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hi all,while i've been stripping me mk2f polo van ready for spraying (some might have seen my thread on here)i've been driving round in a 200 quid polo 6n.the idea was to drive the 6n through winter while I worked on the van. the idea was working wonderful for the last couple of months that was till the start of last week. tuesday night I think it was,i was flicking through ebay as most of us have at one point or another when there's curse word all on tv and it's either go on the net or talk to the missus!!! browsing through cortinas,escorts anything realy,i came across the capri section. now years ago I use to have a D reg 1.6 capri laser that I put a 3.0ltr essex in and for some reason I sold it and regret set in quickly but i've never thought to get another(not shure why) so anyway as I was saying,i was flicking through capri's and came across a 1.6 ls on a B.....looked at it,then carried on scanning through the rest of the capri's but for some reason the little 1.6 ls was sticking in my mind so a quick chat with the missus(yes I do sometimes)and a quick message to the seller for a buy iy now and...hay presto I was the proud owner of a 1.6 ls the car came with full service history upto 69.500 it's now done 77k..it even came with the original bill of sale,stacks of mots and loads of paperwork for whats been done over the years the worst bit on the car are the front wings as allways there's also alittle surface rust here and there around the car and parking ding on the passenger door and wing but the undersides solid and thats always a good starting point lol.. so it looks like iv got yet another ongoing project hope you like guys and gals
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Last Edit: May 24, 2016 14:48:53 GMT by poloandyb
mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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Looks good.A decent starting point.
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i was half watching it on eBay as well :-)
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Good starting point, have fun with it
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Honda Civic EK3 Ford Capri III 2.3S
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Looks good.A decent starting point. i think that's what drew me to it,alittle shaby round the edges but solid in all the right areas lol
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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Excellant buy, by shear coincidence I have a Mk3 Capri & 2 mk2F polos (one i'm breaking) and also live in Wakefield.. Must be in the water. I broke a Laser a while ago so if you need any bits let me know. I also know of a 2.0 S that may be for sale (a project) And if you need any bits for your polo let me know as I need to get that scrapped very soon. I must post a thread on here at some point but good to see yours and will look forward to the updates..
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Excellant buy, by shear coincidence I have a Mk3 Capri & 2 mk2F polos (one i'm breaking) and also live in Wakefield.. Must be in the water. I broke a Laser a while ago so if you need any bits let me know. I also know of a 2.0 S that may be for sale (a project) And if you need any bits for your polo let me know as I need to get that scrapped very soon. I must post a thread on here at some point but good to see yours and will look forward to the updates.. you've got fantastic taste mate lol,thanks i'll keep you in mind..i'll look forward to reading your thread if you do it
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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the plans are to get the body sorted,i'm thinking of lowering it by 2" ,set of wheels and i've just had a phone call saying my old v6 essex engine up for sale because my old capri's been put back to a 1.6......so who knows lol
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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shlomping
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mk3 capri v8 twin turboshlomping
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Looks good. I've always wanted a capri.
If you're after wheels ky brother's selling a set of 13x7/8 staggered set of allycats for cheap.
Would look awesome on this.
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Dec 10, 2012 10:47:26 GMT
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Think I might just have seen this on the capri laser forum. Good platform mate! And I reckon the essex conversion is a must!!! Always good to see another capri being saved! Good luck with it.
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Dec 10, 2012 13:01:23 GMT
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...because my old capri's been put back to a 1.6 Who takes out a v6 and puts a 1.6 back in?!
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Dec 10, 2012 20:00:17 GMT
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...because my old capri's been put back to a 1.6 Who takes out a v6 and puts a 1.6 back in?! lol i know right thats what i thought,it was sold to a bloke me mate knew thats rebuilding it for his sons first car.....i'd have just paid the stupid insurance lol but I'm not complaining it was a good engine ;D
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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Dec 13, 2012 21:09:13 GMT
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well i wasn't going to touch the capri till i'd done the van but as useual i couldnt keep my mits off it!!!! the day started with me just wanting to move the car alittle so the missus could get her car on the drive aswell... i noticed alittle bit of rust on the rear of the drivers side sill and decided to gun it down so i could put alittle rust treatment on and give it alittle fettle but resulted in this happening as you can tell it was alittle more then some rust treatment could handle and i wasn't going to start my capri project by bodging the first job..... the missus gpt quite a supprise when she looked out the window expecting me to be moving the cars and instead just seeing my legs sticking out from underneith lol. i realy could have picked a better day aswel seen as there was blowing a gail force wind and as any of you will know,wind and a gas mig welder don't mix but i wasn't going to be beat..... as you can tell with the little pin holes i was having great fun and no matter what i did i couldn't shield the weld from the wind,so a job that wasn't that hard took acouple of hours because i had to fill the pin holes in before a skim of filler was applied,but i got the in the end after all the trouble it turned out well and I'm pleased with the result i sprayed alittle stone chip on the patch to keep it water tight too,the cars going to end up with patches all over it, but its a rolling restoration for abit anyway untill the vans done then i can spend all my time on the capri........ but from now on all the other bits will be done in my garage i'll just have to mess about moving the van out the way to get it in
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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Over 3years really waw where's as the time gone..anyway updates updates...after running the old girl with a Essex lump in sat on 2" lowering blocks and compomotive 13" wheels,some of you might have seen her at meadowhall meets it was time due to the amount of rust appearing to put her in my lock up and have a think what to do next
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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So fast forward to June last year after a divorce, a house with no drive,met a new lass got a house with a drive the thoughts finally got back round to the old girl in the lock up so with the help of a mate and his transporter I got her up to the house ready for stripping
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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And the dismantle begins
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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nice project, think i was watching it on ebay (& have exactly the same rust areas on mine...)
will the 1.6 stay though?
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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nice project, think i was watching it on ebay (& have exactly the same rust areas on mine...) will the 1.6 stay though? Funny old world iv just been reading your thread on capri forum lol...no mate iv got a 4.6 rv8 lump to go in starting to rebuild as we speak....
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mk2 ford orion mk2 cavalier sri mk3 cavalier sri 95 clio 16v mk3 cavalier gsi ford scorpio mk3 cavalier tdi nissan 200sx (s13) mk3 ford transit mk2 astra gte rep mk3 3.0 v6 cavalier mk3 fiesta van mk3 capri 1.6 mk3 3.0s capri mk2 polo bready 96 bmw 3.2 evo audi 80 tdi landrover 200 tdi mk3 g40 polovan mk1 facelift vauxhall carlton estate ford sierra vw polo 6n
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