Im not sure how I missed this thread[:p] Looks tough as...love the fabrication work Keep the updates coming[;^)]

Hey Dean starting to look good. i like the rocker covers, what did you do with the inlet? i'll be down in 2 weeks might have to catch up. O

Great looking project and I am liking the black and red theme which is forming. Will the car be black with red hi-lights?

The engine will be (is) black with red highlights as is the interior and the exterior will be red with black highlights and Super Snake stripes - chrome is all deleted. I have a 4 light front end going in and the engineer has stated it can be engineered without bumpers. I want it to look like a grumpy RS2600/Shelby Super Snake. I have posted up some of my "inspiration" car photos. I steal an idea from here and an idea from there if you know what I mean.

Well... progress seems to have been slow. I am assured that lot's has been done but I am just not seeing it I suppose.

I have been concerned about the bonnet scoop I had fitted. The retard I sub-contracted to fit the scoop completely ignored what I said about reshaping the front so that will have to be done later. And it didn't stick properly .. so another retard gets paid for sub-standard work and goes on his merry way. With the guards in place the scoop doesn't look as huge as it used to so I am happy enough about that. One side didn't want to sit on properly so I had to bring in a stunt arm for the purpose of the photos. Thanks again for the help today Owen.

Picked the diff up too. It's a shade industrial but I am assured it is good. Moser 31 spline axles added to the stuff I had before and the new brackets stitched on and boxed/strapped. One side section looks kinda wierd to me but we ran the tape over it and until I find out otherwise will assume it to be good. Heavy little sucker.

So now the diff goes back in, back wheels on and the rear guards get repaired. Front guards have some cancer in them but the panel dude says he can fix it so fine. I have been in favour of bolting the guards on, especially as I was going to use fibreglass ones, but now I have been considering just welding these ones back on. The car shouldn't rust in the garage... although it is a Capri so it just might. Thoughts .. opinions? Bolt on vs weld?

Next up is to fit the coil over conversion to my struts, buy some front springs (keep hearing anywhere from 200-250 pounds) and to reco and powdercoat the front and rear calipers (red!).

Looking good Wattsy Looks like EL Falcon rear brakes, I think the backing plates are on the wrong sides, the calipers usually hang forward and the handbrake cable runs across the back unless yours is set up for them the way they are

Yes EL rears but turned around so I can run a BA Falcon handbrake setup which is pretty neat. This way my handbrake cables run across the front of the housing away from all the coilover brackets etc. BA have them that ways already so shouldnt be a drama.

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Can't wait to see the red/black themed Capri.
The rocker covers look great.

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Can't wait to see the red/black themed Capri.
The rocker covers look great.

Well... after some issues with my previous body repairer, or not repairer as the case turned out, the car left this afternoon to have some work done by Garry over at Gazspeed. For now Garry will be mostly fixing up the mounting of the column and brake pedal/master cylinder, finishing off the floor and making sure the diff is in nice and straight and the 4 link adjusted correctly. He will be fixing up some of the bodywork too with the aim to get the car safe, complete and working but without the bodywork being in a finished state.
My main goal is to get the car through the second phase of engineering and into rego and then I can take as much time as required for the body.
It's nice to feel like the car is at least underway again. I am still working my way through the dramas with my last choice of repairer and hopefully down the track I might see some recompense but I am told it not a quick or guaranteed process.