1971 Ford/Mercury Capri LSX Turbo

Year: 1971 Make: Mercury Model: Capri Price: $10500 (Cheaper for GRM Folk) Mileage: 176000 Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing Location (State): MD Color: Green Transmission: Automatic Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

Have for sale a very cool classic vehicle with impressive modification/fabrication work. This is a purpose built drag vehicle that has great street manners and makes fantastic power. It is a very fun car to drive, however I do not have a need for a 500 horsepower vehicle at the moment. Check out the details below and let me know if you have any questions!

Chassis

-1971 Mk1 Ford/Mercury Capri

-177K Miles

-10PT Welded Roll Cage

-Square tube stiffened chassis

-2550 lbs

Engine

-5.3L LS Iron Block

-Head Studs

-Flipped Manifolds for turbo setup

-Borg Warner S400 T6 75mm Turbocharger

-HP Tuners, 15 psi

-Speed Density

-Custom Grind ISKY Camshaft

-2 Precision 39mm waste gates W/ dumps

-4" Fender exit exhaust

-Turbo Inlet in front high beam location

-Large FMIC in front grille

-AEM TruBoost

-AEM Wideband

-Bosch 044 Fuel Pump

-Stainless braided fuel lines from cell to engine

-Aeromotive FPR

-Aluminum Radiator

-High Flow Electric Cooling Fan

Drive train

-4L80 W/ Transgo HD Shift Kit

-External Transmission Cooler W/ Electric Fan

-Yank PY3400 Converter (rated to 1200whp)

-Winters Sidewinder Shifter

-Explorer 8.8 Rear, 31 Spline, 3.08 LSD

Interior

-Recently refinished, fully stripped and painted

-Kirkey Aluminum Racing Seats W/ Covers

-Factory Dash W/ Boost and AFR Gauges

-OBD Dash Gauge setup for CLT, IAT, RPM, MPH and other readings

-Trunk Mounted Fuel Cell

Body

-Paint is not fantastic, but works as a 20 footer

-Some slight rust here and there but nothing serious

Braking System

-SN95 Mustang front disc brakes

-Explorer rear disc brakes

-Manual brakes, vehicle stops well

Suspension

-SN95 Front Coilovers W/ Camber adjustment plates

-QA1 rear coilovers

-3-Link Rear Suspension

Wheels/Tires

-Front: 15" trailer wheels w/195 street tires

-Rear: 15" steel wheel W/ 225 Mickey Thompson ET Street (Needs more tire)

Price: 10,500 OBO

Please contact me if you would like to come view the car.

Thanks

-John

Title status? Presumably plated in MD?
How foolhardy would one need to be to - purely hypothetically - drive it to Washington... state?
Regardless of the answers to those questions, seems like a ton of car for the money.

Awesome. I love it.

SnowMongoose wrote: Title status? Presumably plated in MD? How foolhardy would one need to be to - purely hypothetically - drive it to Washington... state? Regardless of the answers to those questions, seems like a ton of car for the money.

Clear title. Was plated in MD up until a couple days ago. Decided to pull the tags for now, I've had issues with insurance due to not having a garage. If it does not sell this year I will retag it in the spring and continue driving. I am just not a drag guy, and could use some cash for a couple two-wheeled projects.

A drive across the country would be risky. I've put about 500 street miles on it, the longest trip being around 45 miles. I can't say i'd want to do it, but nothing about the car tells me it wouldn't make it. Shipping might be a more appropriate method, at least for the sane folks (this is GRM though).

Thanks for the reply!

-John

Very unique build, any reason besides cost you didn't go with a coyote 5.0 to stay in the ford family?

Any 1/4 mile times on it?

Crikey! That is a level of overkill that I strive to achieve

engiekev wrote: Very unique build, any reason besides cost you didn't go with a coyote 5.0 to stay in the ford family? Any 1/4 mile times on it?

Thanks! Unfortunately I did not build this one, so I can't comment on the engine selection. The builder is big into LS motors, knows them quite well, so I imagine this impacted his choice. The only work I put into this car was cleaning up the interior, which needed some work.

Last owner claimed low 11's on the tine 225 ET streets. I know it has a ton more in it than that with some bigger rubber.

Thanks

-John

In reply to SnowMongoose:

Looks like a fun project to finish but I wouldn't drive that. Biggest issue standing out is the front struts and how the inner fender (which gives these cars some good strength of front) was cut up on the passenger side for turbo room as well as the looks of how the camber plates were installed.

Interesting to use the SN95 front suspension. Wondering how hard it was to get the steering and everything else sorted. Seems like a huge improvement if properly done.

pres589 wrote: In reply to SnowMongoose: Looks like a fun project to finish but I wouldn't drive that. Biggest issue standing out is the front struts and how the inner fender (which gives these cars some good strength of front) was cut up on the passenger side for turbo room as well as the looks of how the camber plates were installed. Interesting to use the SN95 front suspension. Wondering how hard it was to get the steering and everything else sorted. Seems like a huge improvement if properly done.

Thanks. Yes, a portion of the fender has been removed for the large snail. The cage does run through the firewall, alongside the engine, and into the core support. I imagine this should help with rigidity. Can't comment much on the camber plates, I'll have to take a closer look myself. Handling is definitely what you would expect from a straight line car, not great

-John

All of the stuff I mentioned can be checked out / improved / made to work well on the street. Has me missing my '73.