Team Blitz Provides Bigger Studs! Green 1974 Ford Capri gets some attention!

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Күн бұрын

It's been a long time since anyone saw an update on our 1974 Ford Capri project car, just a little shop project we have sitting around. This is NOT the Junkyard Digs Capri we purchased years ago, though that project IS still sitting around here and we will give you an update on it reasonably soon.
Today we're getting this car that honestly will become more of a "daily driver" not a race car, one thing we have been held back by is the fitment of these wheels we picked up. We needed longer studs to get them to be safe. Fortunately our good friend Norm at Team Blitz came through with some longer rear lug studs for us. Just gotta get them swapped out!

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@terryeustice5399 Ай бұрын

Thanks Rich for the video. And Austin with the teaser on The old Ford Capri.

@douglasv4266 Ай бұрын

Good to see the Capri getting a little attention. I originally came over here from Junkyard Digs because of it the other Capri and staid because of the other equally interesting stuff you do with classic American cars. I am from the UK and I used to see quite a few Capri's back in the 1980's when I was a kid and always thought they were very cool, but you dont see them much these days. Probably because they rusted away long ago.

@dougwelch4137 Ай бұрын

That's where a body saw comes in handy . Pretty neat cars.

@bertoltb1358 Ай бұрын

Cheers for the video Rich. For those looking for some Capri action, Ben from @tastyclassics has just started restoring a Capri that was parked for 25 years.

@feefyefoefum Ай бұрын

Oh boy is that thing rusty. Can't wait to see how the V6 motor is coming along.

@sleepervega71hill28 Ай бұрын

I love those car's. MY 1ST car was a US maid mercury Capri. I've had a 71,74& a 79'! I wanted to put a V6, Small inline 6 or 260V8.

@kennethchapman9564 Ай бұрын

We all make mistakes working on our rides. Only way we don't is if we don't work on them. Speaking of which I got two I need to work on. Good inspiration Rich from a thorough technician.

@davidgough1161 Ай бұрын

It is time to drop something, I need another beer to watch this. It will be good. I hate these rear housings!

@davidgough1161 Ай бұрын

You will always win, Rich, that is why you are a professional.

@user-hi2ev7ug4l Ай бұрын

It's been a minute for the green car been on the rack...good content as always and thanks..🔧🔧👍

@davidgough1161 Ай бұрын

A 4 litre and a 5 speed from a late 80's ranger wakes these up a lot! I swapped a 5.0 into my ranger and took the engine and trans into one of these, It was an animal. Light and fast!

@stevebates5973 Ай бұрын

you should have put the 5.0L in the capri, and left the ranger alone... I have a '73 Capri with a 302/t5/9" rear end, My 302 weighs the same as 2.6L/2.8L because of the alloy heads, the car weighs 2400lbs, and with me and swmbo in it, weighs 2730lbs... and it runs mid 11.00s...

@WiSeNhEiMeR-1369 Ай бұрын

Howdy LUCORE Thanks COOP ...

@paulriggers1558 Ай бұрын

everybody in UK was shouting at the telly "SLIDE HAMMER" these cars were notorious for spinning in the wet, so we got plenty of practice fixing them after the back wheels bounced off the kerb...

@MrCaprinut Ай бұрын

Untrue if you use proper tires. I'm on my 6th Capri and the back end is only coming out if you provoke it. I used to drive these things hard and all had V6's from 135 to 220hp. And the sandbag comment most says is just crap. We have real winters in Norway and I had never problem getting up hills etc. Mine had always studded tires during winters. Only tires I slid around with was cooper tires which was utter slick and had no grip at all even with full thread. I used to drive 38.000 miles a year in my Capri.

@paulriggers1558 Ай бұрын

@@MrCaprinut the capris i drove in the 80s were [almost] new hire cars, most fitted with original rubber, Goodyear G800 if i remember [165 x 13] i drove all cars to the limit, mk2 escort, capri, cortina, granada, transit, + fiesta, the only cars i spun on a regular basis were the capris, whether 1.3, 1.6 or 2ltr, they just snapped on you when you got them sideways in the cold english rain they were the most unpredictable fords i thrashed about as a late teen, had my wages "docked" for damage on them twice, £10 a week for a month, + a written warning lasting 6 months i drove a 2.8 capri about 10yrs ago, the lad had a X brace mod. on the rear axle, he said it did wonders for the handling, i took his word for it, as i knew it would not be £10 a week for a month now...

@J163548 Ай бұрын

HAhA IT NEEDS a headstart to even pull itselfon the rack

@gt1man931 22 күн бұрын

A Capri video. I have not been here since the last Capri video. I will be back when and if you ever make more and sort all the v6 engine stuff out. There just isn't enough of these cars getting attention on the tube

@LucoreAuto 22 күн бұрын

There's some Capri news on the horizon just need to dig out of the overwhelming projects we have going on right now. Promise you'll be happy about it!

@sleepervega71hill28 Ай бұрын

Was able to swap axles from a Granada to use 14" tires and rims. After lifting suspension.

@fordluvr76 Ай бұрын

Dorman 610-518 stud. Plenty long enough and doesn’t require axle removal.

@davidgough1161 Ай бұрын

Holding my breath, it is monday!

@MrCaprinut Ай бұрын

There was 3 axles on Capris. Atlas which you have, Koln (very weak, looks like atlas but unequal bolt spacing on the rear cover and English axle which have third member you can take off from the front like a 9" axle. I have never heard any of these has retaining clips for the half shafts. All is only hold by the reataining plate at wheel and only thing that prevent the axle to come out of the plate is the crimp ring behind the wheelbearing. Btw Expressed panels in UK has full boot floors for these. The also do the well by itself at £340

@sleepervega71hill28 Ай бұрын

Correction! IT may have been a Fairmont that still had 4-bolt lug pattern

@dw1370 Ай бұрын

Nice when you finally get to work on your own cars

@richardlucore6813 Ай бұрын

It is relaxing to just do things you want to do. That was a fun afternoon.

@davidgough1161 Ай бұрын

Just depends on the application. Most times just some silicone.

@davidgough1161 Ай бұрын

Time for the lincoln locker when reassembly occurs. These work well until you upgrade the engine.

@98Z28LS1 Ай бұрын

👍👍

@fordman7502 Ай бұрын

my biggest problem is motivation anymore i dont have none

@tombrewsaugh1399 Ай бұрын

Are you planning on doing some race Capris stuff?

@richardlucore6813 Ай бұрын

There are some bits in play..... I need to reconfigure the body dolly after I finish the engine swap in a toyota camry. (Boring normal work stuff)

@wilga80 Ай бұрын

But , what did you use to seal the rear diff housing? Sealant or a gasket? Just woundering.

@richardlucore6813 Ай бұрын

I used liquid sealant. It's quick, it's easy, and it works..... I also didn't have a gasket on hand for this tiny little diff.

@fordluvr76 Ай бұрын

They originally had a gasket, but modern gasket silicone works well.

@707SLAYER Ай бұрын

METAL GARBAGE CAN LID WOULD WORK ON THE SPARE TIRE REMODEL ...

@davidgough1161 Ай бұрын

Don't like sheet metal. Too fnen old to be patient with it.