Here is my Capri, 1985 2.0 Laser in mineral blue (I believe) Bought this beasty back in april!
Done a few little jobs on it since then, Mainly the cam belt/stopped the oil leak that was covering it in oil
and replaced the rear axle cover as that was in a bad way. Only other thing I have done is put new tyres on the back as the old ones were all cracked and horrible and put on the spotlights which came with it! Still not sure I like the look of them though so I might take them off 
So a bit about me then, I'm 23 and have always loved the capri's. I've had bikes since I was 17 and have always been tinkering with them, i've never done any real work on a car until now but as far as the capri goes, there is sooo much room to move about I love it! Makes things so much easier.
This was before I changed the belt, not sure the picture shows how bad it was but you can see oiliness on the edge of the auxillery shaft sprocket...
I narrowed the leak down to the auxillery shaft oil seal as that was where it seemed to be wet the most, turned out I was right as the seal just crumbled when I pulled it out...nice
Next on the list was the rear axle cover. I had noticed that every time I pulled up at my destination, it would always leave a small puddle of oil inter the axle, so wanted to get this sorted sooner rather than later.
A quick google search revealed bearingkits sell replacement covers so after I rang up to enquire, they had one sent out and it arrived the next day! unfortunately it was unpainted so I bought a couple of cans of VHT paint (I want to do the rocker cover too) I didn't want a matte finish so I got a can of clear paint to spray over the top to give it a shine which worked really well!
here it is as it stands, hasn't leaked since so im fairly happy with it.
Ok so that's what i've done so far, looking back I should've probably focused bit more on another problematic area....the rust! When I bought it I was aware that the floor had a hole in it, aswell as the front left chassis rail. "Only small holes" I thought, "I'll sort it out closer to MOT time..." Well, MOT time is looming and I still haven't sorted it, and as im sure you all know, It can get quite a fair bit worse quite quickly, as it turns out the bodywork is going at an alarming rate
This is where im going to need some help, I cant currently weld. I was tempted to try and buy a good 2nd hand mig welder and just have a go myself, but as the list is growing I have come to realise there are things I wont be able to tackle myself. For example;
I have come to terms with the fact that I will have to replace both front wings. I know it is possible to get pattern ones, but I also know that they wont fit,so will need plenty of bashing to get them to look right. So what I need is someone who really knows what they're doing and would be willing to take on such a task for cheaper than a garage...(Hint hint, I live near Chester
) Just out of interest has anybody had a quote for such work to be undertaken? And would the wings be %100 MOT fail? Even if covered up with gaffa tape?Other problem areas include both rear sills, both rear arches and the bottom edges of the rear quarters. I suppose some saving grace is that I got one replacement sill with the car, aswell as two arches and two rear corners. One less thing I suppose....
So that's it so far, any advice would be greatly appreciated with regards to the required welding. I've found this site really helpful since ive been googling capri stuff, seems like theres a lot of knowledgeable folk on here
Thanks guys
Rob
EDIT: Thanks for the help with the images, what a clever thing that photobucket is!
If they're too good it becomes a constant cause of worry. These cars need to be driven and enjoyed. Its also very satisfying when you can do a few little jobs on the car to improve it.
A couple of plates should sort you for those holes providing the rust hasn't travelled too far. I had a small hole that has become rather large in the drivers footwell but my sills are solid. Good luck with the work, hope you can get it sorted for the Mot. Would be great for you to take her up to Scotland.
Things have been a bit hectic to say the least!
) So that has definitely put things on hold. Injuries sustained were just a fractured knee cap and bruised lung! I was VERY lucky considering the state of the guys windscreen after he hit me 
He showed me round his workshop and a few of the cars they're working on. There was a triumph GT6? which had clearly had a fair bit of work done, an Astra GTE and an old Clio.So from the looks of things they seem to know what they're doing.