1979 Capri

[Capri83RS]

So, I owned this car about 12 years ago, and it was an original 5.0L with a C4 in it.  I sold the engine and trans, then sold the rolling shell to a friend.  He kept the car, but didn't do much with it, then messaged me and told me he had to sell it.  So, after 10 years, I bought the thing back.  I'm working on doing a Coyote 5.0L swap into my '84 Capri RS, so I thought "That driveline will go perfectly into this '79!"

So, my .030 over roller 302 with a T5 has now been swapped into the '79, and for all intents and purposes, it's ready to hit the streets, once I finish bleeding the brakes on it.

Here's a short video clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmW5XQvGLgI

I repainted the engine bay in factory color, but I wanted the rest of the car to look like a huge hunk of junk, so I just left it as is.  I've got entirely too much money invested in it LOL, but she's fun.  Over 300 ftlbs of torque from 2000 rpm to 6000 rpm, and makes 327 hp at the wheels.

[SHOdded]

"Let us not go quietly into that good night" ...  Sounds great!  Ready to wreak terror & mayhem upon all them shiny boy toys cruisin' & lookin' fer trouble

[QuickSilver]

You've got some skilz Robert!  Gonna be a fun driver

[DakotaSHO]

Nice! I've always had a soft spot for the Capri's!!

[nickstewartroc]

Sweet Capri! Could you share some more details on the engine? Sounds mean!

[Capri83RS]

Sweet Capri! Could you share some more details on the engine? Sounds mean!

Absolutely.

1990 302 block, crank, and rods.
.030 overbore
SRP forged pistons, at 10.0:1 compression as assembled
Comp Cams XE274HR camshaft (.555/.565 lift, 274/282 duration, 112 LSA)
GT40P heads, gasket matched intake ports
Crane stud mount conversion
Crane dual valve springs (.575 lift rating)
Chromoly retainers
10 degree locks
6.400 hardened pushrods
Ford Racing 1.6 stud mounted roller rockers
Cloyes adjustable timing set (cam degreed at +4)
Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap intake
Holley 750cfm double pumper
March 3" crank pulley
Moroso 7qt oil pan
3/4" drop solid motor mounts
BBK shorty headers
Bassani catted x-pipe
Dynomax race bullets
LX style tips
Steel flywheel
King Cobra clutch
Pro 5.0 shifter
Holley Blue fuel pump with AFPR
Nylon braided AN-06 fuel line
160-amp 1-wire alternator
Mishimoto 3-row aluminum radiator
Flex fan
160 degree thermostat

Plus all the gauges inside for monitoring LOL

[Capri83RS]

So, haven't posted on this in awhile.

Been having issues with the carb, it was overflowing through the vent tubes, not feeding correctly, so i rebuilt it and down-jetted it while it was apart.  I fixed the issue with it overflowing through the vent tubes, but now the primaries get no fuel through them.  Pulled it back apart, checked everything, it flows when apart, but when assembled, no fuel gets to the main body.

I'm about to throw in the towel on the carb, and go with an FiTech EFI system.

[SHOdded]

Holley has no input on what the issue might be?  Is this the carb you have:
https://www.holley.com/products/fuel_systems/carburetors/double_pumper/ultra_double_pumper/parts/0-76750RD

[SAYGBYE]

efi would be a cool upgrade

[Wild13SHO]

Holley's EFI kits are pretty nice. I had the HP running SBC turbo setup.

[Capri83RS]

I did finally fix the issue with the carb, and ended up selling the car as a roller, minus all the aftermarket gauges.  Then I found a twin turbo kit for the 306, so I'm digging all of the stuff out of the storeroom to put my '84 RS back together.

[SHOdded]

Followup thread here:
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/topic,6465.0.html