Little Green 1974 Ford Capri brake fixing, fuel fixing, more headaches and Team Blitz to the rescue!

Time to dive back into our "Booger" Ford Capri revival or restoration or whatever you want to call it. We're trying to make an old forgotten about car run drive turn and stop again! In the last video you all saw with this car it fired up and idled with the newly cleaned fuel tank and timing setup, now it's time to see if it will move and importantly will it STOP!
What we have here is a 1974 Ford Capri 2000GT powered by the ever popular Ford 2.0 Pinto 4 cylinder engine. Here in the states this is definitely the most sought after setup for a the MK 1 Ford Capri as it is bone simple, takes abuse, and can turn out solid power and not cost a crazy amount of money. This car was originally purchased as a parts car for the Junkyard Digs Capri we picked up a few months back but it's just in too good of shape for us to tear it apart. So, 2 project capri build cars going at the same thing. Yeah we know we're nuts.
In this episode we work on some of the fueling issues and start getting into the break system before running into one of the stupidest snags possible. But that's how old cars, hot rods, muscle cars, and project cars go... rarely according to plan!
Also included in this is a little bit of the background situation behind what went on with the Old Man's Garage Malibu when it was here last. The pinion bearing challenge and how Mark at A1 in Buckeye lake stepped up and found us a solution! So kudos again to Mark for the extra effort. Norm at Team Blitz, without you we would have NO idea what direction to go and what is possible with this... and no where to find parts! Glad to have you on the team!
Lastly as always we want to thank all of our fans, subscribers, and supporters who are helping this channel grow and improve. Without you folks coming to watch our shenanigans we would just be some weird Ohio car guys doing cool stuff by ourselves, sharing some of it with you all makes it much more fun. Special thanks to the SRC / Street Racing Channel / SRC Garage / Old Man's Garage family as well as the Junkyard Digs folks for the huge support over the last few months. You all have been incredible and we can not say THANK YOU enough!
We hope you enjoy this video there are more parts on the way and we'll be back to wrenching on Capris! The next Capri video you see though MAY be with the Ford Capri Racecar that's sitting in storage and the engine build we have moving forward for it!

[@LucoreAuto]

Can not WAIT to get this little green machine back on the road for at least a test drive! Soon little monster, soon! What name do we settle on for this car? Booger? Kermit? Frogger? Lean Mean Green Capri? Let us know what you think!

[@kennymfpowers8406]

Hey another one for me to test drive. Lol

[@LucoreAuto]

@@kennymfpowers8406 Ohhhh just you wait ... we actually have a full on Racecar one of these sitting in storage that will be brought back to life after this one 😉

[@kennymfpowers8406]

Ohhh really. Cant wait

[@LucoreAuto]

@@kennymfpowers8406 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmjTg6Gtbclqoqs

[@scotthancock5240]

Kermit

[@buckwheatINtheCity]

These cars were so popular when I was a child.

[@josemrodriguez372]

I loved your capri I owned a 79 when I was stationed in Germany

[@chicagovasko]

Thank you for your service.

[@LucoreAuto]

What engine did you have in yours? It's crazy how many of these things were made and how few of them exist here in The States! 🇺🇲

[@jasonhastings5538]

Man you have to love the old mopars!!! My uncle had one just like that with some cragar super trick bigs and littles!!

[@LucoreAuto]

That Mopar is about to have a whole new life with the 451 Stroker motor about to go in here soon... as soon as the weather starts not being terrible

[@smjhobbies4527]

Just wanted to say that you guys are awesome for helping Kenny Power's. When Bill announced that you,NX ,and himself,are doing this for Kenny, I cried my eyes out,happy and ,it's an act of kindness that tugged on the heart strings real hard.

[@francusick5439]

In 1975 my then 18 year old girlfriend who is currently my wife had a 74 Capri with a V6 and 4 speed. I believe it was also badged on the trunk or lower front fenders Cortina. I was familiar with the Cortina name because my brother drove a 68 Cortina GT and his joy was giving fits to Porsche 356 owners. The Capri ran very well and was a lot of fun to drive.

[@LucoreAuto]

We are VERY much hoping to channel some of that 70s fun back into the world with bringing this little green thing back to life. Everyone we've talked to has stories and comments just like this and we absolutely love it, that kind of stuff is exactly what make all of us LOVE our cars. This one will stay 2.0 4 cylinder but the race car is going to have a built 2.8 V6 which is the biggest baddest motor we could get here in the US, fun times ahead for sure!

[@bikinicarwash6320]

that thing could be soooooo cute once it's running right and fixed and painted

[@LucoreAuto]

We are for sure going through a weird little classic cars phase. Between these two... and the AMXs... the Capri is for sure much much more pretty though

[@MrCaprinut]

Last time I broke free a clutch on a Capri, I simply jacked the rear up a couple of inches off ground via the diff, gave it about 3-4000 revs in second gear and dumped the jack. By pressing the clutch pedal while you are doing this, as soon as the clutch free itself, you are good. This is a two man job. That saved hours no end. If second gear do not work, try 3rd gear as more torque applied should free the clutch. My 74' Capri MkII with 3 litre started no problem in 32.8F after being sitting for 3 weeks. But it did take one hour before it was sweather temps inside the car. This was back in 99'.

[@friguy4444]

In Canada these were sold as Mercury Capri's in the day. I had 2 of them when I was in my teens. Both were 2.6L V6's and one was a complete built engine with racing pistons high rise manifold hooker headers and a Holly 4 barrel carb. It had way too much power for the drive train and blew out the rear end. But both were and are still one of my favorite cars. Too bad I don't still have them.

[@LucoreAuto]

These were sold in The States under the Mercury name as well, which always seems to get into confusion and arguments. Built by Ford of Europe and imported here, no Mercury badging anywhere but sold at Mercury dealers. Same with the Pantera also, Ford just didn't want them on the Ford dealer lots stealing thunder and sales from the Mustang I guess? The 2.8 V6 we are building for the racecar should be a pretty stout little motor. We are going higher compression, intake, 4 barrel, headers... should be a fun little ripper as long as we can keep the other pieces together!

[@smurra3]

@@LucoreAuto My First car when i was 14 in 1980 was a 1974 Capri, just like this one but yellow. Yes, my rear end went out also, at 80 thousand miles. I got lucky and the mechanic found one that had just been totaled. Also, one day my shifter came off in my hands when i was shifting into 4th gear. There was a recall on that luckily

[@jaystuard4336]

Enjoying these videos, Rich is a great mechanic, I’ve been wrenching on cars for about 25 years, and like how Rich explains in detail how he does things and problems he runs into, real world mechanic work

[@LucoreAuto]

Thank you Jay, we really appreciate that. We try to keep things as real and honest as we can in these videos, more educational and situational than entertaining.. at least how we see things. Glad you are tuning I'm and enjoying what we share!

[@Oh-Jay52]

@@LucoreAuto So what was his excuse for shutting the Bonnet so harshly ? comedy value I reckon , Gotta love the idea to make a bubble , Why not cut a hole and have a "Fluid check this way 🔼 sticker"? ❤

[@robsdeviceunknown]

I love good Mechanics. I wish we had guys like you and A1 auto down here in GA. I can do most stuff on older cars but recently got my gf a newer jeep. I am scared to touch that thing, I dont even have a 1k+ scan tool. But it's good for now. Just want someone I can trust and who knows my vehicles well that I can stick with forever.

[@LucoreAuto]

It really is extremely unfortunate how far modern cars have gone to take away the casual wrenchers ability to work on their own stuff. Even something as simple as oil changes require removing shields, clips, sometimes specialty tools... say nothing of the diagnostic tools needed to communicate with these things. Want a shock? Look up what the modern Snap-On full service scan tool costs to buy... and just to use year after year. Wouldn't recommend doing it on a full stomach though!

[@abilioazevedo5424]

Heyy i have one of this Capri 2.0 ☝️👍 in Portugal 🇵🇹 nice to see another 🙏

[@billyray8062]

More fun with the old Capri!!

[@LucoreAuto]

First test drive should be soooooon!

[@charlie225]

Good evening Mr Lucore, really enjoyed the video, rich does great work and he is funny without trying, keep it up guys!😁

[@LucoreAuto]

Thanks for watching and supporting us, we really appreciate it! There aren't any punches pulled or manufactured drama this is just car guys being car guys in a real shop glad it's watchable! 😀

[@Urbanmicrohomestead]

I had a 71 Capri got totaled when I. Was rear ended wish I still had that car

[@LucoreAuto]

Yikes! Wouldn't take much to total one of these little cars in a collision unfortunately though 😕

[@deadestduck]

My first car was a MK2 Ford Cortina, somebody had put a MK3 cortina 2.0 pinto in it.. That car was totalled and i brought it back from insurance company. I got myself a MK1 Ford Escort that had a 1100cc gutless motor in it. Swapped the 2.0 Pinto into it and it screamed. Blew 5 diffs in it, couldn't handle burnouts. 2.0 Pinto engines were great, plenty of aftermarket parts available when they first come out

[@PittsSZ]

Very happy to see this project coming along. Sure wish Ford of Germany had done better rustproofing on the car; more of them would probably be around today.

[@LucoreAuto]

For SURE, it's crazy how few of them are still in semi decent shape here in The States. Such a great little fun platform too! 😀

[@ProjectFairmont]

That could be said for virtually any 70s car that coincided with the prolificacy of salting icy roads once studded tires were outlawed.

[@richardbrady2818]

Is there room enough in there for a V8 certainly there is, the old 289s were pretty narrow probly slide right in there LETS GOO

[@LucoreAuto]

Interestingly enough in South Africa there was a company that made these crazy little things with Ford 302s ... so yes it's absolutely possible. This one will stay 2.0 4 cylinder though, it's more true to form of how the car was originally designed and built. We have plenty of other crazy little projects to stick 'Merican V8s in!

[@johnbean1994]

Love your videos and how you pay attention to detail and make sure everything is done right

[@LucoreAuto]

Thank you Sir! Sometimes that attention to detail can bite us and screw up a time table but... that's just the way we're wired!

[@chuckschultz7028]

Try Pegasus Racing up in Wisconsin; they support lots of road racing cars that use misc. European bits like master cyclinders.

[@LucoreAuto]

Fortunately Mr Norm of Team Blitz is on the case, he's dying to see is bring this thing back to life and give a little more love and attention to the Capri!

[@jasonhastings5538]

Are those 13in wheels? The big and little setup looks cool on it!!!

[@LucoreAuto]

They are, those are some spare track wheels we got with the race car Capri we purchased a few months back. Unfortunately wide 13 inch tires are hard to find and EXPENSIVE!

[@christophergriffin8344]

I thought it was Mercury Capri 🤘

[@LucoreAuto]

Most Americans know them as Mercury Capri, the entire rest of the world knows them as Ford Capri 😀

[@EntertainmenTV1]

I think that a possible solution to the cover is a 3D printer... just a thought. enjoying the videos...

[@LucoreAuto]

That's actually a pretty good idea, but a solution has been found!

[@EntertainmenTV1]

@@LucoreAuto as an old mentor of mine once told me.... "there's a lot of ways to get to ten" glad the solution was found and obtained!

[@paulriggers1558]

i just sold an old, scratched air cleaner case [blue plastic] i found in my shed, washed it, polished it, + got £112 for it on evilbay. have a look in your boot [trunk], might have $150 in there...

[@LucoreAuto]

We actually DO have the original weird Ford air cleaner for this thing sitting around somewhere.. 😳

[@scotthancock5240]

Been waiting for this

[@LucoreAuto]

There will be another update on this car likely next week AND on the racecar project. Things are moving forward!

[@michaelbottomley2520]

I had a few of those MK 1s The 2 L Pinto was the better one if I had one now I can get the parts from Germany used to be able to get bits to a penny in England but being old not So easy to get hold of now

[@LucoreAuto]

Everyone seems to be on the same page as you, the 2.0 L Pinto was the one to have and enjoy. Light weight, tossable, good power, simple engines to work on we are extremely excited to get to enjoy this thing soon! Fingers crossed we don't run into any truly challenging parts nightmares with these things!

[@joecameron3406]

Good parts guys hard to find. Usually they are at the most unobvious places. I had to retire heart attack. But those that have my number still contact me or stop by. It's fun now I work part time delivering parts.

[@nickpappas4133]

I’m a retired tech ( 50 years) I learned years ago if you look up aftermarket in the dictionary it says “ does not fit “

[@LucoreAuto]

Lol certainly seems to be getting more and more true!

[@danmitchell1665]

if you can't find a cap, could someone 3D print one for you? nice project car. i loved all the other cars in the backlot you walked through also.

[@LucoreAuto]

We never really thought of that to be honest but that's a good point. Fortunately a solution has been found and we're in business! We have a few pretty fun treasures hiding back there we don't often give a look behind the gate like that ... though there will be another look in tomorrow's video.

[@craigwalker4211]

80's land rover cap should fit.

[@bizzieboyes4707]

Hey 👋toad is back

[@LucoreAuto]

Indeed! And getting closer to test driving!

[@TanveerAhmed-gl5jk]

That v8 sounds awesome .😂

[@05gtdriver]

That's an ATE German style master cylinder and tank. I'm sure a 70s VW or Porsche cap would interchange.

[@chicagovasko]

Whoa don't blow it.. harsh startup but I know Rich with wrestle the problem and make it tap.

[@LucoreAuto]

Yeah, next immediate step is to get that throttle return spring fixed!

[@leonardwalters154]

Wow,might be a good reason to get a 3d printer

[@LucoreAuto]

Hadn't ever really thought of that before putting this video up but you're right. Wonder if we could make something water/fluid proof though

[@jasontengan1233]

How's that Lincoln with the hood scoop, yours too?

[@LucoreAuto]

Nope that's not ours, that's for a customer. Video on that SHOULD be up for next Monday

[@serget2168]

This year Capri reminds me of the VW Scirocco back when car's were cool and easy to fix

[@LucoreAuto]

Other than rather annoying parts availability, there's almost nothing on these little things that's hard to get to or fix. Days of simple fun cars!

[@nickpappas4133]

That’s funny , I bought a mint 77 Capri after the customer traded it in on a new Scirocco. Capri was a fun car, wife hated the clutch pedal geometry.

[@ProjectFairmont]

Is the Euro Capri 2.3 the same as the US Lima 2.3, or is it a variation of the 2.0? A quick look at the location of the dizzy could be a clue. The Euro 2.0 it’s located directly aside piston no.1. On the US 2.3 it’s between cylinders 1 and 2.

[@stephenmorrish]

I have very fond memories of the Ford Capri. I never had one, but a couple of my friends did. I had the little more pedestrian Escort (73). The Capri like the Escort was a simple car but a lot of fun. The handling taught you all you needed to know about oversteer. The Capri was always that little bit quicker off the lights, gearing, I guess. The South Africans had the best engine, 4l V8. Here in the UK, we only got the 3l V6 as the highest spec engine.

[@LucoreAuto]

It's been extremely interesting for us going down this Capri path how many people around the world remembered and loved these little cars, made even more crazy by the fact they almost don't exist here in The States anymore. Couldn't tell you the last car show we attended with a MK1 Ford Capri in it. But hopefully somewhat soon there's going to be one ripping around Central Ohio ready for some fun again! Not sure if you saw the video with Norm of Team Blitz's Capri we tagged along for but.... whoa that thing is ALL the glory of the glory days of Ford Capris. Pure combination of engineering and art.

[@ScottLewislovesyou]

so whats the plan now .... which one will be the race car?

[@LucoreAuto]

This little green one isn't coming back to life as a racecar, just a cruiser and driver. The full racecar is going to come back as a racecar... the problem is we have to locate an entire front clip for it. Which... hasn't been easy

[@jaket1953]

I got a 74 capri and there’s a vacuum hose down by the brake and gas pedal, I believe it got the the ac control, but for the life of me I can’t find where it went, do you know there the vac line goes? Come right of the firewall near the throttle cable

[@georgecloudjr.3008]

Poor snot rocket

[@LucoreAuto]

It's getting better!

[@chicagovasko]

3d print the cap. Aaron at home boil some lemon and orange plus salt. Clear up sinus I hope you feel better, rich food and excersize brother. Gws

[@judgedread-q4t]

Ford sold the euro Capri in North America as a unique import, hence the lack of Ford or Mercury badges on the cars. Most of the advertising carried Ford branding and the cars were sold via Lincoln-Mercury dealers. The later Merkur brand was kind of the same idea a decade later.

[@LucoreAuto]

Indeed Sir! Kind of an odd bird for sure, there's nothing Mercury about it being built by Ford of Europe and brought to the states fully assembled. The entire world knows these cars as the Ford Capri... while some Americans know them as Mercury Capri. Although once we get to the 3rd generation they are domestically produced here and just rebadged Mustangs. Interesting that you bring up Merkur... loved those crazy little cars and at one point owned 3 of them!

[@judgedread-q4t]

​@@LucoreAuto Also there was the 90's Capri convertible based on Mazda 323 platform. Not many of those around now.

[@MrMrBigro]

Where is your v6 built?

[@LucoreAuto]

Should have a video about that out next week. Either Wednesday or Friday 😀

[@Amxracer]

😎

[@LucoreAuto]

It's not an AMC but it's the same kind of thing!

[@peterkovacs8654]

Wonder if a 3D printer could create a cap for you?

[@LucoreAuto]

That's an interesting question, probably 🤔 Issue would be what materials hold up to brake fluid? And how do you scan one of these things into something a 3d printer could make?

[@peterkovacs8654]

@@LucoreAuto epoxy the cap back together, create a silicone mold of the cap, pour a replacement cap out of brake fluid resistant material

[@donnielove4456]

There is NO Quit In You Guy's Y'all Are Hilarious

[@LucoreAuto]

Never quit, never surrender!

[@davesmodelcarshop..]

What up with green charger ?

[@LucoreAuto]

That's 73ChargerChic's Charger... sitting waiting for it's chance to come inside for the 451 Stroker to go under the hood 😁

[@davesmodelcarshop..]

@@LucoreAuto I watched all the videos you all put out in the 71 charger I figured I would ask about it . The 74 capri is like a pinto you just don’t seen them much anymore I am looking forward to what you all do with it thank you 🙏 for the reply to my post…

[@peskypeet]

Rich- What is and where did you get that green light?

[@richardlucore6813]

Cyclops, Maxxeon MXN00811... out of Ottawa Canada. I love those little trinkets!

[@chicagovasko]

Green Goblin.

[@LucoreAuto]

Also a good option!

[@rickbragg121]

Call jegs

[@LucoreAuto]

We call Jegs at least once a day 😀

[@michaelbottomley2520]

Get rid of those ugly bumpers put mark one Escort bumpers on it the short ones looks way lot better

[@LucoreAuto]

The bumpers are coming off here very very soon. THANK GOD!

[@bryanking8202]

2nd

[@logana2142]

1st

[@LucoreAuto]

We appreciate ya!