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[D22A]

i looked at mazda 323GTX  suspension and found that my capri and 323GT has same suspension  and  i think  it's eseay to put GTX rear suspenson with DIFFERENCIAL on GT model, this mian's that you can put that on capri also,
it may need little modification and changing gas tank but  than we will get

MERCURY CAPRI  16Valve Turbo 4WD
or MERCURY CAPRI GTR 4WD (with mazda 323GTR engine)

thats possible to do it???

[Gus Kelley]

Hey D! I thought you sold your Capri and bought that other monstrosity of a car. Gus

[D22A]

no i did not sold it
i traded for 3000gt
owner said timing belt was jumped but he was wrong  timing was jumped with just 2 line and  changed timing belt and water pump  and driving new baby,
have new project
do  you remember  what i got and  what i traded, i mean  capri
i am doing same  on my new car
but i will never forget my capri





but now plening to get ather CAPRI
and intrested  on las thing AWD CAPRI  

[D22A]

what this mean  
monstrosity

http://www.3si.org/forum/f12/my-cars-first-pics-445478/

[CapriTypeR]

Loose translation of "monstrosity" would be monster........more or less    

And the all-wheel drive Capri project is well underway in a secret location in the Pocono mountains. When it's finished, it'll be a .......Rocket!

--Russ

[Yuri]

oh russ... i see what you did there....

[CapriTypeR]

What??? I did nothing!!!

[Rocketman]

It is not easy to put the 4wd rearend into a Capri. The 4wd rearend w/ differential is HUGE compared to the dinky little fwd rear.

Plus the whole floorpan needs to be cut out and a tunnel made for the driveshaft...and the steering box needs to be moved for the AWD transmission...and the front hubs need modified...and the custom gas tank you need

The rear frame of the capri won't even accept a GTX rear end...the 4wd was a BF chassis but totally different beast

[drbob]

Matt, I believe if anybody can do it, you can.

[STE_6000]

I would had figured Matt would have done it, and have a way to sell the idea to other capri members who want it. What is taking you so long man?

[D22A]

i think  every think will go  good just i am worry if capris body can  hold 4WD, i mean when  you start car  car will  pushh from 4 whell and  take off will be just  unbelievable  fast, capri is just 1100KG + 4WD and + TURBO ENGINE
car will be NEW GENERATION CAPRI monstrosity  

[Rocketman]

Money...time...a place to work...

I'm unable to store a donor car so I've had to slowly source parts from dead GTX's.

My driveway is my only place to work...so everything I have to do has to be kept fairly sightly. The car still has to look like a car heh.

I've put over $1000 into finding parts already, Russ has helped a ton...thanks man... I still need a few tidbits for actual 4wd hardware and then comes all the custom fabrication. I still need to purchase a welder for welding a new rear frame and drive tunnel. There are still a lot of things to consider them but I'll tackle them when I get there. One thing at a time.

I'll start a thread when I start my work.

[CapriTypeR]

Which reminds me.....I still need to get those parts out to you.  If there were other GTX bits you needed, let me know, I'll throw them in a box and get them shipped out. In fact, I'll just drop my GTX off at your house and you can do what you want with it!    

--Russ

[redxr2]

i am want of 4wd turbo monsterosity of super mega fast too  :rolleyes:

[yen]

mean, but LOL regardless

An AWD Capri would perform almost as well as an old Ford TX3 Laser. They have the same motor and all the AWD gear would bump up the weight of the capri equivalent to the TX3, but without the structural advantages of having a roof frame and proper chassis reinforcement.
BUT an AWD Capri is one step closer to a RWD Capri which I am want