This Capri has been in the family for 15 years. Dad handed it down to me for a graduation (High School) gift. I didn't need it as a daily driver since I have my trusty Merkur Scorpio, so I yanked out his 302 engine, gave it to my little sister as a temporary engine (she also drives a trusty Merkur Scorpio), and built my own engine from the block up. I built my 302 to specs that should yield better than 400 hp! I expect to get it dynoed this spring, but if I don't, I can do the hp calculations from my track ET results.

My sister got her license last year and has been an avid motorhead ever since. We are building a stroked 5.8 for her car. She had an ugly Capri she ran on the track last summer, and since it proved to be a consistent runner, she painted it up. Turns out she is very good at painting also. She may go into the custom paint business after she graduates instead of going to college. Ha! No way dad would allow that. I threw in a couple of her car pics also since she has no interest in having her own Cardomain page.

My new medium rise intake forced me to add a hood scoop

Interior in very nice condition. Needs minor tweaking

A local machine shop did some excellent work on my engine block. Tolerances are so close I don't need no stinking piston rings. But I'll install some just in case...


Oooh, she sounds good running. I will
link to a video if possible. Keep checking back...

My sister drag raced with my old engine before deciding she would like to have it for her car

You've seen my Scorpio. These are my sister's cars -Capri & Scorpio


Yeah. This is work done by a 17-year-old. Not professional quality, but very nice. She documented the works progress, and you can see how she does it by clicking "my favorite links" at top of page or click Capripics