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Yes sorry OP, but if you need anymore info we'll be sure to get right back on track

I the mean time last pic just to show things don't always go to plan, 1989 Oulton Park, killed by a Rover...

Hi Andrew Yes it was the Slick 50 Road Saloons, a hugely successful series back then. Full grids at every meeting, Class A was nearly all Rovers and Capris. Although I've gone quicker in other series as the car got more and more modified, I've never had as much fun as I did in the Road Saloons. I di...

Thanks for the comments Will, Rob & Paul :) Glad to hear your on the mend Will, nothing wrong with a 302, especially with alloy heads, so many parts to choose from and make good power. If / when I do Knockhill and Croft again I'll be sure to let you know, both great circuits. Will post some pics...

Hi Will, hope you've had lots of quality time on your build this summer, here's some pics, purists best look away now :) https://s26.postimg.org/unnuam8bd/e46.jpg https://s26.postimg.org/a24h4z1cp/e90.jpg Haven't taken any engine bay pics recently, so just this old one which I think I've posted befo...

I get what you mean now, tunnel boring means line boring! That makes sense if they have shaved too much out of the block. I hadn't looked at the picture of the block with the girdle on it! I would have thought they would have centred it using the block as a datum though, not the girdle. Most materi...

A crank regrind wouldn't change anything, but as Stroker says when the girdle is fitted the main bearing housings would be line bored which would remove material from the block and close up the center line between the crank and cam. I've had this done without problems, but maybe they removed too muc...

Cheers Tom ☺

Most conversions I've seen use the Sierra (Merkur to you I guess) rear, which wasn't great from day 1. Have seen some conversions on the net using Jap front and rear assemblies, I just converted mine over the winter to BMW, not seen or heard of any others. Of course using BMW running gear opens up a...

Haha yes Dave but a win at Wimbledon Dog Track doesn't have quite the same ring to it as the Escort winning the 'Monte Carlo Rally' or the RS2600's coming 1st, 2nd & 3rd at the '24 Heures de Spa Francorchamps'

But yes agree prices will go up, just won't see a £50k Granada anytime soon.

Thanks JC, it had it's first shake down in it's current spec. the other day at Snetterton, so nearly there.

Think leather was also standard on the Ghia X 'Executive' which was only available as a saloon. I had a 2.8i Ghia X Estate between 1992 -98, was a great towing barge, even 5-up and all the tools and spares, some more torque would have been nice though. I did once in the interests of research reach a...

andyd wrote: There's a Man that knows his onions

Haha, yeah 36 years of playing with Capri's does make one a bit of an anorak

Andrew 2.8i wrote: I'm just popping out to the garage to check mine........you know, just in case!

You may not be the only one

The orange one definitely seems to be late 4-cyl shell, no strengthening as mentioned already, also a rear tow hook and seatbelt sliders bolted to inner sills never appeared on a 3.0S. Engine maybe sourced from a non 'S' as accelerator bracket has an auto kick down bracket, dizzy has wrong vacuum po...

Vermilion wrote: Where did you get steel cast thrust plate? (you have esssex but that might be a problem for me).

Made it out of steel plate, surface ground to correct thickness then milled some oil slots.

Thats nice to hear I have this camgear at the moment http://www.burtonpower.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/dbee39002c3ed3c5438224ee0989910f/T/V/TV1419_Steel_Gear.jpg Just wondering should I swap that one for alloy one. 300bhb is awesome number from NA 3.0 Essex engine with those mods.If yo...

OH, no problem then. To more spesific about my cam gear question. In my old engine I use plastic camgear "fiber" gear. But next engine have double valve springs. So I think original cam gear won't be able to survive anymore. USA cologne engines seem to use alloy cam gear, but i read somew...

Don't know the paint code, but I used Arizona Gold which was a good match and a 1975 Ford Colour, so may have been the actual colour used.

Would rather go to Germany and buy this one for Euros 458.... http://www.youngtimer-autoteile.de/shop/main_bigware_34.php?items_id=540&bigwareCsid=r9i12itko9n2quiljbsatpc480 Fair to say I did get through a few front panels a wings when I started racing back in the 80's. Looking at an old invoice...

It's all down to taste. If you ever saw Simons modded 3.0 Ghia with the smoothed engine bay etc but still with green cloth you couldn't vote otherwise. 8-) Thanks, yes it still had a standard Ghia interior, although it was in proper 70's 'Huggy Bear' brown :lol: Would love to see more pics includin...

Voted modified as that's what I have now, but I've had lots of both over 35 years of Capri ownership ( some were still standard when I sold them :shock: ) so I like both and can appreciate both. If I was to have a standard one now I think I would have a Mk3 1.6S looks as good as a 3.0S and rarer, an...