The Ford Capri Laser Page

Well done, it is a bit fiddly- and having patience and good advice helps a lot!

Hi, I have finally taken some pics of the work in progress. I have had this car for about 6 years now, first order of biz was to get all the body work done and re-sprayed. Now I have finally had time to upgrade the mechanicals- see pics. was intending "light sand and slap on some hammerite"...

isn't that an auto box?? needs a coat of paint ))) seriously, tho' link is good and you will have loads of fun with that......

(edit) erm: manual box.

great looking car you must be sad to see it go.

yup it was a right bastard getting to the top nut, but a 13mm socket on a 1/4 ratchet worked well after loosening with a deep drop ring. I really don't like getting upside down and deep under the dash- got to be done sometimes..... Now to clean and refurb the servo neatly, was going to just splash s...

here's one- difficult to explain how you fold then- in half first, then twist the two sprung wire supports and it goes to a circle about 1/3 the size. AA one is silvery.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/AA-Reversible-W ... B00B6MH7DE

OK I will get under there.... right pain it will be - I had a bit of a shufti and it looked like rivets..... will get in there tomorrow. Thx!

Have you tried those pop up ones with wire frames around fabric- you fold them up into a circle 3 times smaller- or am I remembering a South African product? For ears I had a manky corrugated cardboard sunshade- worked well, actually.

Hi, I was going to remove the servo (2.0 Laser getting much better brakes) to clean and paint it, but I can't get the sodding thing out- I wonder if the inner wing was done at some stage and now there is simply no clearance to get the servo off the brackets- they are rivetted or similar to the body ...

Bastards! Which part of the country? Will keep an eye out- Cappa's are rare enough now that I really notice them.

sounds sweet- I want it both- can you give me a quote to ship to Newbury?
Thx,
S

Brilliant, really appreciate the help! Funny I couldn't find much on web, so I will do the gasket first then see if it still leaks, then get a diff expert to do the seal if required- I will tackle most things but soemtimes the price and high specificity of the tools required or the sheer time saving...

Hi, I have searched high and low and can find no mention of how to replace the FRONT oil seal on the Atlas- in other words the one sealing the flange that the prop shaft bolt to. I have cleaned the diff properly today with degreaser and a power washer (great day for getting wet and truly filthy!) an...

Brilliant thanks- I will fit them as they might avoid an accident if people know which way I am intending to go. My Laser is a C reg so just about when they started fitting them- think my previous owner may have changed wings and scrapped the repeaters?

Slight dredge and thread hijack..... anyone know whether Lasers had side repeaters? I am keeping my Laser as original as possible on the outside- I do know that CCI do a set of (pattern??) side repeaters that I will get if they are correct. Also - any help on exactly where they go (measurements etc ...

Damn shame you had to sell it- commiserations. Hope things come right for you.

Yup, I have one which I bought new a year or so ago- off eBay. £15 (plus postage if you can't collect) because it rattles like a bastard- would be fine in a track day or race car, but I removed it after the first trip. You may be able to fix this but I couldn't work out away. I shortened the throw o...

I've bought two billie struts with dampers- how fast should these rebound if I (manually) compress them? fast? slow? could be 5 seconds or like 20s??? be good to know if they are OK before I slap the whole new front suspension in?
Thx!

OK, thread dredge. interior still hanging about- FREE!!!!! I thought I had a bloke close by who wanted it, but no dice- so last chance before I dump it.

Also have the head, viscous fan in good order plus fan cowling £10?

pm to dibs please, then collection only in London- W5.

I'm also in (west London)- so there are a few folks who could help if you get badly stuck!
Cheers,
Scherrit.