500+hp Capri. but with one SMALL difference..
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As most people said, the V12 in the Capri would be a nice project. But a stretched one with wrong dimensions wont look right!
By the look of it, you have to strech it that much, you can make it a 4door
By the look of it, you have to strech it that much, you can make it a 4door
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don't mention the speeling, someone will grass you up and you'll get banned
if i was going to undertake this project i would buy a car spit first and bolt the empty capri to it
then i would go to the builders yard and buy lots of sheets of polystyrene
using these sheets, i'd make an accurate sizing of the engine and box and, by way ot trial and error, chop the capri about to make sure everything fits
then start plating stuff up, making braces, etc to hold the merc engine into the capri before moving to the rear end and seeing how the rear end was going to fit, wide arches if i was keeping the axle, or slotting in a much more capable sold rear beam type set up (for more info go to http://www.classicfordmag.co.uk/cf-f...splay.php?f=13 and ask) and then start patching stuff up to make it presentable and tidy and safe and legal and mot-able
then again, you could choose to ignore my advice because "i'm a man" or "i'm a woman and no matter how wrong i am, i'm going to do it my way because that's the way i roll" or whatever other reason you so wish
if i was going to undertake this project i would buy a car spit first and bolt the empty capri to it
then i would go to the builders yard and buy lots of sheets of polystyrene
using these sheets, i'd make an accurate sizing of the engine and box and, by way ot trial and error, chop the capri about to make sure everything fits
then start plating stuff up, making braces, etc to hold the merc engine into the capri before moving to the rear end and seeing how the rear end was going to fit, wide arches if i was keeping the axle, or slotting in a much more capable sold rear beam type set up (for more info go to http://www.classicfordmag.co.uk/cf-f...splay.php?f=13 and ask) and then start patching stuff up to make it presentable and tidy and safe and legal and mot-able
then again, you could choose to ignore my advice because "i'm a man" or "i'm a woman and no matter how wrong i am, i'm going to do it my way because that's the way i roll" or whatever other reason you so wish
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i didnt say i was gonna stretch the capri to match the LENGTH of the merc did i? i said the arches need pulling out, but the merc propshaft is gonna be a shorter one to make IT match the capri.
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I think you're being a tad to PC in regards Dans comments, he's not generalising women. He may have used a pore comparison but you seem to be slightly attacking him now.
Myself being none PC lol This Lucifer V12 bird is obviously off her tit's! mentaly challenged if she believed this car would have been accepted on this forum and highly retarded in her automobile modifying ability.
She should stick to making rock cakes, as the recipe looks more suited to her body filler work.
Myself being none PC lol This Lucifer V12 bird is obviously off her tit's! mentaly challenged if she believed this car would have been accepted on this forum and highly retarded in her automobile modifying ability.
She should stick to making rock cakes, as the recipe looks more suited to her body filler work.
Lets stick Lucifer 2 and Lucifer v12 on a drag strip pmsl. This will not bloody work.
I do wonder how many arguments/reports/maybe even a ban are going to be caused from this thread.
Everyone knows that this will not work,
It will not be road legal and it won't be safe on track.
I've thought about this project and I see no way it can work.
I got slated for thinking of putting a supra engine in an escort, well a skyline engine is in a cossie body and supra engine is in an escort van. (Not mine)
If you really think this will work then get some pics up of you cutting that capri up!
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I want to see more pics of the capri and merc being cut up because this is either a piss take,
troll or something else.
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I looked at the 1st page of this thread when it was first started and told my self not to look again, and i wished i hadn't because now i've got Dandelion & Burdock all over my laptop key board :-(, but after looking at your skecth on page 7 something sprang to mind.
This
And this is probably what your going to end up with
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I looked at the 1st page of this thread when it was first started and told my self not to look again, and i wished i hadn't because now i've got Dandelion & Burdock all over my laptop key board :-(, but after looking at your skecth on page 7 something sprang to mind.
This
And this is probably what your going to end up with
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this is the funniest thread iv ever read they obviously havent a clue what there goin on about are they just on here taking the piss or are they being serious iv used one of those non gas welders there awfull worst things ever the body work looks terrible and it wont be leagal to drive on the roads thats for sure and if it dose i can see it falling apart but to be fare its made me laugh
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I have many questions, but my first one is:
Why try to make the Capri into a van?
The second is:
Surely it would have been far better to make a panel out of 16 gauge than waste a tub of cataloy and ruin the 1/4 glass' too?
Why try to make the Capri into a van?
The second is:
Surely it would have been far better to make a panel out of 16 gauge than waste a tub of cataloy and ruin the 1/4 glass' too?
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was going to. but i cant be assed with replacing the fine mm's i would have cut out whilst cutting out the sections! if you know what i mean,, besides, the bit of body i will be left with wont weigh that much so it easier to leave in one big peice.. the big crossmembers in the middle will weigh the most and thus give me a pivot point, just, for the A-frame hoist ive decided to do. cos its simpler.
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im definately off now, ill be back when ive started chopping up 100,000 quids worth of mercedes benz.
ill even start a new thread for all your 'replies'
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ill even start a new thread for all your 'replies'
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MaXeN
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Happen you'll care about safety a bit more when its killed someone?! Unsafe cars aren't funny, folk get hurt, and people who are doing unsafe work to build an unsafe car also get hurt.
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Total waste of time, effort and bandwidth. What you propose is huge and requires demon fabrication skills, experience and equipment. Throw the towel in while you are ahead. Sell the Merc and put the money into making the capri great again. By all means change the engine for something more powerful but keep it realistic. I think most wil agree this is the most sensible thing you can do at this point. Also what is with the attitude of having to prove yourself all the time becasue it gets boring very quickly! Sincerely though good luck with it all.
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I looked at the 1st page of this thread when it was first started and told my self not to look again, and i wished i hadn't because now i've got Dandelion & Burdock all over my laptop key board :-(, but after looking at your skecth on page 7 something sprang to mind.
This
And this is probably what your going to end up with
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Ginger
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I looked at the 1st page of this thread when it was first started and told my self not to look again, and i wished i hadn't because now i've got Dandelion & Burdock all over my laptop key board :-(, but after looking at your skecth on page 7 something sprang to mind.
This
And this is probably what your going to end up with
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"Im just off to the doctors to pick up my new prescription, he says these pills are much stronger, I'll be back to apologise for my stupidity when i've levelled out and decided not to chop up 1500 quids worth of fucked old merc. I might even start a new thread so I can apologise properly.
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Dont stop with this thread it makes makes my sides hurt it should be on the stage, you definitely not well.Too funny wot a sense of humor you have.i bet you are a right laugh to be around
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