First start  

At least there is more progress then with my 20M  

intercooler piping angles were horrible. engine is pretty much solid thanks to those new bushes so that short coupler at throttle shouldn't be an issue






flipped rad hoses for less piping

few weeks later got the car back

engine finished too at the same time


and now to try make everything fit together




utilizing some cheap rear beam bushes for engine mounts



main clearance issue. no after pics but ended up grinding the ribs down, heating the intake to mold a better shape, ended up heating and molding the brake reservoir more

an update after some time

steering column bearing fitted:

inside and underside painted



and some stonechip protection

and off to paint:

These little rubber pipes also act as a vacuum balance between the ports.

Any decent vaccum source should do

Hi When I purchased my 73 Facelift the carburetter  had 4 air inlets  on top of each inlet is a rubber pipe going down under the carburetter and all 4 are joined together  when I first purchased the car this rubber pipe  was connected to a pressure guage inside the car, I remover the carb and am not refitting it can any one tell me where the rubber pipe connects to Michael

I found the following on the You tube that maybe could inspire forum members:

https://www.youtube.com/@RoughRestos

A Mercedes M113 5l V8 Swap. I never toughed about the Mercedes v8 but as you can see they are not very big in size and fit very good in a capri and are reasonable cheap to get hold off and easy to convert to a manual.

Let me know what you think.

 

You do need this loom. 1 part of the loom will still be on the engine. You just need to figure out the 12v feed, 12v trigger wire and earth, rpm signal ect and you need to open up the loom to remove the battery cables.