A Lot Like an Engine, Only Smaller. Capri Update.

"TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts" (the-vancen) 02/19/2016 at 11:08 • Filed to: Capri, Crapri, Cologne

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You see it? Down there in front on the two big block Fords. That is the 2 litre V6 that should find its way into the Crapri.

Remember this thing? Yeah. It’s been a long time. The SHO swap is obviously off the table for the time being.

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Anyways. I found a few parts I needed while I was rooting around the garage a while back and stumbled upon a nearly complete engine and transmission! So as long as the heads are OK, the Crapri may have power by end of summer.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/19/2016 at 05:08

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Nice :) I can’t wait til I have a garage that I can ‘stumble’ onto things into.

I did work out that I have most of the major things I'd need to make an AWD MGB GT V8 lying around though...

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/19/2016 at 05:17

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Actually, what engine is that? I'm assuming Cologne V6, but I didn't think the 2.0l made it stateside...

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 02/19/2016 at 06:05

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It didn’t. This one came out of a MK III Capri that was brought here to Canada by a guy in the Army who was stationed in Germany back in the nineties. Just likeu father and his John Player Special. (At the house in Germany no less).

So between this 2 litre of mine there is one other I know of. A German dude moved to Ohio a few years back and brought an ‘81 2.0S. Same engine. Looks like the car from the Professionals.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 02/19/2016 at 06:05

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Do it. I want to see this.

505 - morphine not found > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/19/2016 at 07:01

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This is a great story, but isn’t the 2.0 a bit anemic for something lice the Capri? It’s decidedly snail-like in a Granada.....

Cé hé sin > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 02/19/2016 at 07:05

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Must be the Cologne one because they didn’t make the Essex one as a 2.0.

Ford Germany really liked their V engines.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Cé hé sin 02/19/2016 at 07:13

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Ford in general really liked their V engines.

All produced within years, some all at the same time: Essex V4, Taunus V4, Essex V6, Cologne V6, Windsor V8, Cleveland V8, FE V8, MEL V8, 385 V8.

That doesn't even take into account the variations of which, locally or between continents...

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505 - morphine not found 02/19/2016 at 07:14

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Yeah. Not even 100 hp. But. It was free. And the JPS in the garage means leftover speed parts. Long tube headers, a stroker crank( stroker 2 litre, HA), even, if I dare, a brace of solex two barrels. And more besides.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/19/2016 at 11:14

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Off-topic - your last post. WHat did you drive? If it’s a prevost bus or a PAZ midibus then I win.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/19/2016 at 11:29

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Anyway to pick up a 302 v8 somewhere? Even a 289?

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 02/19/2016 at 11:34

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It was in fact a Prevost H3-45 coach.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/19/2016 at 11:35

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There’s a MK III in the barn with a fuel injected 5 litre huffing nitrous. It just needs to be finished. Thats the car this engine came from in fact.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/19/2016 at 11:58

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SEE

Or just put one of those big blocks in....should fit haha

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/19/2016 at 18:34

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The 428 does fiT. Those two 429s are already claimed. One is the Cobra jet for the rag top and the other is a seized up smogger.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/19/2016 at 20:19

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Come on, you gotta be able to find something more fun than the microscopic v6!

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/19/2016 at 20:39

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Hey, I’m saving my money to fix the SHO. And this was free. And it came with a transmission. Besides, ever seen a 2 litre V6 with triple carbs?

505 - morphine not found > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/20/2016 at 11:31

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Go-fast bits...? If it was a 2.3, I would understand. If it was a 2.8, it would even make sense :-) anyway, nice lego work getting all this together, and as someone who has had a jones for Cologne Granadas for the longest time, those bits you mentioned rustled me jimmies...

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505 - morphine not found 02/20/2016 at 23:58

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The two litre has the same stroke as the 2.3. I could put bigger pistol s in it later once I can afford some machine work.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/21/2016 at 13:46

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Alright triple carbs makes it a million times cooler

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/21/2016 at 17:22

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I found these too.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/21/2016 at 19:10

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Are those long tube headers?!

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 02/22/2016 at 10:13

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Yes.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 02/22/2016 at 10:23

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I’m starting to love the insane quirkiness of this car.

Definitely MontegoMan Approved despite not using a bigger motor.