Thats one done now its Project Palmer next.

[Doc]

As some of you will remember my friend Palmer ( Palmer on this forum) was killed at sea just over a year ago . He had paid the deposit on a mk1 but passed away before it was his so in the aftermath it was never paid for .

 

He had made plans with Retro to build a cologne capri with twin turbo power for track and road .

 

So im now going to start to build Daves car . Itll take a good while but it always does .

 

So if any of you have a stripped mk1 shell thats going very cheap let me know . Retro ill be in touch .

 

steve

[escort new boy]

top bloke good luck with it

[Slik 50]

Every credit mate

[Vista]

As some of you will remember my friend Palmer ( Palmer on this forum) was killed at sea just over a year ago .

 

Mate I didn't know that, real sorry to hear that. I've spent my whole working life at sea and hate to hear of bad things happening to other seafarers.

 

Can't help with the shell but might know someone who can. I'll pm you his number. He's also an ex seafarer.

[marky4]

good luck with m8

[Richierich]

Sorry to hear that, good luck with the build!

[Retromotorsport]

This was a car yhat I and Palmer where excited about, It was something that i wanted to do, something bold, something that had eveything that a Thundersaloon/Special Saloon would have today.

 

The brief was

 

Mk1 Capri shell

Colongne Kit

Full Space frame inside but retaining some steel panels, ie. Roof, A.B and C pillars , sills and door openings , screen openings and rear panel

Aluminium Honeycomb floors

aluminium interior panneling (with removable sound deadening quilting in vinyl chequer stitch.)

Full weld in Cage picking up on all critical points ( suspension and door hinges etc )

 

Suspension

Full race 6 link with wide spaced multi adjustable link boxes

low RC watts link (possible incar adjustment)

double wishbone front suspension

ride height adjustment of 40mm (with 35mm of bump) at Race height and 100mm road height, no part of the car should be lower than the 40mm measured at the flat floor's rubbing plates, these to be plastic /nylon 5mm thick disposable items

 

Wheels

10x16 front (9x16 road) and 13x16 rears (10x16 road)

BBS xwires or Compomotice CX.

 

Engine

Nissan twin turbo quad cam V6 (the closest we could find to a 3.4l GAA V6 (circa35k)

Power around 400 road ..possible 600 race (with scope for more )

 

Aux systems

Power steering

driver adjuatable antiroll bars

driver adjustable brake bias

heater

 

Colour

undecided but possible the Broadspeed colours or a re-working of that period scheme.

 

Thats was Palmers dream, it was costed up and action where put into motion, he never got to see the drawings that i had done, i never got to shake the mans hand for having the balls to have a car like this.

 

Afterwards, Doc said he wanted to build it as a tribute to his friend, I said he would have to tone it down, but it can still be a cracking car and a fitting tribute.

 

Doc ... i salute sir

[Jeff HPE Motorsport]

Commiserations & good luck with the project.

Jeff Harris.

[S2 Dee]

Doc,

 

Go for it, I remember Palmers posts regarding what car to build.

I wish you all the very best, in this the most noble of endevours.

 

 

Dee

[RFChris]

Doc, your a leg-end!

 

And i think the man with no name, ie Wessie has a MK1 Capri that is suitable for the space-frame treatment.

[Burns]

good man doc

[Wessie]

i've got a mk1 capper shell (floors gone and its not pretty) but would be ideal for tubbing, arching etc also got a fibreglass flip front and bootlid i dont want much for it as it sounds a great project

[RFChris]

i've got a mk1 capper shell (floors gone and its not pretty) but would be ideal for tubbing, arching etc also got a fibreglass flip front and bootlid i dont want much for it as it sounds a great project

 

Told ya!

[Wessie]

i've got a mk1 capper shell (floors gone and its not pretty) but would be ideal for tubbing, arching etc also got a fibreglass flip front and bootlid i dont want much for it as it sounds a great project

 

Told ya!

i missed your comment

[antz]

doc you certainly are a legend! good luck

[escortmad79]

R.I.P Palmer

[mossy]

I look up to you sir...A great friend you must be, willing to take this on.

 

Cannot wait to see it happening.

[Doc]

Thanks guys . Wessie ill be in touch as soon as i sort things out .. Pm me ££

 

Ill need to plan it so i dont waste money or time on the wrong parts .

The engine and gearbox are the simple thing.

 

Chassis wise ill need to speak to retro but im thnking that it should be tubbed and if i get wessies car the flipfront could be to my advantage in fitting a tubular front end .

Cologne arched and linked maybe with the chassis altered so the car is fixed into a lower postion , fully adjustable for road and track , Rolling on 16s

 

Im not as minted as palmer was but ill get there eventually as i did with the xpack

 

Ill use Retro for fabrication and Adam at Capri restoration as well .

 

This time ill do as much of the work as i can , I know Budget wise and the with the final specification ill have to cut my cloth to suit but itll start real soon .

 

Paint wise im going to design a Palmer race livery in black gold and red .

 

One step at a time though

[Gareth]

I remember Palmer from when I first joined..

I had no idea, I'm sorry for your loss..

 

Best of luck Doc

[MK II Mark]

Fair play to you Doc,

 

Good luck with the build, I will watch with interest as it gets done.

 

[Doc]

thanks guys .

 

first port of call a chat with retro .

 

than a shopping list and chasing down suitable doner car (might already have one) and a new garage to build it !

 

 

[Retromotorsport]

I should be at the CF show, it clashes with a 4 day event at Cadwell so it is touch and go, all depends what happens on the saturday if i'm there on the sunday

[Doc]

thats cool ! ring you closer to the time mate .

 

steve