Impending Capri Purchase

[rs3100]

Originally Posted by Getafix

If the steering feels sloppy, try checking the top joint on the steering column (easily accesible under the bonnet) they had a rubber joint and it could wear, I replaced it on both cars I had.

Alan

Also when you get your capri, replace all the bushes for poly bushes.

[Getafix]

Originally Posted by rs3100

Also when you get your capri, replace all the bushes for poly bushes.

Yes! I think Ford used to do special "RS" bush sets... not sure if you would still get it though. The lower arm and anti roll bar feel much tighter for it, but they were a bitch to get in with a lot of soap, a vice and plenty of swearing!

[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by IanD

Friend of mine used to have and a drove around with a bag of cement in the boot to help it stay pointing in the right direction, this was back in the day when bags of dust where a proper size not these poncy half bags you get today.

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Edit: Ooh do you see what I've done there? cement, pointing. No? Oh well the Dude would have got it.

FFS thats the last thing that you needed to do to stop it going all over the place especially with a leaf spring suspension set up.

the least weight the better contrary to popular myth of the bag of spuds/cement in the boot.


a 280 brooklands is the one you really want to do for.

and really do avoid the V6 2.3 as it has , wait for it cos from an engineering point of view this is a peach,













fibre gears for the timing mechanism, yes you heard right fibre not steel or something substantial like Carbon fibre no fibre compressed fibre that used to disintergrate at random generally causing your steed to go from 100-) very quickly in a big cloud when the valves and pistonds decided to escape from the mayhem through the side of the block.

[Woz]

You do realise that if you don't have a "proper" car as well you'll be forever in laybys phoning the AA?

Old cars are shit. Especially Capris. They're exceptionally shit. You would be better off keeping Pingu and getting a 2nd car if you fancy a Cockmobile.

[Silent Diver]

Originally Posted by Digger

Oh, and can anyone confirm when cars become tax exempt? I thought 25 years, but seems that different people think different things on this.
Digs.

If your vehicle was constructed before 1 January 1973, you could tax it in the 'historic vehicle' tax class.
Further information can be found on leaflet INF34.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...endition =Web

[dublinbay]

Only Capri I liked was the RS2000

[rs3100]

Originally Posted by dublinbay

Only Capri I liked was the RS2000

were they the escort shaped capris?

[wilbo]

Originally Posted by dublinbay

Only Capri I liked was the RS2000

Originally Posted by rs3100

were they the escort shaped capris?

[Okeanos]

I bought a Bond Bug in 1981, I still have it

Completely irrelevant to the conversation as it's not Ford related, but as I only had a motorbike license until I was 28 it was that or a Reliant Robin.

[dublinbay]

Originally Posted by rs3100

were they the escort shaped capris?

Yeah, funny that. Mine was Escort shaped 36-22-36