Need Opinions!! - What year stang to buy..

[red95gtconvert]

I like your Capri, it looks good to me. I got alot of experience working on cars in the 80's swapping the engine out in my buddies 79 Capri RS with the 5.0 engine and the infamous variable venturi carburetor. We put some early model 302 heads on, an Offenhauser single plane 4 barrel intake manifold with a holley 600, tri-y headers and a bunch of other stuff. That car ran really strong for back then.

 

[MrKwik]

I like your Capri, it looks good to me. I got alot of experience working on cars in the 80's swapping the engine out in my buddies 79 Capri RS with the 5.0 engine and the infamous variable venturi carburetor. We put some early model 302 heads on, an Offenhauser single plane 4 barrel intake manifold with a holley 600, tri-y headers and a bunch of other stuff. That car ran really strong for back then.

Thats actually my nephews Capri. Its an 84 RS. I have a base model 81 that I am working on right now. The 84 is a pretty cool car. Its funny how many poeple dont know what to make of a Capri. They think its a Mustang with a body kit or something. Here is a list of mods on the 84 in case anybody is interested. And FarBeyondDriven, those quarter windows wont fit on an 87+ without swapping out the drip rails on the outside and the quarter plastics on the inside.


Rebuilt '91 5.0 HO shortblock, standard bore
Lunati "mystery" hydraulic roller cam (close to an FMS "E")
GT40-P Heads w/ screw in studs & guideplates
Crane 1.6 aluminum roller rockers
Professional products aluminum intake (Performer RPM knockoff)
Holly 600 Vacuum secondary, zink plated
Holly "blue" fuel pump
Holly fuel pressure regulator
Professional products canister filter
Russel -6 braided line from tank to carb
MSD 6AL ignition
MSD Blaster3 coil
Mag trigger billet distributor (unknown brand)
Taylor Spiro-Pro 8mm plug wires
Edelbrock 10x4" air filter
FMS cast aluminum black valve covers
FMS A/C delete kit
underdrive pulleys
AIR pump bypass pulley
GM one wire alternator
Solid aluminum motor mounts
Ford Motorsport aluminum radiator
Flex-a-Lite model 30 electric fan with thermostat
Steeda aluminum radiator bracket
MAC chrome longtube headers
MAC 2.5 off-road H-pipe
Dynomax race magnum 2.5" catback w/dumps
Ford Motersport T5 transmission
Ford Motorsport short throw shifter
Ford Motorsport "king cobra" clutch
Ford Motorsport adjustable cable & billet quadrant
8.8 rear with 3.55 gears
BBK springs
Air bags in rear springs
Weld in subframe connectors with seat supports
Southside Machine lower control arms
11" GT front brakes
"mystery" camber caster plates
Weld dragilte 15x8" rear
Weld draglite 15x3.5" front
Hood cutout and factory scoop made functional
SVO steering wheel
white face guage overlay

 

[GreatWhite]

90-92 Fox for the forged internals and deeper wheel wells

 

[90blacknight]

I agree 90-92 for fox bodies or if you have the money, 03-04 terminator (Cobra).