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i would be very interested but im of on holiday next week so wont be about to bid but they would be very handy as i just need some mounts and the measurements of the sump so i can chop and weld it

thats the dream a decent motor that you can leave outside tesco

Hello just wondering if caprisport still sell the drawings for this conversion or if any one knows ware I can get the info as ive now collected all the bits to rebuild my 4.2 so starting to think how I will get it in the car. O and I forgot to say I wont to use the t5 box as its already mounted in t...

I did think of doing that but the machine shop only wonted £40 to power hone it so decided to go that way. As with cams I wont to put a good cam in it but one that dus not need any head work as I plan to get the bottom end right so I dont have to pull it out of the car again. With a pair of home por...

Lucky for me the boors are good just need a hone to be perfect and for the 200 pound I paid for the whole engine it came with a nice set of rimmer brothers manifolds

One more ? it is going from auto to manual so if i put a lightened and balanced fly wheel on it will i need to balance the whole rotating assembly

Hello all sins my last post I have picked the engine up and stripped it so find it in good condition with no sludge so ive taken the block and crank to the machine shop. So I will soon start with the rebuild and fort I would post on hear to see wot all you experienced people recommend. I wont to put...

The only reason I mention shims is if the heads are skimmed this will take away some of the clearance so shims should get the clearance back with in tolerance .I have not said much about head work yet as my plan for the engine is to rebuild it with arp bolts and a fast road cam kit , webber 500 carb...

Thanks so much for all the answers it seams 4.6 heads are defiantly the way to go. Can you also skim the heads as well to increase compression then shim the rocker posts to get a higher compression[/img]

Hello all I have finally managed to get hold of a 4.2 to put in my Capri my first forts are to get the bottom end right before I put it in the car. I wont to raise the compression to around 10.5 my forts are to use the pistons available on ebay for £355 which also increase the engine to 4.3 :) but w...