From this.....3 months ago..





Now with added Suspension,Headlamp Bowl and Front Valance.....







Halfshafts Removed for the Fitting of Rear Disc Conversion....



Rear Calipers Painted Ready...



Bodywork Prepping



For This...MK II X-Pack Arch







Hmmm....Looks a bit Empty



Add Some Steering...



The Best Bit to Come...





And now With Bottom End in, Nice n Snug ........Now the Fun Begins !! !



Engine Put in Provisonally so I can sort out lengths of hoses and stuff that is needed.

Hope you guys like the pics so far

 

Looking good
Whats your spec? engine,brakes ,etc?

 

205 Block, Balanced Bottom End
Polished and Ported Head, 3 Angle Valve Seating, Bronze Valve Guides
BD 14 Cams
T34 Hybrid Turbo
RS 500 Style Forge Motorsport Intercooler
AP Racing Fast Road Clutch
2.8i LSD Axle
Bosch 044 Group A Fuel Pump
803 Greens
L6 ECU which will have an Ahmed Bayjoo Stage 3 Chip added
GTR 260 Brake Conversion using Series2 RST Calipers as am still running 13 inch rims, had Austin princess caliper on my 3.0ltr and they just couldn't cut it on that
Rear Disc Conversion

 

like the spec,have you got piston cut outs?bd 14's?
have you got chip yet?if not don't use ab one

which wheels? many rwd wheels have zero offset so if using s2 disc and caliper you will need spacers.

just a few of my ideas cos havin my motor for ten years its a lot of trial and error and money to get just right

 

Wheel wise they are 7 1/2 J 13's Rear and 7J 13's Front. It's just the S2 RST caliper ,for the front it's the Sierra hub and a bracket for the caliper to sit on, the Caprisport kit.
I'll have to check me cams,i'm sure it was BD 14's I bought,it's been so long I can't remeber I bought the block and pistons as one lump, had it balanced and new rings fitted. So it's just got 2WD pistons in it. Gonna have to find out about a clutch cable too.

Not bought a chip yet,what you running then mate?

 

The wheels fit then without rubbing on cal?
i got a kit off caprisport 283 cos mondeo cals had to have new brakets made and cal carriers machined cos of massive pad overlap 7mm

as for cable use a 2wd one and a cortina mk 5 rachet/pedal not sure if capri 3 is similar

i really think u need cut out in pistons to run those cams

 

running a secs chip at mo but prob going for msd one to run light blues

ab chips tend to over fuel as they are safe

 

Yeah the mondy caliper is slightly bigger I think, thats the GTR 280 kit . The pedal on the Capri is standard spanner job adjustment for the clutch cable. Dunno if the MK 5 Cortina pedal will fit Have to check that one out though mate,thanx

Oh gawd I hope I don't have to have the pistons pocketed

 

Gonna have to get a chip sorted before I try and start it as i've only got 803's

 

send us pm when you need one mine may be available then

it will be cheap done 329 bhp on interpros rollers but was overfueling cos i turned up pressure reg just before would have done more

 

Cool,shcweet,thanx mate

 

Xindi, what master cylinder are you using?
i,m using modded sierra servo and RS turbo S2 master which is 25 mm bore and has pipes on the left(away from manifold heat)


had to do this as i had too much pedal travel

Just a bit more info

 

Yay,checked and I still had the boxes for the cams and i'd put BD10's in the head Thank god no stripping the block down again to pocket the pistons LoL I had to go check before I went to work or i'd have been thinking bout it all night LOL

I'm using a Capri 2.0 Ltr servo, i'd read you can get a Land Rover Master cylinder thats 25mm bore that will mate up to the Capri Servo, but if the RST S2 one will fit i'll have a pop at getting one of them Did you fit a brake bias so the rear discs won't lock up? I'd read that you could get a bias off a Sierra...mind you they ain't easy to find in the scrappy these days

Btw mate, the car looks SCHWEET Top looking mota there bud,if mine comes out half as good as your engine bay i'll be well chuffed

I've also got a Escort Cossie Heat Shield to try and keep the heat at bay.

And thanx for all the info mate,every bit helps, top bloke

 

Yes that master will fit i only used RS one as the pipes came out on the left,but had to use sierra servo.

i have one of those valves pm me if you want it don't want to break the rules on here

Thanks for the comments i'm sure yours will look better

mine is off road and i've stole a load of parts for my 2wd saff so its new wheels,injectors,map,ecu

 

Yeah i'd like to keep the brake lines away from the heat,i'll source a RST master and see if it will mate up to the Capri servo *crosses fingers* LOL

Thats great mate, thanx i'll pm ya now

 

It will not match up with capri servo you will need to modifiy a sierra one sorry

 

Phew,thanx for the heads up mate I got a couple of 2.0Ltr Capri servo's,wonder if it might be easier to get a Landy 25mm bore master cylinder. I'll pop to me local scrappy at the weekend and see what they got in the way of Sierra's

 

Xindi as I said on the ffoc - that looks so damn sweet, especially with the X-pack, didn't see that before. Can't wait to see it all finished.

 

Hey hi bud, Thanx for the comments mate, on both forums Hoping to at least have her running by the end of the year. I went for the MK II X-pack as you don't see many of them and I didn't really like the MK III X-Pack as you can't really see a difference from afar, with the MK II arch it's a noticable difference.......that and i've had the arches for about 6 years

 

Ok, here's a few more pics.....

Modded Halfshafts Fitted and Caliper mounting Brackets []



Rear Sierra Calipers Fitted and Peugeot 405 Discs





Intercooler fitted...



Front Valance refitted.....Intercooler just fits nice n snug behind it



Only a Few Pics at the mo

 

looking good ian

 

Thanks Paul,she's slowly getting there Thanx fer all the advice bud, top man

 

Ok, slight update with more pics ! Done some work fitting a modified cross member for the gearbox....

Had to make up plates to weld on the original cross member to put new holes in it for the bolts to line up....





Slap a bit of paint on....



Ta Da ! finished article, now the gearbox won't fall off, time to see about a slightly shorter and uprated Propshaft to take the 300 Bhp



Also had to make the tunnel slightly bigger for the gearlever....



Slapped a bit of paint on the Front Calipers too



Head gasket Fitted with home made locating tool.....



Oh, and this lil beauty going on tomorow





Hope you guys like the update

 

Looks nice ian black cover eh nice will get those pic of my trans tunnel cover soon...

 

Hehe thanx Paul Yeah I had the Cam cover powder coated by a mate about 3-4 years ago when he worked at a firm that done that kind of stuff

 

Guys, your efforts are to be applauded can't wait to see the Capri done and as for that Cortina......... love it

 

nice build so far

 

i like this alot, keep the updates coming.

 

mmmmmmmmmmmmm,X pack

Thats my next project on a mk2 escort.

puddy

 

thats gonna be one hell of a capri soon m8

great to see it all coming together

 

Thanx for all the great comments guys, might be a little update with more pics later on today

 

Ok here's a nice little update, with a few pics....

Painted fuel tank now fitted....



Passenger door also now fitted....



Bonnet fitted for lining up of the wings ( not the bonnet i'm using on the final car)....




And here's the main man himself who's doing most of the bodywork on the car for me ( apart from fitting the X-Pack arches, thats my job cos he hates fibreglass panels ), the dog's danglies panel beater ... cheers Dan .....



He's removed the sound deadening on the bulk head in the engine bay cos A: It's horrid to paint and B: it'll look much nicer ....



Sadly, the quality of pattern wings is somewhat....naff sometimes to say the least sorry Dan and at Ł60 odd quid a pop for pattern stuff :shock:, you'd think they'd be a better fit and yes I could get my finger between the wing and the door edge , and nope you can't get Genuine Ford MK III wings new for love nor money these days ....



The wing would fit great in one way,then too short in other areas, so with a bit of jiggery pokery and cutting, Dan's sorted it ....



And now the pics that i've been waiting to put on here for a while....

Ta Da !!





Now for my fav Pic ....



Now don't that look much better with wings on

Hope you guys like the update and many many thanks for all your words of encouragement, cheers guys

 

m8 thats crackin!!!
love the old skool motors!!

 

Thats hell of a bonnet Ian

 

Lol it's a bit big ain't it mate. But sadly who ever put the fibreglass power bulge on, did a crap job. It was just a bonnet I swapped with someone who wanted a standard bonnet, so was just laying around the workshop, we've only put it on so Dan could line the wings up properly

Now it's time to do a bit more saving and getting some more bits for the ole girl, may go to Trax to see if there's anything.

Cheers for the comments guys

 

Coming on nicely indeed - decided what colour your going to paint it and what wheels your going to bolt on?

 

nice project cant wait to see it finished

 

Hehe yeah she's gonna be black, i'm a sucka for black motas

She'll have some nice old skool RS 4 spoke 7.5's on the back and some 7 j's on the front

 

Lovely

 

Wicked car, my boses brother used to have a 3.0, with x-pack kit, first in scotland!!!! more pics.......