capri debris

Maybe I'm weird, but I've always liked those dashes, LOL. Thanks for the offer on the '87 dash, but I already have what I need for the interior... it's gonna be black with a custom rear seat delete and custom door panels. The interiorI took out is an absolute mess... pretty dry rotted and painted over in some spots. The seat framesand halos are good... I'm keeping them incase I need them for one of my other Capris. Everything else is getting tossed out unless someone on here reallyneeds something.

tmajikman

Is this the current rebuild your doing, I thought the white capri was getting rebuilt right now. Either way, that is cool, I hope to learn a good bit on how everything comes together. I will try not to miss this posting as well.

capri debris

You are correct, the white Capri in my signature is the one this thread is about. That picture was taken shortly after I got it home from the paint shop... I pieced it together to get some photos for the insurance company. In that pic, it was already appraised andinsured for $10,000... then the drivetrain, suspension and everything in and under it was removed. I amalready pretty far along withthis restoration, I just wanted to get alot of photos built up before I started posting them... that way I can put a new group of them up each weekend, so there is a steady stream for the thread to keep moving along and people don't lose interest. I'll jump ahead for a moment and give you a taste of how much attention to detail is going into this car.

Here's a pic of the underside being stripped to bare metal...


And here's oneof it under primer...

stangman94

when do you want to be done by have a goal?

my77stang

what was the deal with capri/mustang backend? any thoughts on direction? also, have you considered brushed aluminum inserts to replace the woodgrain? personally i think the dash would look good if the wood took a hike (i never saw wood and hi-performance as two things that went together)

capri debris

I hope to have everything but the interior finished by early October, so I can drive it enough to break in the new motor, trans and diff. That way I can get it dyno tuned and work out all the bugs. Then over the winter, I'll get the interior completed and be ready to race and show it when spring hits. The Dash is going to look like this when I'm done... no wood grain. Yuck!

bighungrymatt

awesome, looks like you have a lot of work ahead of you

I look forward to looking at the progress pictures!

my77stang

i like that dash alot better, and the steering wheel better too.

some of those used the mustang II steering wheels didnt they? the aluminum finish 3 spoke with the holes in it

nacanitihs

lol you love capri's looks good so far cant wait to see the rest! what are you gonna run as far as engine, tranny and rear?

capri debris

Yeah, I guessI do have a bad case of Capri sickness, shakes head. The motor is gonna be a stock bottom end, T/F track heat upper kit, competition aod, 2800-3000 stall converter, B&M hammer shifter and 3.73's in the 8.8 rear.