Car has been setting for awhile. The keyway on the crankshaft needs to be repaired. Otherwise the car ran well with an upgraded turbo & ECU. Steal it for $500 ....for the 2019 Challenge? Located in Plymouth Michigan.
Car has been setting for awhile. The keyway on the crankshaft needs to be repaired. Otherwise the car ran well with an upgraded turbo & ECU. Steal it for $500 ....for the 2019 Challenge? Located in Plymouth Michigan.
Dang!
Well, .... I double dog dang you!
Manual?
I don't think I've seen one of these running in the past 10 years.
This one doesn't run either, correct?
No, it is not running at present. The keyway in the crankshaft was damaged when the crankshaft pulley bolt came loose. This would probably require that the engine be torn down to repair the crank. I do have a spare engine for it that is negotiable. I do have a manual for it and wiring diagrams. The car needs a lot of work but not necessarily a lot of money. It was a fun car when it was running. Handled pretty good in the twistys.
Rereading......yes it is a manual transmission (duh).
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie
Any interest at all? I hate to see it go to the junk yard.....
Do you need it gone now. I may have room for it in the spring.
About 13 or so years ago, Mrs Logdog and I did a fly and drive from Ohio to Maine so I could get one of these. It was one of those "brother of a friend's girlfriend" type deals for 50 bucks. The car wouldn't pass inspection (very heavily rusted) but I wanted the engine for a Festiva swap. The trip went well enough (It was October so plenty of cold and rain) and duct tape was the only thing I needed to fix issues that popped up on the way (LOTS of roof leaks). I spend several months trying to find a good Festiva but the ones in good non-rusty shape were commanding big bucks due to gas prices. I ended up scrapping the plans when I went back to school, then I changed careers and moved a couple times.
Not completing that swap is my second biggest regret in life (behind eating a burrito that was bigger than my head).
IIRC the XR-2 was faster than the Miata of the same period. Not saying much I suppose, but still.
would the turbo stuff swap over onto a miata 1.6?
In reply to logdog :
Actually, i was doing the same thing. I bought the Capri so that i would have a complete car to transfer the powertrain to a Festiva of which i have two. I also have a powertrain in pieces from a Capri so the Car I bought was a "how to" for putting the spare powertrain in the Festiva. Well, i rebuilt the powertrain for my stock Fuel-stiva and lowered the suspension and i am still fiddling with that and getting 50 mpg (hedge against high fuel prices!) but i never got to putting the Capri powertrain in the second Festiva. In the meantime my son was driving the Capri while he was in high school and we upgraded the turbo and the PCM and replaced the exhaust manifold and it was running pretty good up until the crank pulley came loose. Now i could work on a Fast-stiva but I've decided that i have a few too many projects and so i am trying to sell the Capri. If someone wanted to take over the "Fast-tiva" project that would be something that could be worked out. An interesting project if you have the time..... :)
In reply to akylekoz :
Spring would work for me....
In reply to Robbie :
Interesting question.... I believe it should. It is a 1.6 L Mazda engine in the Capri. The hardware should fit but i am not sure about the electronics (PCM, etc). Never thought of that possibility. Interesting.....
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