martyrobertsdj

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Back in 1986/7 I had a 1984 "B" 2.8i special in white....it was an absolute minter.

As far as handling goes, I put Spax dampers, 1" lowering blocks and X-brace on the rear, RS2000 springs (160lb IIRC) on the front and Yokohama A008 tyres on it and I thought it was waaaaay better than the Manta GTE I had later.

A full Janspeed exhaust made a nice difference (particularly to the sound), but the head design is less than perfect due to the "siamesed" ports..... 3 cylinders, 2 ports.

One of the best mods I made.......swap the outer headlights for Cibie H4 units and then fit 150w KC Daylighter sealed beams in place of the inner headlights.......blinded every ******!!! LOL

A few good resources:

http://www.tickover.co.uk/index1.htm

http://www.fordcapri.co.uk/

http://www.capriclub.co.uk/

I absolutely loved my Capri and was sad to sell it when I did. The prices dropped by about £1000 just after I sold mine, so looking back I was lucky.

You're tuning options are only limited by funds.......if you have plenty of money, you can do anything!!!

Have fun......try and get a 280......lovely motors!!!

Adidas

Cookie,

If you do get one, speak to me as I know a great place for spares

cookstar

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Looks very likely that I will be getting one Ed, just waiting for payday to tick around now

Thanks for all your responses guys they have been very usefull

Crazy Chick

LOL

Many years ago my neighbour had one of these cars and approached a roundabout at speed and ended up landing in the middle of it.

Nice cars though.

cookstar

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This seems to be one car that does appeal to all ages, most threads get "get this instead much better" etc

Nobody has had a bad word for the good old Capri yet

Olly

Couple of pics of mine to keep you enthusiastic

cookstar

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damn, i cant view at work, will check them when i get home

CrisPDuk

Are they old pics Oll, or have washed the cobwebs off it recently?

Rodintee

The 2.8i and 280 are without doubt the most sorted capri's in every way as standard.

Suspension all round is Bilstein, LSD in later specials makes a huge difference and the 5 speed box helps a lot in cruising (although the earlier 4 speed has far better ratios).

The worst thing on the car is the brakes. I must have gone through dozens of sets of front discs by now. They warp terribly. Upgrade options are limited, ideally a set of wilwoods or similar with bigger rotors, however wheel size becomes a problem. Really you need 15" rims from a 280 brooklands but these are a bit thin on the ground now, although I have a set in my shed

Over the years I've rebuilt 2. I still have the second one which needs a bit of work again. This is also fitted with a Turbo Technics 200BHP kit. This is without doubt the only modification that offers a good return. They do come up occasionally on Ebay and transforms the cars performance, particularly in gear acceleration times. All other typical mods are very ineffective due to the siamesed exhaust ports.

If you do get one, I know a great spares dealer in the midlands, he does also on occasion have cars for sale. If you want his contact details, PM me and I'll send it over.

All in all they are a great car, look out for the rust and keep it serviced and they will go forever. Dead simple mechanical injection, easy access for everything and huge parts availability

Have fun mate

Daniel-S

OSF

paulcupra r

worked in someones house a few years ago who had a tickford capri sat in the garage very nice don't know if it was 2.8l or 3.0l but i know it had a turbo

New_scooby_04

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Oversteer!! Even my dad's humble 2.0l can be made to step out of line with relatively little provocation- not the easiest cars to rein in either!

Ns04

cookstar

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which translates to fun

Miss Kinky

even my 2.0 Cortina has a lively rear end can't beat RWD classic Fords!

cookstar

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Im thinking maybe get a 2.0 to start with now, as they are much cheaper, and would be good to get used to it a bit first.

If its gonna go in a ditch then best it be a cheap one

New_scooby_04

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Not when you're driving non provocatively and your parents are in the car!!

To be fair, a shock absorber did give and the rodabout was wet and greasy (I suspect there may have been a spillage too, it went way too easily and violently) It wasn't nice- no feeling through the steering or chassis to indicate how much lock was needed or when to wind it off, not what you want when you've been taken by surprise by some sideways action!

I have a soft spot for the old girl still, but make no mistake, performance cars have come a LONG way since then!

Ns04

Miss Kinky

would be cheaper to buy and insure...

CrisPDuk

All the Tickfords were 2.8 cologne engined cars

misty

Wouldn't have been in chorley would it mate?
dave