Is anyone restoring a 79 capri RS? My question is do restore to stock or modify to your liking?
Is anyone restoring a 79 capri RS? My question is do restore to stock or modify to your liking?
Last edited by Joe caetano; 05-01-2018 at 08:41 AM.
I vote to modify it to your liking, just be sure not to go over board and butcher it up. Restore the body and trim to look like it did new. Add a three peice spoiler. Then a nice 5.0 roller with a mild cam, heads intake and carb, 8.8 axle and gears and a t-5. That’s me though.
84 LX Vert. 5.0 5speed canyon red on white
99 cobra, electric green on medium parchment, vortech s-trim
That black and orange color combination is very cool it’s going to look nice once it’s all cleaned up
84 LX Vert. 5.0 5speed canyon red on white
99 cobra, electric green on medium parchment, vortech s-trim
Your car = whatever you please I would try to add the Saleen/MacLaren look to it....add a lower valence to the front, side skirts and the rear spats or valence.
Jason Smith
MCA #65481
'82 Capri RS Resto-Mod
'88 #400 Saleen Coupe "Mean Machine" Legal Guardian
'93 LX Yellow/Black Summer Feature - 2,800 Mile Original Survivor (Foxtoberfest 2019 Best Original 87-93)
'05 S-281 Mineral Grey
X2 on the 3 piece spoiler.
Dave
If common sense was common wouldn't it just be sense?
1983 Capri L T top 5.0 efi aod
1983 Capri RS Turbo
1981 Black Magic 400 c6
93 F-250 351 5sp 4x4
-1 on the spoiler. As great as they look, it doesn't belong on a 79. At this point it is more unique and cool without it.
That said, it's your car to play with. Do what makes you happy. Just don't drill that nice clean flat hatch. :P
TOTALLY agree with Lowetlx! Maybe because that's exactly what I'm doing. I added an '83-'84 front end though, to finish it off.
I like the the Black/Orange color combo, but since you have a black car, If you decide to repaint it, the Grey/Charcoal RS Striping looks super sweet too! Make it what you want, but just keep it and do it (Don't take 30 plus years to do it like I did though)!
Back in the '90s, a kid that I went to school with bought one exactly like that; '79 RS, Black/Orange, Red interior, 5.0/4spd. I think it had a Sunroof too. Kid sold is almost immediately to another kid who blew the engine and installed a '74 302 from a Torino. Another kid bought it, and Aero-ed it out 2 years ago, the kid stripped it out, and sent what was left to the crusher. Sad.
Where do I get interior parts for this car does anyone know a good spot to look?
Last edited by wraithracing; 05-26-2018 at 09:54 AM. Reason: Fix Picture
Interior parts for the Capri are the same as the Mustang. The door panels are specific to the 79 and early 80 models due to the low door handle placement.
The rear inner quarter panels are essentially the same from 79-86, although I believe the 79-82 are the same and there is a slight change in the area under the rear quarter glass so the 83-86 are different. They will interchange, but keep that in mind.
Center consoles are the same and dash is essentially the same from 79-86, again with the caveat that stereo opening changed on the later models. Not a big deal if you want an aftermarket stereo, but can be if you want to stay stock.
The carpet, seat materials, etc. are generally reproduced although they may not be a 100% match to your 79 model. Good Luck!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
not personally, but I've known a few that did...there are kits to either mod the housing to fit the car or you can mod both the car and housing with a 4 link or some other form of aftermarket suspension.
The other option is to install one from Strange or Moser that are already built to fit the car...they're kinda costly.
Realistically, an 8.8 will handle pretty much whatever you want to throw at it unless that involves somewhere north of 1K hp and I wanna say it's a little lighter than a 9
The Ford 9 inch is a great rear end that is used in a ton of different vehicles both stock and modified. Unless you are pushing a TON of power and using slicks, there is little benefit to a 9 inch over the 8.8 in most cases. If you need/want to change gear ratio often that would be a good reason. If you need to eliminate the C clip setup for autocrossing or road racing that could be another. Otherwise the 8.8 can handle virtually anything the 9" can. Besides technically the 8.8 design is more efficient than the 9 inch design due to the pinion being placed so low on the ring gear in the 9 inch setup.
If you are doing a custom suspension then swapping a 9 inch into a Fox can be pretty easy and straight forward. If you plan on running the stock style suspension setup on the 9 inch, then you will most likely want a custom build housing just as suggested above from Moser, Strange, Currie, or others. Good Luck!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
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