old capri

cyclopopcicle · 1 Oct 2006 at 23:03

this was my last capri i had 2.8i V6 1986 model, had leather recaro interior and walnut dash, it had been played with before i bought it, and it was good for 160mph
as you can imagine i had lots of fun with it
in the pic i was 17-18 (now 34)

James_N · 1 Oct 2006 at 23:40

Ive always wanted an old Capri. I saw a Tickford Turbo the other week on the motorway, oh yeeees

Jonny69 · 2 Oct 2006 at 09:34

Is that Billing Aquadrome?

cyclopopcicle · 2 Oct 2006 at 09:38

Jonny69 said:
Is that Billing Aquadrome?

no its a carvan site called Hendra in newquay

MuvverRussia · 2 Oct 2006 at 09:51

I love capris

Thinking of getting one, sorting brakes/suspension out and then dropping in a v8. Could be a nice project to do in evenings after work.

digitalwolf · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:50

That looks really nice. I'd love to get a 2.8 injection.

penski · 2 Oct 2006 at 12:51

160mph, my arse.

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melchy · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:17

penski said:
160mph, my arse.

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The Tickfords or Turbo Technics conversions wouldn't do that.

The_Dark_Side · 2 Oct 2006 at 14:36

penski said:
160mph, my arse.

*n

more like 130mph........or a little less if you'd done what many sporting drivers had done and added some ballast in the boot.

jimblowscash · 2 Oct 2006 at 16:15

The_Dark_Side said:
more like 130mph........or a little less if you'd done what many sporting drivers had done and added some ballast in the boot.

hmm i have a classic mini that will do 136 ( hanager straight silverstone) it does weigh 750 k with me in it and have a 220bhp vauxhall 2.016v in though

penski · 2 Oct 2006 at 16:19

jimblowscash said:
hmm i have a classic mini that will do 136 ( hanager straight silverstone) it does weigh 750 k with me in it and have a 220bhp vauxhall 2.016v in though

Pics?

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loltim · 2 Oct 2006 at 17:58

Parkers say they do 160mph :confused:

The_Dark_Side · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:03

jimblowscash said:
hmm i have a classic mini that will do 136 ( hanager straight silverstone) it does weigh 750 k with me in it and have a 220bhp vauxhall 2.016v in though

what did you use to track your speed? GPS?
aside from that you need to remember that, with 220bhp, you're 60bhp up on the capri.

The_Dark_Side · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:05

Tim said:
Parkers say they do 160mph

SOME standard hatch cossies have ALMOST hit 160...and that's with about 50 bhp more than a 2.8 Capri.

loltim · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:09

Actually I may have been reading the BHP column

The_Dark_Side · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:11

Tim said:
Actually I may have been reading the BHP column

http://www.fordcapri.co.uk/mk3/standarduk/capri28ispec.htm

loltim · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:14

The_Dark_Side said:
http://www.fordcapri.co.uk/mk3/standarduk/capri28ispec.htm

Aye, the only reason I looked on parkers site is I didn't believe they went that fast, I was looking at the wrong column

The_Dark_Side · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:17

Tim said:
Aye, the only reason I looked on parkers site is I didn't believe they went that fast, I was looking at the wrong column

i don't use the parkers site but lots of the members in here seem to slate it for being inaccurate.
is it THAT bad?

Agent_Smith357 · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:22

Ford were always quite optimistic about the 2.8 figures....

L0rdMike · 2 Oct 2006 at 18:27

jimblowscash said:
hmm i have a classic mini that will do 136 ( hanager straight silverstone) it does weigh 750 k with me in it and have a 220bhp vauxhall 2.016v in though

Since when does weight change topspeed?

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