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by Danthecapriman
Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:35 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Finally for now, the exhaust. I’m still not 100% sure what I’m going to do with this longer term, but for now at least I’m reusing what I’ve already got. This was a non genuine mild steel replacement system that was fitted some years ago before all this restoration work started. It fits fine and it’...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Now the front. This was a bit of a pig to fit! I think it was because I’d picked a real mixture of different parts from different cars to do it with, trying to select the bits in the best condition. Obviously these all came from three different cars originally so might have been slightly different i...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:21 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Rear bumper first, mainly because it’s the easiest! This pretty much went straight on with no problems. I’ve fitted it with new nuts and washers, and to save future grief I’ve greased the threads and nuts afterwards to prevent them rusting and seizing. Something I’m doing pretty much religiously on ...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:14 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Greetings everyone. Hope your all well given the current circumstances! I’ve been quiet over winter with this project. Unfortunately this winters 6 months of almost unbroken rain meant getting much done on the car just wasn’t happening but now the grim misery of winter is over its time to get my bac...
by Danthecapriman
Tue Apr 14, 2020 5:45 pm
Forum: Parts For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Mk2 seats 4 sale. Offers??
Replies: 4
Views: 2626

Re: Mk2 seats 4 sale. Offers??

charliepinto wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:32 am Are these still available?
Hi, sorry for the late reply!

Yes, still available...
by Danthecapriman
Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:09 pm
Forum: Parts For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Mk2 seats 4 sale. Offers??
Replies: 4
Views: 2626

Re: Mk2 seats 4 sale. Offers??

No idea why some of the pics are upside down!? If you click the pic they come up the correct way around though!
by Danthecapriman
Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: Parts For Sale/Wanted
Topic: Mk2 seats 4 sale. Offers??
Replies: 4
Views: 2626

Mk2 seats 4 sale. Offers??

I’ve got a set of mk2 seats, though should go just as well in a mk3 if that’s what your after, two fronts and the rear seat base and back. It’s the single piece folding rear seat back as per basic early models. It’s in brown vinyl, all in good condition as per the pics. The drivers seat is worn thro...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:45 am
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

To bring things up to date then, All the bulkhead sound proofing mats have been reinstalled properly and tightly with the little metal tangs and then the underfelt for the carpet has been put in. The new green underfelt was pre cut in the carpet set but does need a bit of adjustment as you go. I’ve ...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:33 am
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Coming along very very nicely there Dan. I can imagine that the headlight/indicators would need a bit of jiggling. Definitely a prudent move with the wax treatment in the recesses. Cheers! Yeah the waxing is something I’ve been really on the ball with tbh! I’ve used it everywhere I can get away wit...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:30 am
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

A bit more inside the car now. Interior lights refitted. These were a bit of a pig! I had to cut slits in the headlining and open out a hole for the lights to fit which I wasn’t particularly keen to do as it only takes a slip or mistake to make a right mess of the new headlining. The lights are also...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Sep 14, 2019 10:07 am
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Front lights next! These took a bit more effort to fit as I’ve had a complete new front end on this car so none of the original bolt/screw holes were there anymore. First job was to give both the headlamp bowls a good coat of clear Dynax UB wax to prevent corrosion, then to drill a tiny hole for the...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:43 am
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Next job, lighting. First to go back on was the rear end lights. The number plate lamps are my original ones but cleaned up and the electrical connectors all cleaned to bright metal with a fibreglass pen then new bulbs. They fitted back in perfectly apart from me getting my fingers covered in cavity...
by Danthecapriman
Sat Sep 14, 2019 9:28 am
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Quite a bit done over the last months worth of weekends and odd hours here and there. Firstly, the starter motor is back in the car after a clean. It’s an old inertia type showing the cars age a bit! This actually needed nothing apart from a clean up. Then I dug out the old battery cable, which came...
by Danthecapriman
Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:50 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

I got bored of doing stuff around the dash and front end so next I made some progress in/on the boot. First job was fit the gas struts for the tailgate. Believe it or not they’ve never worked on this car as long as I’ve had it :oops: I don’t know why but I’ve just never bothered to fix it! Now thoug...
by Danthecapriman
Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:19 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Next bits were the clutch, choke, throttle and bonnet cables. The clutch cable was no bother, the old one was a Ford part and the new non oe one matched well and fitted fine. Adjusted it up and now I’ve got a fully functional clutch again for the first time in years. The throttle cable however was d...
by Danthecapriman
Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:00 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Cosmicbike wrote: Mon Aug 19, 2019 7:46 pm Coming along nicely.
A notice you've fitted Silentcoat (or similar), did you strip the original stuff or just go over the top?
It is SilentCoat. Seems to be good stuff. The old stuff was stripped off first, the blasting took that off when the shell got stripped back.
by Danthecapriman
Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:46 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Here’s the dash facia etc back in place. I decided to stick with the wood effect facia! I like that authentic faux 70’s tree effect! 3D7A7870-9E9C-43EA-B18C-4DBFB8D1882E.jpeg E6986164-E00B-4361-BA68-2FBAD68DB278.jpeg The radio is an aftermarket Radiomobile item. This car is such a low spec one it di...
by Danthecapriman
Mon Aug 19, 2019 5:30 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

I’ve not been on here much lately, but have another update from the last month or so. The instrument cluster etc has gone back into the car along with the dash facia and radio. 0E4DA32D-DFDD-41B0-A838-4CA16A4C07B0.jpeg I still need to fit the aerial to the wing and drill a little hole in the A post/...
by Danthecapriman
Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:50 pm
Forum: Q & A
Topic: Oldest Surviving Capri II
Replies: 3
Views: 1139

Re: Oldest Surviving Capri II

My mk2 1.6L is an M reg. A bit of digging into its past during its restoration points to a build date of May 74.
I doubt mines particularly close to being the oldest survivor though! It’d be interesting to find out which is the oldest, and if any pre production or prototype cars are left.
by Danthecapriman
Sun Jun 02, 2019 10:13 pm
Forum: Projects and Restorations
Topic: Dans Capri II project.
Replies: 62
Views: 25432

Re: Dans Capri II project.

Sounds like you have been busy and what a hot weekend to carry out such a job . Take my hat of to you as this is not a job I would fancy tackling but there again nor would my back :lol: Thanks for update and look forward to more :beer: Cheers! It was hot, I was sweating my nads off in the car. You ...