The Ford Capri Laser Page

Thanks for the support. Its basically a good car let down only by scabby bonnet lip and usual blisters forming around sunroof. Plus of course let down by me not using it. If it goes then the only thing that will end up in it's garage place will be household junk - so perhaps that's a good enough rea...

Just realised I posted this under my old account.
Didn't realise it still worked! Can I join my two accounts together or anything?

I involuntarily whooped when I saw those pictures!

Awesome.

Hmm, the weather strip pushes into clips on the black metal door finishing capping... doesn't it? So maybe that is slightly bent and needs reshaping?

3mm isn't very much. Is it the original strip? If so it has probably had it after years of exposure to sunlight and isn't felxible enough to seal properly anymore. You can get replacement lengths from the Capri club or other trim suppliers.

Come one, what 15" wheels are they and where will they come from?

If you leave the timing set for 98 octane 4-star, then you will need to use one of the additives with an octane booster, e.g. use Castrol Valvemaster Plus, instead of the standard Valvemaster product. I have been using Valvemaster Plus 11 years on standard ingition timing and have never had problems...

Very nice.
Especially like the safe-sex numberplate - "Use Latex"

Think the capacity is about 10 pints, but the Haynes manual will have the exact figure.

Fill through the radiator cap, the bottle is just an expansion tank.
Once filled run at idle with the cap off, squeeze hoses and keep topping up as any airlocks clear.

white1711 wrote: i am thinking maybe new radiator...? does anyone agree?

Nige and Bug have said it's the rad, so it's the rad.
I'll add a third vote for that, have had similar problems myself.

Noel.

Er, there was never a "Mk" 2 either.

As far as Ford naming is concerned there was only ever:
Capri, a two door coupe
Capri II, a three door hatchback

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Yes they all sound knackered so replace the lot.

Yes, do it.
You would be gutted if someone rear-ended it tomorrow and all you got was book value!

Got to £363 and reserve not met.
LOL.

Just when you thought the opportunity to get a brand new piece of flimsy fibreboard had passed, here's another one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-FORD-CAPR ... 0799624661


PILE IN!!!!

I actually remember that slightly batty woman and "Leroy". How strange that I remember that. Why is my brain full of such useless dross like that? and while I'm at it, there's a Maestro diesel that I see in Twickenham sometimes, but whoever owns it has taken pride in it, with a "Perki...

TCA inner bushes are all same size.

Measure the thickness of your ARB though, various sizes fitted. Some late Lasers ended up with the thicker bar from the 2.8i. This affects the ARB to chassis bush size.

I would speak to Burton's verbally rather than trying to pick and choose from the website.

Jesus wept £70!! Didn't think they were that expensive.
Still should have known that with CCI.

The oft-maligned Capri Club International do (or did) at one point a "club centre console" which filled in the gap between the dash where the ashtray is and the clock on the standard Ford console. It was mainly so that you could fit an extra amplifier or other bit of ICE stuff, but you cou...

Yeah, nice bit of thread resurrection. It's interesting because since 2002 things have changed even more. All the big manufacturers have given up on this segment of the market now; Calibra, Probe, Fiat Coupe, Cougar, Puma, Peuguot 406 coupe (remember that?) all gone now. They were the modern version...