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Something interesting that had not occurred to me was pointed out on another forum... the front sump on the KPower oil pan is static: it's required to clear the oil pump, but there is no pickup in the front sump, and no transfer to the rear sump. The oil up front just sits there. There is some flow between the sumps as the oil level sits high enough to flow into both... red line is the oil level:
I don't think this will cause any problems, though it's unfortunate to have capacity that isn't utilitzed. Thoughts?
I asked KPower about this way back. The general idea, as I remember it, is that yes, there’s no pickup there, but through the volume of oil landing in the pan every second, there’s enough mixing and sloshing that it’s not a problem.
This is part of the reason it takes 7qt's of fluid to fill the system, there's probably 2-3 qt's just sitting inert in that front sump. While not ideal to have extra fluid (and weight) chilling in that front sump with no apparent purpose, I haven't had any issues. It'll just simply spill over into the pickup side of the pan as it overfills during operation.
It's also something that bugged me. No, it's not a problem, but(at least for the Z3 swaps) there's also unneeded room between the pump and the pan. I cut and modified my pan to only just clear the pump, was able to make it about a half inch shorter. Lot of effort for probably minimal return, but also helps ground clearance as my front pan was taking an absolute pounding.
More photos in my build thread if interested, but here's one after cutting it for an idea of how much dead space there was.
I've been a little quiet lately because some big stuff was happening, and the superstitious side of me didn't want to talk about it until it was a done deal. This was also the reason I stopped the tear down on the NA, and was just working on the new engine. Long story short, we have been planning to relocate when my wife retires and had been looking for the right place for quite a while. The stars aligned, and we closed on the new (to us) home today.
What will matter most to this crowd is I will no longer be working in this:
Once I get everything moved, I'll be working in THIS:
The Capri is my vintage racer project. '71 Capri with a Cosworth 2.0L YBM race engine. I bought it last year, but haven't really spent a lot of time on it yet... needs a bunch of little things before going back on track. I took it to the new house when we took possession to make the trip a little more useful.
Moved our Miatas to the new house over the weekend. The NA is hanging out with the Capri in the shop.
But the NB is pretty lonely in the garage...
Still have tons of stuff to move before I can get going on the swap again. I'm trying to get a storage unit cleared out to save some rent, and then I need to start moving my tools, fabrication bench, and all the other stuff in the garage I need to work on the swap at the new house.
Monthly progress update: still moving. Ugh. I'll be lucky if I can really get into working on the car before November, and there's a couple of events I'd really like to run in November so I may just wait until December to tear it apart.
Meanwhile, the contents of my garage and storage unit are filling up the shop. Still have lots of stuff to move.
My wife retired mid-September, and we spent most of the next four weeks on the road in the RV visiting friends and family. For the last few weeks, we've been hauling our stuff to the new house. We're down to one or two loads left at this point, I hope!
Shop is getting organized...
And I used the lift to replace the alternator in my NB. That was nice... whole process took less than 20 minutes. No contortions, no laying on the ground to get to the bottom bolt...
I'm hoping to actually get moving on the NA next week. Keeping my fingers crossed...
I believe you may be one of the few people on this forum who can legitimately claim that they DON'T need a bigger garage!
- my Envy level is at 11!
(yes I know it's a shop, but it's HIS shop so is HIS garage)
The Capri is my vintage racer project. '71 Capri with a Cosworth 2.0L YBM race engine.
This thing is totally awesome. Can you tell us more about this thing? Can you buy these in the US? What flares are on that thing, and what kind of suspension setup? Looks like a cool car that I know nothing about.
Thanks, guys. It's pretty much my dream setup. I intend to make good use of the space, and like thebeerbaron says, nothing is big enough forever.
Originally Posted by Fireindc
This thing is totally awesome. Can you tell us more about this thing? Can you buy these in the US? What flares are on that thing, and what kind of suspension setup? Looks like a cool car that I know nothing about.
The Capri was built by Ford Europe from '69 to the early 1980s. It was imported to the US in two generations, '69-74 and '76-78. They sold it here as a Mercury so as not to compete with Mustang sales. In Europe, a variety of engines were available, here it came with a 2.0 or 2.3 4 cylinder, or 2.6/2.8 V6. They were very successful in European racing.
My '71 has been a race car since the 1990s, though it retains street registration, it's got a full cage and has been pretty highly modified from stock. These cars are leaf spring live axle, strut front. Mine has been modified with coilovers all around, and a torque arm for the axle. The Cosworth engine is not original, it's a European engine that was never available in the US. All of these mods were done under previous ownership. These cars are pretty rare on the ground in the US these days, as most of them rusted into oblivion. I also have a '74 that I bought as a restoration project, and then I came across this car, so I bought it. The flares are aftermarket, and one of several different styles put on Capris over the years. The Minilites, I put on, as the car had tires/wheels that were too small for the flares when I bought it.
I have a thread over on GRM that has a lot more info on my Capris and Capris in general if you're interested: Capri thread
We had Capris here, but they never really took off, either as a road car or racing.
You speak of too much flares, not enough tyre?! The Dulux ran across a mix of stages, circuits and surfaces. Here the car is being prepped for a dirt circuit (Mt Ginn, Canberra) with skinny tyres to dig in and get traction. This was a factory entry, with a bored our 2.9l engine - didn't help, they finished 5th.
You speak of too much flares, not enough tyre?! The Dulux ran across a mix of stages, circuits and surfaces. Here the car is being prepped for a dirt circuit (Mt Ginn, Canberra) with skinny tyres to dig in and get traction. This was a factory entry, with a bored our 2.9l engine - didn't help, they finished 5th.
There's quite a few folks from your part of the world on the FB Capri groups, but Europe was definitely the biggest market, both road and race. Those are the 1st Generation 'Cologne' flares that the factory race cars used. I've got two sets of those, and a set will likely end up on my car as I like them a lot better than the rivet on flares it currently has. Looks like this in road race trim:
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