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bought a capri laser 2ltr last week and have only just got round to posting it on here not in too bad condition seeming it had been sat for 5 years 3 inside and 2 outside!!!!! onto the car I have started stripping and only have the drivers seat and dash left inside and all is good and solid!!! Sills also arent too bad, arches need a little seeing too and need new front wings and srut tops need repairing. Hoping to tidy it up lower it, add some black wheels, smooth the bumper holes over and a nice coat of white paint and maybe a custom rollcage, hoping to do all work myself but not sure what engine to use as my dad is having the engine, box and fuel tank ! heres some pics for you lot havnt got any pics from when I got but so far I have given it a good pressure wash and stripped inside, I'm goin to check the inner wings today and clean them up    driver sill  driver sill  interior  |
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Good luck, keep us posted with progess! ;D
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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ill need it I'm starting in a min just gotta finish getting my dad's van ready for mot then ill take the wings off (fingers crossed theres not much to do there) then its battery relocation and custom tray making!!
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cleaned up drivers side rear quarter all is well apart from little niggle of rust at bottom corner but only surface. One tiny hole in sill has been uncovered door is in progress of being cleaned little surface rust along bottom edge but nothing major. Rear arch needs replacing  any suggestions on aftrermarket ones that are quite cheap?? |
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*coming in for a drink*
just finished stripping the passenger side floor of bitumen and good news there is no rot !!!!
tried taking wing off but it is attached to the innerwing!!!
gotta take out the drivers seat etc. now !! and all the sound and heatproofing from behind the dash!
anyone want any capri laser seats front and back in great condition
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Sounds like youve been busy, glad to see its not too bad underneath, never know what to expect when a cars been standing (especially old fords  ). I dunno about rear arches, I'm sure you can get them maybe try Hadrian Panels and see if they do them, wouldn't expect them to be much. I just sold my Capri and I'm missing it already, very nice cars and its good to see another one getting a second chance at life. Your plans sound good  I may be interested in those seats for my estate - where in the country are you? Keep them pics coming. |
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herefordshire, i know when we bought it i was hinking it was going to be a rust bucket beacuse we were originally just having the parts we needed but now I'm going to do it up then sell it if anyone wants it if they don't ill do a couple of track days in it. They are about £13 for an arch and found out i only may need one !!
what would be the best wheel size for it?? it should be running between 150hp to 300 bhp depending on which engine i use !!
also what shall i do to sort the handling and what make would you reccomend??
i was thinking sport shocks, lowering springs or/and blocks, stiffened inserts on front with sierra or focus rs front brakes with same on rear??
what do you think??
going to strip out the other side tomorrow and see what it reveals!!
any suggestions for dash as mine is cracked i was thinking floating dash on rollcage bar or something like that.
adn how do you take the side things off i can get the door one off but thats it !
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Flock the dash. Fill the cracks with flexible sealant then buy a flocking kit from: www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8388&frostProductName=dummyYou'll need 1 kit and an extra bag of the flock material. Comes up good. Will post pics when ive finished mine ;-) The side rubbers can only be pulled off from the outside. If you're going to do this as a project, try the capripower forums. Full of very helpful chaps and alot of tecnical data of how to solve all the problems you may face! |
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Last Edit: Aug 6, 2007 21:13:47 GMT by waterboy
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thanks for the help thought about doing that but didnt know what to do with the cracks now i do!! does it matter what sealant it is?? so you just pull the rubbers off?? i just wondered if there were wo screws like on the door one will do that today and finishing cleaning that up and post some pics up. never heard of the capripower forums I'm on the worldwide capri owners but they don't seem to be very active!!
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www.capripower.co.ukdon't believe theres any screws on the inside of the rubbers. Think theres clip mounts welded to the outside, but i'd check on the forum before screwdriving them off. As to sealant, best would probably be flexible exterior sealant that you use for exterior windows to cope with the stresses of temperature changes in the summer months from the sun. Ive used bathroom sealant and it seems to be holding up well.
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thats what i was going to use u got any pics of your flocked dash?
theres two screws holding it to the door on mine !!
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not much done so far today just been prepping passenger side floor for paint i must of lost at least 2kgs in bitumen on the passenger side and still have rear seats, drivers floor gbox tunnel and the boot!!! should save me a good 8kgs! couples of holes uncovered undr sill cover nothing major just where the screws hold them on ! starting on the boot and rear seat floors after lunch yippe then may put a coat of paint on the p/side floor and boot? |
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finishing off prepping the gbox tunnel and p/side floor for paint in a min anyone got any ideas for thegea gaiter? as i think that i will have mud etc. flying into the cabin if i take the foam thing out!!
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almost finished prepping p/side floor smoothed or removed most of the seam sealer still some to do on drivers side
do you think i should go for white throughout or white exterior and black inside??
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some pics of the inside now  door cleaned up primered just to stop any surface rust  rear of gbox tunnel  front p side floorwell  gbox tunnel sealer smoothed |
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starting again in a minute hopefully going to get rear boot and seats done and finished today!! then getting rid of the wires i don't need
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I thought it'd be a right shed when I looked at the first pics, but it doesnt sound too bad and the floor looks good which is a bonus.
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the front end is but the rear and underneath is solid i was shocked when i started stripping it because we were going to sell the bits and scrap it
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what colour shall i spray it as i am cleaning the bits up and need a colour to spray them?? i was thinking matt black or matt white?
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what colour shall I spray it as I am cleaning the bits up and need a colour to spray them?? I was thinking matt black or matt white? Matt white is dreadfull and hard to clean - satin or gloss for white  JM2pW |
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