Good tip Ron , glad you found out before it could have been tragic.

None of those should cause your steering straight ahead to change.  Check the column to rack bolt.  There is a groove in the flat that should line up with  the bolt to lock it.  I missed it once and the splines were slipping and the wheel straight ahead was changing.  You might need to loosen the steering wheel boss to get it in the right spot.
 
Also sway bar bolts should have lock tabs, TCA to sway bar should have split pins.
 
Another one easy to forget is the lock tabs on the bracke calipers.

Good info there gtv6.
What was causing the steering to move off centre slightly came down to a loose bolt holding the tca to the crossmember. Also the steel sleeve in the tca was larger than the bolt in the crossmember allowing the tca to move in and out on the loose bolt. Its all good now but its probably a good idea to change over to metric bolts for a better fit.
Regards,...ron.

Hi all, just wanting to contact Ron regarding the special Capri numbers. Bought a Capri which has chassis with CK17ME and want to check it out. Also would be nice to know the engine numbers as I have a D port motor apparently from a wrecked car 30 years ago so might put some light on whether the car was one of the specials. Meanwhile will get a Ford authorisation letter to confirm. Also on the subject of Ford Authorisation letter does it show any difference or refer to the fact it was uprated in other words would it be apparent you have one from there letter. Finally any idea of the final build plate numbers of the mk1 Capri as my new one has CK17ME340xxP chassis number which seems later than Rons numbers on his list. Thanks Keith

I'm guessing you bought the shell on Gumtree. I checked the numbers and it's not one of the specials. I enquired about the car but the guy never responded.

Hi yeah I know it's not one of the numbers just surprised it's a higher build number which makes me wonder. I'm not really interested in one of the specials per say but it would be nice. How can its build number be higher though? And it's definitely not a restamp. Also look at the number it's 100 past the Capri specials so what does that say. It is generally perfect rust wise but was fire bombed because one owner wouldn't sell it. Then collected through unpaid debt and I bought it. A pillar and roof are affected as well as front guard but I will fix it and have Dport motor and everything to fix it. Won't happen quickly but it's now part of the collection and learning every step of the way. They leant me there car trailer to remove and I sold them a job on top of that worth more than the car. So win win to all and another Capri sitting in a garage not rusting away. Will start s fresh thread soon about all my experiences but for now I'm rapt. Keith

Hi Wiggy, congrats on the capri purchase. I will be keen to follow your progress.
As far as the numbers go here is what I know.
CK17ME******      Just looking at the relevant details, the ME means that the bodyshell was assembled in 1972 august and the following number is the assembly line sequence number which included other models. There was a heap of these shells assembled in august and they spent the final months finishing them off. This is evidenced by the finish date on the vin plate, in my case its 11/72. Whats yours?
There were 22 manual v6 assembled in november and there is no way of knowing what order they rolled out the door from the above vin. 

Hi Ron, John and all,
 
have we got an update list of our "SECRET ELEVEN" (or 65 165HP V6's as John suggests), that have been found ?...............I think I was told by someone here (Ron?) over a year-2 years ago that mine was "number 7" with 4 still un-accounted for, if "eleven" is correct ............
 
BTW......I'm not a detective's shoe-lace, and if the Engine number prefix "CK17MExxxxx" is the pre-cursor designating the LIMITED "D" Port 165HP of 11 or 65, then how is it that in all the years this Club/Forum has existed, not one Member in this Club/Forum, has "piped-up" that his GTV6 has an eng/no prefix of "CK17MExxxx", or a 165 HP Decal, other than the 7 odd we know about that also all have the "yellow/black" 165HP decal?........65 is greater than 11, yet only 7 odd are known of............what have I missed ?
cheers  Bernie

...........does anyone know how many Mk1 Capris were ever sold in Australia, for 4 CYL, and then the number for V6?

Bernie, there were only 11 'Specials' with the 165HP engines built and all were prefixed with CK17MExxxxx. The M means 1972 and the E means August. It just so happens that there were a total of 65 CK17MExxxxx GT/V6 MANUAL Capris built in August, 1972, BUT, only 11 were fitted with the 165HP engines, etc. I hope that this clears it up for you. This means of course that we have found or identified, 7 out of the total of 11 'Specials'. Terry