Tech Spec
Body
1979 Mk3 Capri 2.0S, all original panels with
minor repairs, smoked rear lights.
Paint: three-stage Renault Rouge Flamme
NNP, with black S stripes and decals
Engine
200-block 2-litre Pinto in S-spec,
Burton Power cam cover, Weber 32/36DGAV,
K&N air filter
Transmission
Four-speed side-loader ’box, 3.4:1 final drive
Suspension
Front: standard struts and inserts, H&R
-3 inch uprated springs.
Rear: GAZ Shocks adjustable dampers,
standard leaf springs, 3 inch lowering blocks
with extended U-bolts.
Polybushed throughout
Brakes
Front: M16 callipers with solid discs.
Rear: 9 inch drums.
Wheels and tyres
8x15 inch ET-8 JBW RS4 wheels with Toyo
Proxes 185/55R15 tyres
Interior
Original changeover Carla red check seats
and trim
Thanks
My fiancée, Alison Newton for putting up
with all my crap, Danny Thorne for finding the
car for me, Richard Beazer for help with some
of the mechanical work, Pawel Kostka for
helping me with painting the car, and Tino
Kamal for using my car in his music video
and the director, Pierre Jermaine from
http://www.empirecreatives.com for putting the
car in the music videos!Black S stripes work a treat with
the brighter red, while those
15 inch R4s fi ll the arches nicely.“I’VE GOT THE OLD
FORD BUG BACK BIGTIME AND HAVE
BEEN THINKING OF
BUYING A MK2, TOO”
44 August 2019
HOMEBUILT HERO
features many of the parts left over from the
Mk2 production line, and that includes the
interior. It still features the classic Carla check
trim that the S cars are known for, but with Mk2
seats — seriously rare, but luckily for Darren in
fantastic condition. “All I needed to do to the
interior was give it a good hoover,” he grins. “I
did need to replace one of the door handles,
though, and that took me a year to fi nd...”Crisis averted
So, with the Capri fi nished just how Darren
wants it, and causing a bit of a stir (see boxout
on page 43), has old Ford ownership got him
out of his midlife crisis? “Yes, I won’t be
tempted back into Porsche ownership,” he
grins, “and while I keep being asked why I
haven’t swapped the Pinto for something else,
it’s staying put — it’s the original engine and I
like it. I have got the classic Ford bug back big
time though — I’ve been thinking a lot lately
about doing buying a Mk2 as well, as a tribute
to my fi rst car — only with a Cosworth 24-valve
this time. Done up in the classic JPS livery, I
reckon it’ll look and sound the business...”