1969' Ford Capri Mk1

Capri Mk1 with 5 litre "small block" V8. Car is in Inverness, Scotland - viewing essential. New MOT will be supplied. Only 2800 miles since car was built. Build files and photos available. Transportation can be arranged anywhere on mainland UK or ferry port.

FORD CAPRI V8 1969

Intended as re-creation of the South African “Perana” Capri by Basil Green this Mk1 was commissioned by me in 2009 and built professionally to my own specification.


BODY

Bodyshell was selected after a long search, very early (1969) automatic transmission shell with wider tunnel. Probably the best Mk1 shell available at the time
Modified and strengthened to take power unit and extra stresses
RS3100 fibreglass arches fitted to accommodate wider wheels
Front and rear has been changed to “face lift” appearance with twin headlamps, cheese cutter grille and larger rear lamps
Car has matt black bumpers all round with quarter bumpers incorporating the indicators at the front
Car has been sprayed in Ford midnight blue with an excellent finish

ENGINE

Ford 302 cu. in. (4995cc) “small block” V8 developing 320bhp
Block- 1968-1974 FORD 302 Block
Align Honed
Zero Decked
Bored and Honed 4.040” with Deck Plates
Crank- Stock Ford 3.00” Ground .010” .010”
Rods- Stock Ford with ARP Bolts
Pistons- Speed Pro Forged Small Dish 9.5:1
Balancer- Pioneer Replacement
Bearings- King
Piston Rings- Hastings Rings
Entire Rotating Assembly Balanced
Timing Set- Comp Cams Double Roller
Valve Train- Isky Hydraulic Cam .521” Lift
Isky Hydraulic Lifters
Comp Cams Pushrods
Comp Cams Roller Rockers
Oil System- Melling High Volume Oil Pump
Heavy Duty Drive
Milodon Oil Pan 5qt
Cylinder Heads- Edelbrock Aluminum Heads 1.94” Intake and 1.6” Exhaust
Intake- Weiand Dual Plane Clear Coated
Fuel System- Edelbrock 1404 500CFM carb
Edelbrock Pro-flo Air Filter
Ignition System- Electronic Distributor
Mallory Coil
Valve Covers- Powered By FORD
Felpro Gaskets
Ford racing flywheel and clutch
13 row oil cooler
Hi torque starter motor
Aluminium radiator (very large capacity)
Twin thermostatic electric cooling fans

EXHAUST SYSTEM

Ford Mustang “shorty” exhaust manifolds (headers)
Twin 2” system with balance pipe

TRANSMISSION

Borg Warner T5 with Mustang bellhousing and concentric clutch release mechanism
Custom 400bhp prop shaft by Reco-prop
Ford Atlas axle with limited slip differential 3.09:1 ratio

FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING

Adjustable coil over front struts with roller top mounts
Competition rose jointed track control arms
High ratio power steering rack
Heavy duty anti roll bar

REAR SUSPENSION

Single leaf rear springs
GAZ adjustable shockers
Radius arms and Panhard rod

BRAKES

Vented and drilled front discs – front
4-pot Princess calipers – front
Solid discs – rear (Sierra Cosworth)
Bias pedal box
Dual circuit front/rear
Twin servos
EBC Yellow Stuff pads
All copper piping
Fly off handbrake

FUEL SYSTEM

17 gallon baffled alloy tank in boot
Facet electric fuel pump
Filter King filter and pressure regulator
Single marine quality tubing from pump direct to carburettor


ELECTRICAL

Mk3 Capri loom with Mk3 indicator, wiper and light switches
Aircraft style auxiliary switches
Fuse boxes inside – all circuits fully fused
High intensity headlamps
Auxiliary spotlamps
Battery in boot in sealed battery box
Battery cut off switch
Radio/cassette player

INTERIOR

New headlining, carpets and door cards
Recaro leather reclining front seats
Cloth rear seats
Full harness seat belts
7-dial custom built dashboard (based on late model Mk2 Cortina GT) covered in Alcantara cloth
14” semi-dished Alcantara rimmed steering wheel

WHEELS AND TYRES

7” wide front and 8” rear 15” Minilite style wheels
Hankook tyres


GENERAL

This car cost over £45,000 to build, with many parts having to be sourced from USA and others custom made
Registered as a1969 Capri therefore zero road tax
MOT till November 2017
The car’s performance, as might be expected is superb, with tremendous acceleration and top speed of ????
The handling is also excellent – can be thrown into corners with no drama
Makes a beautiful noise!
Was built originally for touring events and has participated in a few
Could easily be converted to track day, sprint, hillclimb, race or even rally car