The Ford Capri Laser Page

Lots of good work done there and great to see lots of pics.

Looking forward to seeing it all in Signal Yellow

That would be one of the Works Cologne cars which I guess would be around £250k now.

Looks like the positioning of the 'S' stripes wasn't done to a very high standard either.

Sounds like your getting lots done, you'll have to put some pics up.

Top mounts I bought from this seller, they are nicely machined...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alloy-Adjusta ... 8FdEr69OUg

Yes will be a straight swap, all UK 2.0 Capri's used a 3.44 Atlas, Manual, Auto, GL, S, Ghia all the same.

Hi Will Not been in Classic Ford and only ever had the Weber IDS's on the 24V, it was in Retro Ford around 10 years ago. Initially I ran it with a 'Type 5' 4-speed box but was hard work at motorway speeds with the 3.75 diff so I fitted an uprated 'Type 9' which I built out of a late version and a 4x...

Sounds like your making good progress, shame about somebody beating you to the Jag V8, how about a Maserati V6 for something different (hate to think what the price of parts are though), I was tempted after driving a Ghibli and a Ghibli Cup and having a good sniff around under the bonnets, but ended...

Looks like another original Grp.1 car from Ric Wood's stables will be coming out to play soon... https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1979-ford-capri-grp-1 As for the Essex making 300bhp, very nice though Ric's alloy downdraught heads are (remember him showing me the prototypes over 20 years ago) the...

In the pic it looks like you have a crease (red circle), if so this is going to be your biggest problem as the strut tower will have moved backwards. It will either need pulling out on a jig or use the complete inner wing from the shell you've just acquired if you want to save your shell, which does...

Nice racer there, quadcam. 16's do look fine, but I'd guess even they are not easy to find these days,,,although track tyres may be easier! Cheers 347 V8, and yours especially as you started with a 'rust bucket' lovely job, mine was only a road car for 3 years so never seen rust, just lots of panel...

Have you got any pics mate of your car iv had a look on you posts and pics seem to be missing and whats it like to do ve with the 16's on? ..thanks Here's some pics... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/Sarnie/exhaust_zpsa30428ae.jpg Front arch, was originally flared to take a 225/50 on a 8x15,...

Thanks for reply guys...so do it think I should stay away from 9x16?.......well 16's in general? Iv used that will they fit site ,I used the brookland 15" wheel figures for the 9x16 and its not too bad....iv seen one thread that had 9x16 with 245 45 16 on back on a mk3 with what he said was a ...

Not too bad to make once the mold is done, same as fiberglass only not as messy. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/Sarnie/Trumpets_zpsmsmqyh3i.jpg I have started it, and run it for a bit, but not for too long at home as it's a bit noisy with the side exit.... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...

Agree with Stew you should be fine with a finned alloy cover like the Gartrac item or the increased capacity one. I have fitted a larger capacity one on mine (not run yet) to help cope with the V8, also added an axle brace which has the bonus of increasing capacity further. Previously I've only been...

Here is the pic that was in the above post, which was just the door card... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v412/Sarnie/carbon%20card_zpsrbawjvwl.jpg The only pic I can find of the RS front spoiler is this which doesn't show anything other than it's shiny :) Think it only lasted a couple of races....

Here's a pic of the RS Motorsport Spoiler with a splitter added, the splitter was just made from ali sheet and I was only allowed 2" max. A splitter actually works better if thicker and with a radius'd leading edge, so my next one will be made from 12mm marine ply. I've got threw a few RS spoil...

The real way of testing aero is the same for any mods, on track. The stopwatch never lies, and you'll soon know if you've gone in the wrong direction and unbalanced the car at three figure speeds :lol: The Turbo Tail and Motorsport front spoiler definitely work, I did some testing with them back in ...

Liking the mods you've got planned there, look forward to following the build and seeing the pics. What have you got planned for the aero, to keep it nailed to the track ? Guess it depends if you want to go as quick as possible or have more fun with no downforce. I also quite fancy doing the odd Cla...

Was there ever a competition version of the cologne motor? : The best Cologne based race engine was the Weslake from the early 70's for 'Group 2' racing which made around 320bhp, to see what this would cost in today's money look here, it would certainly impress at the Vintage Grand Prix :D ... http...

Revolutions RFX's always look good on a Capri or any Retro Ford

Fronts are 8x15" rears 9x16" , will have to change to 18"s soon due to bigger brakes.