Wow . you should start another projects in projects. Or better still get your own sub folder . good to see another project getting started. What are your plans for it . bit of a rare colour combo is it a keeper?

well everything is out, some sundry welding and the engine bay will be ready for painting. This shed is getting full of capri stuff and so to clean up a bit i want to paint the bay first, fit off the engine and trans and front end - mostly in an effort to clean up...

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yes back to original - its a different car and I really like it a lot.
above is a pic of the engine bay (part) after I cleaned off the black paint - and there it is - Metallic frosted pewter

and the same when I stripped out the interior
I even want to re fit the auto.
  
  
 

I partially stripped the engine down when it was out - fitted a new cam gear - in case. Checked the welsh plugs, but they were like new. Actually, I am using an electronic distributor ill take pics later - mainly because the old one was dead and this one was lying around. Ive cleaned the auto up and the engine ready for the re fit. Ive replaced the timing cover - the fan bearing was shot. (the exhaust is nearly new)

I have another v6 capri (interior pictured here) which ill use as a donor car for the moment. (ill fix it up at a later date). The crash pads in the pewter one are just lovely but some sundry interior stuff is missing - the console, dash fascia, parcel shelf, radio etc are all original in this one and ill transfer them over.

also the donor car still has its original paint work - so ill make up a template off the black out on its bonnet - for painting to the pewter one.

Nice one. Look forward to seeing the colour when it's finished.
 
 

yes it looks very much like silver (fox). here's a pic of the seats as they came to me. the front ones had been very nicely re-covered but the inserts were not in the original basket weave. luckily I was able to find a trimmer with original cloth

The car came with the 1972 twist down latches and falcon mirrors and the mirrors appear to have been there from new - ive never seen them on a capri before as original equipment

Never seen so many bonnet hold down brackets in one spot, its gold.

Yes, I like those brackets and have collected quite a few. Also interior plastic stuff - some people collect stamps ......

finally escaped the missus - back to work on the v6. Have almost finished the rust repairs now:
both sides were the same - the sills had been covered with a folded section of sheet which had been welded to the gau
rds etc - so i had to chop them out - you can see from the 3nd pic how extensive the prob was. the 2rd pic shows the old panelling
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