nosman Posted June 15, 2011 Report Posted June 15, 2011 Thought i would post a few pics and specs of my car here, have a resto thread too, as the engine is currently being rebuilt and a few other mods are taking place..... so anyway, had a mk1 capri since i passed my test a few years ago, i enjoy drag racing, and loved the look of the SA gunstons, so built my own lol So the spec reads: mk1 prefacelift 72 capri 1600xl (tax exempt) Fibreglass wings arches bonnet bootlid front valance Lots of lightening, including acrylic windows, and a swiss cheesed interior single sparco bucket seat (looking for another) autometer gauges rover v8: overbored 20thou high compression pistons viper typhoon cam rhoads lifters steel timing gears arp bolts/studs everywhere sd1 oil pump, non stick relief valve polished lifter gallery heads ported by me, valve guides shortened by me tlr 50 valve springs (1 less coil) standard intake milled off and fitted with 32/36 dgav carb K&N filter manual 4 speed capri gearbox (3 litre) 10.5 inch mcloed clutch soon to be 300bhp nitrous kit (currently 75) with fred controller 4ha rear axle from reliant scimitar on standard leaf springs and shocks from 1600xl slap bars open diff, soon to have v12 jag LSD front 2.8i struts, 1600 springs with 1 coil removed, rear has 2" lowering blocks spare wheel well removed carter 92 GPH fuel pump various stainless exhausts raceway draglite wheels, 10x15 and 8x15, part worn 265x50x15 rears, 225x50x15 fronts it runs and always has (despite the engine being buggered!) 13.6@112 that was with 170bhp ATF (makes 220 at the wheels once the engine has a new cam etc!) and a single direct 75bhp hit of nitrous thats most of it! hope you like, feel free to comment!
nosman Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Posted June 19, 2011 cheers dude, loks a bit better with the spacers i fitted on the front, took those pics a couple years back as i wheeled it out for the MOT!
nosman Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Posted June 19, 2011 its more about go than show to be fair!
stevencakes Posted June 25, 2011 Report Posted June 25, 2011 was guna say awsome car car mate but every ones beat me to it, so guna say epic car. well done that man
Admin Vista Posted April 12, 2017 Admin Report Posted April 12, 2017 Did you ever finish your space frame conversion on this?
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