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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/09/01 18:53:54
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Paint on front guards and door jambs, its starting to take shape
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/09/01 23:21:17
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☄ Helpfulby gtv6capri 2017/09/02 07:35:16
your rims will be fine JR, its all in VSB14 section LS. Width wise the rear are not an issue. On the front 5.5in is fine, with correct offset will not rub on strut and will stay within guards. 6in rims would either rub the strut or the outer wall would sit outside of the guard lip depending on offset.
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/09/02 07:37:25
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Factory Black interior, ill stick with that, though saddle would probably look quite smart, or White, how good would white look.....
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/09/03 15:18:57
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Great progress, paint looks good, love the colour would like to see it in the flesh. I think a black interior works best with a yellow body but I'm bias as thats what my RS is  Keep the pics coming. Cheers Drew
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/09/29 17:24:08
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Paint going on slowly but surely, apparently its a swine to get to cover, but if you use a solid orange base coat rather than grey its gets easier
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/09/29 23:39:45
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Hi John, are you doing all the work inc painting, in your carport ?
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/09/30 15:56:54
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looks great.
Black interior would look pretty original, but I think white would take it up a notch
(i'm biased too, with a white interior in mine)
Its going to be another stunning car.
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/11/11 10:14:35
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stripes are on, engines is in
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2017/11/11 12:36:29
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On the home stretch now, good progress John.
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2018/01/26 16:27:40
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How is the progress going JR?
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2018/01/27 22:31:18
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work has stalled on the Special as we are concentrating on the green MK2-which by the way is coming along very nicely. I did get the yellow fires radiator and master cylinder sorted, and got a 3.09 centre for the diff in case the one it was changed ( I assume it was due to its racing heritage)
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2018/02/16 15:43:37
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Just got back onto this great forum and caught up on your 165 project JR. Great work! Let me know if you need electrical help for the car.
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2019/09/22 14:46:24
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No highest number known is 34053p. Yours is 43p, is it a Dport motor?
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2019/09/23 20:02:28
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That's pretty special I'm in the same boat. My 13yr old girl loved my Capris. She went this year to Capriciation 2019. She fell so much in love with them she made me give her one. She gets it as your girl at 16 but I won't let her take ownership or take it out alone until she's 21. She is happy with that. As for the motor have you checked the 11 specials post. Or Ron's small ford. They will give you your info. Need to add we both need to build it together so I'm buying parts. And will teach her what to do. Lucky me lol.
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Re: BSS Special 165HP Capri Project
2020/04/30 13:39:53
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Ok some progress on the Yellow Fire, the diff was always going to have been modified, I was hoping to find an LSD however pulling it apart revealed some of CIG's finest work. So out it came and swapped over for a 3.09 regular diff centre. Underside also copped a clean up
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