Britsh capri,American power..Its Finished....

[gtcapri]

thanks mate from what i am learning thats the kit most people are using for a pro st look

[Jaguar man 21]

Nice

[58 Impala]

Cool build, saw a lot of those when I was stationed in Germany. Always liked the body style, but looks way better as a pro mod.

[MeatMan]

I agree 58Impala, I almost bought one from my Sargeant in the Army but he backed out at the last minute. And it does look better as a pro mod!!! Especially one this sweet.

[1 bad55 stan]

I got a bit done over the weekend,got the cage almost done.I modified the chassis to get the correct wheel base.

Comments and suggestions are welcome!

[Yahshu]

Very nice. I had a friend with one of these Capri's with a V8 Rover motor in it, BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH that thing used to hammer.

[jwrass]

Bad55 Those are some awesome looking builds!!!!!!!! As I see you are from New Zealand. What kind of vib are you looking to do? In the states in the 80's those would have been some bad ass Pro Street Cars. In those days guys were running full out Race Cars on the street. I know some of your Drag Race Cars run different classes than we do here. What class would those run in ? Again great skills!!!!! jwrass

[am73grand]

looking good man!! Keep it going!!!

[gtcapri]

looking good man,

are you going to make your own windows

[1 bad55 stan]

Very nice. I had a friend with one of these Capri's with a V8 Rover motor in it, BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH that thing used to hammer.

Thanks mate,we had lots of these cars here,and many had small blocks(Chev & Fords)in them.

[1 bad55 stan]

Bad55 Those are some awesome looking builds!!!!!!!! As I see you are from New Zealand. What kind of vib are you looking to do? In the states in the 80's those would have been some bad ass Pro Street Cars. In those days guys were running full out Race Cars on the street. I know some of your Drag Race Cars run different classes than we do here. What class would those run in ? Again great skills!!!!! jwrass

Thanks for your comments,I'm going for a street n strip sort of thing!We are pretty lucky over here, if its got a wof & reg you can drive it on the street.As for what class it would run in ,to be fair i don;t really know.

[1 bad55 stan]

looking good man!! Keep it going!!!

Thanks Ron,i finished up my impala,and have nearly done a ford bonus,so its full steam ahead...

looking good man,

are you going to make your own windows

Thanks Tim,Yes i'll be making the windows.

[Daniel Lynch]

Cool project! .

[Tom Geiger]

Cool build, saw a lot of those when I was stationed in Germany. Always liked the body style, but looks way better as a pro mod.

I lived in Pirmasens, Germany on the army post from 1969-72. The guy across the hall from us had a big Pontiac wagon as the family car, but regularly traded interesting Euro cars for their second car. He had a Fiat 500, a Karman Ghia Type 34 and a Capri like the subject of this thread, and this was before they were imported into the US. My father just had a Beetle!

[1 bad55 stan]

Cool project! .

Thanks Daniel.

I lived in Pirmasens, Germany on the army post from 1969-72. The guy across the hall from us had a big Pontiac wagon as the family car, but regularly traded interesting Euro cars for their second car. He had a Fiat 500, a Karman Ghia Type 34 and a Capri like the subject of this thread, and this was before they were imported into the US. My father just had a Beetle!

Thanks Tom.These cars were imported new back in the day over here.they had 1600,2000,and the v6 which was a 300litre.Not alot around now though...

[gtcapri]

i am currently restoring 1 here in oz its a 3000gt, but it will be a v8, i have mini tubbed it and its currently getting painted

[filthyish]

Paint it yellow

[jwrass]

Stan, I think your build is very unique, great out of the box thinking (that was a bad pun but you know what I mean) I had a friend in high school who had a brand new 73 it was almost like a school bus yellow. He beat the snot out of that thing and never had a problem, it truly was a fun car!

Seeing that it's a early 70s car why not do paint from the era! Maybe Funny Car themed, paneled out with Candies, Pearls,

Candy Pagan Gold (HOK) over White Pearl looks awesome. The term Gold is kind of a misnomer, When shot over the White Pearl it is a Super looking Yellow.

I will continue to watch this build!!!! GREAT JOB Mate.

jwrass

[1 bad55 stan]

i am currently restoring 1 here in oz its a 3000gt, but it will be a v8, i have mini tubbed it and its currently getting painted

Sounds good,how about posting a pic or 2 on here for us all to see.A mate had a mini tub capri,had a real strong 289 in it.totally street legal it would click of 11s all day...then he would drive it home...

Paint it yellow

not sure yet what color it will go...

[1 bad55 stan]

Stan, I think your build is very unique, great out of the box thinking (that was a bad pun but you know what I mean) I had a friend in high school who had a brand new 73 it was almost like a school bus yellow. He beat the snot out of that thing and never had a problem, it truly was a fun car!

Seeing that it's a early 70s car why not do paint from the era! Maybe Funny Car themed, paneled out with Candies, Pearls,

Candy Pagan Gold (HOK) over White Pearl looks awesome. The term Gold is kind of a misnomer, When shot over the White Pearl it is a Super looking Yellow.

I will continue to watch this build!!!! GREAT JOB Mate.

jwrass

Thanks JW,I don't think that(HOK)paint is available here in NZ.I 'm still not sure on paint work yet.Good idea though!

[1 bad55 stan]

Minor update,

I have the stance set,Next up is the engine.Hope you like it so far...

[jwrass]

Stan, Outstanding!!!!! So much talent in your mind and skillful hands!!!!! thanks for sharing

[1 bad55 stan]

Thanks James,here is a couple of shots with the body and frame together.Almost fits like a glove...almost...

[jwrass]

Stan, Looking really great Mate!!!!! Something to consider......With the Race Car/Pro Street theme you are going with I would consider removing the lower molding on the body vs paint or foiling it. If you shave it,it will give the illusion of the stance being lower, If you keep it and leave it the same color as the car it will more or less give you a shadow line. If you paint it a different color than the body or foil it, it will give the illusion of the stance being higher.

I have done shaved molding on 1:1 many times and it does make a difference on how the car looks. Same thing with custom paint. Darker colors on the bottom give the illusion of the body being less tall vs lighter colors on the bottom make the body look taller. Look at some race car paint work and you will see what I mean.

Again this is just food for thought!!!! I love this build great job Stan. jwrass

[W-409]

I've always thought Ford Capri is a really nice car and I think it looks amazing as a Drag Car, too. With your skills I'm sure this will turn out fantastic, as it looks very good already. The chassis fits really nicely and roll cage looks good, too. I can't wait to see more.