mat_the_cat Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Keeping them straight might take some doing, the new pipe sets come with their longest runs in coils. Rolling it between two (flat!) planks will straighten them out nicely. Can't offer any advice on the 'best' way to bend them to shape, having never worked to such a high standard! John F and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Dan take a look on Richardthestag's (I think) '72 Range Rover resto thread, he made a simple effective tool for straightening brake pipe out of a few rollers. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Kunifer? Came from here https://www.automec.co.uk so copper or copper nickel. They'll be whatever you asked for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Wow, that's properly clean now isn't it.... I've just had a scan through this thread, epic work! I'm not even sure I'd actually dare to use it once completed, far too nice. danthecapriman and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Dan take a look on Richardthestag's (I think) '72 Range Rover resto thread, he made a simple effective tool for straightening brake pipe out of a few rollers. Found it Dan http://autoshite.com/topic/26663-range-rover-resto-72-project-autospark-wizardry-page-12/?p=1447142 danthecapriman and mat_the_cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Sometimes I love forgetting about threads on here, as one can have a really good catch up! Looks fantastic, can't wait to lick it in person one day! Low Horatio gearbox, danthecapriman and John F 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Found it Dan http://autoshite.com/topic/26663-range-rover-resto-72-project-autospark-wizardry-page-12/?p=1447142You da man! Cheers. Wonder if Rich wants to hire it out!? Cool Mirrors they almost look like wing mirrors that have clung onto the doors for dear life..................I love early models of cars,I really wanted a 74 Mustang II for the same reason,lots of different bits,Different Nosecone,Grill,Steering wheel and the Fuel cap was in a different place Its the eary idiosyncrasys that make them even more interesting They are very similar to the old wing mirrors. I was looking at a 73 Cortina with them yesterday, the arm is just more swept back and the base a different shape but other than that they’re close. I love all those weird little odd differences on early cars too. Part of the attraction to American cars for me too as each model year has subtle (or not so subtle!) differences. I tried explaining to someone at work yesterday what I’m doing and the lengths I’m going to to get it close to original as I can and he looked at me gone out! Apparently I’m a massive car nerd!! Nobody else would notice, even less would care about such details but you know what? Fuck it! I want it like this! Had a few more bits arrive today, Wing shields, which should clean up nicely.Seals for the windscreen wiper mechanism.Brand new rubberey seals for the chrome door handles. Datsuncog, JeeExEll and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 and some 20 pence coins for the handbrake ...? danthecapriman and They_all_do_that_sir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 and some 20 pence coins for the handbrake ...? Has to be one fitted by law I believe, along with the boiled sweet under the seat. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 and some 20 pence coins for the handbrake ...?I found all that shrapnel in the handbrake mech. No wonder it never worked! I did find a few green shield stamps under the seat when I first got it, along with the original L badge. Didn’t you used to get them with petrol back in the day? Probably before my time though! Shep Shepherd and Christine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Just googled to them to see which petrol they came with as I couldn't remember, I never knew they turned into Argos! danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Just googled to them to see which petrol they came with as I couldn't remember, I never knew they turned into Argos!I never knew that either.It says they ceased in 1991 so they were used longer than I thought. I was 7 in 91 so I still wouldn’t have taken any notice of them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Bloody child I remember my dad collecting them, I think he got a set of glasses or something eventually. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleRich Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I'd be interested to see how good the brake lines you've ordered are. Up to now I've made them from scratch which is quite time consuming. Originally the brake lines were steel and green in colour. It's not so easy to get anymore and is quite hard to work with. I fit copper lines to customers cars, but am tempted to try the green stuff on the Coupe if I can find some. danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Has to be one fitted by law I believe, along with the boiled sweet under the seat. Boiled sweets?It's a Capri not a Cortina.Thongs and empty Durex wrappers. GrumpiusMaximus, Joloke, Skizzer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Thongs are hung over the mirror as trophies aren't they? danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Depends if you are single or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Apparently I’m a massive car nerd!! You say that like it's a bad thing! danthecapriman, egg and Low Horatio gearbox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Depends if you are single or not.Dan is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 He won't be for long with this clunge magnet eddyramrod and adw1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 He won't be for long with this clunge magnetYeah rite!The cars gorgeous but the rancid swamp donkey driving it is the killer! Had some time this afternoon so decided to do something Capri related. So when I start putting all this new and shiny shit back into the car I’ll be needing the bonnet open won’t I? So this afternoon since I got in from work I’ve started reconditioning an important component for doing this without damaging the bonnet or my head (any more!).The bonnet prop.My original one was in decent condition, just had a tiny patch or two of surface rust and some dirt and old paint. I’ve wire brushed it down, rubbed it down with 120 grit wet & dry and degreased it. Much better, but there’s still a couple of tiny bits of rust left the wet & dry can’t touch so I’ve smeared some Bilt Hamber Deox gel rust remover all over the prop. I’ll give it an hour to soak then wipe it all off and wash it down. Should be good for paint then.A coat of acid etch primer and some satin black should see it looking nice. Then I’ll reassemble it with its new rubber grommet and retaining clip. Not terribly exciting is it but it’s something and it will make a difference, plus I need it in place to do other things like reinstalling the servo and master cylinder ready to bend up the new brake pipes and fit them in the engine bay.I’ll try to find some little pop rivets this evening too so I can fix the VIN plate and data plate back onto the slam panel.I might drag the heater box down to the shed too and take that apart in an evening. Clean it up, test the fan and install the new seals and heater matrix. Then that’ll be another big part ready to go back into the car. Joloke, JeeExEll, Low Horatio gearbox and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 You need to do video clips of this, and shout 'wayhay' a lot, get extremely hyper, and do lots of air guitar, and generally dance around as if your pants are fully ablaze LOL Christine and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 You need to do video clips of this, and shout 'wayhay' a lot, get extremely hyper, and do lots of air guitar, and generally dance around as if your pants are fully ablaze LOLNo. No I do not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VicN Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Take the bonnet off and store it carefully. It will make things a lot easier. DeeJay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Take the bonnet off and store it carefully.It will make things a lot easier.About 10 years ago or so, when this car was in its bronze phase, I stupidly tried to alter the deeply irritating to me panel gap between bonnet and wing. I was on my own and tried doing it regardless. I slackened off the hinge nuts to pull the bonnet across sideways a bit but as soon as I slackened them the bonnet slid backwards and hit the scuttle panel chipping off paint all along the edge! What a dumb ass!! Stupid thing to even attempt on your own really but I was impatient and not thinking and the bonnet on these weighs a ton. I don’t really want to disturb any of the panels now tbh. They’re all really well aligned and the paints still new and soft and I’d hate to let anything happen to it. I don’t think I could store the bonnet anywhere either.The engine and box are already in so that’s the worst of it done, most of the rest is smaller items, wiring, pipes etc so I’ll just have to be very careful what I’m doing. I’ve been trying to think back about how the brake pipes etc looked and where they ran before this started... I can’t remember!! There might have to be a degree of make it up as you go along or wing it about this rebuild! Anyway, bonnet prop is now finished. Last coat of black has just gone on so should be dry by morning. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VicN Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Sorry, I haven't been paying attention. If the engine and box are in then no need to remove bonnet (except to prevent cuts on scalp!). danthecapriman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Was going to get this out onto the driveway today and start doing something but it’s been spitting and threatening to rain so I left it. Instead I found the heater box and started on that.Similar story here as a lot of the other bits on this car, it’s a mk1 unit and not the same as later cars.It’s a U.K. built Smiths unit, none of that kraut tosh here! Of course this also means there’s fuck all available to rebuild it with so I’ll see what happens with this... This is the built up heater box as it came out of the car two and a bit years ago.a quality British item!Straight away one thing that’s wrong is the shorter control cable was broken. It should have a little coil at both ends to attach to the heater flap arm and heater control switch on the dash. Mines lost one end so I’ll need to replace or repair that. It works ok though, I think this has been damaged for some time as the heater has always blown hot only. Reason being the damaged cable controls a flap inside the heater box that shuts off airflow to the matrix - hence hot only! Opening it up is a simple matter of removing shit loads of tiny screws and two clips on the flap hinges. Then the whole end of the box lifts off revealing the flaps, and matrix. There was loads of old dry leaves and other shit inside, loads of disinterested foam from the insulation material too. Ive emptied it all out and brushed the dust away and everything looks fine bar a bit of surface rust inside the matrix compartment. There was also a huge disgusting spider living inside! I hate spiders so I left it outside for him to run off on his own!I’ve rubbed the rust down and painted it with rust converter, once dry I’ll give it a blast of black paint. Now onto the matrix itself. Pulling out of the box and it’s a bit grubby but in surprisingly good condition. I’ve brushed the dust off it and removed the original foam and polystyrene insulation and it is in good nik. It’s also tiny compared to the new one. I’ve trial fitted the new one (all metal British made!) and it does fit in the space available. The out and in pipes are in the same place but the radiator is quite a bit bigger, almost filling the matrix compartment.The pipes do foul the heater box as they’re a slightly different shape but that just requires me to open out the holes on the box a bit more which should be fine. The new one comes with a strip of self adhesive foam insulation to wrap around it before sliding it into position and closing the box up so I’m 99% sure it’ll work perfectly fine. It is also listed as suitable for all Capri’s regardless of which year. Maybe the original small matrix were found to be a bit shit so were enlarged on later cars and replacement parts? I’ll try it and see I suppose.Worse comes to worse I’ll clean, backflush and reuse to original matrix if I have to. Maybe even fill it with cheap coke overnight to dislodge any shit inside. Lucky that it’s in good nik really.I’ve got new foam seals ready to fit to the box too and I’ll give the outside of the box a coat of black paint too to freshen it up, you won’t see it under the dash but still. JeeExEll, coalnotdole, eddyramrod and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I hope you refitted the spider? Or is it just Land Rovers you have to do that? danthecapriman, Slartibartfast, GrumpiusMaximus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Insides had a quick blow over with some black paint. Looks much nicer now. I’ve offered up the new big matrix and it will definitely fit and work so I’ve opened out the in/out tube holes in the box to fit the slightly different positions of the new matrix. Slide the matrix in and it fits very well.Only issue is that it’s a bit of a loose fit being narrower than the original. Here’s the new one about to go into place. I’ve wrapped it with the self adhesive foam insulation that came with it. It’s better but would still rattle around so I’ve found some more self adhesive foam that’s thicker and denser which seems perfect.I might still need to use one of the original polystyrene spacers on this but it’s worked well so far. Here’s the inside of the matrix housing with the extra foam pads in place.Once it’s screwed back together I’ll use a bit of the leftover black gloss engine enamel I had from painting the engine.All I’ll need to do now is find a replacement short control cable. johngarty, JeeExEll, Christine and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 shirley if the matrix is shorterer the the cold air can just bypass it? oh and rinse the new matrix as there mey be a mist of oil to stop storage corrosion which WILL smell when you use the heater- ask me how i know danthecapriman and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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