First capri! - 2.0 laser
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First capri! - 2.0 laser
New to the forum, just saying hi!
fulfilled a childhood dream last week, bought my first Capri finally! Sat in one when i was a kid and was hooked ever since! I'm 26 now.
Lots of learning to do, hoping to be a fully fledged mechanic in no time!
Couple of pics, Not taken any proper ones yet. Got a few plans... creating a grill across the front including the lights, fatter tyres ( lettered) , tidy up the interior, new carpets etc, dying the trim black and recovering the seats. Touching up exterior paint (respray AstonM silver birch at some point), chrome trim around windows and possibly a mk1 bumper on front if i can find one. Going for the classic muscle car look, without making it look too far from original.
http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w61 ... paehsg.jpg
http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w61 ... himvjy.jpg - Bonnets dropped need to sort that
Probably be bugging you all with questions over next few months!
fulfilled a childhood dream last week, bought my first Capri finally! Sat in one when i was a kid and was hooked ever since! I'm 26 now.
Lots of learning to do, hoping to be a fully fledged mechanic in no time!
Couple of pics, Not taken any proper ones yet. Got a few plans... creating a grill across the front including the lights, fatter tyres ( lettered) , tidy up the interior, new carpets etc, dying the trim black and recovering the seats. Touching up exterior paint (respray AstonM silver birch at some point), chrome trim around windows and possibly a mk1 bumper on front if i can find one. Going for the classic muscle car look, without making it look too far from original.
http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w61 ... paehsg.jpg
http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w61 ... himvjy.jpg - Bonnets dropped need to sort that
Probably be bugging you all with questions over next few months!
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Jordan
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
Nice motor.
Upload some images when you can.
I do like an S, and yours looks in good shape.
You owned an older car previously?
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
Welcome on board, nice Cappa you have there, everyone's very helpful here so don't worry about asking questions.... And don't forget the pics...
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
thanks very much! Will upload some more pics tomorrow, once Ive given her a wash
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
thanks mate, I think somewhere along the line its been made to look like an S, but says its a laser on log book!, got recaros and everything in tho!MattMe wrote:
Nice motor.
Upload some images when you can.
I do like an S, and yours looks in good shape.
You owned an older car previously?
Oldest car ive owned was a 1996 nissan almera haha - what a beast
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
Hi,
What a smashing colour Capri you've got there.
I take it this is the car you'll be fitting the muscle car wheels to, as mentioned in your other thread?
Andrew.
What a smashing colour Capri you've got there.
I take it this is the car you'll be fitting the muscle car wheels to, as mentioned in your other thread?
Andrew.
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
More pics!
Took the back seats out, shell looks in pretty good shape. Plan is to carpet all the back. and put some new speakers in....not chavy ones though, just a good quality sound system.
http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/naisian1/library/
Took the back seats out, shell looks in pretty good shape. Plan is to carpet all the back. and put some new speakers in....not chavy ones though, just a good quality sound system.
http://s1332.photobucket.com/user/naisian1/library/
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
Thanks mate, Its a bit bright lol.Andrew 2.8i wrote:Hi,
What a smashing colour Capri you've got there.
I take it this is the car you'll be fitting the muscle car wheels to, as mentioned in your other thread?
Andrew.
aye thats the one! and Turns out my neighbor has a set of pepper pots and a set of wolfrace alloys, from when he had a capri 'back in't day'. Looks like i may be able to get them cheap
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Re: Newbie - First capri!
Result!NaisiaN wrote: Turns out my neighbor has a set of pepper pots and a set of wolfrace alloys, from when he had a capri 'back in't day'. Looks like i may be able to get them cheap
I doubt the pepperpots will give you the look you're after, but what are the Wolfrace alloys like?
I suppose you could always sell the pepperpots and put the money towards some slotmags!
Andrew.
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Aye true. I've never been that keen on pepperpots, I may sell them, depends on what i pay for them... otherwise i'll hang on to them, they will no doubt get rarer as time goes by.Andrew 2.8i wrote:Result!NaisiaN wrote: Turns out my neighbor has a set of pepper pots and a set of wolfrace alloys, from when he had a capri 'back in't day'. Looks like i may be able to get them cheap
I doubt the pepperpots will give you the look you're after, but what are the Wolfrace alloys like?
I suppose you could always sell the pepperpots and put the money towards some slotmags!
Andrew.
Ive Just googled wolfrace to try and find the same wheels, and i think they may actually be slotmags? haha. They are the same as these...
http://s369.photobucket.com/user/pruner ... 8.jpg.html
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Re: First capri! - 2.0 laser
decided i'm Going to start cracking on with my car over the next few months (if i can find a decent size garage)
thought id upload some pics of how it looked at end of summer as a starting point, then as i start stripping it down..
Looks pretty nice....
Then as ive started removing the interior trim.... oh dear
from the behind the dash
and what i found inside lol
same on passenger side and its spread to the sills and up to the right of the accelerator pedal in the join.
will post more as it goes on.
thought id upload some pics of how it looked at end of summer as a starting point, then as i start stripping it down..
Looks pretty nice....
Then as ive started removing the interior trim.... oh dear
from the behind the dash
and what i found inside lol
same on passenger side and its spread to the sills and up to the right of the accelerator pedal in the join.
will post more as it goes on.
Jordan