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The Wifes Project car....

Which I am kind of jelous of lol. :hick:  It's an '82 T-Top 5.0L Mercury Capri RS.  Has no motor or tranny but I gave her the one out of my '85 Cougar to rebuild for it.  How much did she pay for this gem?  $0, thats right it was free!  her cousin gave it to her.:beatyoass: He just bought it but now he wants to build an '83-'88 T-bird instead. :evilgrin:  Obviously needs some work, but cant beat the price.  I expected it to be rotted underneath, but it is actuall in really nice shape.  thing even has a nice set of 16" rims on it!  (which I might "borrow" for the tbird for now, til I get a set of pony's ;) :D )

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The drivers door panel needs to be put back on.  and some misc, interior parts bought for it, but no big deal.  LRS is going to love us. lol

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Where is the bubble back window? Also I thought the Capri's had different tail lights than that. I remember them being molded into the back of the car. Oh well nice looking Capri.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
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Reply #3 –
The older Capris had the mustang backend.  I think from '83-'86 got the bubble hatch.

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Reply #4 –
Nice. I'd love to have a T-Top Capri. Gotta have the bubble back though :D
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1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Those look like aero tail lights...they're not Capri ones. 

The 79-82's had the non-bubble hatch.
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon

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I had a '79 model.It was black with t-tops,but it had the lowly 4 banger.Nice looking car with TRX wheels.I have no idea where it is today.I sometimes wish I would've kept it for a 5.0 swap.It didn't have the bubble window either.Nice score on the Capri.I'll bet your wife will love it when you're done with it.What kind of car is she driving now?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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You mean when "SHE" is done with it, she will love it.  As I said, "it is HER project car not mine"  I will help her when she asks for it but she wants to learn with this car.  I have already triied to buy it off her but no luck.  She is a truck girl, right now she has a '96 Ford Explorer

I found the car on car domain!  Back when some guy had it in Hamilton.

1982 Capri RS

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Reply #8 –
Cool.

I haven't even seen a Capri around here in ages.
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i always liked the capris. I wish i could have got the rs turbo that was for sale awhile back near me, the kid that bought it got tboned and totaled it
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Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
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