1979 Ford Capri Mk3

[tigran]

Picking it up tomorrow. Will get more detailed pics then. Hopefully this will become my daily burner - so I can be proper retromafied - as opposed to only being half retro.

My compulsive buying streak has got the better of me - gone and bought another car, damnit. Neither got the space time or money for this. So lucky it's in alright shape - and starts on the key! I'll have some progress reports later.

[reanimation]

Wow!

1979 Ford Capri 2.0 GL

I'm really feeling the love for Capris again. The break has done me good but have no space for one. looks like a nice early good egg. just rid the engaland stickers and get some wide steelies

[tigran]

Oh god those chuffing stickers will be first thing to go - I can feel them putting up a fight now that they have been baked on in the heat. Meh I'll get a f/glass bonnet on anyway - can't be arsed sorting the dents on this one.

[tigran]

Some pics without all the curse word stickers. Couple of bits before I can MOT it - one would be a leaking fuel line :blink: and the shagged TCA's - I presume that would be an MOT failure? Kind of feeling the ratty look of it. Will get rid of the couple of rust spots on the body and primer it, but thinking of just glossing over with laquer and leaving it patchy. I'll see.











Ho hum, better go get a chest wig and a medallion an all :dance:

[Tarka]

Decked on wide alleycats perhaps? Bring back the 70s!

[jizzy gillespie]

capri with no spoilers = winnar!!!

[tigran]

I was thinking that sigma. Will keep it ratty, rebuild the pinto up to a decent spec (on a budget) and get it a wee bit lower.

[Daryl W]

No sunroof = no roof skin rust = no sill rust. Nice find.

Has a rarther fat chap sat on the front of your bonet or is it just the light?

[tigran]

hahaha, no the old boy said someone backed into him. I say he forgot about the dodgy brakes. Anyhoo that little ding is staying, as is the fact that the grille came off when I propped the bonnet up. Adds character (or something).

But yeah only surface rust here and there - front wings are razor sharp!

[tigran]

I am planning on getting the front bumper off completely. My question to yaaow is thus: do I leave the red oxide on the front valance or primer it (I am thinking it'll look rat tastic left as is). I'll get a pic up sans bumper tomorrow.

[Miller]

Looks a good buy! Ive just brought a MK2 Escort in similar condition to smoke about in, with a months MOT on it- although I expect it will need I little welding for its next one. Will have to put that up on here as well soon.
That capri looks nice as is and I like the colour but I think you should put that grill back on.

[Neil]

Cool Crapi, but that grille needs to go back on!!!!

[tigran]

It's bust and I'm not spending the money of a three angle head grind on cosmetics.

[Neil]

Tight ass!

[tigran]

Oooh bloody hell! Didn't realise they are that cheap.

Righto I'll get one - whether I fit it or not is another story.

[angle]

No grille, keep the red oxide, add steels.

[tigran]

The hubcaps on there I am liking. Going to have a go one of these days re-painting them black with dark red inserts.

[Attention whoring]

[tigran]

P.S. the bumpers coming off methinks. Again function wins over form. The plastic bumpers are all cracked and it's registering as an MOT fail (part of) as the corner bumpers are off and there is sharp metal exposed. So for now will take it off altogether and see what it looks like.

[tigran]

Update. Bumper has had to come off to get through MOT - nothing to do with it looking scary...honest.







Got the 14" steels all satin'ed up (they looks sweet), car is going in for some patching up of the rear leaf mount area on thursday, then stick it through MOT and give it a satin blow-over. Fitting the mondy brakes and doing engine work somewhere in between/afterwards.

*gets excited*

Oh and:

[samyboy]

beautiful, what id give for one of them