[adamfraser]

Originally Posted by Waugh-terfall

Me me me me me

Sounds awesome Adam, from when Fords were actually really desirable. 1.6 should see you having some decent fun, Capri's are RWD aren't they?
Glad to see it's got the nice alloys, ancthracite powder coating them would make it look sublime. Not to sure about the brown body work though but then how many people could say they own/owned a brown car in this day and age?

Keep us posted!

Cheers, yes they are RWD - got some body products to try on the maroon colour - looks alright when it's shiny.

Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine

Nice project Adam.
I would budget to put a 'new' engine/gearbox in pretty soon. The Capri was always a let down lacking power and it didn't have enough to get itself out of the kind of trouble the dubious handling woudl get it in to.
I'd recommend getting the body floor and uinderneath cleaned and then review the whole project again. You might find more welding on the sills, chassis and floor pan than you think
Hope not, woudl be nice to see it in green and anthractie. I like it

Cheers Peter, dont really want to think about new engine/box but I agree, it does have to be taken into consideration, it's done alot of miles.

I'm going back up tomorrow to doublecheck everything, the floorpan wasnt even on my mind to be perfectly honest - realised after though! Looked at the chassis rails under the bonnet, absolutely no rust, and straight as hell, so it's a promising sign.

The green and Anthracite is lovely, I can see it turning into one of these projects that just keep going and going.

(Saw a 2.9 Cosworth V6 on eBay for £500... very tempted but would have absolutely no chance on getting insurance on it.)

Heres another view of the Green/Anthracite. As you can tell I was bored on photoshop yesterday!



(Other pic is too big, forgot to resize it, so attachment only)


Some other things are on my mind too - at the moment if it goes i the garage I will only have 8 inches of clearance... it's going to be tight! So may have to invest in a cover or something. We'll see.