Engine out and more new parts.

So, yesterday I got the engine and gear box out, plus the engine bay wiring, pedals and break servo. Got some sheet metal as well for repairs, so it's definitely ready for welding now.

 

Also, got  some new parts: new ford badges, in-line fuel filter, bumper end cap clips, grille clips and new courtesy light switches. Just waiting on front and rear bumpers, sunroof, tailgate and inner door seals and some other little bits to be delivered.

Spent more or less all my wages on parts, so when I get paid again, I can get the rest of parts ordered.

New parts.

Not much has happened to the capri the last couple of days.

I did however get two new parts in the post...

New front grille and front valance grilles as the car didn't have them when I got it.

Waiting til the weekend to get the engine out and then next week going to start buying more new parts, such as new bumpers, etc.

Yet more stripping...

Not all that much happened today.

I've sanded the entire car down using an air sander to find any more rust (not found any more, which is good), so the body work is more or less ready for new metal welding in.

I also decided to drop the prop shaft and exhaust off, and disconnect everything under the bonnet ready for the engine to be lifted out.

Everything is coming along nicely...more to come soon.

Holey rust batman!

So today I thought I'd start sanding down places on the bodywork of the Capri where the rust was showing.

Needless to say I'm going to need to do a fair bit of welding. The worst affected areas being the front of the bonnet, drivers door and the passengers side rear (as it just completely disintegrated when I started sanding :S)

I'll be doing it properly though and welding in new metal, rather than just using filler...hopefully this will prevent to rust from reappearing any time soon...

 

Hopefully be continuing preparation for welding tomorrow, possibly preparing the inside as well.

Got a present in the post...

Not much happened recently due to work and crappy weather, however got a little present in the post today...

Brand new weather strips as the ones on the car kinda disintegrated.
Plan is to replace all the rubbers, so I know every thing's water tight.

Also waiting on another front grille, as mine was cracked...should be here soon hopefully.

And the work begins...

So I decided to start stripping down the Capri as soon as possible (11/06/13) 

First thing to do was remove the seats, dashboard, centre console, parcel shelf and any other interior trim pieces. 

Surprisingly most of the bolts and screws came out without a hitch which was a pleasant surprise, then once everything was out it was time to lift the carpet and see what horrors awaited underneath...

 

To my surprise, the damage wasn't as bad as I was expecting, considering the age of the car.
It had gone in the usual places, such as the floor pans and the lower rear wings but not as bad as I originally thought. The pictures do make it look quite bad, but believe me, this is really good.

Next, up after finding all (I hope) the rust, it was time to start removing the wiring loom, this all came out nicely and doesn't look in that bad condition, but will still be getting thoroughly checked over so I can be positive everything works fine.

Also whilst stripping out the interior and wiring loom, I managed to take a whole lot more wiring. I think a previous owner went abit overkill when wiring up after market speakers...

More to come soon...

The beginnings

So, I decided to make a blog on my Ford Capri restoration. 

The plan is to strip the entire car down, to a bare shell, repair all the rust and holes (there will be ALOT) and then build it all back up with plenty of anti rust coating and a new lick of paint.

So, I won the car from Ebay for £800, which I didn't think was too bad for a 2.0l. As the car was in Swindon and had no MOT, tax or insurance, we had to hire a car transporter to pick it up...8hours after setting off, we were back with a Capri :D

The car transporter 

 

This was the condition of the car when I bought it, not brilliant but a good base for a project. Then engine had previously been reconditioned and only had 17862 miles on the clock, and when it's running sounds quiet and smooth. The gearbox and clutch are also brilliant: not what i was expecting when I got it. All was looking positive.