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So since I've had the car back I've enjoyed about 400 miles of show & daily driving but first chink in the armour for some time. Came off the dual carriageway off to club meet & dreaded white smoke puffing out the exhaust and was firing on 3. Head gasket! So have had to spend this weekend re...

Just 1 month to go now people! Going to be a great day!

John, Well yes I did! I was able to get the car sorted ready for the show, although I was up at 2am putting the replacement drivers seat in! I picked the car up last Friday & the way back was quite lumpy as it had no fuel over the last few months & plenty of dust. So I had the rear bumper to...

Time to update! So the challenge is on to have the Capri ready for the Hanworth classic car show this weekend (so June hopefully!). The car has been undergoing the final stages of paint, and a chat with one of our SCC members during a meet made me think about getting the tailgate done as well simply...

It was a great day, good to see you Nick, and yes, Calvin's car, where do I start?........ Turns out the 2d mapping system he has buggered itself up, so he has the advance turned off so loss of power. He still went up the strip, although I was worried as it was my lift home! I didn't really want it ...

What are the Wheel Specialists like in there? Always like to know if they're good enough to use for the future.

The cost of the NOS parcel shelf is staggering, but I suppose with prices rising as they are near enough 1 grand they'll get that back & more if they sell the car. But cars are for driving especially a Capri. The parcel shelf is the least of my worries! As for repro parts in general,it's alright...

For anybody that wanted to know if everything went ok, it didn't! The buyer pulled out so Burt gets to keep the car, which he is chuffed about seeing as the reason he was selling also got cleared up. Smiles all round!

Kris

Thanks Nick. Yes Graphite Grey still, I love the colour too much to change it.

The company that did the dash are in Essex (actually it wasn't too far from Battlesbridge) & it wasn't cheap, but the work done was great.

Just need it back now!

So my Capris progress is steady going, we're finding various issues but it's almost ready to be painted. Here are some update pictures up to now: http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/2litreScapri-SCC/Capri%20Restoration/12442709_10154178447853629_1897401986_n_zpskmp8beru.jpg http://i36.photobucket....

Prebooking is now go! If you want to be in the car please PM me with your full name, reg no, and model+any special mods. As this is going out on other forums & social media we are able to speak to on 07841 036220 for Calvin or 07775 972986 for me. After the list is full you will be placed on the...

Great pics, and well done John! Top notch on gold, well worth it! The black Tickford is my absolute favourite. I first saw it at Nationals in 2010, it made an appearance at Brooklands, and it is fantastic throughout. The bodykitted black 2.8 is a guy called Andrew, this is the one I went to Beaulieu...

Great pics. I forgot to mention that as I was driving the Saab back and turning off the M3 for A31 Alton services I had the roof down and I heard a lovely exhaust note, turned around for a millisecond to see a Capri, I don't know if it was John or Nick, sounded lovely regardless!

Great day on Sunday, shame I couldn't be in my Capri, but I came along in my mate Andrew's 2.8 (black with whale tail). First time experience & I loved it!. Great seeing Neil, John/Nick - didn't see you all day! Went over to the stand, no one I knew there but was so busy walking around I didn't ...

Right! So, maybe everybody thought we had forgotten about it, but not so! Organisation for this years Ace cafe meet has been a bit slow & we needed to get everything matched up, so now we're ready to kick start it! So this years event is the 10 years anniversary, which is amazing to think Capri ...

I'm Capri less at the moment, but I'm going to hitch a lift off an RSFFE/Surrey Capri Club member with his Capri & get down there for the day! Seer you guys there!

Kris

So after last year I knew there would be more work to be done on the Capri, so saved the pennies to at least get the outside of the car sorted. So the basic stripdown started with the highlighted bits needing to get done: http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/2litreScapri-SCC/Capri%20Restoration/IMG...

Want to. what would you pay for the hillclimb as enough interest will make it cheaper

As per title please. Unfortunately mine is not in great shape & I need something rust free. Any way anybody can help please PM me.

Cheers


Kris

So, there is talk of 50th anniversary events over the past week, it is an ideal opportunity to announce the 50th anniversary event at Brooklands. This has been in the pipeline pretty much when the sun set on the 45th event, but it was best to get a lot of background stuff sorted before making announ...