1979 Mercury Capri

[1988montecarloss]

i want capri taillights for my mustang, just to be different from everybody else

$10 says most people wouldnt have a clue where they came from or whats different about the car w/o telling them :D


$100 for any car is a good deal though, especially for a complete foxbody. and the best thing about the capris is that the design on the body under the molding looks almost the same as the molding itself, so you can run no molding w/o it looking funny like on the newer foxes because the molding on the bumper matches the design on the body

[Tom Slick]

good news on the winch!

How's the bottom side of it look? That should be a riot to play with.

[Russell]

I want this to be my LSR car. The plan right now is change the oil put the fuel line in a gas can put a good battery in it see if it runs. If that checks out it will be safety / maintenance. I am hoping to run the current drive train to work out the other bugs. I want to set a record at Maxton. I can forsee a motor swap at some point. It more than likely will be to a smaller engine (maybe the Free 2.3 I have) in hopes of keeping cost low(er).

I have not had a chance to see if the engine will run or not, but I have been having second thoughts on my plan. I am starting to think I should not spend time on this old engine (1973) and start off with a GT40 roller motor. I found a 64k mile engine for $500, I figure it will take another $1000 to change the cam springs and do carb swap and get in in the car. The question is to spend time and money on a old unknown engine that may help test other systems of the car, but will more than likely be slow, or start with newer stuff that will get me closer to a record? I am like most of you money is limited

[milner351]

I agree - the cost of the retrofit roller cam compared to an off the shelf roller cam for the roller engine make the decision pretty easy, for $500 for a barely used roller engine.... IFF (that's IF and ONLY IF) you can confirm the condition of the engine before you buy...

I have a couple older 302 blocks and I've considered scrapping them - for the same reason - why build a flat tappet version of an engine when so many roller version blocks are readily available?

[langleylad]

What does LSR stand for exactly ?

[Russell]

What does LSR stand for exactly ?

Land Speed Racing, check it out http://www.ecta-lsr.com/

P.S. there is a BS board for LSR as well

[langleylad]

Thank you Russell , will do .

[88 Dippy]

i love capris

i actualy like them more then mustangs

[Russell]

If all goes well tomorrow I will be the owner of a 97 Mercury Mountaineer motor for my 79 capri! The next big question is what cam to get? I am thinking F303 or TFS stage 1

[Russell]

Dad just called me said my motor just got showed up Nine's from Wake Forest delevers for free! I was wrong it is a GT40P motor.