stuey650 Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks, overdue an update on this, underside is finished and painted and she's back to a rolling shell now. No pics yet as unless I'm missing a trick I can't post pics from phone to forum so u will need to wait til I upload to photo bucket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Get a move on then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey650 Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 ok ok! So got a piece for the scuttle and got that welded in, although in true style heres the before pic but didn't take an after.. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/0ac5bb19b52130c558a1245322e53aaf.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/3c4076092012f8180badabf09f521e4b.jpg Outer sills on, one side fitted well the other is about 15mm longer that it should be. Strut top reinforcements on, again what a crap fit these are, had to cut them in multiple places to try and get them to shape to the inner wing. Underside finished and cleaned Some Zinc primer Final coat of rubberised paint stuff, can't remember the name, bloody expensive: Plan was to get the car back to a rolling shell before the birth of my first child, but the wee devil arrived 7 weeks early and dashed that plan. I can now see why you hear of people starting projects and not getting back to them for about 20years! Hoping this won't be one of them. So since her birth I've got it back as a rolling shell, polybushes of course Front brake upgrade mock up. Going for mk1/2 mondeo calipers with brackets knows as the GTR280 kit. Hubs were machined done to accept the discs on the front of the hubs rather than bolt to rear as standard setup would be. And that's you all pretty much up to date. I'm in the process of refurbishing the front calipers now, they are stripped and painted, just need to put them back together. I've also cut out the standard radiators mounts and doing some repairs where they were removed. I need to put in a bigger radiator so one of the next steps is to get one that fits and make up some brackets for it. Undecided if I'm going for a custom alloy job or a sierra option. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Epic work and congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottg17 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Cracking Job mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey650 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks chaps. Radiator arrived this week, its slightly bigger than I thought, either going to have to modify it or put it in at a slight angle, neither of which is ideal. Also ordered my x pack kit which should be here any day now so should see some quite big visual updates soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey650 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 So as I said previously the radiator was going to be slightly too big to close the bonnet, in the end i decided to cut about 10mm off the top and bottom of it and restrap it and it now fits like a glove. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/ddab3d8875ad76cd392dd2dd8bea681c.jpg Finished article http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/abf0c1b3738cb8b9540f3950c65f26ed.jpg Next up I went on a spending spree, picked up this lovely full leather interior from a local seller on gumtree: http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/499146a8f6e1184a572c28e2ff37e2e4.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/91279e4634842af466379c1801e48b10.jpg In the last few weeks I've got really stuck into the Xpack fitting. Initially cutting out the rear arches and tubing out the inner arches. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/602c3ef90c5081271ea9bc8311429c34.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/efef8c6dabcd2211c2d8c4a2a6b737c9.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/35ecf2c658b02d82d6dc5dc3664744e2.jpg And then finally the rear quarters bonded and riveted on. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/49cd1b96b47ed039ef023372afaea33f.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/20cd31d8d4ab8574fba294dc3f21efe6.jpg And that's pretty much it to date. Next up is the front wings, which I'm gonna make a start on today. I've offered them up already, and they don't fit well so going to take some faffing to get them right, Great... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I'm super jealous. Those seats are LUSH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetecmk2 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 that's looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey650 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Time for another update Rear before http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/bc2ca37e383b904b455e02760366546f.jpg After http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/27ecd8eb4d03a7ad1deebc8313f598b3.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/5b355bb0dba33bb91917be7ff5adf16a.jpg Front done http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/02cfb9744ac9c4c32c4d99dae8698cf1.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/57eda12fd5393c356e853cd3d04174ae.jpg Could resist a pic with my other toy http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/d7cc3d1ada4d2a1e283134314b32a562.jpg Front splitter didn't fit worth a f*** http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/A04A9140-53A5-4230-9754-9DC2C1D6B1D3.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/33044D1D-C057-4B18-8DA2-4A68DEDC56CA.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/53868667-3267-41DD-8F38-2C53C77657F4.jpg Got there in the end, Couldn't resist another pic, this time with mates XR2i http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/4071C5C3-A4B6-4438-860F-A55C07AF19AD.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/43C88B64-647C-40B5-8142-75AF574E2807.jpg Next I decided to tackle and area I wasn't looking forward to, the roof gutter. Cut out the rot and welded in the new section, quite happy with the end result http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/4243B1DC-63BB-418D-A1DF-BBB2E1CF50FD.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/594C68BB-23E0-442A-9E15-977AF58D97C3.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/4CFDBA0D-FA99-4EF3-8430-FBF38186CFA8.jpg Next up I relocated the battery to the boot http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/A9848AD2-183B-4F02-9A6B-7563F2805D15.jpg Another job I wasn't looking forward to or confident about was the wiring. The diagrams in the tech section on this site are excellent and it doesn't take long with the loom in front of you to work out whats what http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/F8B275D5-D42F-4BF0-AE91-ED0DEB54EF8D.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/082B070B-0307-443E-A694-65F1148F89CA.jpg Next up I put the engine in to work out where to take the wiring through the bulkhead and to start to work out what I'm putting where http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/4CD5B36E-B961-41B4-8852-867320549842.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/C80446E2-58F8-432E-8D0F-32622F15F5C0.jpg Fitting a 6 way fuse box to power the relays for ECU, fuel, fans etc. Only using 3 so means any new modern touches can be easily fitting in future. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/6E8FADFD-CD00-451D-8EAD-BB550AF73551.jpg Made a bracket for ECU too but didn't seem to take a photo of that! Next up was the inside, alot of the sound deadening was brittle and lost its stick, removed as appropriate, splash of paint and then new deadening. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/4BF8BEE2-4761-48FE-9B3C-B104EE826A32.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/5A90AB54-B420-414F-810A-98AAA4C98256.jpg http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/4129E191-EFC6-462E-8950-B6A505EDDA5A.jpg I'd previously made the radiator brackets for a sierra radiator but had a concern it was too thin at just 30mm. Rather than redo the brackets for an off the shelf option I had a custom idential size but in 50mm alloy made by radtec. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/ABCF0B0B-E4E9-4182-B5FB-25A846F60120.jpg Then that brings you up to date for now, radiator fitted a treat and looks the part. Just wiring in the fans and temp sensor left to do. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q115/stuey6/capri%20resto/C4E1D1AE-CF1B-4E8A-B300-367B730F32F7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Excellent update! How much did the rad sting you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey650 Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Cheers, it's was pretty expensive. More than the car or engine cost! I've not actually got the final bill and I changed it from the original quote which was about £500... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Jings. More expensive than most of the motors I've owned too, haha. Hopefully you keep popping back to update us as it's a cracking project that I enjoy reading about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuey650 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Yeah will do then end is in sight at last :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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