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AdeV:
This is the BMW-powered Ford Crapi sorry Capri  :lol: that I made the sump for:









Please excuse the general tattyness... it was deemed more important to get the mechanicals right than the bodywork; that will be fixed up hopefully next month.

Things We've Fixed:
 - Gear stick (many adjustments, I will share some pictures next week)
 - Steering rack mounts (you've already seen those, they work)
 - Throttle pedal - was coming on with the brake; the throttle pedal was cut and a "U" shaped section welded in to avoid the brake balance bar, which was the culprit
 - Flexi-pipes installed between master cyls and reservoirs for brake & clutch - the old fixed ones were a right dog to work around

Things Still to Fix:
 - Mystery oil leak around the oil filter (not sure where it is...)
 - The bonnet (the one on it is cream crackered)
 - Shockingly bad bodywork & paint
 - Lack of sponsorship...

Racing at Croft (near Darlington, Co. Durham) this weekend, any locals are welcome to come and say Hi - look for a large Bedford coach in a similar paint job...

doubleboost:
Hi
Ade
The Capri looks very purposefully
I bet you have a better finish on the inlet ports than the bodywork :) :) :) :) :)
People used to take the piss out of our cars until they were blown away by them
A wet croft  :Doh: :Doh: :Doh: :Doh:
My previous employer held the outright lap record at croft for many years
Until a up and coming driver (Jim Crawford) took 2 seconds out of it at the last meeting before it closed
I have not been back since the place was revamped
John

Jonny:
Not my old car is it :clap:
Took it round the clock twice and two rebuilds.

Nice and light whatever engines in.

Brass_Machine:
Over here, we didn't have a Ford Capri.

We did have 3 generations of a Mercury Capri. Gen 1 looked similar to what you are showing... Gen 2 was a Mustang and Gen 3 was a little Mazda looking thing.

Either way... cool race car. Who cares what it looks like as long as it does the business!

Eric

SPiN Racing:
my god I LOVE it..

My brother had a Capri back in the... I spose early 80s? And it was that exact body style. I believe he had a V6 in it.

I do love that body style. They are ultra rare here in the states. I always thought those were Escorts over in England...

Cool Car!

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