welded diffrential! lol!!