Hi all, a small update on the car. Due to the use of the engine plate I had to relocate the alternator and as alternators aren't, in my opinion, pretty I had decided I wanted to have it low and out of the way.
 
I had previously run a gilmer drive and found it a no fuss kind of thing. I had heard tell that they might use more hp than a v belt but being unable to find any real world testing I beleive the difference would be negligible, especially when talking about hundreds of horsepower. To be honest though I love the sound of the gilmer drive and so it was always a starter.
 
After looking around the internet I found I was fairly satisified with the look of the aeroflow (Rocket) brackets and ended up buying a BBC unit to suit my intended use. Drilled and tapped some holes, and mounted it up... sweet. Then reliased once I attached the little turnbuckle adjuster that the clearance on minimum adjustment I had set the bracket up for was in fact way smaller than the adjuster went leaving a gaping hole :( So I moved it up and drilled some new holes and tapped those. Bought the new longer belt today, played around with some temporary spacers to move it all forward, bought some new longer bolts and job 96% done. Waiting on the "pretty" spacers now and we'll call it 100%.
I purchased a new gilmer pulley set and asked the rep if they were polished. "Yeah mate they are polished" says the rep. So I open them up at home and they aren't ... they are a satin look. I can live with it but am considering polishing the front face of the water pump pulley. Later. Maybe...
 
Garry, in the Gazspeed Skunkworks, has been toying about with my bonnet. The last moron had changed the hinges and added gas struts as requested but like many other jobs he had fluffed it. As I think I mentioned my facelift bonnet arrived some time ago and so Garry remounted the hinges and reversed the hinge sections on the bonnet. Some mucking about with gas struts and voila... bonnet opens and closes properly. The gas struts Garry ordered aren't quite strong enough to hold the bonnet up but that's easily fixed.
While this was happening he also fitted my lockable Aerocatch bonnet pins. I think they look cool and are flush fitting and all one piece - no chasing pins etc. I like the fact that I can lock the bonnet down at the pins using the key or if I am competing I can unlock them but still have them operate in the normal fashion. I purchased the "carbon fibre look" ones.
I few other unexciting things happened around the car but they don't rate a photo.
 

 

 

 

A small update as the list of things to be done shrinks and shrinks .. and occasionally grows a bit more.
 
Engine is now in and all fits nicely with the alternator, radiator, thermos and gearbox all fitted. Bottom of the car has been sealed up and primed. Fitted my B&M deep tranny pan. Rear end is powder coated and back in aside from the springs. Need to modify the tranny dipstick tube as it doesnt clear the firewall at all well.
 
Front guards have been repaired with some repair pieces and some fabricated parts. Pretty damn happy with the outcome but still some finer work required down the track. At least they are structurally sound now.
 
The air filter height is an issue. I currently have a 1 inch spacer after some shennanigans with my accelerator bracket. Most carbies are a 4150 base and this bracket came as a 4500 which was a shock. They don't make a 4150 model so I decided to show it who is boss by grinding the guts out and sliding in an alloy 4150 1 inch spacer. Garry will weld that in then mill it down to lower the height a bit. Need to do some actual measurements but it's touch and go at this time. Need to work out what to do with a reverse scoop as well. My last effort ended ... poorly.
 
I cut my molded carpet today :( but it seems to look good. I had to trial fit an old scuff plate by chopping it in half to fit under the roll cage and hold the carpet down and I am fairly happy with it. Garry has mounted my fancy billet accelerator pedal and will modify the brake pedal to suit the matching billet pedal attachment.
 
For those goint wtf at the underneath shots with the white rags: the engine had a cover sheet over it when I took the photos from underneath hence all the white.
 
Ran out of time today after some absolute bull**** getting the motor into Garry's ute in my driveway. Jobs to come: nicer/shorter alternator bracket spacers, fit shorter rear wheels studs, cut holes for front blinkers and fit, fit front 4 light headlights, refit front xmember and suspension, refit driveshaft, shorten and fit handbrake cables, refit interior, flare front guards, splash some more yellow primer for uniformity, fit carbon fibre RS3100 replica front spolier.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love it when a post comes up in this thread!!!  This is the sort of stuff I wanted to do with my capri initially but just dont have the cash for.  I'll do it one day just probably not with the capri I have now

Just awesome.

As ratta says, just look at how many hits you get after posting, that will show how many are lurking.
As for the car, its so far advanced that I dont feel qualified to make critical comment, doesnt mean I dont appreciate it tho.

Coming together nicely i like the dual headlight look. How much was the bonnet?

A bit of small tidying up on the car since last post. Garry laid on some more primer to give it a more uniform look for now. Rear window in and hood lining partially in... quite a mission negotiating around the roll cage. The fit of the lining will be a bit rough when finished but it will be in there to suit rego purposes at least. Surprising how much difference the rear window made to the look of the car tbh.