THE WORK HAS FINALLY BEGUN

I GOT THE CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO FOR £250. BIT OF A BARGAIN I THINK.

IT HAS 34,000 ON IT SINCE NEW IN 1981. RED AND BROWN 'BURBERRY' INTERIOR. WELL STANDARD LIKE.



SINCE THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN IT HAS HAD A NEW BLACK GRILLE INSTEAD OF THE SHITTY SILVER BEAST THAT'S ON IT. A SET OF RS 4 SPOKES ARE AWAY BEING PAINTED GLOSS BLACK AND DIAMOND CUT.



I HAVE ALSO FITTED AN ALPINE HEAD UNIT AND SOME ALPINE 6X9'S.

I'M GOING FOR A 2" DROP ALL ROUND AND GETTING THE WINDOWS TINTED.

EVENTUALLY A 2L BURTON PINTO IS GOING IN IT BUT I DUNNO WHEN YET.

AT THE MOMENT THERE IS A NEW ARCH ON THE CAR WAITING TO BE PAINTED. I'M TAKING IT OFF THE ROAD FOR THE WINTER SO IF ANYONE HAS A BIN THEY WOULD LIKE TO SELL FOR THE WINTER, GIVE ME A SHOUT.



LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.

CHEERS

 

Alright mate - nice one, glad to see you on here at last.

Car looks spot on, looks an absolute minter!

Rosco

 

thats very clean mate not many as good as that around now get rid of the trim

 

Capri's are becoming a mega classic car believe it or not,

They are quite a few big car collectors after mint versions of the capri as they will fetch a few quid in a few years time.

Also for the driving experience of the capri

 

i had 3 capris all
ended up round lamposts..
still got a x-pack under the bushes in back garden
for the 3rd one lol..dont like wet roads though

 

nice one

cheers for the feedback


new pics of the work in progress to be added soon

thanks

 

depents what it is 20s or 30s keep the orginal type of engine

You got a fantasic deal

 

just passed me test lads and its fookin great.

just got to get the ole crappy mot'd and flying soon.

more pics of the finished arch and the engine bay facelift soon.

 

Fluffy Dice

Nice one mate

 

restore it and keep the trim it will protect the investment, the car is worth far more with the period trim especally if its a genuine milage car as clean as that one looks.

 

cheers 4 the comments guys

well appreciated

 

Like the sig slim!!!!!!!

 

cheers man

when's the pics of the fester gettin on here

 

brilliant.
the arch is now nearly completed
the 4 spokes are in the garage and me new project has arrived.

got a beautiful mk4 escy with 27k in radiant red for free.
it looked like a bag of shite when i first got it but now... its mint.

i need XR bumpers in red and i would also like a red bonnet if anyone has one.

cheers

 

wow mega ride, Capri rules big time

Nice car

 

cheers mate.

it's good to see there's still plenty of people apprciating the old skool

 

yo capribaby your ride is looking nice very tidy i think you got a great deal anyway whats does it look like now when i got mines i riped out the interior and made it all blackand stuck new cd player in it and subs/speackers and new bucket seats black of course but now i have to c 2 my escort mk5 soon ill be getting a other capri or a sierra cosworth

old skool rules

 

wots happnin slim been busy doin marks car this week but al be back soon and al get that arch lookin as minted as the rest of the car. Oh i how feckin cold is it by the way i was up at the unit tonite and about half an hour into flattning the filler on the drivers side arch i lost all feeling in my feet anyway catch ya later.

 

£250 BARGIN...

 

how ya getting on with the car the 2.0 sport had a black
interior cloth but ok dont tint the windows did my last 2.8
police loved it when window tints first came out..moons
ago..there reason we dont know how old the driver is
by looking unless back window not tinted
police can tell ur age by the back of you head
IS IT A GREY HAIR THING

 

I'm actually getting the two front seats out of a very early 2.8 cos they match the back but the bolster's are deeper and they're recaro's.

I say £250 but in actual fact i got the car for free cos my mum bought me the car as a present. She just came home one day and said " are you still obsessed with shitty old fords?" i rightly answered yes. and she bought me the capri.

TOOLE. LEG-FUCKING-END. I spoke to Eck this weekend, i'm just finalising a date in January for Ashley to go and get painted. Gimme a shout as soon as you're free.
Good to hear from you man, not seen you or Toole jnr for a while.

I'm considering running Ashley with two sets of wheels, the four spoke rs ones for club shows and ford fair etc. and 17 inch diamond cut rs 7 spokes for daily use.

Thoughts please.

Cheers for the comments guys more pictures soon i promise.

 

well slim they alloys will look the stuff on a capri so what colour are you going to get her painted theres some funcy alloys and interior stuff at demon tweeks im so f**k up the now fighting with me one side says sierra cosworth the other side say get a other capri i need help im going mad

 

I'm keeping her silver with the black flash.

Get another capri.

If you are willing to spend £1500 i can get you a series X with a 3 litre essex engine, 7.5 X 13 x paxk rims, bown check recaros with fishnets, very nearly completed and i mean very nearly completed.

the car belongs to my cousin and i nearly bought it myself but you know how it is i don't have space.

let me know if you're interested.

 

will do mate al give u a bell sometime gid.

 

hiya slim so whats been happing wi the car

 

looks an absolute minter!!

 

not alot this week mate but the 2.8 struts, lowering blocks, axle location kit, poly bushes, single leafs, and tools are being ordered on thursday.

Got another capri yet??

 

no not yet i keep on finding lots of 2.8l and 3.0l but no lasers and its starting to piss me off lol so where u been getting your parts from mate

 

basicly capris rule people to deal wi it lol heres a few enjoy the pics





this is when the police had tased in cars









capris rule so deal wi it

 

oh my fucking god.

where was the pic of the black one taken and do you know where it is now??

the best way to get bits is just to read classic ford and do a bit of networking.

once you know a few people and a few people know about your car, parts just seem to find you.

 

i belive it was taken in london some where looks like ill be buying classic ford lol

 

Why a old pinto or essex v6? Do you know how much those essex motos weigh

For the money you will spend on a Burtons Pinto to get 160 bhp you could easily buy a 2ltr zetec (£200), some bike throttle bodies (£100) and a SECS ecu (£500?) and end up with a much more modern and responsive engine making 180bhp

If you do a bit of digging on the net you will find that the zetec can be easily made to bolt up with a type 9 using Ford parts

 

god why dont you buy me a ford capri my friends all have boy racer cars i must make a mens

 

the reason i'm not going anywhere near modern engines is that it's not a modern car.

it's not that hard to put a YB or a 24v cossie engine in but they're not meant for the car.

 

good on you mate u tell him capri engines are fucking great when u put a different engine thats you kill it it wont be capri any more because u stuck in a shit cosworth engine or some thing

 

couldn't possibly agree more.

by the way, an essex engine is 160 bhp as standard anyway so a zetec is a rubbish idea.

 

now somebody who has tased mate and know about cars doing that would brake my hart its a capri not a cosworth slim ill be getting a capri soon mate not long now

 

yp slim is the classic ford mag out yet im going to buy one tomorrow slim can u send me a siggy like u did the last time wi the capri ta mate

 

You are living in a dreamworld mate!

A stock essex engine is just over 130 bhp. You might be confusing it with a later cologne engine, but even they were only rated at 150 bhp.

Think you need to do a little more home work!

 

Garage19, no one cares about doing a engine swap in there cars none of us old skool drives care we love the engine the engine they already have it would just be killing a classic so go home do some home work your self beaacth