Projects and major work in progress on members Capris

First here are the cars which have featured on this page over the last three years. Scroll down for cars which are undergoing work:

Owner Greg:

Capri: 1.6 Calypso 1982

Greg has a new project on at the moment. Following his rebuild of the gold 2.0 Sport, he's decided to go for something different.

Having already had a couple of Laser Capris, a 2.0 Sport and a 2.8i, he's now got hold of a rusty Calypso which was destined for the scrappy. As we all know, it'll cost a bomb to restore it, so he's going the other way! Santa Pod is calling and it going to be a sprint car, not to go back on the road.

The front wings/ panel & A posts have had it and the floor pan has decent rust problems. The sunroof is very rusty and the lacquer has lifted in places and paints gone flat. Alo there is a hole in the N/S/R arch. All in all a scrappable car. So all front panels have gone and all the oily bits on the fornt end have gone, along with the interior. 

He's already rebuilt a 205 block, twin carbed 2.1 and now has the shell to put it in!

The car is to be as light as poss and as functional as poss. However, this isn't going to be a wallet busting track build, just some fun to whizz up the strip in on 6th June at Santa Pods' Classic Ford show.

Update:

All the welding is now done and the car lightened.

Spec:

Engine: 205 block with 1.75 overbore, new AE pistons, ARP con rod bolts, lightened and balanced crank and rods, 4kg flywheel with ARP bolts, high pressure oil pump, ally sump with modified baffle, Burton stage 3 head, Piper Cam 320 cam shaft, vernier pulley, gate powergrip timing belt, H&H ignition, twin Webber 50 DCO/SP carbs, Simpson 4 into 1 race manifold. Obvioulsy not been on rolling road yet, but should be good to push 200bhp+.

Interior: Steering wheel, clocks, pedals, gear knob, 5ltr fuel cell and thats it!

Exterior: Fibreglass wings, bonnet, front panel, polycarb windows and painted signal yellow.

Wheels: Standard steels with Hoosier drag slicks on the rear, rear brakes with line lock.

Suspension: Standard with four link kit.

Mantra: Its built to go bloody fast and if its not needed, its coming off!!

May 22nd update:

The car is now fully welded up, perspex windows installed, GRP front panels, only necessary wiring, the interior is painted matt black while the outside is yellow. The engine bay is now ready for the above lump to be dropped in and the back axle is to have anti-tramp bars fitted. There is the question of ride height, but as this build has been done purley on a very low budget, we'll see what June the 6th brings. Photographs have not been put on the site at Gregs request as he wants to sjow thefinished job at the Pod. However, this is a budget build in his garage, but I must say it certainly looks the aprt!

June 9th Update:

Due to circumstances the car wasn't ready for the Pod, but will be taken up there in the next few weeks for testing.

Still no more pics unfortunately.

Owner: Debbie

She has aquired a Laser and is currently doing some work on it, but no more info than that at the mo .....

Owner: Pete

Capri: 2.8i Special

Petes got a new project car! With a bit of hard work it should be sorted by the start of the show season ..... 

Update:

Goog being in a club! So far Greg has done lots of work on my black 2.8i so far and Dave has taken the LSD away to get it rebuilt while Matt has sent a load of bits away for blasting and powder coating (Cheers guys!).    

Sorted so far:

The heater blower (Bosch unit £46 from Camberley Auto Hove)
Fitted refurbed standard back axle while the LSD is bebuilt
Fit back boxes
Adjusted valves
Cleaned rocker covers
Strip & clean injection system
Clean out air distributor
Repalced rear wash motor
Got front washers working - was the column stalk causing the problem
Fit new electric aerial
Tailgate catch resetting
Full service
Engine tune up
Tappets adjusted up
Fitted new auxiliary air valve
New front wheel bearings
All rear light bulbs replaced
N/S headlamp repositioned
H/brake adjusters changed
Change gearbox oil
Fit replacement rear wiper motor
Fitted uncracked dash top
Renewed all brake linings and some pipes
MOT

Still bits to do, but have to wait for the parts to come back from being refurbed.

The car so far, drives really well, drvies as good as it looks!

Cars which have either been restored or had major work carried out on them and are still in the club:

Waynes RS3100

Gavins 2.8injection auto

Stuarts 2ltr Sport

Gavins 3ltr Sport

Petes 2.8i Special

Capris which have featured on the site, but have now since been sold include:

Jons monster MK1

Petes mint 2ltr Sport

Petes OK 1.6 Laser  

Matts awsome 5ltr V8

Cars which are undergoing a bit of fettling,  restoration or major work:

Vernons MKII Capri:

Most people would say why bother and scrap it - not Vernon....

Now when Vern said he had stripped it back, he wasn't joking!! 

Few years later .... but still not finished:

Page updated 9th June 2010