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by **V all hail to the 8** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:41 am

I keep trying to register on the sierra owners forum but I cant get on there even though if I try to register again it says I am already registered! grrrr....

I likes m'jellymould..

by **big end floater** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:34 pm

if you email me your log in details password and username ill sort it out with a mod on the fsoc

by **V all hail to the 8** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:46 pm

Any luck with that BEF?

On another note what do we think about the ford twincam?

Ive found both for sale efi and carby, efi is rated @ 123bhp and carb is 107bhp! big drop eh.. but both have same torque @ 174N/m so which do i go for the ease of installation with the carb or buggering about with the efi?

Thing is efi is obv better but exactly how much buggering about will i need to do? of course I will need a efi spec fuel pump and lines these are easy, exactly how complex is the actuall efi system? is it standalone? or will it require unpicking from the loom?

I'm also thinking if I decide to go crazy and turbo/supercharge it the efi will be a lot more versitile...

Also does anyone know what the mounts are like on the DOHC as it fits in a sierra it should fit in a capri but are the mounts similar to a pinto?

by **biggbn** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:00 am

i had a sierra 2 litre glsi with the twin cam engine and it was a lovely engine..car went fast, was good on fuel and was surprisingly able in the twistys..lower stiffer suspension and slightly fatter tyres if i recall as standard on glsi....id buy another ..where have they all gone??..

by **V all hail to the 8** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:15 pm

Whoop whoop! now I got me a Ford Twincam with 'box complete with ancilleries, engine, loom and ecu on ebay, all ready to drop into the blood red demon capri of speed...

Also in a quiet moment when i was 'bored' I won a complete 2.9efi cologne engine with 4x4 box hence my other question on here....

I did stumble across a scorpio cosworth the other day in a local scrappie, but the yard wanted £300 for it which is ok but it was the later 'BOB' type one which I have been told is bugger to get running independantly from it's origional grandada....

by **mcerd1** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:18 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by V all hail to the 8
It quite an incredible car got a full stamped service book origional bill of sale and manuals...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
My free one came with all that paperwork too - pity about the rest of it though [xx(]

but after 10 to 15 years in a field:-
http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/mcerd1/?action=view¤t=Video002.flv

Looks like you got a much better deal than me [:D]

by **V all hail to the 8** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:58 pm

nah that'll T-cut out! Seriously dosn't look that bad, I've seen a lot worse looking ones (bar the front wings and front bumper)with MOT's

is it a 3.0S? worth doing if it is! what are your plans for it?

by **V all hail to the 8** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:59 pm

Where oh where can I get a mk2 grille from..

by **Richard** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:16 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by mcerd1
 
My free one came with all that paperwork too - pity about the rest of it though [xx(]

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Love the wheels, what are they?

by **mcerd1** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:21 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Richard
Love the wheels, what are they?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Just 13" Ghia ones I think (car is a 1978 3.0 Ghia)

actually in that photo it dosent look too bad - but even the panels that looked good, you could poke holes in with your little finger

mechanicals were salvagable, but it would have been be a waste of money to sort the 3.0 V6 (I was given the car for the engine!)

I actually gave the car to someone in the scottish capri ownes club for nowt - wheels, v.good interior, working autobox and all (contact throught there website)

by **Invalid Boy** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:09 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by V all hail to the 8
 Where oh where can I get a mk2 grille from..
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Oh they are soooo yesterday...

But if you must, do not pay UK ebay premiums. Use Jorman or Dutch ebay. Better still use the USofA ebay and buy one of their Mercury Capri grilles...

... they say CAPRI not FORD and have indicators built in.

Or go better and fit a Tickford style front panel.

by **mcmark** » Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:13 pm

Alcohol addled brain seems to recall a bloke who advertises in Retro Ford near Heathrow. Breaks most old Fords and is an Aladins cave of Gucci Gear. Gotta be worth a google.....

Demon capri twin cam project!

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