twosmoke300 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 That 399 respray place doesn't look to bad a job to me 😄 tooSavvy and 4wheeledstool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 No work at all was done on this at the weekend, I figured that good driving weather would have been wasted if I'd spent the weekend in the lock up. Did some miles in it instead. Fitted the rear mud flaps this afternoon Should get the fronts done on Saturday. (Unless the weather's nice again!) Uncle Jimmy, Jim Bell, Shep Shepherd and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Fantastic to see this finished and on the road, you must be so proud of your achievement. When out and about in it, are you being extra cautious or mindful of other road users? purplebargeken and brickwall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Fantastic to see this finished and on the road, you must be so proud of your achievement. When out and about in it, are you being extra cautious or mindful of other road users?Cheers! Other than dodging cow/horse shit, puddles and pot holes, I don't behave any differently behind the wheel of this than my other cars. I do tend to be more careful than I used to be nowadays, after losing my black Polo a few years ago due to a third party not looking before pulling out on me. Banger Kenny and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 3, 2016 Author Share Posted September 3, 2016 Thanks to an incredibly wet day, the front flaps are now on - Not a lot to do with this other than driving it now. (Until I find some fabric to re cover the seats with ) Uncle Jimmy, Shep Shepherd, Jim Bell and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 I've been lucky with new parts again! This time it was a new pair of early style mirrors. This car only came with one on the drivers side, this obviously makes some manoeuvres guesswork. The mirror that was on the car when bought was from a later car too. The triangular thing is a new piece to replace the blank one on the car for passenger side mirror attachment. Dick Longbridge, Cavcraft, DeeJay and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Just caught up. Absolutely outstanding effort. A* out of 10. DeeJay, eddyramrod and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Good find on the mirrors. My Capri being a peasant spec model only came with the one mirror but I've put one on the passenger side since. Definitely worth doing IMHO even if it is at the expense of originality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Good find on the mirrors. My Capri being a peasant spec model only came with the one mirror but I've put one on the passenger side since. Definitely worth doing IMHO even if it is at the expense of originality.Cars that only came with one door mirror would almost invariably have the passenger side mirror available as a factory fitted optional extra, so it doesn't really affect the originality. The extra mirror COULD have been original, even though it isn't!Emma the grey grille Sierra "should" only have one. Who knows if the second one was fitted at the factory or not? It was an option in the brochure. 4wheeledstool and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Just caught up. Absolutely outstanding effort. A* out of 10. Thanks very muchly!Good find on the mirrors. My Capri being a peasant spec model only came with the one mirror but I've put one on the passenger side since. Definitely worth doing IMHO even if it is at the expense of originality. The quadrant I have for the passenger side mirror is for a coupe, and therefore won't fit. Looks like it'll be sporting just the one mirror until I can locate the correct part. At least the one mirror is now the correct one! Passed a bit of a milestone in it earlier - adw1977, Eddie Honda, purplebargeken and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 The correct quadrant arrived today. (the one on the left) Just need to find a bit of time to get it fitted, and the manoeuvring guesswork is a thing of the past! cort1977, Rusty_Rocket, johngarty and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 This is where this thread got to! I caught that you'd got it MoT'd (no great surprise there, given the work done) but not been able to find the thread since. Excellent to see you still tinkering away on little bits and bobs and keep us all up to date with shiny blue Vauxhall pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Just caught up. Absolutely outstanding effort. A* out of 10. OI! we're autoshite- here we do it oldskool A+ out of 10 4wheeledstool 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Fantastic job. It was nice before, it's bloody perfect now. Well done 4WS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 This is where this thread got to! I caught that you'd got it MoT'd (no great surprise there, given the work done) but not been able to find the thread since. Excellent to see you still tinkering away on little bits and bobs and keep us all up to date with shiny blue Vauxhall pics. Cheers! Not a lot of jobs to do on this now (until seat fabric is found) but I'll continue to share any odds and ends as they are done. Fantastic job. It was nice before, it's bloody perfect now. Well done 4WS. Many thanks! It's by no means perfect, but it is a lot better to look at now, than at this time last year! Hopefully it'll last well too. Grabbed an hour on this today, and got the passenger side mirror + new quadrant fitted. Banger Kenny, Dick Longbridge, outlaw118 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Those mirrors are epic. When did they change to the bigger ones, was it '78? I remember Vauxhall fitted a batch to the Nova Swing for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Those mirrors are epic. When did they change to the bigger ones, was it '78? I remember Vauxhall fitted a batch to the Nova Swing for some reason... I think it was early in '77, there may also have been both types fitted for a time. (?) I've seen them on early Chevette HS/HSRs, but wasn't aware they'd been fitted to Novas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Sorry, I meant the bigger ones that replaced 'em were fitted to the Nova Swing (but no other Novas). You're right, the smaller ones were fitted to the hot Chevettes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 GM must have had a stash of them left over from end of line shove-its, I remember the Swing well, most only had a driver side mirror, the pax was an option, and bizarrely it had SR wheels painted silver. A total oddbod parts bin special, with a brown interior Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Done 500 odd miles in it to date, driving it always puts a smile on my face! It's back in the lock up now, so hopefully I'll get the last bits of flatting and polishing done at some point. Skizzer, anonymous user, CGSB and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted October 14, 2016 Author Share Posted October 14, 2016 Not had time to do anything on this yet, but still been getting it out occasionally. Probably won't be long until the roads get salty now. It'll keep until it's off the road over the Winter I'm sure. danthecapriman, Skizzer and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthecapriman Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 I would keep it stored away until spring, it's too nice to let the salt and foul weather ruin. I'll probably be doing the same with my old stuff as soon as the first salt is spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Any news on this motor? It's been a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 Got this out for a drive this afternoon After I put the car away, I saw the gritter trucks out on my way home, so this could well have been my last ride out for a while. Banger Kenny, agw9262, Skizzer and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agw9262 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Got this out for a drive this afternoon After I put the car away, I saw the gritter trucks out on my way home, so this could well have been my last ride out for a while. Looks fantastic, even with that invalid chariot colour but I understand your low spirits, had to garage/off-road the Calibra last month. Winter has hit us here in Sweden already, mine is not restored to your standard so I definitely don't want the winter weather taking its toll! Look on the bright side, plenty of late spring and summer months trekking in it. Just keep it safe - saw on FB today that a Morris Minor had been swiped - seems the classics are the target these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Just caught up after my self-enforced exile, and echo everything that's been previously said; a splendid job done, and i don't blame you at all for locking her away for hibernation..... my Capri is still sound asleep from Autumn 2015! Give yourself a pat on the back Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4wheeledstool Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Just caught up after my self-enforced exile, and echo everything that's been previously said; a splendid job done, and i don't blame you at all for locking her away for hibernation..... my Capri is still sound asleep from Autumn 2015! Give yourself a pat on the back Sir.Many thanks Mr. Outlaw! Finally got round to running this up for an hour or so recently. Gave it a quick clean too (where does all the dirt come from when you're not driving it?)Really looking forward to the Spring so I can get out and about in it again! Essex V6, Banger Kenny, Rusty_Rocket and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, lovely :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I've just spent a couple of hours reading this; great thread, lovely car Can remember a 2 door Ascona in the same colour here owned by a father and son from late 70s to mid 90s around here; always loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 hope its been valued and insured appropriately Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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