Interesting idea, has anyone ever thought of this?

[monsween]

What would you say to a capri with a 2jz?

 

I personally have been thinking about it alot as i love capri's almost as much as supra's.

 

However they are just too slow

 

So you recon this would work? I know the rover v8 goes in no bother.

 

Im guessing getting a fooked tt supra and transplanting everything would be required.

[JamieP]

I like capri's all are nice but an old mk1 done up like a RS in the mint green with a mean offset set of wheels and a 2JZ would be very cool:cool:

[johnny g]

The engine would rip it apart lol

[monsween]

I miss my capri, it was the best car. But now after driving the supra i crave the speed lol. I recon it'd work with enough bodgery

[Scott]

You would need to weld in a space frame to hold it together, the first time you put the foot down the car would probably grow an inch or 2 (in height).

[L33]

lets be honest these days pretty much any thing is possible, depends how big ur wallet is and how far you want to go

[monsween]

the reason im asking is i may have a chance to get a capri with decent body work and a fooked (or soon to be fooked) engine. So unsure what to throw in there.

 

The standard mod is a rover v8 which gets you noise and 170bhp. Just thinking of something different and LONG term lol

[Scott]

You would need the whole shibang though, the whole running gear would need to be shoehorned in. The engine wouldn't be much of a problem IMO. The gearbox etc might be a bit of hassle.

 

400 ponies in a capri would be absolutely insane though.

[michael]

It would be a fun project but only worth starting if you are going to do it properly and improve the handing and brakes to go with the power hike.

[pistonbroke]

The bell housing on the stock capri gearbox is, as I remember, very narrow, much more narrow than the supes. The engine wouldn't be an issue, the transmission tunnel would need a bit of work to get it in though.

 

If I were to do it, I'd not bother with the supra rear axle setup, as the capri uses leaf springs on the rear with fixed rear suspension. I'd fork out for a custom drive shaft to mate one end to the getrag, and the other to a stock (albeit soon to be rebuilt ) back end. Actually, I'd rebuild a stock 1600 4sp rear diff, with the little ratios these things run, you'll need to fit a wheelie bar

[bignum]

I had a 79 capri with a modded 3.5 rv8, sounded like a tvr:) but i couldnt get the thing to handle at all, you could feel the axle tramping like a bitch in a straight line, fun car though,

[R Black]

I had a 79 capri with a modded 3.5 rv8, sounded like a tvr:) but i couldnt get the thing to handle at all, you could feel the axle tramping like a bitch in a straight line, fun car though,

 

Now that is cool.

 

As is

 

http://www.modifiedcars.com/cars/Ford/10565.htm

[bignum]

Now that is cool.

 

As is

 

http://www.modifiedcars.com/cars/Ford/10565.htm

 

Now thats nice!

[erol_h]

sounds like a good idea i love my old skool fords im gona own a mk1 escort one day

[little num]

I had a 79 capri with a modded 3.5 rv8, sounded like a tvr:) but i couldnt get the thing to handle at all, you could feel the axle tramping like a bitch in a straight line, fun car though,

 

I remember that sounded nice but was slow lol, My v6 vec in the back ground

[gordy07]

I would be interested to see this if you do it,just to see if it can be done

[bignum]

I remember that sounded nice but was slow lol, My v6 vec in the back ground

 

What happened to that vec now?

[garethr]

Plenty of Capris with small block V8s. Not sure a JZ would suit, though, plus it's longer than a bent 8. Either way, it would be sensible to 5-link the rear axle.