The Ford Capri Laser Page

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Maybe it's because a lot of us were teenagers in the 1980s and grew up eating McDonald's, fundus crispy pancakes and fray bentos pies :lol: All sounds very nutritious :) Though I always liked a good Fray Bentos! I had to google Union Jacks here in NZ ( "Pomms Away" were out of stock ) ......

Im 5.10 and the seat don't fit me either . I think the real issue is the a lot of pommy cars of that era suffered from a complete lack of ergonomic development, sorta like Frankenstein's monster ..... all the bits are there ,but they don't really match and are not in the right place . Pedal placemen...

I have just got the front end sorted , 4 pot willwood 285mm vented kit alloy hubs , adjustable TCA's, 2" lowered 145lb springs , roller bearing top mounts and Gaz inserts.............the back end , I want to go 4 link and pannard rod , can any one tell me the correct springs to match the front ...

The disc kit is ok but you only need to buy the caliper kit to widen your old caliper not a whole new caliper ( which looks like you would have to disassemble to fit the supplied kit anyhow ). I have had this setup on my Capri for a few years now and if your expecting any real increase in brake powe...

And it was the brushes anyway , ( the solenoid earths thru the brushes and field winding ) worn brushes will let enough current flow to hold in the solenoid but not always enough to actually turn the starter , when they get really bad you don't even get the solenoid

My cave stereo has a shit FM ant ( and a tin roof ) and occasionally one speaker gets all fizzy/crackly which can always be fixed by rattling the ant wire ( or throwing something at it :xd: ) as it hangs from the underside of the roof . Is it just the radio or the tape player too ? could be getting ...

no seal on the nut . There is a brass ring that fits over the end of the tube and when the nut is done up it crushes the brass ring onto the tube . The tube can split ( over time ) right where it goes into the ring ( called an olive ) on the engine side . Trim the end off the tube , fit a new olive ...

Have a look at the gaskets and if they look new or have been painted over with the rest of the engine you might be better leaving the block/head/sump assy in one bit . maybe take the cam cover off to view the condition / age of the cam and followers ( and to verify oil supply at the spray bar when y...

If the "reconditioned" one is for true , and hasn't been run it will be stiff to turn. Take the plugs out and have a butchers thru the plug hole while Robin turns the engine over . If the cylinder walls look freshly honed you may be on a winner. Id take the time to prime the oil system rea...

I just been looking at this myself .I have decided that making a new X member and rack mounts ( to aid making/fitting Rover V8 ) is going to be easier than altering everything else so I am going for a Mazda RX8 electric rack ( its all on the rack not the colum ) , and I can get one here for about 80...

Whats it made of ? ( not sure exactly what bit your talking about ), I coloured the stainless bit with the key slot in it with gun bluing paste , took a few applications to get the right darkness , and it will take a fair bit of scratching to damage it .

Huh , mine has these shields ..... I thought they all did ..... maybe not

Would help to know if your running points or some electronic unit

If I were you , my next post would be " My Capri does not make 400bhp ( at the wheels ).......help ", and then see what happens next time you take it out

What really surprizes me is that you have to ask
Look at it !FFS

If your happy with the brakes , apart from the leak and the pedal to the floor thing , both of which could reasonably be blamed on the master cyl , then I would remove cyl and check for rust pitting on cyl wall. If no pitting ( or other damage ) then go for the seal kit and bleed the brakes . If the...

Its always worth a look 1st , but that can mean car off road for a while . It might not be to bad , you may only need a seal kit , however if it were me Id go for the dual circuit up grade , involves a bit of pipework and a few small parts . new rear wheel cylinders can be almost as cheap as a seal ...

My staple ( the bit on the car ) was worn , there is a sort of roller and this had a groove in it , there was also wear on the latch hook . The hook needs to be a close fit on the staple roller or it gets real hard to adjust things so that the lid shuts firmly without slamming. If you adjust the sta...

Watch the width as there is not much room and the window will hit the rear of the speaker also cover the back to stop the water ... specially important as a deep fitting speaker is very close to the window glass when wound down ( if it aint actually touching ) and anyone being a bit enthusiastic ab...