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Jun 14, 2009 21:13:58 GMT
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Never heard of this before but stumbled across it on ebay. Anyone know anymore about it?   cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250442795063&indexURL=6#ebayphotohostingHere we have for sale a really rare Capri indeed. One of two ever manufactured and being the only sole survivor as the other was burnt out about 10 years ago This one of 2 paris blue 2.8 Capri's that were converted from new for Currie Motors by Swaymar engineering. This car had a 3.2 engine conversion, the block was bored out, and a completely new crank, made from EN40B billet steel, was crossdrilled, nitrided and balanced. Forged pistons were designed by Swaymar and made by Cosworth, and fitted with racing-quality gudgeon pins, connecting rods are made from EN24 steel, with phosphor-bronze small end bushes and Vandervell big end bearings. The rods were shot-peened and balanced, and a high pressure oil pump. The Swaymar cylinder heads are radically different from standard. The Swaymar heads feature one outlet port per cylinder, the heads have been ported and polished with larger valves and has a fast road Kent cam (V6T6) Custom stainless steel, 6 branch exhaust system. The result of this is a power reading on the dyno of 192 bhp at the wheels this comes to 260 bhp at the fly wheel. Sierra Cosworth T5 gear box and LSD axle Four pot callipers on the front brakes. Rear disc conversion fitted at later stage 9 x 15 alloy wheels. Body work is in excellent condition having under gone restoration a couple of years ago using genuine Ford wings then being cut back to allow the fitting of the genuine Ford RS X pack wings and painted to a high quality. The interior is standard half leather with slight wear on drivers bolster. The only none original parts fitted to the car from new are rear disc conversion, Tickford center console, chrome extras under the bonnet and silicone hoses. |
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Jun 14, 2009 21:27:40 GMT
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I know nothing about it, but it is seriously bad-ass.
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"Chasin' the gash, with a four-out-the-dash"
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bazzateer
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Jun 14, 2009 21:40:01 GMT
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Swaymar did a lot of 3.2 conversions back in the day, I believe the company folded in the early part of the noughties.
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1968 Singer Chamois Sport
1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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Jun 14, 2009 22:44:10 GMT
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I think there were either only two swaymars, or only two still exist. They are much coveted in the Capri world, and worth a lot of money.
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I think there were either only two swaymars, or only two still exist. They are much coveted in the Capri world, and worth a lot of money. Why worth a lot of money? It's a tuner car. Not a factory model. Did Swaymar do something renown, like win the BTCC, or LeMans, or ETCC, or DTM? I mean, why would it matter they made only two or two hundred? Not challenging, raising a sincere question: why the fame? The centerpiece of their conversion is a run-of-the-mill 3-port 2.8 head. There must be 60,000 of those heads here in North America. I have stacks and stacks of them. Odd! |
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nugget
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The same reason I suppose the Mona Lisa is coveted, only one, sure it looks curse word but it's the only (in Europe anyway)
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Because it's old skool or whatever. Aston Martin Tickford Turbos are absolutely rotten, but boys pay big money for those too.
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Swaymar Capri 3.2retrowagen1234
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Jun 15, 2009 10:08:40 GMT
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i guess because a company made them rather than some gimp in a shed. making them at least professional conversions/mods.... and they(it) does look hard as nuts....
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Jun 15, 2009 11:55:35 GMT
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Swaymar had a superb reputation in the 80s, I cant remember why they went under, but I'm sure they came back under a different name, as general machinists, but still did performance car work,
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Jun 15, 2009 13:14:52 GMT
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They made thier own 6 port heads they didn't use the US spec heads for some reason, no idea why though ?
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R.I.P photobucket
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Jun 15, 2009 14:43:22 GMT
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In the advert, the seller calls the wings Ford X-pack.
As I recall the only factory X-pack package for the Capri was for the Mk2 (the Fester, and Escort were offered X-packs the same year, I have the brochure). The X-pack flares were ledged, with sharp escarpments at the fender tops, not smooth.
The body kit on this Swaymar is a Zakspeed turbo kit, also on offer from Ford Motorsport (the large Mk3 wings, the turbotail, all part of the Zakspeed kit).
He's got a Sierra T5 in there too. In short, it may have started off as a Swaymar, and may be a Swaymar. But it appears to be seriously modified from original. Or did Swaymar fit the Zakspeed kit and pop the T5 in? I just don't know. Info appreciated.
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Jun 15, 2009 14:58:37 GMT
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  Body should be standard MK3 body with Ford Motorsport X-Pack wide arches, front spoiler and polyurethane rear aerofoil. Ford Paris Blue pearlescent metallic paint. Fuel and Ignition: Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection, modified warm up regulator, single Janspeed/Rotomaster turbocharger mounted on the left, air to air intercooler, 15 psi max boost engine: full Swaymar 3.2 conversion including stroker crank, reverse H section drop forged EN24T con-rods,Cosworth forged pistons, high pressure oil pump, one off Kent cam for higher lift and less overlap, competion valve springs, caps and collets, custom six port heads ported flowed and polished, 214N stainless steel valves( 44.6mm inlet, 38.6mm exhaust ), steel rocker posts, bronze guides, Microdynamics electronic ignition with rev and boost limiter systems, custom fabricated exhaust, NGK B7EV spark plugs and K.N. air filter Transmission: Cosworth Borg Warner T5 with modified Granada auto bellhousing and custom spigot bearing carrier, Cosworth GpN cable operated clutch Ratios: 1st, 2.95:1 ; 2nd, 1.94:1 ; 3rd, 1.34:1 ; 4th, 1:1 ; 5th, 0.80:1 Final Drive: 3.09:1 through a limited slip diff giving 26mph per 1000rpm in 5th The handicap of siamesed exhaust ports was overcome by machining out to allow the fitting of a special steel block which provided two ports in place of one. This was fully gas and fluid sealed and then the combustion chambers and ports were modified to provide optimum flow characteristics. Finally, larger valves mated to complete Swaymar six port package.
With siamesed ports providing uneven exhaust pulses, exhaust tuning was difficult if not impossible. The six port heads on the other hand allowed the exhaust manifolds and the rest of the system to be designed for power and refinement and the new heads were matched to a pair of three-branch manifolds. A reprofiled camshaft made full use of the better combustion opportunities and with minor adjustments to the Bosch K jetronic fuel-injection system, a reliable 185-190bhp was liberated with the attendant advantages of lower running temperatures and consequent reduction in valve and guide wear.
Any such radical modifications to an engines efficiency which improves power output must put greater than normal stresses on related components, thus with reliability in mind, fully adjustable steel timing gears, steel rocker posts, uprated oil pumps and a competition quality steel flywheel were developed.
During the course of the six port project, it became abundantly clear that the main cause of the engines lack of low speed brio was the bore/stroke ratio which at 93mm/68.5 is roughly 2/3 whereas it is widely known fact that a ratio of approx. 3/4 is desirable for good torque and power characteristics. At the same time, close examination of the bottom end components of the engine revealed that there was much to be desired from the point of view of strength and detail design if modified engines were to be pushed towards the 300bhp mark.
The Cologne engine has been with us for a long time now and in all this time, strange as it might seem, Ford has never marketed any competition quality components for this engine. In the face of a phalanx of inherent limitations, Swaymar took the decision to completely redesign the principal reciprocating components to alter the power units excessive bore/stroke ratio.found this forum discussion too, but i see you have already posted on the subject Norm ;D www.capripower.co.uk/board/index.php?s=3f1f1b51e3c35f2536b4216488538bdd&showtopic=9338&pid=80904&st=0&#entry80904p.s norm, got any pics of the north american 3 port heads? are they are straight swap onto the euro cologne block? |
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Last Edit: Jun 15, 2009 15:06:21 GMT by Autofive
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nugget
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Jun 15, 2009 14:58:38 GMT
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I don't know about the T5 but I'm pretty sure they put the kit on.
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Jun 15, 2009 16:19:37 GMT
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This is an X-pack body kit from Ford:  The kit shown on the Swaymar Capri wasn't fitted by Swaymar and it wasn't called an "X-Pack". The old Autofive article states the Ford dealer who sold the car new installed the kit. The kit was a Ford Motorsport Zakspeed Turbo kit. Fibersport sold a similar kit with a nose and tailcone added, called a "XX-Pack". However, I don;t recall any official Ford kit for a Mk3 called an X-Pack. The X-Pack series (I have the brochure) was marketed during the Mk2 period, as a limited run of special edition cars from Ford. And then conversion parts, like wings and wheels, were sold from the Motorsport catalogue for emulation cars. At least that is what I recall from my fragile memory cells. I may be wrong, and if so, would like to be put right. But think I have it right there. A-Five, the heads for the US 2.8 have one feature which botches the fitment of the UK intake manfolds: The intake ports are not evenly spaced like on a 2.3 or a 2.8i. So you'd have to use a North Am spec intake manifold to match the heads. Other than that, of course they bolt right on a Cologne block. Our blocks were same as yours, mate.   Norm |
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Jun 15, 2009 17:04:13 GMT
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thanks for clearing that one up for us Norm
and thanks for the head pics - i didnt realise there were 3-exhaust port heads available - now ive seen them I'm smitten
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Jun 15, 2009 17:12:27 GMT
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Swaymar Capri 3.2retrowagen1234
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Jun 15, 2009 17:14:01 GMT
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that looks like strangled she-ite |
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Jun 15, 2009 18:13:08 GMT
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Bloody hell! There is some SERIOUS knowledge kicking about on here! I thought I new some pointless cars stuff but you guys make me feel thick as mince!!  RR= WIN! ;D |
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Jun 15, 2009 19:25:18 GMT
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Swaymar were purchased by RS Williams Ltd in late 80s / early 90s and lots of their kit and expertise remained with them. These days they still have one of the original directors on board so the knowledge is still there but it's almost entirely Aston Martin work these days
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Jun 15, 2009 20:00:32 GMT
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that looks like strangled she-ite Nah, that narrow slot is an un-tapped exhaust crossover port, optional for better fuel atomization and engine warm-up, like on a lot of muscle cars. The center intake port manages to work as well as the two end ports. Still waiting for some Ford factory documentation of a "Mk3 X-pack"... think it's a popular reference to the Zakspeed kit or FS's XX-Pack wings. Norm |
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