My Capri! all sexy and satin

[Doormandean]

Hey people,

 

It's been a little while since I posted, thought I'd show what I've been up to.

 

Got the bronze and flakey capri all sprayed up now,

 

 

 

Had the wheels acid dipped, so prepping them ready for spraying now too..

 

 

Slowly getting there!

 

I did get some chrome roof gutter trim from east kent customs I think and it's pap. Too big, untidy ends, and a bugger to bend over the rear quarter. Does anyone have any of the proper ones from a Mk2?

[NeilT]

cant beat a satin black capri great work

 

a fine choice of wheels too

[lotusless]

looks very good m8

[sidewaysrob]

Looks like a good job!

[2litreScapri]

Nice one, can't wait to see the wheels on it. Top work

[Big_man]

Looking good mate

[jamesg]

thats wicked, i like that

[millsie]

Looking good

[dacar]

I like that, its different and tidy.

 

[Doormandean]

Cheers people!

 

I haven't had much time to spend on the wheels yet, so I think they may have to wait until the end of the month. Had a little got at them with a flapper wheel on my drill to see about polishing up the dish. Don't think it's going to happen, so unless I go white on the dish and black on the centre it'll be a solid gloss black.

 

What do you reckon?

[Doormandean]

OK, so I really couldn't be bothered with all the hassle of sorting out the wheels, so, I found some slots on fleabay. They're on now, but have had a whore of a time as the fronts had been carved about so they had 60 degree seating angle in the holes instead of the norm so had clearly had incorrect nuts in them at some point. The backs weren't much better, but once I reamed the holes to eleven sixteenths I could get some wolfrace nuts for 'em.

 

Had to put spacers on the 13" fronts as the 4 pot princess calipers will rub the inside of the wheel, so gotta change 'em out for the original twin pots which is bloody annoying as I literally have about 15 miles on the asbestos pads that I put in a little while ago

I've put longer studs on the front to accomodate the spacers, but getting serious wheel wobble still so think they have to go. Bloody annoying though.

 

Anyway, fixed the running problem (fingers crossed) with another idle valve, and a fresh battery.

 

[2litreScapri]

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