mk3 silencer Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 Hello, im Dragos, im from Romania and this is my mk3 2.3litre capri. Bought just a while ago, in this condition, planning full restoration atm and will start asap. I joined this forum in hope of having more advice and expert minds around. Cheers P.S. i cant add any pictures..
Duke3s Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 Hi Dragos You are in the right place my friend! There are many people here who will be able to help you out! Good luck with your restoration Dave
escort new boy Posted July 25, 2007 Report Posted July 25, 2007 you need 10 posts to be able to post pictures im afraid
Daveyboy20 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Posted July 26, 2007 Welcome to the site, lookin forward to seeing his capri
Copey Posted July 26, 2007 Report Posted July 26, 2007 you need 10 posts to be able to post pictures im afraid and be a member for more than 7 days welcome btw!!! will keep my eye out for pics when you can post em!!
Admin Vista Posted July 26, 2007 Admin Report Posted July 26, 2007 welcome to OSF, get your post count up and give us all a look at the capri. We didn't get them with a 2.3 here, I assume that's a cologne V6 2.3?
mk3 silencer Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Posted July 27, 2007 thanks everybody for the welcoming. The car was originally a 2.0S but one of the previous owners decided to fit it with this 2.3 wich probably came out of a granada. I am the cars 4th owner and the one before me left it laying around the yard for about a year so nothing works right in it.. It is curently completely oil less, both motor and gearbox(bled it all out). Bought it for 2000 euro, but not cos it was worth that much, just because there werent many to choose from and i really wanted a capri. My curent plan is to get it back to shape, fit a x-pack and wide tires on it and then see how much power its lacking. I could put a 2.8 carb or injection, only thing is that cause of stupid legislation over here, i would have to pay an extra 1300 euro for the "MOT" ppl to test and maybe aprove it. So far i decided to find a better place for that money somewhere on the car. I posted pictures of the car in the garage, so i think you can see them there.
orionmojo Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 hello and welcome, some interesting plans there
Daveyboy20 Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 Looks great mate, interesting front end!!
stephens_xpack Posted July 27, 2007 Report Posted July 27, 2007 Nice one More pics once it is xpacked. We love a fat Capri
mk3 silencer Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Posted July 27, 2007 thank you all. a notice, the bull bar in the front was there cos of safety regulations, now i think its quite illegal.. interesting how the front spoiler was covered up, ill take some better shots. about the condition, i guess the holes in the floor didnt come out in the pictures, ill cover that too. now, about the xpack.. well, i cant get an xpack from here so ill probably have to order one from the UK or Germany so, if you guys know a good manufacturer, im more than interested. p.s. in order to get my 10 posts ill keep posting here if its ok
mk3 silencer Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Posted July 27, 2007 interesting story today: as the engine had no oil and so did the gearbox and the car wouldnt start (startermotor wouldnt turn) i decidet to take a shot at them. so i got some motor oil, gearbox oil, a new set of battery connectors and started messing. the result was the motor was spinning but wouldnt fire up, tho the fuel got to the carb. i started checking all the plug cables and they werent fireing. checked the distributor, looked ok (to me), changed the inductor (dont know if thats the name, the thing that goes into the distributor) and still nothing. then my dad shows up, we fill him in and he says its got no battery. like doh dad, the engine spins well, its got plenty battery. fire it up he says, i wanna see.. guess what.. the engine spins and fires up at the first turn of the key.. dammit.. after 2 hours of messing about, he comes and does nothing and the car starts at the first turn. well, now thats what i call experience, lol. ill be back with updates, im curently considering taking the car to a rally mechanic, the shop is fully equiped, bodywork, mechanics and paint. might be a bit pricey but it will surely turn up a nice car.
mk3 silencer Posted July 28, 2007 Author Report Posted July 28, 2007 so? anyone around here ever fitted a mk3 xpack? im gonna need some help.
DeanMk1Capri Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 Hi, interesting car. You could try www.tickover.co.uk who have been very helpful with my Mk 1 Capri and I am pretty sure they sell fibreglass panels. www.gmscaprispares.co.uk sell lots of brand new original capri bits and www.capriclub.co.uk can be useful for parts... dont forget ebay. GOOD LUCK.
mk3 silencer Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Posted July 29, 2007 thanks but neither tickover or gmscaprispare have any. can i trust speedydelivery.co.uk or m-99.co.uk? since those were the first places i found the kit for sale on.
Daveyboy20 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 Try smith and deakin fibreglass mate i think they do an X pack http://www.smithanddeakin.co.uk/index.htm
mk3 silencer Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Posted July 29, 2007 checked smith&deakins, they do have a xpack for ~600 pounds. on CCI there's no catalogue so i requested one via email. so, basically no one ever bought from m-99? cos, they do look kinda fishy, i mean, they do all sorts of things.
surfingturnip Posted July 30, 2007 Report Posted July 30, 2007 nice sounding car, get some pics up when you can welcome to osf btw
Copey Posted July 30, 2007 Report Posted July 30, 2007 just looked at ur car in the "garage" looks well hard!!! actually really like the 'A' bar on the front, not really sure why i do, but hey!! good luck with the xpack! hope you can find one!
mk3 silencer Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Posted July 30, 2007 i have a clip but i cant post the link yet. its on streetfire net under '78 Ford Capri 2.3 V6 first run pretty bad quality. the A bar was put on so the owner could say he has a bumper, since we have to have bumpers on our cars here. no cop ever sayd anything about the lack of bumpers or the loud sound. i only got pulled over once for not wearing my seatbelt and i took it out of the trunk(the disconected seatbelt), showed it to the officer and he started laughing and let me go with no fine or warning.
mk3 silencer Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Posted August 21, 2007 hello, its me again. mates, im in a pickle, i found the mk2 and mk3 xpacks on fibresports.co.uk at 350 pounds, plus the 150 pounds for shipping. That takes it up to 500 pounds and a price i could live with. Problem is, after a few emails with fibresports i asked why it says they sell wheel arches and not wings. The answer was that the bodykit with the full front wings, rear wings and spoiler is 448.00 punds, wich kinda just misses my budget plans for a xpack. What i need is to know if i can find one anywhere else, or if someone who fitted a mk3 pack could tell me how to do with the xpack wheel arches. Must mention the people at fibresports didnt show me any pictures of what they produce and sell (the mk3 or mk2 pack) Cheers P.S. i still cant upload any images This is my capri http://videos.streetfire.net/video/86d4 ... 108baf.htm yes, we were a pair of w@nkers in the car making noise and looking weird.
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