Tuomas

Over a year since my last post. Suspension is now ready, and its low. When suspension was ready, it didnt take long before the engine was out... New engine and gearbox is in, but it needs a lot of work before its running again. More to that in the future... I have been doing other cars lately,but i will try to focus this in the near future.

Some more pictures on the suspension update progress: Stainless bits machined to hold the lowering block in place. Some of the painted parts: Rear end coming together. Its sitting quite low now... Removed the front suspension. Car is having injection engine, so this unfinished bit of stainless steel is going to replace original tank sender hatch in the tank. Also some baffle walls are coming in to the tank. It would be easyer if we only have those injection tanks here... Im going to take better pictures of the suspension when its done, i have so small garage that its quite difficult right now. Current situation is that fuel tank is at my mates work where he is working on the injection changes and rust holes. Rear suspension is allmost ready just waiting some roll bar bushes to arrive from Rally Design. Front suspension legs are at sandblasters. New Gaz shocks and new lowering springs are ready to go in whit V6 models vented brake discs and Volvo 240 4 pot brake calibers. After the suspension and fuel tank changes are ready im going to get it MOT:ted and then the engine goes out and in goes something that might be little different (some of you may not like).. is small video of me driving home from work last year. I welded fresh steel to the floor after work on several days and i needed to get home in the evening every day whit capri..

Now i have started the suspension update. Parts have been sandblasted, and in the pictures whit etching primer on. I have ordered some new suspension components: Im working on the rear first, and when thats done i start to take the front apart. I need to upgrade to bigger brakes and want to install LSD, but those have to wait for now. I have bought donor car (modern plastic) whit +200Hp 24v injection V6 engine and 5 speed manual gearbox. Not sure will those fit in, but i will try. Engine swap have to wait for summer as i have to do it outside. I would also need injection model fuel tank, and V6 models rear brake backplates to take wider drums and shoes. Those are realy hard to find here, so i maybe have to cut the original fuel tank to modify it for the injection use. For the brakes i have to do something before the engine swap, because law says here that i have to upgrade brakes to 2,8i/Werksturbo spec or better if im going to put bigger engine in. Rear disc brakes is one option.

That is beautiful, nice original looks. Whis my Mk1 Capri were in that condition. Whats whit that upper radiator hose, is it leaking? Any interior pics?

I think it did. Now i can try to do something to these. One of them got the Cortinas place in the garage: Had to do some digging to get them moving.

Sorry, but it was maybe too oldskool for me. I did try to offer it to England at resonably price, but no one was seriously intrested to get it from here. I love MK1 Escorts, and Capris have that sport car look that i like. No more selling at the moment.

Lets update this tread.. Situation is that MK1 Cortina is sold and gone today.. This would have dropped the number of cars by one, but... I have to confess that i have bought this last summer: Its ugly i know, but it was cheap So one of the nicest cars have gone and this "small" project have arrived.

Thanks for the comments. The condition of the floor came litle suprise to me too, as underneath it looked fine. Altought i removed the carpet a year ago to clean it and i notised then that some repairs need to be done. It past its anual inspection whit no complains whit that much rot... Inspector was kind to old car and didnt knock the floors too hard. Some bad old repairs that i cut out + some new holes that have been hiding... Water was leaking several places to the interior/under the carpet causing this. Now it shouldnt take rain water in as i fixed those leaking areas. I was in the car when the interior was out, and my wife was spraying water whit garden hose over the car so i could be sure where it was leaking and after repairs same thing again to check the leaks. I used etching primer to the whole cleaned floor and 2 component paint for the black top coat, so i hope it stays in good condition.

Some update to this. Have found the anti roll bar on ebay.uk finally 2,8i anti rol bars (front and rear) are not in the car yet, because i need to order polyurethan bushes for the whole suspension. Im going to put them at the same time whit upgraded front brakes. Also lowering blocks/springs and new shocks have not been ordered.. I have been fighting whit the rot worm recently: Floor is now fixed and interior is back on, so im pleased whit that.

I have to say that your Capri looks realy realy good Steve. It looks just right. I just bought rotten Mk1 Capri project whit power bulge hood and vinyl roof. Your Capri picture went on my computers desktop wallpaper to give me inspiration. Would love to see more pictures of it.

Some pictures of barbergue and sauna session whit some friends where i was as i guest.

Thanks for the reply. Dont spend your time too much on this. Im sure you guys have more important things to do.

10-15 years ago i was a young boy, and Ford bug was just startting to bite me.. It was badly rotten over ten years ago, when i count now it have allways been there when i remember. I spend summers in the country whit my grandparents and it was in the woods next to it. When i was 17 i bought my first car, MK1 Escort and many times looked usable parts for that one. It didnt have many. Its water rail crome strips are on my Escort. Sadly the story about the car is that it have been just driven there. After some years local youth have been taking it apart and braking it. This happened 15-20 years ago, when i was 10-15 years old. And no i wasnt braking it i have just heard this story. Its engine lays in the ground behind the car. It have been silver at its original colour.

Added more pictures from that same yard..

Pictures are over 10 years old, car is still there today.

Thanks for your comments. I would like the S front spoiler and lowering will be done when i star to work on the suspension. Cromework is foultless, so that is staying. 6 clock dash would be nice but i have to source that from Germany because of the Km/h and LHD.. Im trying to find 2.8i front anti roll bar (24mm) and brackets to the body, because they are different angle than standard ones. No one on the Ebay.uk seems to be interested in shipping those.. Its difficult part to ship, but i cant come there to collect them.. If someone would have one laying around in good condition (not used as towing bar) and would be willing to put it on Ebay and shipping it to Finland that would be great. We dont have 2,8i Capris here, so those parts have to be sourced from UK.

Thanks for the comments, 2 of my Escorts are not in the pictures. Now you have more...

Great looking Capri. I love the Mk2 Capri whit its own square headlights. Does someone make those S front spoilers (other than motomobil)?

What do you think of these wheels, better or not comparing to the 13" wheels? Rubbers are litle too high profile. Dont have full set of them, so if someone have one or two laying around i would be interested..

It was sunny day and no modern plastic on the way i decided to take some pictures while working on the Cortina. Capri is ready to go and Escort sits and waits for its turn.. You asked more pictures, here you go.. Some of these pictures are old and some new but on the same yard for the past 13 years.. All of the cars have been or are mine. There you go..

Hello I have been drooling over Aprils cover car, and wondering about the wheel offsets.. Would love to know Jons old Mk1 Image split rims widths if possible? 15x8 and 15x9, but what kind of widhts are the split rims iner and outer pieces front and back? Im planing something similar.. Welcome to Finland by the way. Regards Tuomas

Sorry havent notised your question. It makes some noise yes, but its not extremely loud. It might bother if you are using car every day. I like the exhaust rumble it makes when chancing to lower gears. It sounds like a rally car, just sounds. Not sure about the performance gains. More noise= feels faster?

Thanks for the comments. I added Saturdays show visitors OSF pictures from the parking lot, about 50 pics of them.

I was helpping out whit the Capri Club stand at Classic Motorshow here in Finland. Shows here isnt that big comparing what you have, but anyways. Its my first time to get my own car to display on a show My car is the green MK2. My wife had to take picture of me doing something that you dont see at home.. Some other Fords at the show (not many), when i walked it trugh there where not all of the cars inside jet, so might be more Fords to show: Outside of the show where parking area for show visitors who had at least 25 years old vehicles. I walked trough the parking lot and took pictures of all Classic Fords there:

I have been polishing the car, or i left the outside to professional. Many small details have been improved and it looks at its best now, so i have to put some pictures again.. I put some show pictures too. (Not me in the picture)