my capri restorations on going thread

[Andrew 2.8i]

Plain Silver 4 spokes are good too and the Brooklands

And pepperpots too, if the car is a 2.8!

Andrew.

[andyd]

Plain Silver 4 spokes are good too and the Brooklands

And pepperpots too, if the car is a 2.8!

Andrew.

[elliecharlie2008]

Some great work going here. I must admit though, it is a shame people don't put the ghia style wheels on the ghia's and the early s's. IMHO I think they are a much more stylish and interesting wheel with better detail but everyone seems to be putting on the same old four spokes now, getting a bit too common now. Not taking credit away from the work you have done though as the work is exceptional.

yeh your right if its all original then yeh ghia wheels would be fitted
with les car its no longer original and its being built from a picture in his mind which is brilliant i love doing them types of builds
yes standard is good dont get me wrong and dont right they look the nuts its the attention to detail on them

when his interior goes in the new screen/head linning and the finishing little touches its going to be an exceptional car
these things dont cost no where near as much as london prices thats whey i have a lot of cars in and booked in end of the day its a capri not a ferrari

next month there is a 3.0 ghia coming in for a resto all original a 1 owner car again that will be totally standard and will look the nuts when done

[elliecharlie2008]

Some great work going here. I must admit though, it is a shame people don't put the ghia style wheels on the ghia's and the early s's. IMHO I think they are a much more stylish and interesting wheel with better detail but everyone seems to be putting on the same old four spokes now, getting a bit too common now. Not taking credit away from the work you have done though as the work is exceptional.

Hi Jim,
I agree the 4 spokes wheels are now often used, but they really suit the Capri and give in a wider stance, unlike the Ghia wheels which look too narrow IMO.
Plain Silver 4 spokes are good too and the Brooklands

Andy
P.S I think Les Car will be equally as good as the KGF Capri at £18000+ and I would Insure it close to that price

i think now more than ever the four spokes are more of a bargain than anything else at one stage everyone wanted brooklands wheels etc
i think they just look nice and clean and easy to replace if ever damaged

its like anything now when it comes to price its more what someone is willing to pay for them rather than what a website has them advertised for
ill admit i wouldnt sell the ghia for any less than 10k if i was les but its been built for him to treasure and pamper

[elliecharlie2008]

x pack project thats come in ive been cutting and bonding away lol

[elliecharlie2008]

few more piccys
this is from the paint shop
this one is the 3.0s janspeed turbo all being well should be in primer by the weekend there is more pictures before hand in this thread

[elliecharlie2008]

not had chance to update the thread
the 3.0s janspeed turbo has come on leaps and bounds now ill let the pictures do the talking

[elliecharlie2008]

[elliecharlie2008]

[elliecharlie2008]

[sheff]

I don't normally like green, but that looks lovely. Can't wait to see the finished product

[andyd]

not had chance to update the thread
the 3.0s janspeed turbo has come on leaps and bounds now ill let the pictures do the talking

Fantastic Steve that finish looks great
Why do so many paint guys get it wrong with the odd blemish? If I can see it then they can too.....

Don't know if you can ever get them 100%, but if its an everyday job and with todays products I don't see why not

Andy

[elliecharlie2008]

not had chance to update the thread
the 3.0s janspeed turbo has come on leaps and bounds now ill let the pictures do the talking

Fantastic Steve that finish looks great
Why do so many paint guys get it wrong with the odd blemish? If I can see it then they can too.....

Don't know if you can ever get them 100%, but if its an everyday job and with todays products I don't see why not

Andy

hi andy
i know what you mean ive been there most of the time and these guys know there stuff the paint work is flawless
its all in the prep work leading up to the paint the paint is the easy bit but if you get the steps wrong before hand every little mark shows up like a sore thumb

i spent 8 hours with them wet flatting the primer was it worth the arm ache...hell yes
this one just like lezs 3.0 ghia is going to be a real head turner even more so thats its one of only two left

as i explained to the owner everything now that bolts to the car has to be perfect lol

steve

[Andrew 2.8i]

Hi Steve,
Fantastic car, it really looks stunning in that shade of green. I take it that this is the Janspeed turbo 3.0?

All the best,
Andrew.

[elliecharlie2008]

Hi Steve,
Fantastic car, it really looks stunning in that shade of green. I take it that this is the Janspeed turbo 3.0?

All the best,
Andrew.

cheers andrew
yeh its the 3.0s janspeed turbo its sister was on ebay recently for £45k

steve

[Andrew 2.8i]

yeh its the 3.0s janspeed turbo its sister was on ebay recently for £45k

Didn't sell though. Mostly because of the price, but partly because of the colour scheme, I think.

Andrew.

[andyd]

Hi Steve,
Fantastic car, it really looks stunning in that shade of green. I take it that this is the Janspeed turbo 3.0?

All the best,
Andrew.

cheers andrew
yeh its the 3.0s janspeed turbo its sister was on ebay recently for £45k

steve

Brother
Marks going to love it

[elliecharlie2008]

yeh its the 3.0s janspeed turbo its sister was on ebay recently for £45k

Didn't sell though. Mostly because of the price, but partly because of the colour scheme, I think.

Andrew.

Yeh it was a mix of capris really it has laser door cards and as you say the color scheme was down to personal taste shall we say

[Lez1962]

Hello,
I've seen this car before paint and the amount of work it needed would make most people scrap it. Well done to Steve for getting it to this point and if the finish is even half as good as mine it will be a real stunner especially as it's the only janspeed wearing it correct colours etc.
Les.

[Bertie]

Just read through your posts Steve, top work ethic and skills on show resulting in great final results IMO.....

I'm in Sheffield so not far from you and must call in to see you once I've finished my list of jobs and it's ready for a paint..
May need to raid the piggy bank first though

Cheers, Des