So my $800 Capri has quickly ate up another $4,000+ BUT you know what? I'd rather be driving this than almost anything that's new out there. It's now received new:
drive axles;
rear calipers, rotors, pads and wheel bearings;
front brake pads;
timing belt and tensioner;
water pump;
cam seals;
crank seal;
tires;
trunk lid struts;
windscreen wipers;
Grey vinyl top goes on tomorrow.
Replaced the badly damaged front bumper and trunk lid. had three small rust areas repaired so needed to have some paint work done as well.
Picked up a good used ignition lock w/ key from fattie, here on the Team. Found the missing western/pbl wheel center caps and pair of sun visors I needed, on eBay. Got the A/C converted over to 34 coolant.
I'm still looking for front indicator lenses and interior door pulls. Also kicking around the idea of replacing the seats w/ some Miata seats (w/ speakers in headrest) I have, that were going to be used on an MGB I recently sold.
Need to figure out why the headlight lift motors are not working and what is up with the intermitant oil pressure gage. Pulled the sending unit and hooked up mechanical test gage and pressure is fine.
That's my update, thanks for reading this far. I'm enjoying reading here... if for no other reason than just knowing I'm not alone w/ one of these cars.