Just a quick update on my Capri progress. A towing incident last November (due to a dead battery) damaged the front valence slightly resulting in a need for some repair work. I had intended stripping off the suspension, prop etc. over the winter & painting & undersealing as required. I already knew that the tops of the underwing strengtheners looked a little flaky, so was going to protect them with anti-rust treatment & underseal for protection. As the car needed painting anyway, I thought I may as well tackle this now as the rest of the car had been repaired so well, the only things not removed were the front wings. To prevent any future problems I drove the car to a recommended local bodyshop for them to take look in February, three & a half months later, I got the car back..
Front wings removed, to be honest, I was expecting worse for a 30 year old car but the rot had already started munching the outer wings so would only have gotten worse in the future.
Headlamp bucket top & side edges repaired with new metal on both drivers & passengers sides.
Valence lugs looked a little flaky so templates made & new ones welded on both sides also.
Inner wing rail replaced along with new strengthener.
Drivers side had same wing rail & strengthener replacement.
New front wings fitted, doors & bonnet refitted to aid alignment.
The finished car, drove it home on Tuesday & spent every spare hour refitting interior trim, bumpers & lights etc. ready to drive to the Queen Square meet tomorrow. Gave the car a good run today to make sure it's all working, no problems so far so looking forward to showing the car for the first time.
Stripes to follow once paint has hardened off, going to enjoy driving it again all summer then tidying up underside over the winter.
Thanks for looking.