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[Michael!]

Looks s**t

[jonyb4]

think it needs some matt black and comics?

[Michael!]

And some stickers too for good measure.


Seriously though I like how this is coming along! The gold paint went a bit funny didn't it!

[jonyb4]

did it? you mean not mixed enough? its a bit old now, had one hell of a skin on it

[jonyb4]

don't know if ive added, the bottom of the door, wing and sills have all been painted up, just waiting on me to stop being lazy, need to add filler and smooth to the back of the wing and tops of the scuttle, and painting

[jonyb4]

well the box of goodies arrived for the capri








diff is a bit oily



only 1 nut survived



which to choose hmm? half inch or go full out with the 2 inch??




ha who am i kidding?!!




looks the fudgekin nuts, love the 2" drop, now lives true to the sticker

currently doing the front spring as we speak


comments?

[Michael!]

Forgot these were on leaf springs (?) my friend just got lowering blocks for his transit connect.



True to the sticker, fucn love it! These look so good lowered a few inches!
I did mean the mixing too, only in the tin like - came out well!

Love it

[jonyb4]

yup leafs, the 2.8i had single leafs which are a good upgrade, not to mention gas shocks all round

as i said i got a bit more done tonight




fitted the braided hose






spring off and painted gold, this may change, i wanted them black, but gloss never really works, but im buying gloss black for the mk2s engine block soon regardless

spring will go on once its dry




the lower arm is fubar, bush is abysmal and ive destroyed the boot taking it off so needs replacing, looking to get polybushes instead for the ARB/TCA

[Ratspeed]

Be good to see it back on its wheels closer to the deck Jony Boy.

[jonyb4]

not bad for a quick skimming, pretty level and contoured










the shock is refitted with the spring, no compressor needed luckily
being held up now by paint hardner, and new bottom arms with tie rod bushes

[andymac]

not bad for a quick skimming, pretty level and contoured

That's not done, right ?

No point in being quick, better off taking your time and getting it right. Had numerous "discussions" about hasty work performed at supposedly professional paint shops and long since came to the opinion that, where possible in the future, I'll do the work myself.

[jonyb4]

[andymac]

Was a straightforward question to be fair, no need to roll your eyes at me How come it's not done by now, not got the patience to get it done in one go ?

You'd be shocked at some of the hateful bodges I've seen by so-called professionals though.

[jonyb4]

you could say that, was nobbling down there and i lost my morale

but i cant paint it anytime soon so no hurry

[andymac]

Yeah, except, if I remember right, filler's hygroscopic, which means you'll have to get it warm (bake it) for a while before applying primer and paint

Bodywork's a chore, especially in this weather. Any mechanical work is to be fair - just sucks the heat right out of your body Golf engine was rebuilt this time last year and by god we knew about the cold, had a burner going in the corner of the garage with wood, coal, oil - anything flammable going in it to try keep us warm !

[Rs Adz]

Yeah, except, if I remember right, filler's hygroscopic, which means you'll have to get it warm (bake it) for a while before applying primer and paint

Bodywork's a chore, especially in this weather. Any mechanical work is to be fair - just sucks the heat right out of your body Golf engine was rebuilt this time last year and by god we knew about the cold, had a burner going in the corner of the garage with wood, coal, oil - anything flammable going in it to try keep us warm !

yer i no that feeling the unit i use is freezing not looking forward to working on my xr tomorrow if it stays this cold the filler thing you are right it need to be a warm working environment not baking but if its to cold it wont set properly or wont last

[jonyb4]

sound advice guys


the twin 40s will be removed soon in-light for a rebuilt 34/36 carb, should be running at that point and i can get it turned around in the jam packed garage for the n/s to be lowered!

[jonyb4]

new lower arms on order, should be gettign polybushes for the front end

and if i get my way the carb kit for the 32/36 ( dad is willing to spend over £40 on arms but not a gasket set for £14 that will see it running so might just buy it myself safe the hassle!! )

[jonyb4]

some mates popped round earlier, gave me a hand with the cvh, and also had a go at setting the twin 40s up, to a bit of luck, got it running on the Dellorto's and it even idled for a few seconds, these still alot of fine tuning to do, and even the ignition timing needs tweeking, but its getting there



video coming

[jonyb4]

[rsturbonutter]

Jon do you know anything about setting up the carbs?
If not mate I suggest you get someone who knows what they're doing to fettle with them because as soon as you start adjusting the screws you are pissing against the wind fella as they become a nightmare and you could spend months until they're right again.

[Michael!]

glad its coming together but i would definitely get a pro to set them up too :/

[jonyb4]

I was holding the camera, and no I've never had dellortos or a carb for that matter

hence my mates helping?

[Michael!]

oh, thought you said he'd just popped round and had a fiddle, didnt think he was doing it for you - if you get me.

[jonyb4]

Watch the video

[Michael!]

im at work, working so i cant atm hence my misinformed answer.

[jonyb4]

I'm doing the simple job of turning the key, matt was throttling and adjusting the screws, and rich was spraying easystart and holding the chokes

[~nomad~]

Found an Aston body for your Capri, solves the rust issues, but adds worries all of its own:

http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/dy ... sort=3&o=0

[jonyb4]

lol

[Rhinopower]

Couldn't believe my eyes when we saw it. Couldn't see a single spot of rust. Awesome car

[jonyb4]

Shes on the street under cover while the mk2 fez gets some attention

[~nomad~]

Dont do this in it.

http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/dy ... 9.mp4.html

[jonyb4]

Nothing showing?

[sam-si]

Nothing showing?

same here still nothing?!

[~nomad~]

the link i put there now should work