MK3 From Croatia
Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:03 pm
Greetings to all members from Croatia! My name is Ante and im from Croatia, small town between cities Split and Trogir called Kaštel Stari.
I bought mine last year on Valentines day
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1981. 2,0 v6 engine. At first car looked fine with few things to repair, but when i started to disassembly it i noticed a big job to expect, but Capri is my dream car, so i didn't think too much and started to removing everything, bolt by bolt and part after part. Here are some pictures:
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as i looking for steel panels and various car parts here in Croatia(very difficult and very hard to find anything) i bought some things on ebay:
mk2 tail lamps and emblem:
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USA mercury front grille :yes2: :
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details:
stripped down!:
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right side goes new
frend gave me a gift, his old 2,0 v6 1985 donator for mine and in the future for his car,
right side removed
After almost one year of promises of body workshop owner that project will start "next monday". I was forced to take the car and give it to real Capri lover and excellent guy who in just few days did the some of major work:
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Inner sills, new one custom made thicker and stronger:
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Little update:
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Lights:
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custom panels
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rust rust go away come back never again! :
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removing old paint from right door:
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one of the biggest job on the car:
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and of course, more and MORE expanding foam! :
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repairing previous "repairs":
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burning old color and cleaning right side from the donor car :
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fitting:
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how it looks right now:
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More Updates!
buy aftermarket wings they said, it would be fun they said...the worst thing that i ever did was buying aftermarket wings and pay good money for it, but they are piece of **it
after wings, rear end:
some tests :
I bought mine last year on Valentines day
/>/> lolol/>/> 1981. 2,0 v6 engine. At first car looked fine with few things to repair, but when i started to disassembly it i noticed a big job to expect, but Capri is my dream car, so i didn't think too much and started to removing everything, bolt by bolt and part after part. Here are some pictures:
before:
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[/url][/url][/url][/url][/url][/url] [/url][/url]as i looking for steel panels and various car parts here in Croatia(very difficult and very hard to find anything) i bought some things on ebay:
mk2 tail lamps and emblem:
[/url]USA mercury front grille :yes2: :
[/url]details:
stripped down!:
discs are brand new
/>/>right side goes new
frend gave me a gift, his old 2,0 v6 1985 donator for mine and in the future for his car,
right side removed
After almost one year of promises of body workshop owner that project will start "next monday". I was forced to take the car and give it to real Capri lover and excellent guy who in just few days did the some of major work:
[[/url][/url]Inner sills, new one custom made thicker and stronger:
[/url][/url][/url][/url]Little update:
[/url][/url]Lights:
[/url][/url][/url]custom panels
[/url][/url]rust rust go away come back never again! :
[/url][/url][/url]removing old paint from right door:
[/url]before:
[/url][/url]after:
[/url]one of the biggest job on the car:
[/url][/url]and of course, more and MORE expanding foam! :
]
[/url]repairing previous "repairs":
[/url][/url]burning old color and cleaning right side from the donor car :
[/url]fitting:
[/url][/url][/url][/url][/url][/url]how it looks right now:
[/url][/url]More Updates!
buy aftermarket wings they said, it would be fun they said...the worst thing that i ever did was buying aftermarket wings and pay good money for it, but they are piece of **it
after wings, rear end:
some tests :
