Rough '69 Capri

 
I always enjoy reading about other projects and the wealth of knowledge on all things Capri on here and thought it was about time I contributed something myself.
 
Here is my Capri looong term project. I picked it up last year and made a start on it in last February. As with most projects I expect it to be hanging around for a while.
 
The car was originally a 1600 automatic however that has long gone and came with a V6 Essex in pieces and Celica 5 speed conversion. Due to the car not being in original condition and quite rough I will be doing some modifications along the way. 
I have sold on the V6 and 5 speed conversion as I would like to use something more modern.
 
The first area I have started with was removing the front guards, Valance and radiator support. to repair the damage it has sustained in an accident prior to the existing damage!
 
As the guards have been removed years ago to do a botch repair, they came off quite easily this time around. The left guard having being replaced with a brand new one some time ago it was in great condition with no rust.
 
 

This car looks familiar, did it come from Canberra?

Cheers
Jamie

The guards are off (that was the easy part) now the work begins, the usual rust in the "A" pillars and damage to the right inner guard and front cross member is just the start.

The flaring on the guards bothers me. But aside from that

  I thought the same spud15.
I managed to get a front cut which had a reasonable radiator support (although the later version) good headlight surrounds, inner guards and front valance with a large hole hacked out of it.
Unfortunately this RH inner guard had also suffered damage earlier in its life. This previous accident had a twofold effect though. It meant the valance and headlight surrounds had been replaced with new ones that were only braised on and had no rust
I have managed to track down another Capri that was being wrecked that had a good RH inner guard section.
I have a spare good LH inner guard if anyone needs it.

$740 is a good buy in any case. It looks in better condition than mine, how do you find the time to repair all the cars you have?
 

You got a deal with that one at $740 spud. As long as the doors open and the A pillar doesn't come with it. I've seen many Capri's this way. Bought two wrecks from Dubbo both 4cyl shells one rusted through the other had at some point been ruse proofed with no rust anywhere. When I got it there was no roof and rear quarters and hacked to pieces. Salvaged perfect A pillars off it. I don't know why this car was wasted for parts. If you want the correct slam panel for rough 69 Capri then send me s pm blue74

Got the one I brought home - a 69 gt but a parts car - like the inner guard repair - very neat!