The Ford Capri Laser Page

Donation made been here a long time now so should really

Is the capri4me email still active for donation? I suppose I should have made a donation by now really

Yes I think for best results you need a soft backing like the pads so that it puts those little dents in and that then pinches it up. Heating it makes it softer so easier to produce that. Again I'm no expert but that is the understanding I have. It's a very specific skill but I am lucky to work with...

Quick question, what do you use the shrinking hammer for? I gave up on them years ago, in fact I don’t think I have one anymore, as all they (or I!) seemed to do was mark the metal up with no noticeable shrinking.... I prefer to use a small torch or a shrinking disc but I’m always willing to learn!...

Ok so this happened today https://i.postimg.cc/gxGcmj8T/20200609-172444.jpg And it's not as bad as I think it could be mainly due to the ziebart protection which had been applied very liberally and actually glued it in place making it very difficult to remove. https://i.postimg.cc/WhzLnZmj/20200609-...

Right so that's the lip welded in and the repair panel. I'm pretty pleased with it. Will give it a light skim when the rest of the car is done. I will do all the skimming at the same time at the end. But just need to drill the holes out for the plastic lip and that's the bonnet finished for now. Ano...

Just thought I would share a neat trick for welding thin flat strips. I had to replace the crusty lip under the leading edge. If I just used the straight flat piece to weld straight back in it would ripple and cause problems. By using a slightly larger piece with a fold in it then it keeps it nice a...

Hey Tom thought I'd pop over and look at your project page. Firstly I am mighty jealous of your new unit. I would love something like that. Secondly looks like you have a Heck of a project there. I know the feeling of having to break away for a while as life gets in the way. Glad you are back on it ...

Ok so grafted in the new repair panel for the front lip. The raised points land perfectly giving it no pinching. A bit of a faff but its saved the bonnet. I also used a lot of rust treatment and primed with etch primer prior to welding. Once finished I'm going to throw a lot of extra protection down...

Great to see this coming along, Lots of good work going on. Glad you’re over your accident, keep the updates coming & good luck. Cheers, yeah glad to be getting back into it. While I was waiting for some blast media to arrive to clean up the light bowls I decided to get back onto the bonnet htt...

Ok so following my last post it took me four months to recover from my head injury. Turns out I had post concussion syndrome. It was like having concussion for months on end. Needless to say I did get through it but it was tough as you start to think you may never recover. However I am back and pick...

Just a little update. I had been making some good progress but unfortunately just over a month ago I had an accident where i passed out and on the way down i cracked my head off the sink. Unfortunately i havent been able to work since. I think i am on the mend now but it's a slow process and not a p...

Looks fantastic. I can only hope mine looks this good when I get it finished. I'll be looking into the wax idea as well I like the look of that.

Had a bit of a play again this evening. The valance is coming together quite nicely now. I have now stripped back the other side which although looked worse on the surface wasnt as bad and will get away with patch work. All told I think I have been quite lucky. I'm holding off removing the wings yet...

Hi Dan that looks like a handful. Do I assume you still have this motor? You don't see many mk2s these days.

Managed to get the new parts roughly welded in (too much dirt from behind the panel was a hindrance and a mistake however lesson learned I shall not make that mistake again) but I am pleased with the shape and finish of the repair panel. It went better than i could have hoped. One other slight misha...

Hi, I love what you're doing here. So often we see restoration threads where the end product looks a bit iffy, but that is definitely not the case here. All your work looks absolutely top notch. :D Andrew. Well thanks for the compliment I do appreciate your comments on here. I do try to get things ...

That looks pretty impressive, great work and a hell of a saving too :) Cheers. Yeah I can justify the cost knowing how much it cost to make good quality tooling and dividing that up among how many you will likely sell etc etc but I cant justify it personally. I think if you are willing to learn fro...