Bought a 83 Capri last night..

[onebad93LX]

Well I found a diamond in the ruff last night.... I had to find a replacement for the SVO.. so I bought a 1983 Capri. Very nice straight body with zero body rust and never been wrecked!! It is an ex 4cyl car..
Picked it up for $1250 delivered!! Car runs and drives excellant and has 500 miles on the complete drivetrain swap. I plan on using it as my winter beater...
Mods:

1984 302 bored .030
OE-type pistons and rods
351 Windsor cylinder heads
Roller rockers (1.6:1 ratio)
Hardened pushrods
Screw-in studs/guide plates
Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake Manifold
Edelbrock Performer RPM Camshaft
Holley 750 Carburetor
Mallory Distributor
MSD 6A Ignition box
MSD Blaster Coil
OE-type clutch
T-5 transmission
ARE 5-star alloy wheels
new brakes front/rear
8.8 with 3.73:1 Gears

[v8only]

DUde, that's a great deal, even in california terms!!! what in hell would make one do a v8 swap on a capri and dump it 500 miles later for only $1200 I don't get it,.... financial desperation???

good score for you!

[onebad93LX]

They needed money to finish an import project....

[Rocko]

Wow, what a hell of a deal!! That is incredible and a VERY nice setup under that hood; I envy you

what in hell would make one do a v8 swap on a capri and dump it 500 miles later for only $1200 I don't get it,.... financial desperation???

I know, huh? Maybe they had an "extream" gambling problem

I would have picked that baby up also. Great find.
Have fun with it!
Rocko