LIFE IS GOOD

Ok, so I go out Wednesday morning before work and check out the ole' Capri to see if I can figure out what the TICK TICK TICK noise is after running at the track. Well, I pull the valve cover off and start to do the inspection. To my amazement, I had a loose rocker arm. The exhaust side was loose as a goose. So I pulled them all off inspected the pushrods to be sure and torqued em' all down. She fired right up and no TICK TICK TICK. I am so HAPPY...NO major carnage. The Crane rockers look good and the top of the heads look good also. No oil sludge or anything. I hooked the monster tach, so I can monitor those RPM's better. I think I need to move it just a bit, the yellow shift light is going to blind me. Several folks wanted to know if I really broke something, now you know. Later...

RACIN' AND BREAKIN'

The picture says it all. Racing in the 168,000 mile Capri. I ddn't break the stuff I thought I would, but I believe a bent a push rod or have a lifter stuck. I'll have to pull a valve cover and see what the heck is going on. See ya!!!

HE SHOOTS......HE SCORES

Well, the new transmission in the truck is working. The truck is now just a truck. The tranny shop took out the stall converter along with the shift kit and anything else that was performance related. It has now been put back to stock I can really tell the difference. Oh well, it runs drives and gets me to where I need to go. Now that it is working, I was able to go and pick-up a trailer I won on Ebay.It pulled fantastic on the ride home and didn't even seem like it was behind the truck. I now feel comfortable going to the track. If I break something now, I have a way to get it back home. I fixed some of the wiring and ran wire loom from front to back for all the wiring. I'll look at coating the floor and try to find some fenders. That's it for now....see ya!!!

MORE TIME...MORE WORK...EVEN RECYCLED SOME PAPER

Well, not having a truck to drive gave me plenty of time today to do some work on the ole' Capri. As you can see the rot is gone from the passenger quarter. I'll keep it a secret exactly how I did it, but it involved no welding. I am pretty proud I got both quarter panels done before winter. I hope I can get the doors on as well. I also need to go get the front clip......Oh wait I can't... I DON'T HAVE MY TRUCK.......AHHHHHHHHHGGGGGG. Its looking pretty good for an amateur. See Ya!!!

Grenade!!!

This post has nothing to do with the Capri, but everything to do with me. I believe I put one of these in my truck today. The transmission in the truck went to sh%^ today. I am REALLY PISSED OFF. This is money I have to spend on the truck that could be spent on the Capri. I hate the fact that all of the new sh#@ they make today is computer controlled. Oh well, I need a place to vent and this was the best place. I also included a picture of the truck. It is my daily driver...but not for a while. Later for now...