Been busy with the Capri lately. After meeting up with Andrew, John, Neil & Mark in the Queen square Bristol meet in April & seeing their great cars in the metal, it was just the inspiration I needed to crack on with mine. A lot has happened since then, I've spent every rare spare moment in the garage slowly emptying the house of Capri interior & spraying all the removed trim (bumpers, window trim, door handles, side trim etc. ) & fitting it back on the car. It's very near getting an MOT now, I've decided to leave cleaning & refurbishing all the suspension items etc. untill the winter months, this way I can get some much needed driving time in the car while there's still a bit of sun around.
I am under no illusion with this car, it's not going to win any prizes but it will put a massive smile on my face & i'm getting nearer having the Capri I initially wanted, just a nice looking car that I'm not afraid to jump in & drive whenever I feel like it. Enough rambling, please see
pictures below
Right hand boot liner was split, so was lucky to have been given this marked one for free,
Some plastic filler, primer & grey paint later & it came up well,
Painted left one to match & re-fitted both along with cleaned up washer bottle,
Interior looked like this back in April.
So after seeing the forum members cars, I got stuck in, Dash top & door panels fitted,
Valeted carpets, rear cards & seats in,
Front seats & (out of shot) sunroof, with new seal & headliner fitted,
All dash complete with period radio, new uncut fascia & bargain NOS ashtray now fitted,
Car as it arrived back in rainy January, took a weekend to re-fit doors as wasn't happy with fit. Fiddly job, but worth it,
Newly sprayed Door tops, handles, locks, window trims etc, re-fitted,
And finally, refurbished bumpers, side trim, windows & spoiler fitted,
All that's left for now is fitting wipers & making sure everything works for mot & I can start enjoying it again
Thanks for looking,
Rob