Post has aged but I'm back. I've been racing and having a ball in NASA GTI Cup but plan to bring the ITB Capri back to life for the 25 hour enduro coming up in December 05!
Jive, let me know if you want more info. I actually own 4 Capris and 2 of them are current IT legal cars. One is a 71 ITB 2.0 Capri and the other is a 72 ITA 2.6 capri. Both are well developed and competitive. I had seriously thought about racing the ITA Capri this year but the changing tire landscape for 05 tipped the scales for me.
To answer your question, both cars are almost identical.
Here are the differences that might matter to you. Lots of minor stuff that probably doesn't like the stock tach and (call or email me).
Radiator hoses are located in different corners on the radiator. I actually had a radiator shop put 4 holes in mine so I can swap the radiators between cars.
Drive trains are different including all the accesories like the alternator and brackets etc. Bell housing, trans , drive shaft all are slightly different but they'll swap in the body w/o a mod. Take a complete 2.0 with engine mounts alternator, to driveshaft and it'll bolt right in.
BTW, Capri motor is a bit different than the Pinto motor. Higher compression, smaller crankshaft pulley help it make a wee bit more power. I get about 140HP from my 2.0 and the 2.6 puts out a bit more. The big difference between the motors is that the 2.6 has a lot more torque at low rpms which is very beneficial for autocross and less so for most road racing courses.
If you end up with one, let me know and I'll share some secrets that help a Capri compete with the best that ITB has. The ITA is competitive with the RX7 class cars but hopeless if one plans to be a nationwide frontrunner.
Joe Craven
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