Not a capri, but its my daily driver so i thoght i'd post. its a old ford at least.
When I bought it, it was already converted with an 1800 zetec engine out of a mondeo. It was stripped out with no carpet or interior other than a roll cage, harnesses and bucket seats. As I wanted it for a practicle everyday car, out came the buckets, harnesses and cage and in went a standard interior.
The engine is running a 4-2-1 Ashley manfold with an Ashley exhaust system and should be pushing about 130BHP, which for a little car is pretty good. The xr2 gearbox was binned after the diff bearing started to whine and was replaced with an xr3i box which has the same first 4 gears but a taller 5th so revs are kept down on the motorway.
I have done a few things to the engine like upgrade the throttle body and MAF sensor. I also added a modified rs turbo cross over pipe with induction pipe to get the cold air into the engine. A new coolant hose was needed after one perished on the way back form 'up north' show.
Following several days of polishing and colour restoration followed by a damn good waxing, I bought some stickers for it which I know are not to everyones taste, but I love it.
Interior is pretty much standard except the centre console is bein dumped for a fire extinguisher and the centre air vents have been blocked up and gauges added. The momo sterring wheel really suits it too. A rear strur brace has been added also. I am trying to find a modified front strut brace that wont hit the inlet manifold too, but it is prooving harder than I thought.
Pics taken at 'up north' show...
My Mk2 XR2 Zetec conversion
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My Mk2 XR2 Zetec conversion
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Re: My Mk2 XR2 Zetec conversion
I like that, I've always had a soft spot for XR2s