Capri 2.8 Special

mikeb · Post by **mikeb** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:38 am

very nice looks awesome and nice to see somthing different.

Post by **Ben** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:09 pm

Looks amazing - love it!

pjs65 · Post by **pjs65** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:21 pm

Very nice , especially the wheels

Whats the axle locating thingy and do you notice a difference with it . Iam stuck with leaf springs and a 200 lb rear axle so anything that can help with handling is worth me looking at . Pete

Post by **Stuart** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:36 pm

Gooey wrote:sometimes I look at it and think it looks fine, other times I think it looks like a monster truck

I think that looks just about perfect. Really, I wouldn't touch that at all

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:38 pm

I have to say it looks awesome with those wheels !!!
Nice to see everyone going misty eyed when they see a nice Capri. Even my Dad had one years ago and Mum even liked it too.

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:42 pm

The triangulation kit stops the axle creep common with leaf spring set ups.

Rob S · Post by **Rob S** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:50 pm

It's basically a metal kit with angled components connecting the axle to the body. Should be relatively cheap to engineer.

pjs65 · Post by **pjs65** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:10 am

Rob S wrote:It's basically a metal kit with angled components connecting the axle to the body. Should be relatively cheap to engineer.

Thanks Rob , i have looked it up and its fairly easy to make up so thats something else i can add to the to do list . Pete

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:58 pm

Great car, i had a couple of these in various specs, plus 3.0S's and the V8 Mk1 (new 4.0 275hp TVR)i built so bit of an expert.
They did what what was called an 'A' frame kit that clamped round the tube of the axle and the end of the leaf spring reduce sideways movement. There was also an 'X' setup that went to both ends of the spring.
Check the rubber insulator between the spring and the axle that makes it mushy too. The RS kit was a machined alloy plate with a pin to locate it to the axle and clamped with the U bolts. Same as Escort 1 & 2 so will still be available. With different thickness plates/U bolts you can get adjust height of course.
If you need any help get in touch.

Eddy

Gooey · Post by **Gooey** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:56 pm

Yeah its an A frame kit that I have, very basic, very primitive in design but it does its job which is what counts.
Thank you for all the kind comments