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by Lennard
Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:28 pm
Forum: Your Garage Scene
Topic: My 83 1.6 capri
Replies: 3
Views: 12403

all the rust is fixed at the moment :D just some small welding required to make the fenders fit :? rear axle needs to be mounted with new polyurethane bushings and getting the car ready to run ( put fuel lines tru again since i removed them for welding ) and getting the engine to run again the i can...
by Lennard
Thu May 15, 2008 10:48 pm
Forum: Drivetrain Area
Topic: Swapping axle internals
Replies: 21
Views: 43474

does any one know how much torque i need to put on the pignon nut ( were the drive shaft blots up to ) ?
just replaced the seal behind it today so . . .

Greetz Lennard
by Lennard
Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:40 pm
Forum: Engine Conversions
Topic: turbocharging a carb pinto ?
Replies: 0
Views: 8755

turbocharging a carb pinto ?

hey guys i've spoken the guy that i got my motor from and he told me he had it build op for forced induction ( aka low cr around 8.5) is it do-able to turbocharge a 2 liter pinto with a 32/36 DGAV weber on it ? and what kind of results would i see ? tha car made 98 rwhp and 190 tq acourding to the d...
by Lennard
Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:07 pm
Forum: Your Garage Scene
Topic: My 83 1.6 capri
Replies: 3
Views: 12403

the blue one isn't as good as i hoped when i went around to do some poking at some places that could have rust ( aka wheel arch ) i found quitte a bit :( so still plenty more work to do on the rust repair the front innerwings are done right now and so is the hood ( had a few pinholes ) The inner win...
by Lennard
Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:21 pm
Forum: Electrical Area
Topic: Heater resistor
Replies: 7
Views: 16770

still no response after the 2nd e-mail a week ago :x
any other places that have these motor's ?

or shall i just pull it out of my crashed capri ?

Greetz Lennard
by Lennard
Sat Mar 08, 2008 8:25 pm
Forum: Your Garage Scene
Topic: My 83 1.6 capri
Replies: 3
Views: 12403

My 83 1.6 capri

Hello guy's here are some pics of the 83 capri i'm working on right now http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/zooi/capri3019.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/zooi/capri3021.jpg http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b261/member170/zooi/capri3026.jpg http://i21.photobucket.c...
by Lennard
Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:52 pm
Forum: Electrical Area
Topic: Heater resistor
Replies: 7
Views: 16770

Thanx for that link
i've just asked them

Greetz Lennard
by Lennard
Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:05 pm
Forum: Electrical Area
Topic: Heater resistor
Replies: 7
Views: 16770

can't you use a mechanical (or elektrical) speed control from a R/C car ? it's basicaly the same principle and easy to get hold of *edit* here is some info on them Mechanical speed controllers (MSCs) are technologically somewhat interesting, and they're also dirt cheap to make. Which is why you stil...
by Lennard
Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:03 pm
Forum: Electrical Area
Topic: Heater Fan
Replies: 11
Views: 34131

hey guy's i've got the same problem with my heater motor I've currently got it out of the car now and it's melted near the brushes Do any on you guys know a replacement motor that would fit since my parts vendor couldn't find an other motor in Holland or should i go and look for second hand motors ?...
by Lennard
Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:25 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: Supercharger
Replies: 6
Views: 15664

I know a guy over here in holland that had a buick 215 ( /rover 3.5 ) that he has a supercharger on
it's in a 73 ( if i remember right ) capri

I don't know what setup he has got on his v8 thoug
I'll ask him when i see him again ( could take some time )

Greetz Lennard