Grassroots Motorsports

Updates

• Received. March 21

  Well I got the car around 9:30 this morning. My plan right now is to …

• New Tires March 21

  Any ideas for replacement tires? I’m thinking about tires for both street and to start …

• Parts is Parts March 24

  I am trying to find a newer header or intake manifold. Or a turbo setup. …

• I'm gonna choke ya! March 27

  The choke on the carb was all hosed up and the linkage to electric module …

• Some pics April 06

  My dad fab-ed up some seat brackets for me. He’s awesome. Well we still have …

• Seating for Two June 02

  I finally got the two mercury tracer seats mounted up. It almost looks like they …

• Check your Bearing June 10

  I was about to buy some new tires and mount them on my old ‘stang …

• Brakes and Tires and.... July 06

  It seems like I’ve stalled a little on my Capri. I am debating trying to …

• I drove down to Madison and picked up a tranny. July 20

  More accurately, a Ford Type E 4 speed to replace my Type F with a …

• Brakes, still. Aug. 04

  I’ve got the front brakes almost back together with new rotors, pads, repacked wheel bearings …

• Rubber and glass Aug. 26

  I purchased some HTR200 195/60R14 from tire rack and had them shipped to my house. …

• The Ol' Rusty Porthole... Sept. 15

  I finally cleaned up some of the surface rust around the lip of the windshield …

• It's alive!-wait, no it isnt. Sept. 16

  It was almost alive. I’ve started it a number of times and apparently one to …

• Driven Sept. 21

  I had to raise the idle to keep it from stalling but now It idles …

• Winter Slumber Nov. 13

  I drove to my parents house down some back roads so I could store it …

Comments

Volksroddin:

looks like a good place to start, keep us post'ed
Mar 20, 2009 8:29 p.m.

friedgreencorrado:

Nice find!
Mar 20, 2009 11:17 p.m.

porksboy:

My father had a hard on for those cars back in the 80's. You could still get parts for them at the stealership, the local parts store, even JC Whitney. All the interior parts, seals, mechanical bits and pieces. The junkyards were still full of them. But that doesnt help you does it? The car is dead nuts simple, most of the ones we played with had the 2.0 engine. I just gleaned all the car stuff from his shop to put in mine and will go thru it and see if I have anything interior wise. If the rear fender wells are rust free you have a real gem there. I would like to have another someday.
Mar 22, 2009 3:15 p.m.

RossD:

There is only a couple rust spots and most of them are low on the rear fender. The under side is pretty clean along with the shock towers and leaf spring mounts. We found a LA Times newspaper in the trunk dated 1994. I bought it in Green Bay.
Mar 22, 2009 7:11 p.m.

pres589:

On my '73 Capri I ended up with mid-80's Mustang wheels from the 4 cylinder model, there's about 8 spokes on the face, and if you actually push on them you'll discover they're made of some sort of rubber. In any case, they were a good swap, getting me a 14” wheel. From there I ran Bridgestone Potenza RE910's, 195/60/14's which just fit the front and gave plenty of room out back. I would imagine you could do the same sort of sizing and get into some decent tires. If you want to stick with a 13” wheel, Sumitomo HTR's are probably a good way to go, but I have no experience with them myself. For street use I think I'd go to a 14” because of what's available. If you're taking it to the track you may want to look into something else.
Mar 26, 2009 7:42 p.m.

RossD:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31936748@N00/sets/…
Apr 6, 2009 7:43 p.m.

GElliott:

I just had a look at your pictures. From what I can see your Capri is black and looks like gold colored trim. Could possibly be a JPS- JohnPlayerSpecial , which had the same color scheme as the JPS F-1 team back in the 70's. I have been worikng on British Fords for over 40 years- you can see my Cortina GT on this site.
Jul 16, 2009 9:23 a.m.

RossD:

Unfortunately, its a flat black paint/primer on top of a sweet 70s orange. If you take a peek at the photos again you'll see the original color under the hood. It looks like the rims were painted by someone with that gold color.
Jul 20, 2009 8:35 a.m.

capri73:

The 2.3 Turbo is a great idea here. There are several completed examples in the US. I put a 5.0 in my Mk1 Capri, but you already have the engine mounts ready to go for the 2.3 T.
Aug 5, 2009 5:09 p.m.

RossD:

My current time wasting activity is looking at Zetec DOHC 4 cylinders to slap in there. Should bolt right up… “should” being the key word.
Oct 21, 2009 8:36 p.m.

stan:

Thanks for keeping us up on your project. This would be a nice reference for someone else (me). Stan
Oct 30, 2009 1:41 p.m.

wheelsmithy:

Nice ride. Can't loose with either the Ztec or the 2.3 turbo. Lots of ceiling with the turbo… Maybe a wrecked turbo coupe parts car? Merkur? SVO may even be doable.
Nov 13, 2009 10:05 a.m.