2020/11/24 13:22:45
deano
Hey Robbie,
you have probably seen the rear kits available from Burtons and the like.
I contemplated something similar on the Capri recently, but wanted it to remain as std as possible.
It was also suggested to me that the rears do bugger all in comparison, and just help to keep the car straight.
So it was just a good refresh, new slaves, pads etc, and good to go.
 
Everything UK wise seems exxy at the moment,especially due to freight.
With little air freight flying, the cost of getting some bubble arches here equated to 1 arm, and a leg, plus 1/2 a kiwi.
 
2020/11/24 17:29:22
Robbie
deano
Hey Robbie,
you have probably seen the rear kits available from Burtons and the like.
I contemplated something similar on the Capri recently, but wanted it to remain as std as possible.
It was also suggested to me that the rears do bugger all in comparison, and just help to keep the car straight.
So it was just a good refresh, new slaves, pads etc, and good to go.
 
Everything UK wise seems exxy at the moment,especially due to freight.
With little air freight flying, the cost of getting some bubble arches here equated to 1 arm, and a leg, plus 1/2 a kiwi.
 



Thanks, yeah i was looking at a sierra kit from either burtons/motorsport tools.

Ive also been told the rears dont do much and a disc conversions is not really needed either, i would figure that upgrading the front to a 277mm (disc in the kit im keen on) would need an upgrade to the rear to somewhat settle out the larger front bias. I know i have the bias box to dial it in but yeah not sure if reducing the efficiency of the upgraded fronts is the right answer. If any of that makes sense.

Gartrac took about a week from my order until delivery which at this time i was really impressed/shocked with.
2020/12/04 19:46:14
Robbie
Managed to find a ashtray unbroken, after getting good switches, putting in the spot switch which i think neatens things up the old broken ash tray annoyed the hell out of me. Luckily this came up after going to look at a few other smalls.

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2020/12/12 18:29:00
Robbie
So I emailed Ford and they were able to send me this build list based off the VIN.

Seems to match the plates on the car which is nice - colors changed a bit tho.

Inspired by this thread ive started to do much the same.

http://craftomoto.com/cus.m-omp-ford-capri-pedals/

Watch this space i guess.

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2020/12/13 21:27:32
Flighter
Hey Robbie. Same dealer sold mine to its first owner a few months later. I never did manage to find out how it made its way to WA though.
2020/12/16 20:11:51
martymexico
It's amazing how long Stillwell has been there for...I owned a 1960 Anglia that was sold by them, but was called something else though the address is the same...
I'll try find a pic of the pedals in my mk1 van for inspiration, I used Focus ST pedal rubbers which just about fitted straight on without much modding..
2020/12/18 18:26:39
Robbie
Yeah guess when your onto a good thing selling cars you just keep going at it, the money in dealerships must be there. Mazda even have a barista there when the misses car get serviced.

Love to see the pedals Marty! I actually reached out to the bloke from the capri thread I listed above and he has sent me out some rubbers to suit the pedal just like he has done. He wanted some gaskets in aus that seller wasnt keen on posting so i had them posted to me. Then i thought id just post to Croatia, no luck with covid - no aus-croatia mail. So they have been forwarded to Germany with the hopes that one day theyll get to him.

Somewhat of a social postal experiment between the two of us, lets see whos arrives first if at all.

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2020/12/19 10:22:29
martymexico
Hey Robbie these are those pedal rubbers in my mk1 van, they are sold as a kit for swapping std mk2 Focus to the ST style, they just clip on but the accelerator pedal needs a longer plate welding due to the bigger cover, looks nearly factory fitment


Really gotta get some work happening again on it too..

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2020/12/19 11:01:29
Robbie
They slip on really neatly dont they!

Dont barn finds value raise with the amount of dust they come with? if so your on a gold mine!
2020/12/19 15:54:44
martymexico
Yeah they are a good fit considering they're made for a car 40+ yrs later !!

Where I live, within a week your car is coated in dust lol.
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