Thanks for your positive comments Guys.
I decided to do a dummy assembly of all the panels to make sure everything fits reasonably well. Can you imagine having all freshly painted bits and then finding that there is fettling to be done to make it all fit?
Im a builder so am familiar with the concept of fitting doors with a even margin all around. But working with a base (the bodyshell) that is fixed and 36 years old and been thru a few scrapes is something else.
So I started with the bonnet setting it so it has an even margin at the back and also making sure that the latch in front fits into the hole in the slam panel.
Next I fitted the two doors with a even margin at the latch ends and making sure that the hockey stick lined up with the rear panels.
Next the front guards and this is where things can get a bit tricky as it needs lining up along the bonnet and also the vertical margin against the door whilst keeping the top of the guard level with the bonnet.
How did I go? Well considering that ford quite often got it wrong in the factory I think Ive done reasonably well in my shed with limited experience.
Another point is that the margins in the seventies were set larger than today so theres no point in trying to get everything real close as it simply wasn't made like that in the first place.
Then the stone tray which is also "bolt in" was attached without too much drama.
Finaly Im real glad on deciding to dummy fit the headlights as it requires a great deal of time and patience to get these right.
Ill try and get some pics up of the fit of these panels soon so you can see what im rabbitting on about.
Now to get my painter galvanised into action.

hi there im new, i pulled a capri out of a barn, in a faded orange colour that had a rs v6 and upgraded suspension, high back seats with cloth trim, it had an engine fire so no comp plate but i do have a chassis and engine number, the engine has the centre mount fan and the later rs stlye casting of the engine block thanks for any help
Owen.

Hi Owen welcome to the forum. It must be exciting pulling something like that out of an old barn, I hope it is rebuildable.
As for its identity shame about the id plate but the body number and engine number will tell a story.
There cant be too many v4 about either would like to hear about that too. Cheers,...Ron.

here's my capri special that i pulled out from a barn.
rs style motor, bilstiens front and rear and cloth highback seats
Caprispecial i sent you the chassis and engine numbers to your email
let me know if it was a bsb special
thanks Owen

hotboostgt i know of at least six more cars stashed awy that friends have put me on to, but im not giving away details. untill their in my hands. im blowing my sisters shed out from a 9x7 to a 17x7 so i have another place to store them. slabs poured and the iron should turn up Wednesday, i get it up over xmas and then i'll be filling it.
O.
heres that just came up for sale on the grapevine orginal trim and colour, but needs some work.

Hi Owen,

Any details on the wild violet car, price etc? I'd also be interested in finding a 1970 GTV6 if possible.


Cheers

Jamie

Sad to hear the purple car above has been stolen. There must be some sort of trail to the crook.
It looks like some insurance is a must but besides not wanting to lose the car at all then we must be careful in not advertising where we live.

I know a small bit about the deal it's not the dud cheque scenario, but a swap deal gone bad, the car is still with it's new owner. Also there is a lengthy thread re this car in the cars for sale section perhaps a moderator should cut the last few posts and paste them there so we dont hijack Rons thread