Thanks Wiggy, it would have been good to get to the Capri 50th anniversary to see that car, I did see some pictures of it from the weekend.
Jack, I haven't got much further than what you see in the pictures. Is it because you want to increase the track you need to use Silvia suspension? Fitting the rear independent suspension would be nice however a lot of work including cutting a section out of the chassis. I have to be realistic, I would never get my car finished if I went down that route however it is tempting.
I haven't decided what column I will use for mine, I did keep the S13 one however it is missing a couple of parts and it may be easier to look for something else. As for switching on the column, most columns that are collapsible will have the combination switch on it.
Make sure you do a forum post of your Capri's progress when you get to it.
All I have done in the last couple of weeks is make some brackets for the camber rod mounts and have joined the front mount brackets to the cross member. This will tie it all together as I have a 4 cylinder shell and it doesn't have the strengthening plates on the chassis rails. It also gives me a place to attach the sway bar mounting brackets.
 
 
 

 
Gave the S13 lower control arms a clean and lick of paint then fitted S15 ball joints to them, these are needed to suit the S15 knuckles.
 

Last week I went to the local wreckers armed with some measurements from the Capri and my tape measure and came home with an EL Falcon steering column. I kept the S13 column however it is too bulky where it goes between the pedals and through the firewall to work with the Capri.


 
With upper and lower brackets made the Falcon column is now bolted to the Capri just needing the intermediate shaft to be fabricated to work. Some of the reasons I chose the EL Falcon column are it has a compact shroud, is a good length and thin, has height and reach adjustment and has modern switching on the stalks except for headlights and most importantly it is collapsible to please the engineer.
I have also bought a steering wheel boss for my more period Sass wheel although don't have a picture of it yet.

 


 
What do you folk who drive Capri's think of the standard Capri steering wheel height? would you prefer it to be higher or lower or is it good where it is?
I could go up higher if I relieved the column into the under dash bracket, however have left it where it is for now using the blue brackets I made and tacked together that can be seen in the picture.
 

Started work on fitting the rear arches which includes cutting away part of the inner and outer guard and making an infill panel to weld in. First cardboard template.
 
 

Don't think the corn flakes panel will last too long so, 

The rear corner needs something to attach the fiberglass securely to so made this curved piece over a block of wood to weld to the large panel.

 

Very neat !

I will just make up some steelies for now out of Falcon BA centres and bare 16"x 8"  ROH rims. Eventually I plan to get some nice custom alloy wheels made but can't justify the expense yet.
Picked up a couple of old wheels yesterday to remove the centres,

and the new blank rims arrived.
 
I don't have equipment to machine the centre so will send them off later this week to a wheel manufacturer to have them machined and welded with a 0 offset.
 

Yes it’s a beautiful thing

Other priorities over the December/January period prevent much progress on projects however, now the year is moving along I can add some updates.
Finally had the custom axles made and fitted them to the the shortened Borg Warner housing, must have got my measurements right, phew.

Time for fitting the V6 Duratec in the hole.

The engine sits back in the bay nicely with clearance between the starter and steering however that creates other problems that will need to be overcome such as reduced space for the alternator and other ancillaries.
Of course the Jag or Ford sump variants for this engine are no where near compatible so the Jag one is being modified.