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**Updated mod list further down**

My 1972 Ford Capri, It started stock, now is being to something a bit different...
Mod List:
Engine: 2L pinto (was 1600)

Engine Mods :
2.25 inch exhaust system into a RAGE carbon fibre 4" muffler.

Interior :
Reclinable Bucket Seats
Aftermarket Gear knob
Aftermarket Pedals
Autotechnica steering wheel
New black carpet


Exterior :
Capri Front skirt
P10 Primera side skirts (modded to fit)
S14 silvia end caps (VS Style) (modded to fit)
Bonnet pins
2x Splitfire chrome cups
2x Splitfire chrome bezels
Splitfire water temp gauge
Splitfire oil pressure gauge
Plates [BACDWN]
Window tints
Full panel and paint

Suspension:
Front: Adjustable coilovers with Dobi sport comp springs
Rear: 38mm lowering blocks, 3" reset leafs and new struts

Wheels : Advanti Flash on 205/45 dunlop direzza

Mods between now and 4 & R nats 06 chch:
Mould a lip into front skirt and customise
Rip out gauge cluster and replace with full custom installed autometer or splitfire ones
Reshape dash
Custom door panels
Fibreglass work on certain things on interior
Moderate ICE install (nothing over the top)
Full custom interior retrim in possibly blue and white, but may change between now and then

Eventually (most likely not B4 4 & R) full respray in same colour, full debadge and shaved ariel
Turbo engine transplant
Lots more....

Below is a rough build up from when i first got the car to what it is now.


In paint/panel shop, getting well...paint and panel! (stock)


After paint (stock)



Front skirt fitted


Crappy stock interior (other than gauges)


Old tip, after i got the 2.25" put in (long gone)


Brand new rims. (I was carrying a step ladder with me to get into it) stock height.


When it was lowered with kings in front and blocks rear (replaced) Still to high.



8 MONTHS of work and walaa, we have the side skirts/end caps as described in the mods list. (nissan primera sides and silvia s14 caps) Also still running kings etc.



LESS THAN ONE WEEK before the 4 & R nationals in chch and the car was in this state, with all suspension out and all still in shops getting done.



NEW RIDE HEIGHT!! Adjusties in front and 3" reset leafs/38mm blocks in rear and I have finally achieved my desired ride height sacked. Show pictures/ current pictures of how it looks at the moment.







If anyone wants more pics, or info etc. add me to ur msn: josh@lowndvs.co.nz or just post up in the correct forum.

Just got back from mechanics to find out that the adj. camber/caster plates cant be fitted without a fair bit of modification, so contemplating weather or not i shud get them put in, waste of money buying them if i dont...

also it is running like a bag of shit, it can go back to him and he can tune it up coz im not happy with it AT ALL! Oh yea and anyone who knows why the throttle get stuck on, can u tell me how to fix it?! It damn annoying, coz it revs up by itself...

Update: Wellllll, i just went and got some 8mm spacers, and 8mm longer wheel studs for the front because this will solve my 'adjustables not winding down because the r hitting the tyre' problem. But first I gotta get the little lip inside the front guards rolled up so thatwhen the wheels get pushed out 8mm more it doesnt hit the lip, and after all that i can wind the adjustables down all the way.

Also my front springs r now captive, by adding in these stupid little minature spacer springs on top of the springs that are in there. This has however made the front end raise up by like 25mm, its damn ing, but all that will be soon sorted and itl be closer to the ground than ever before within a couple of weeks.

Just today, it has been in for a tune up and now it is not missin and carrying on like a bag of shit, its running excellent and how it should, very pleased with the outcome.

Cracked radiator the other week too, got it fixed, still leaking, water was being pushed out of the overflow, suspected blown head gasket, but it wasnt!! All fixed now and running smoooth.

OK well im going to post progress pictures along they way as i change my interior..so heres a couple to get started.
First ones are of my fibreglass speaker pods i made up..they may look shit now but when its all trimmed to the door panel as one it will look good...




This is the start of my new gauge install...im installing new autometer c2 series gauges in a custom panel which will fit inside the dash thats hooked round the gear stick in the second photo there. Also relocating the switches as seen the the original interior shot down to the center console.



Original interior (approx year ago)





Just pulling the dash fasica off and removing stock gauge cluster.


More to come as progress err...progresses!

Side note..have ordered new rims..arriving in a couple months!

OK, update time.

Recieved my 6 autometer c2 series gauges, have started and almost finished new fibreglass gauge panel that holds 4 gauges, headunit and cigerette lighter. Couldnt fit the whole 6 gauges in the one panel, so 2 gauges will go down to the centre console along with the switches for wipers/dash lights that were previously located on the dash gauge panel, all fibreglassed in and painted same colour as car.

Will post pics in a new thread when all done as people wanted me to do a write up of the whole 'rip out old gauge cluster and completly replace' so ive been taking pics along they way and will do so soon.

Have adjustable track arms to go in front and will run negative camber (doesnt matter about tyre wear as doesnt get driven a lot) so the a can sack the front wheel into front gaurd for shows etc.

New rims are on, 17s, see avatar, running 20mm of spacers on front as they would not clear the 'winders' bits on the adjustables, so running the camber to get the tops back inside the gaurd.

Have 2x rockford fosgate amps 2x r.f punch subs and 2x r.f components on their way now, will have subtle boot install for shows etc, tidy up the boot and what not.

Just scored some 4-1 extractors off trademe tonight. Picked up a 'mild' ported head off RT the other Monday. Ordering a kelford fast street camshaft, Vernieer adjustable top timing gear, Ford 2000 rocker arm set and High performance single valve spring set off kelford while im at it. Hopefully get some twin webers soon as well.

Interior is booked in for full retrim at end of Janurary read: headling, seats, parcel tray, door panels, dash, and anything else you can think of. Colours are not 100% decided upon as of yet, but should look good

Whack a couple of more coats of clear on paintjob before april hopefully as well, time permitting.

And if you didnt know, im doing all this for the 4 and rotary nats in CHCH April '06

Bit of an update:

Pics with engine out:






OK so engine is getting put back together with standard carbs while parts for the dellortos arrive, so they will go on in couple weeks.

Suspension is also out at the moment while some work is done to the front. All the Autometer gauges should be installed as well.

Get it back Thursday/Friday all running again, goes in on MOnday to Have alarm/central locking kit etc. installed, then back to mechanics for final work on engine, electrics and suspension! Then its off to Patricks Autotrimmers in Chch!

Couple pics of engine atm..




The dirty old standard single carb and manifold let the look of it down a bit at the moment, but the dellortos look like this, and a shiny new manifold for them as well...

UPDATED as follows with new interior, motor, specs etc.



Car : 1972 MK1 Ford Capri

Engine : 2000cc SOHC Pinto


Engine Mods :
2.25" exhaust system
Dual 2.5" exhaust tip
4-1 extractors
Kelford Club race camshaft
Vernieer adjustable top timing gear
Ford 2000 rocker arm set
High performance single valve spring set
Ported head
Fully reconditioned Dellorto DHLA40 twin sidedrafts
Electric fuel pump
Racepro breather tank

Interior :
Reclinable Bucket Seats
Momo Gear knob
Momo Pedals
Central Locking fitted
Sportline steering wheel
Autotechnica boss kit
Black carpet
Autometer Fuel Level gauge
Autometer speedo gauge
Autometer tachometer gauge
Autometer volts gauge
Custom fiberglass gauge cluster trimmed in suade
Full custom Retrimmed backseat and reshaped
Retrimmed front seats, door panels, kick panels,
Headlining, Front and rear pillars, Parcel tray and Dash
In urchin Vinyl and midshale suede, walnut coloured carpet

Exterior :
Capri Front skirt
Custom fitted Nissan Primera P10 side skirts
Custom fitted Nissan silvia S14 rear caps
Splitfire 2 5/8�oil pressure gauge
Splitfire 2 5/8� water temperature gauge
2x Splitfire 2 5/8� chrome cups
2x Splitfire chrome bezels
Bonnet pins
Respray in custom Blue
All window seals and chrome replaced

Suspension:
Front:
Adjustable coilovers
Dobi sport comp springs
Adjustable track arms
Rear:
40mm lowering blocks
3" reset leafs
New struts

In Car Entertainment:
Sony CDX-F7700 CD player
2x Rockford Fosgate Punch components

Wheels : 17" TSW Kyalami on 205/40 Dunlop Direzzas

The custom gauge panel

Engine Pics: (excuse the huge bedford (i think) oil cap hahaha, only one i could find to fit before I left for chch, and the stocking air filters, didnt have time to suss them before show either)

So the bedford oil cap with the pipe coming off proved a coinsidence that it was a tempromental (sp) replacment as it came in handy...



Racepro breather tank coming off the bedford oil cap pipe that was there, awesome coincidental find as it proved useful in the end!

Also $1300 later its fully tuned...

Well...I just made a new purchase, and the capri is getting a new motor

Fuel injected turbo pinto, here it is:



bring on the build up

So yea, update time, had a day off today, so what better way than to commence the turbo conversion

Unbolted everything, hired me an engine crane, and took the old motor/gearbox/driveshaft out





So have some parts away being chromed at the moment for the engine bay (thanks Amanda) and then sometime soon the car will go into the paint shop and the engine bay will see a lick of paint as well as the battery stand removed so I have more room in the engine bay/look better.

Just back from the chromers...



Headers

Alternator

Throttle body

Plenum

Well not much has been heard of the capri for a while so heres a small update...Will
provide some build pics later on but not many as only people helping in the build will
see it untill autosalon smile.gif

Basically its stripped out at the moment, no motor, gearbox, interior blah blah.

Reason for this is next week it goes in to get the gearbox tunnel cut to fit the larger
alloy case W55 supra box, as well as getting a custom cross member made up.

In another couple weeks it goes in to have gussets all welded into the engine bay and
to also have a hefty amount of seam welding done.

Sent away the clutch to have a heavy duty toyota centre fitted, not cheap at $700 but
its all custom.

Picked up a larger diff earlier this week.

New motor will go in temporarily to have everything de-loomed, dummy up clutch
cable, accelerator cable, il fit the front mount up, go get some bling piping made up for the intercooler and
pod filter. Oil/water lines for turbo blah blah the list goes on, basically anything that
needs cutting etc in the engine bay before it gets painted so theres less chance of it
being scratched when it all goes back in!

Umm the turbo on the motor will be biffed in exchange of a t3/t4, still researching
exact specs im going to run so cant go into anymore detail on that matter.

Yea so basically its an update of the things happening over the next month or two, still
a million more things to do before september, so fingeres crossed it all comes together
nicely, will provide updates as it progresses.

New stuff...
MSD Blaster II coil
Bosch 450hp electric fuel pump
Front mount intercooler

And I should get car back early this week with the gearbox x member made up, havent fully decided on clutch yet despite previous post due to the cost, going to look into it further.

So... cross member for the W55 is all welded up and done, battery stand is cut out and a slight mod to the tunnel begind the hand brake so the one peice driveshaft has enough clearence.




and the W55 with dellow bell housing

(Yea yea RT I know you were right about the gearbox after all not needing the tunnel cut )

Been working at mounting the intercooler lately.

Just started grinding out the valence panel to make a hole big enough to fit the intercooler in (unfinished):




How I first intended it to go:



Then I did some more work tonight and realised I can actually make the intercooler work with the outlet pipes up top for shorter piping and more hidden. Got it sitting nicer through the front valence and have cut a hole in the front skirt to allow airflow to the intercooler.
Will be mounting the intercooler in there when I get hold of some steel then can properly shape a more accurate hole in the front skirt.

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