guys just noyiced this section gonna stick it in here so its easier to find. gonna post up my build of a capri but since it took almost 2 years couldnt face typing it all over again so gonna copy it from another forum (just letting you know incase its confusing to follow lol)





unfortunatly i only started taking pics after i had striped the car so here goes. this was september 2008.
the day the car was being towed for paint.
like most of britain the credit crunch played real havoc with progress but fortunatly work is picking up so the build goes on .
this was the first few days work piecing it together
freshly painted winows going in


my dad checking his reflection

a wee side on pic (dont know why door and sill look bent)

more mates arrived to save the day

back end built with fresh bumpers

doors built matching passenger wing mirror fixed on


somebody get the dash wipes out lol

guess wats going in there ? (new engine mounts still to be fitted)

now where did that bolt go again ?

the heart goes in (specialised engines stage 4, 3.1 essex)

frontend built

one easy way to get the box in


any body know what this is off or model (type 9 ?)


hopefully these pics will have trebble webbers and burton rocker covers in them soon (money dependant)
wil update soon enough waiting on stainless manifolds being made then the build can continue .

bad news girlfriend picked up manifolds on sat and they were a shambels took a few pics .






phoned the guy and kicked up says hell refund me . a wont be crossing my fingers though
met up with a new guy tonight and he took some sizes etc just need to wait on him getting a price for new flanges etc made up

hi guys thought i should add this ,
about a year ago i started a wild goose chase lokking for someone who would reproduce a set of ancilary hoses in orange for me .
i contacted samco to be told they wouldnt do it for me ,
i then approched roose mtr sprt who could do them in almost any colour but refused to do them in orange. after many bribes they still refused lol
so i gave up hope for a while then i recived an email from samco to say they would consder it depending on the moulds etc
so i sent my own away and never heard a thing for months then got home to find one saying "your hoes are in the post" i cringed and asked how much it would cost me to be told they were free .! result
so not sure if its the first samco or the first orange ones but am wel chuffed what do yous think ?


due to the delay with manifolds , ithought i should get on with the brake change and repainting the underside and variouse other parts. not reaky sure what coulor to paint the legs was thinking silver and black but not sure if blue would look good any thoughts ?


decided to go black and silver heres a few of the gtr 280 kit fitted (front)


took a few in the sun too its coming on abit




thanks for all the comments people , time to revive the rear end i think



more discs coming soon :thumbsup:

got the rear brakes sorted tonight then i hit a snag
they had sent the wrong bracket so called the guy up
and he couldnt have been more helpfull. so new bracket
in post soon a hope lol. CAPRI SPORT you should check
out some of there other disgnes for brakes and parts
they do some really nice kits and to be honest its pretty
simple to do



after all the hassel with the old manifolds and other pices i lost a little intrest for a while but the show must go on
so i orderd a set of manifolds from burton power .they are stainless steel and manufactured by a company called QUICKSILVER EXHAUSTS any one seen any of there work before ?
im a little egar to see them but itll take a few weeks
fingers crossed

great news they finally arrived and i must say they were actualy not too bad . so tried fitting them and they all fitted not too bad atall




as i said they are great although a bit pricey . the finish was pretty good although not quite brilliant so just dropped them off to a little place to polish them up for me guy knows his stuff and recons theyll be done by tommorow. also going to see about the rocker covers getting polished. however really fancied a set of burton covers not entirely sure yet on which to do (what yous thoughts)
picked them up from the polishers today . more than happy with the result . what yous think



cant wait finish up for two weeks on the 18th should get a fair bit done then .
will try and get brakes finished by then

well that pretty much us up to date now thanks for reading guys and all comments welcome and sorry for the 40 million pictures[/quote]

found a pic of how it used to be . i want it to look as standard as possible so going the same theme only cleaner . out of intrest anyone ever seen this car before i bought it about 2 years ago from berkshire(i think lol)

 

looks really nice m8
shame about the crappy welding on the first manifolds u bought.

 

coming along nicely, shoud look mint when done

 

Hiya Jamie

Im loving this car , its along the same lines as mine , I was wathing the build on the CCS website

Think its about time I posted a thread on my build

 

yeah stick a thread up . like to see others cars for some inseperation. helps you get the finger out

 

that capri looks the bolloks dude.

 

looks really good, but if you are going to eventually put the "S" stripes back on along the sides..... please make sure they go in the right place.... in the original pic of it they are well out.

 

old skool classic wicked cars for sideways fun

 

superb mate still want a capri myself mate very well done

 

who did the manifolds? i see your scotland based?

 

is this knobber stilll spamming this thread? first time ive used the report button......

 

i reported this cunt last night.

 

thanks lads ive sorted it now

 

youve missed a few. i wonder why this thread in particular has attracted a couple of different spammers?

 

right ive had few scotches have they all gone now

nice capri by the way

 

Not as nice a your old cortina eh onslow? lol

 

I have some 3.0s front struts coverted to coilovers by leda if your interested.

Very nice build.

 

hi guys sorry not replied for a while been in amsterdam for a few days ..

thanks for all the coments people good or bad theyre all appreceated as it helps iron out the bad points , for instance the stripe kit (i never even realised it was off ) so whats the best way for me to fit the stripes correctly ? i have a new kit from dmb decals.


fuzzy i am from airdrie mate a think you stay near a guy who works with me (jon drives a gt tdi had an evo and a million bikes lol )he mentioned your car cant be many cossy bmws about lol

 

thanks for your offer tommy but the legs thats on it aint too bad atall and it supposedly has to be 2.8 struts with the brake setup i think 3.0 brake discs are bigger so the kit dosnt fit right.


im also guessing from the comments others have left when i was on holiday,

some of the people using the internet just dont seem to realise there is a life outside. so if your prepared to write shit on forums that generally annoy people to the extent they ask for your comments to be removed .

please let it not be a surprise when you get smacked in nose at a car show lol

more to the point fook off and spam someone elses thread,

if it was a series questions please pm me


keep the coments coming guys

 

Jamie , Im sure its the stubs that are different on the 3 litre ones.

There is a post on CCS forum about where exactly to put the stripes , I will have a look and link it to you

 

thanks capri g . really liking that v8 in yours

 

Cheers I got Magnex stainless systems with the centre boxes removed , the sound from it lush at full chat

The ICE was a waste as I just open the window and listen lol


Its funny our cars are are along the same lines with the similar interior and stuff

 

top mark, mint build!
as i said in another thread, i have always liked the capri, but having looked at some prices recently it will be a long time till i have the keys to one... gutted

 

Really REALLY nice m8
Its bringing back some good memories of my 2.0s that i had back in 1991

 

love it glad to see another capri in fife and a minter at that! 100 out of 10 mate!

 

always loved the mk3 "s" capri,s
very nice car matey

 

very smart capri

 

Although the pics did look like Kirkcaldy he says he is from Airdire. Have I missed something.

Love the car though wherever it is.

 

been a while guys. good news is should be doin some work to the car again next weekend .

my attention has just been diverted recently with this.
sorry only got pics from piston heads as it aint been as
clean since i got it , damn snow and grit lol




next thing i need for the car is standard rubber fuel hose to go
from the plastic pipes under the bulk head and back to the pump
and carb anyone got any ideas on what gauge pipe i will need or
what length ? as a temprery measure just to get it started up

 

Lookin' good so far

 

hi there im Mike just trwalling the net for pics of my old capri and i found it. LOVE what yove done. my number is 07779110097 i love to talk to you and see the car again and i could tell you what i did to it and how much i spent. hope to hear from you soon. thanks Mike