Mercury Capri Project Car

bigaudiofanatic

Well first off this is going to be a bit slow. I found this car fram a friend of mine. I came over his house and just noticed it sitting there. After talking to him about it I bought it for 500. It is a 1994 Mercury Capri non turbo automatic.

My plans:
Clean it up to running condition
Wheels and Tires
Audio System "Still Taking Ideas"


Next year:
Engine swap and trans swap 2.0L
Auto to manual swap
Repaint
Custom seats

Objective: To have a fun little car for corners and weekend drives, also just something to toy with.

bigaudiofanatic

Lets get started

bigaudiofanatic

Clean the engine bay




I wanted to check out the paint so I really cleaned a small area than waxed it. Came up well. After I wash clay and wax the car I think it will all come up well.

bigaudiofanatic

Starting up the car after 5 years of sitting. I think the stale fuel and the ecu being stupid has a big factor in that it kept stalling.
First try


Second


Small trunk



After a quick was "started to rain" So I really did not get a chance to clean as well as I wanted.

bigaudiofanatic

Cleaned the seats

Joe08867

Did you check to see if there was a nest or anything on the intake side of things?

Had a VW that sat for a year and a nice family of rodents had built a condo in the airbox.

After eviction car ran much better.

PS, looks much better even partially cleaned.

bigaudiofanatic

Will have to check that out. I quickly looked under the hood but did not see a nice opening for them to go into. But I know they are sneaky little things. Will check tomorrow.

audiobliss

Looks like a fun project! And as was stated above, looks like it'll actually clean up pretty nicely, at least on the outside. Those seats and carpet might need a bit more tlc.

Have fun with it! Keep us updated!

concealer404

2.0 litre swap? What motor is that?

bigaudiofanatic

Will do,


Tomorrow change the oil and flush the radiator.
Might get new spark plugs as well.

bigaudiofanatic

concealer404 wrote: »

2.0 litre swap? What motor is that?

That is the capri turbo version of the car.

Well Liter HAHA saw that

gelinas

Looks like fun. I wish i could buy a 500 dollar car...

concealer404

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

That is the capri turbo version of the car.

Well Liter HAHA saw that

Heh, i wasn't making fun of your spelling. I usually use "litre" when talking about motors for whatever reason.

But i still don't know what 2.0 litre you're talking about.

concealer404

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

Might get new spark plugs as well.

Don't "might." Just do it. These motors like NGK V-powers. It'll be like... $8 for a set. Consider doing the plug wires while you're in there.

bigaudiofanatic

Ok I will do them than.
The 2.0 L is a bigger engine than the 1.7L that is in there and it came with the capri xr2 turbo models of this car.

bigaudiofanatic

Anyone for custom work on the dash for a double din to fit?

concealer404

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

Ok I will do them than.
The 2.0 L is a bigger engine than the 1.7L that is in there and it came with the capri xr2 turbo models of this car.

Losing me there. The Capri non-turbo had a 1.6. The Capri turbo had a 1.6 Turbo motor.

exalted512

shouldnt be any custom work to fit a double din...?

Have fun with the car. I wish I could do something like that but I have my bike that is the money pit right now.
-Cody

Knucklehead

Looks like from the pics it was well worth $500....have fun.

bigaudiofanatic

concealer404 wrote: »

Losing me there. The Capri non-turbo had a 1.6. The Capri turbo had a 1.6 Turbo motor.

Ah than I must of mis read.

bigaudiofanatic

Believe it or not there is not dd kit for this car and crutchfield is saying that they do not carry one either nor do they know if one will fit. So I might have to do some customizing.

Serendipity

audiobliss wrote: »

Looks like a fun project! And as was stated above, looks like it'll actually clean up pretty nicely, at least on the outside. Those seats and carpet might need a bit more tlc.

Have fun with it! Keep us updated!

+1

Awesome project car!

bigaudiofanatic

Top down

exalted512

DSkip wrote: »

You mean, your truck is finally complete?

What I've spent on my motorcycle in the last few years is head and shoulders above that what I've spent on my truck.

I've maybe spent $550 on audio related stuff for the truck in the last 3 years. Since early 2009, I've put about $4100 into bike parts and another 200ish in gear.

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

Believe it or not there is not dd kit for this car and crutchfield is saying that they do not carry one either nor do they know if one will fit. So I might have to do some customizing.

Probably because you dont need one. Take off the bezel around the radio and the radio and pocket are going to be held in place by a metal bracket. Take out the screws and the double din will bolt right in. The only 'customizing' you might have to do is drill new holes if they dont line up and put a trim piece around it...maybe.
-Cody

bigaudiofanatic

The older cars did not have a true dd face the had like a half in a 1/4 instead of the full double din. I will check it out and see. Probably will do a kenwood 6140 or a alpine.

lightman1

Chick car. Did you get the highlights in your hair redone as well!!!:D:D



I kid, BAF. Looks like fun. A turbo would make that a quick little scooter. And the radio opening does look like double DIN set-up.

bigaudiofanatic

Ya I will measure it tomorrow to see. Thanks (^_^)

exalted512

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

The older cars did not have a true dd face the had like a half in a 1/4 instead of the full double din. I will check it out and see. Probably will do a kenwood 6140 or a alpine.

thats a standard ford din sized radio and from the picture, it looks like the pocket is equally as big. I could be wrong looking from the angle, but I'm fairly certain thats a 2din opening.
-Cody

kuntasensei

Man... this brings back memories. When my brother was about to turn 16, my dad couldn't afford to buy him a car. But a guy he knew gave him a perfectly good engine from an '82 Capri. My dad hunted around and found a junkyard that had three Capris with near-identical bodies ranging from 81-84 in various states of disrepair... so we spent the summer with 4 Capris in the backyard, cobbling them all together into one working car. Then we taped off the garage windows with plastic and made it into a temporary paint booth, did all the body work and painted it red. It ended up being a very solid looking car.

Of course, all of my brother's friends got new cars, so he was completely ungrateful. But it was a cool experience!

bigaudiofanatic

Very cool experience man. I look forward to working on this car even with a good car such as the civic I have. I think after getting it running I will want to drive this more in the spring and summer and fall.

I plan to have it on the road by the end of next week. We shall see.

Tomorrow going to drain the stale gas, change the oil, Clean the interior good, Than put the top down let it all air out after I wash it so I can clay it than wax it.

Serendipity

Keep us updated. And post more pics!