Hi John, are you doing all the work inc painting, in your carport ?
Bernie
 

looks great.
Black interior would look pretty original, but I think white would take it up a notch
(i'm biased too, with a white interior in mine)
Its going to be another stunning car.

stripes are on, engines is in 

On the home stretch now, good progress John.

How is the progress going JR?
 

work has stalled on the Special as we are concentrating on the green MK2-which by the way is coming along very nicely.  I did get the yellow fires radiator and master cylinder sorted, and got a 3.09 centre for the diff in case the one it was changed ( I assume it was due to its racing heritage)

Just got back onto this great forum and caught up on your 165 project JR.  Great work!  Let me know if you need electrical help for the car.

No highest number known is 34053p. Yours is 43p, is it a Dport motor?

That's pretty special I'm in the same boat. My 13yr old girl loved my Capris. She went this year to Capriciation 2019. She fell so much in love with them she made me give her one. She gets it as your girl at 16 but I won't let her take ownership or take it out alone until she's 21. She is happy with that. As for the motor have you checked the 11 specials post. Or Ron's small ford. They will give you your info. Need to add we both need to build it together so I'm buying parts. And will teach her what to do. Lucky me lol.

Ok some progress on the Yellow Fire, the diff was always going to have been modified, I was hoping to find an LSD however pulling it apart revealed some of CIG's finest work.  So out it came and swapped over for a 3.09 regular diff centre.  Underside also copped a clean up