Doc Posted January 20, 2009 Report Posted January 20, 2009 They all rot like an alfa sud ! every time i see one for sale its either been restored or it needs a total restoration ? earlier cars never seem as bad in general ?
turbo-mike Posted January 20, 2009 Report Posted January 20, 2009 Simple answer, Not enough paint, A mate of mine had his resprayed after a couple of years the back of the wings by the A posts had only primer on and no top coat. There is a story going around that they intended to only make 500 cars so ordered enough paint for that many cars, and some one noticed that there was 1038 shells still in the factory so they used them up, so they had to stretch out the paint to do the cars with. Mickey c
bortaf Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Later ones were a differant shade aparently due to lack of enough paint? heard it o na cappa site
Doc Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Posted January 21, 2009 Ever thought about a mk1 escort Mmmmmm no thanks , Unlike the person in Pulps song .... I dont want to live like the common people
ASBO CAPRI Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 A fella at my work told me that capris of around 86-87 era were made using cheap metal that rusts more than the metal used on earlier shells. probably why my 87 laser has a bit of rot but all the 70s to early 80s capris i've had had much better shells.
bigglesmk2 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 Dont know what your all on about,this one looks fine Quick T-cut should see it through http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1987-FORD-CAPRI-2 ... RCH:GB:101
Doc Posted January 21, 2009 Author Report Posted January 21, 2009 Dont know what your all on about,this one looks fine Quick T-cut should see it through http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1987-FORD-CAPRI-2 ... RCH:GB:101[/quot Scrapping more like LOL
caprinerd Posted January 21, 2009 Report Posted January 21, 2009 i have an 86 laser with not a lot of rust so thats that theory out the window as all the later capri`s are based on the 2.8 shells and were made in germany for the british market, they were made with german steel there are 4 shades of brooky green and they were orignaly going to call it the capri 500 as thats how many were going to be made but that went out the window so its known as the brooky instead the paint on the brooky was very thin and hence the reason they rot
Copey Posted January 22, 2009 Report Posted January 22, 2009 as people have said, paint, they only mixed enough for 500 cars, but decided to make more but not bother mixin more paint, so early brookies aren't too bad as they had a decent coat of paint, but the later brookies had a very thin coat
Ade B Posted January 22, 2009 Report Posted January 22, 2009 I bet the Ford workers plain didn't give a toss about painting or rustproofing them correctly. The Capri was an ancient joke at that time, the Brookie would have just looked like a quick tart up job to shift some old shells to anyone working there I bet. I doubt they were built with the reverence that many enthusiasts give them now
Doc Posted January 22, 2009 Author Report Posted January 22, 2009 I bet the Ford workers plain didn't give a toss about painting or rustproofing them correctly. The Capri was an ancient joke at that time, the Brookie would have just looked like a quick tart up job to shift some old shells to anyone working there I bet. I doubt they were built with the reverence that many enthusiasts give them now i have to say that at shows theres nothing more boring than the capris in the cabbage patch !
scotty86d Posted January 23, 2009 Report Posted January 23, 2009 most 87 fords rot like fook. something to do with loads of shells being left outside as ford werent selling well due to economic reasons i was told
TwoLitrePinto Posted January 23, 2009 Report Posted January 23, 2009 my 86 2.0 laser was rotten as a pair, and so was the 86 2.8i i had... Scrapping more like LOL oh yea and see that ebay link to the brookie capri, the very last pic is showing a rotten bit of metal that i didnt think was actually a standard panel on capri's? the bit that stops all the shite getting up behind the wing? neither of my capri's had this... just a big hole
Ade B Posted January 23, 2009 Report Posted January 23, 2009 I bet the Ford workers plain didn't give a toss about painting or rustproofing them correctly. The Capri was an ancient joke at that time, the Brookie would have just looked like a quick tart up job to shift some old shells to anyone working there I bet. I doubt they were built with the reverence that many enthusiasts give them now i have to say that at shows theres nothing more boring than the capris in the cabbage patch ! Can't say I'm a big fan either..... love MK3 Capri's but if I had a Brookie I'd probably respray it, fit different wheels, a cloth interior and a different engine
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