>As a X capri owner, The car was doomed from the start,
>1/2 Mazda 323, 1/2 ford of aus., all junk... The salesman's words still
>haunt my nightmares, "you don't want to buy the miata, This capri has the
>same motor and is Much Nicer" HA.
>
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>
>But on further reflection, It did have 4 seats, and 4 seatbelts. hummmmmmm
> with a full roll cage for stiffness. maby, just maby, a Street touring
>Sleeper.. It was pretty Light. but what drivetrain could you swap in? A
>Mazda? Or a ford? Please say Mazda.. I would like to pop a Capri Body on a
>Miata drivetrain, and suspention. and run Street touring, or a 5.0 V8 in
>that body, LOL (see giving all my secrets away) :-)
>
I'd say swap the Mazda 323 GTX drivetrain in!!! Let's see, ~130hp turbo
engine, all-wheel drive, and fairly lightweight to boot. With all the turbo
mods you could do in SM, I'd say it could be DSM beater.
Ron - Dalton, Ga
84 300ZX Turbo
IZCC# 4779 TLS#30
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