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Arne2 wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:58 pm First picture in real daylight. At home now with reassembly in progress.


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It's going to be nice!

That color looks great out in daylight . Nice job ! Looking forward to see it completed .

Nice to see the reassembly begin . Looking good so far . Please keep providing updates .

Wow, it's really coming together fast now. Very cool!!

Tom wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:17 pm Wow, it's really coming together fast now. Very cool!!

It'll slow down again soon, Tom. Right now I'm cherry-picking the quick stuff. Two reasons. One is that it is rewarding to get it back to where it looks like a functional car. But more importantly, I've got trim parts scattered all over the place—garage, closets, under the house, etc. And the reality is that the safest place for parts like that is on the car. I'm not going to trip over them, drop something on them, etc. when they are on the car.

That part will be done soon. A couple of days, probably. Things will slow down then. I've got to install the new headliner before I can install the glass, and that is a slow, fussy job. Seats need to be reupholstered. The dash needs to be installed and assembled, and I've never seen it all together (it was in boxes when I bought the car). I've still got some engine work to do, mostly to reseal oil leaks, but also a new water pump and to check on whether the infamous composite fiber-toothed cam gear is still in there. If it is, I'll replace it with a new metal gear. And a few other things as well, especially reworking and upgrading the A/C.

So several months to go, I'm guessing.

Back on the ground again, with almost all of the exterior trim installed. Installed the new steering rack internal bushing yesterday. Starting on one of my less favored jobs now—new headliner.

Congrats for your amazing work.

The top of the line was the 2L6 RS
https://supercarnostalgia.com/blog/ford-capri-rs2600

Nice views, incredible sound....





Jack

New headliner install has been postponed due to mis-boxed product. Vendor is handling the issue well, but there is still going to be some delay before the correct item arrives.

In the meanwhile, I've started fitting the new carpet instead.