Thanks for all the positive feedback,
I most certain will assist in the game name the part. I was thinking of leaving the rustier/est one complete so I can use as a template to put the gt together, so I have a base to copy, however I think that the other 2 will become donors at some stage.
So the first engine I got today I did a degrease and the numbers are
CK17MG then underneath that is
27307P
 
On the RHS shock tower of the vehicle is JF2303D
On the LHS shock tower is 4894
 
On the radiator support is
CK17KA89712
 
 

I'm in Perth, how did you find 3 capris over here, not that the misus would have let me buy any more.
 
Post some pics of the engine bays, there are some give aways in the engine bay that will let us be able to tell you which shells are V6 and which are 4cyl.

Hi Mal,
so happy to hear your enthusiasm of having saved these precious Capris and all the parts........what a nightmare when you think what may have happened to them if they
didn't finish up in your hands !  Deano is right; take your time and make sure you have all the parts you need plus keep a 2nd Alternator and 2nd Starter for each car you know is restorable.
Since you have 3 cars, you'll thank yourself later if you bag and label each and every part and catalogue them.
Try and get them all into dry storage lest they perish any further; if you have no garage or shed to store them, lay enough bricks on the ground for each car and then build a simple "A" frame around it, cover with "Sisalation" and then any old corrugated iron if new is prohibitive.
All available at Builders Wrecking Yards. 
I'm rambling on, sorry!............just ask for any advice........... Plenty of members here !
 

HI Mal,
 
I'm also in Perth, nice to see there are some treasures still out there. I wonder if these came from the Kelmscott area...  good luck with the build
 
Paul

That engine is from an April 1972 capri.

The capri with CK17KA89712 is a Nov 1970, so with the JF prefix on the drivers side shock tower it's an auto gearbox car. Of course, that's only if the compliance plate has both those numbers. If not, there may have been previous repairs using bits from another car.

The number on the passenger side shock tower is still a bit of a mystery to me, but it may be what number of capri you have, i.e. that car was the 4894th capri built. Still don't know this for sure.

Thanks for the info, at the moment I only have the bare frame, I will post a pic of the complete car I am bringing home tomorrow

Hi BeeVee I appreciate all and every bit of the advise. I bought a container for all the parts, I have an undercover area for the cars. I will ask a lot of questions. Cheers all

whooligan
 (not a lot of so-called mechanics, still can) .

That's why they call them technicians today, just plug in the computer and change the oil.  I was lucky enough to find an old school mechanic who did his apprenticeship at Ford when the capri came out.  He is the only bloke that I will allow anywhere near any of my cars.
 
Keep an eye out for a Haynes manual Mal.  There is also an OK book in the UK dedicated to capri restoration.  A bit basic but OK  https://www.bookdepository.com/Ford-Capri-Restoration-Manual-Kim-Henson/9781844251124

for me its been the little things thats been more of a problem to get gives you the ****s at times ..
 
then there are the ones who sell repo parts most of them sell you the part and have no idea if its correct or fits ..
i had to send back quite a few repo  parts that was poor quality  or didnt fit  like window rubbers was for a mk1 capri wouldnt go on tried for hrs on a job that would take 15 mins tops in the end i gave up sent it back and just cleaned my old ones up  and reused them

Hi Guys,
Thanks Cosworthfreak for your recent reply. I am trying to find out info myself and even downloaded a great little Vin decoder that works well.
However I filled the trailer with parts yesterday and came across a front strut support that had been drilled out to death (camber adjustment old school I am guessing). Its number on it is JB 1078 then either a P or B.
I can not decode or know can you help me again please.