Capri GTT... V10, 550bhp

[Mr Tidy]

I'm loving this thread - thanks for posting OP.

In the 80s I thought a Capri 2.8i was the business with 160bhp (I had 2), but 550bhp has to be bordering on mental!

Good luck with the build, and I'm really looking forward to the end result.

[andygtt]

Mr Tidy said:

I'm loving this thread - thanks for posting OP.

In the 80s I thought a Capri 2.8i was the business with 160bhp (I had 2), but 550bhp has to be bordering on mental!

Good luck with the build, and I'm really looking forward to the end result.

I also had a 2.8i when i was a teenager, even bored the engine out to 3 litres with chevy pistons to give it 180bhp lol... i replaced it with a 1.3 GTi swift which was NA and yet was quicker than the capri, I was gutted at the time lol
taught me a valuable lesson actually... power isn't everything, its actually ALL about the entire package..The swift was light and rev'd and thus all the power could be unleashed, unlike the capri that could light the wheels up at will and was actually harder to put the power down.

I'm hoping my version will be easier to drive fast than my old 2.8i despite the huge power advantage

[djt100]

What happened to this ???

[Swampy1982]

djt100 said:

What happened to this ???

Please may I refer you to this post from 2018

AlmostUseful said:

It should be a hanging offence to bump topics like these if you’re not the OP.

Edited by AlmostUseful on Monday 5th March 08:02

Oh how excited I was when this popped up, I've not been so disappointed to see it was just a bump since I got a jumper as a main gift for my 12th birthday (yes, yes, I know Im ungrateful)

[leglessAlex]

djt100 said:

What happened to this ???

Bumps like this should be punishable by law

[1602Mark]

Now we're back though maybe OP could put us out of our misery?

[ajprice]

leglessAlex said:

djt100 said:

What happened to this ???

Bumps like this should be punishable by law

Death by pineapple.

[AlmostUseful]

Swampy1982 said:

djt100 said:

What happened to this ???

Please may I refer you to this post from 2018

AlmostUseful said:

It should be a hanging offence to bump topics like these if you’re not the OP.

Edited by AlmostUseful on Monday 5th March 08:02

Oh how excited I was when this popped up, I've not been so disappointed to see it was just a bump since I got a jumper as a main gift for my 12th birthday (yes, yes, I know Im ungrateful)

I stand by my 2018 statement.

[eliot]

Awaiting for Dave and his bulb on a stick to illuminate the situation?

[J4CKO]

Swampy1982 said:

djt100 said:

What happened to this ???

Please may I refer you to this post from 2018

AlmostUseful said:

It should be a hanging offence to bump topics like these if you’re not the OP.

Edited by AlmostUseful on Monday 5th March 08:02

Oh how excited I was when this popped up, I've not been so disappointed to see it was just a bump since I got a jumper as a main gift for my 12th birthday (yes, yes, I know Im ungrateful)

I am with you there, squashy packages for birthdays are pretty much regarded as child cruelty by 12 year old boys, the best ones are maybe 60 plus cm wide by 40 high and 15 deep and make a shaky noise as they contain Technical Lego.

And yes, only updates from the OP are acceptable !

[Slippydiff]

ajprice said:

leglessAlex said:

djt100 said:

What happened to this ???

Bumps like this should be punishable by law

Death by pineapple.

Death by tray :

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4qJVIHolkxQ

[lukeharding]

I'm pretty glad it got bumped, as I've got a project Capri with a BMW V12 stuffed in it and I've been wondering if it was all possible to make it a useable car

[Swampy1982]

lukeharding said:

I'm pretty glad it got bumped, as I've got a project Capri with a BMW V12 stuffed in it and I've been wondering if it was all possible to make it a useable car

Hang on... we have a potential saviour...

Get a build thread up my friend, lets have a look at it!

[crofty1984]

andygtt said:

Megaflow said:

500bhp in a Capri? That's going to need the mother of all paving slabs in the boot!

Don't worry, this Capri will handle and stop as well as it goes ;-)

BOO! Where's the fun in that?

[1602Mark]

Andy. where for art thou?

[andygtt]

It's still alive.

Ive been focusing and spending all my time and money on the noble as I want that back on the road... unusually for me the winter rebuild has taken a spec slide and i've taken on a little too much to the point I scratch built a new design of dash and made it in carbon along with fitting a different engine and box etc etc.

[andygtt]

Last think i was doing is the front wheel arches.... long way to go till i take moulds.

But the wheels have tyres on them

[Swampy1982]

I almost didn't click to avoid the enviable disappointment at another wasted bump.

Bloody glad I did tho, the project is still on!

Keep going Andy, it may be finished one day, but keep us updated if you can.

[1602Mark]

Coming along nicely. I do like those rims.

[Escy]

Is there a build thread on the Noble?