Quote from: Jaanus on May 25, 2025, 12:22:39

Quote from: capri v8 driver on May 22, 2025, 07:48:42 A Ford based 427 dart block with Total Engine Airflow (TEA) CNC Ported 245cc Trickflow R Heads, a T56 6 speed and a 8.8 31 spline 3.73 rear end. N/A at the moment but the engine is build for boost.

And it still has leave springs in the back     But they can't handle it. So for the future I wil step up to a 3 or 4 link or IRS.

For now the car projects are on hold till i buy a house with preferred a garage or the space to build one. The land lord where i rented my garage has some big issues with the Insurance company so now I'm not allowed to work in the garage anymore and due age and health issues it will be a matter of time before he (or the children) will sell the place.

That sounds like a nice engine package 

Oh, that's a shame about the garage   I hope you find a new place.

Working on a house with dual internal garage space and a small shop behind it. Last week i got a call from a friend. The house my parents rented after the house fire may be up for sale as the current people that live there want a house without stairs. So i called the owner that now lives in Australia and she confirmed that the house would be sold after the current people moved out. I told her i was serious interested in the house if the price is right and we could do a deal without a pricey housebroker ect. This would save her a lot of money and the time by coming back to the Netherlands. She agreed to this and now I'm number 1 for that house. Now it will be a waiting game. It can go fast or very slow depending how fast the current people find a other house. So fingers crossed.   

Sounds like it's going to be a weapon all right

Quote from: capri v8 driver on May 22, 2025, 07:48:42 A Ford based 427 dart block with Total Engine Airflow (TEA) CNC Ported 245cc Trickflow R Heads, a T56 6 speed and a 8.8 31 spline 3.73 rear end. N/A at the moment but the engine is build for boost.

And it still has leave springs in the back     But they can't handle it. So for the future I wil step up to a 3 or 4 link or IRS.

For now the car projects are on hold till i buy a house with preferred a garage or the space to build one. The land lord where i rented my garage has some big issues with the Insurance company so now I'm not allowed to work in the garage anymore and due age and health issues it will be a matter of time before he (or the children) will sell the place.

That sounds like a nice engine package 

Oh, that's a shame about the garage   I hope you find a new place.

A Ford based 427 dart block with Total Engine Airflow (TEA) CNC Ported 245cc Trickflow R Heads, a T56 6 speed and a 8.8 31 spline 3.73 rear end. N/A at the moment but the engine is build for boost.

And it still has leave springs in the back     But they can't handle it. So for the future I wil step up to a 3 or 4 link or IRS.

For now the car projects are on hold till i buy a house with preferred a garage or the space to build one. The land lord where i rented my garage has some big issues with the Insurance company so now I'm not allowed to work in the garage anymore and due age and health issues it will be a matter of time before he (or the children) will sell the place.

Quote from: capri v8 driver on May 19, 2025, 07:52:01 I understand. Sheet metal and bodywork is a lot of and time consuming work. In this stage of the work it would be a option to make/incorporate the mountings for a maybe future 4 link system so you don't have to do it when the car is finisht. 

I still have leave springs under my Capri v8 and the 20M.

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What engine and gearbox do you have in the V8 Capri?

Quote from: Jaanus on May 18, 2025, 22:08:31 I have thought of 4 link, for now leaves will be fine. plenty of stuff to do and i dont even have an engine/gearbox 

I understand. Sheet metal and bodywork is a lot of and time consuming work. In this stage of the work it would be a option to make/incorporate the mountings for a maybe future 4 link system so you don't have to do it when the car is finisht. 

I still have leave springs under my Capri v8 and the 20M.

I have thought of 4 link, for now leaves will be fine. plenty of stuff to do and i dont even have an engine/gearbox 




Epoxy primered inside



Sills are on

Making good progress.   

Are you keeping the leave springs?

a bit of strengthening, so one could use a regular jack if needed


pieceing together the corners of door opening

pedal/brake master mounting and hole for steering cloumn






Inner arches done with repair panels




rear arb mounting