Twincharged capri

Knocked a strut brace together and decided to ditch the edis setup and go straight to 585 LS coils. 

Anything but wiring!

In reply to Craigorypeck :

https://youtu.be/EG7kU5J9oUQ

dude, that was rockin'!

AngryCorvair said:

In reply to Craigorypeck :

https://youtu.be/EG7kU5J9oUQ

dude, that was rockin'!

Haha thanks. Fun times.

From another band I was in too. 

https://youtu.be/0p51bYGbkrM

Nice touch on the coil cut outs, looks great.

Fantastic project!  

I've always loved the Mk1 Capris... mine was stolen and trashed in the mid 80's, and I've always wanted another, but it's just never happened.

A couple months ago I looked at a "roller" local to me, but ended up passing... needed too much, and I have too many Miatas!  It was in far better condition that what you started with here, though.  Now that I've found this thread, I'll be watching with great interest, and not a little envy... 

Rodan said:

Fantastic project!  

I've always loved the Mk1 Capris... mine was stolen and trashed in the mid 80's, and I've always wanted another, but it's just never happened.

A couple months ago I looked at a "roller" local to me, but ended up passing... needed too much, and I have too many Miatas!  It was in far better condition that what you started with here, though.  Now that I've found this thread, I'll be watching with great interest, and not a little envy... 

Done right they look awesome. 1st port of call though is get shot of the us spec bumpers as they are hideous.  I'm removing all trace of badging and being rare will have serious anonymity 

Craigorypeck said:

Done right they look awesome. 1st port of call though is get shot of the us spec bumpers as they are hideous.  

Absolutely!  Mine was a '74 also, with the gigantic bumpers... yours looks fantastic with the chrome 1/2 bumper on the front... reminds me of a Mk1 Cortina.

This thing is amazing.  I’m really looking forward to seeing how you tune this beast.  I bet the engine plus turbo plus supercharger noise will he unbelievable!

Rufledt said:

This thing is amazing.  I’m really looking forward to seeing how you tune this beast.  I bet the engine plus turbo plus supercharger noise will he unbelievable!

Tuning will be fun for sure. Glad I went with the Ms3 pro now to avail of the extra tuning features. 

Its gonna sound insane I reckon. These chargers when bolted up to a flat flange without the sound baffling chambers they had from factory really do whine. Couple that with air thats already pressuised so its under more load, plus turbo BOV, plus 3" exhaust with straight through mufflers. 

Hopefully get it rocking this summer cause if I get any older the noise may be an issue!

This thing is awesome. Nice work!

It started on first attempt! I'm shocked!! 

Craigorypeck said:

It started on first attempt! I'm shocked!! 

Awesome! I'm currently working on cleaning up the wiring and installing the standalone on my 2.3, I hope I have as much luck as you!

Video..

1st ever turn of key with fuel and spark

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/Y686Ux

Second turn of the key with a whole load of fuel removed from the table.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/T8X12N

Got to get other stuff all bolted on and road worthy now. 

I just noticed your modified intake inlet. Do you have any more details or pictures on that? Did you custom make it? Eventually I'll likely want to do something similar for packaging and better boost pipe routing. 

AWSX1686 said:

I just noticed your modified intake inlet. Do you have any more details or pictures on that? Did you custom make it? Eventually I'll likely want to do something similar for packaging and better boost pipe routing. 

I made it from some aluminum elbows. 

A 4" 90 then a 4-2.5 reducer with a flamge for the cosworth yb throttle body.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/263o60

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/4akw55

Ported the lower section but its still gonna impede the flow I reckon.. 

Craigorypeck said:

AWSX1686 said:

I just noticed your modified intake inlet. Do you have any more details or pictures on that? Did you custom make it? Eventually I'll likely want to do something similar for packaging and better boost pipe routing. 

I made it from some aluminum elbows. 

A 4" 90 then a 4-2.5 reducer with a flamge for the cosworth yb throttle body.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/263o60

 

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/4akw55

 

Ported the lower section but its still gonna impede the flow I reckon.. 

Meaning all the bends in how you have it will impede the flow?

It looks like some tight turns, but fairly smooth at least. 

In reply to AWSX1686 :

Probably, but the lower part of intake is a stock part. 

Btw can you view the pics i posted? 

Craigorypeck said:

In reply to AWSX1686 :

Probably, but the lower part of intake is a stock part. 

 

Btw can you view the pics i posted? 

If I copy the link and open it, yes. They don't show in the thread though. 

Andrew, if you need one, I have one that was cut and rewelded (commonly done by the T-Ford folks), not by me and probably needs some porting and cleanup, but you can have it for free. 

dherr said:

Andrew, if you need one, I have one that was cut and rewelded (commonly done by the T-Ford folks), not by me and probably needs some porting and cleanup, but you can have it for free. 

Ooooohhhh, I would love that. I'll shoot you a text. I'm sure I can swing by during lunch, or after work one day here...

Multiple Capri owner here and I am envious!  I did a turbo 2.3L swap into a '76 Capri II. Never finished it but did about 95% of it. I sold it and the next owner got it running.  Currenty working on a Califonia '74 V6 that's been sitting for 25+ years.

Not nearly as rusty as yours was, in fact almost rust free compared to yours! It does have some crash damage that was repaired in a half assed way and that will have to be fixed at some point.

First it's rebuild/replace all of the mechanicals to get the car running and driving.

Some pics and my first time ever on the ground and getting powered by its own steam.

This is the first lap around the block..

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/545601

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/545601

https://www.flickr.com/gp/157274311@N07/545601

I have the spring out of the turbo wastegate so its in super charger mode only for now.

Im getting about 4psi from the charger alone. Gonna do a leak test to make sure its all plumbed proper then put the spring back in the wastegate. 

Awesome! Looks great!

Out of country inspection was yesterday. I passed!! I now have plates and can legally drive on the road! Woot woot...