Capri - Australia Day Rally

I usually celebrate Australia Day by attending this event promoted by the Bayside Restorers and had my green 1600 Deluxe ready to go. However, some early morning showers didn’t indicate a great day, weather wise. I was also worried that my wipers may not work but they did their job, even if it was only for a few minutes. At least with overcast skies, the temperature was much cooler than previous years. Arriving at the Ormiston school oval indicated a huge number of cars & it took a little time getting in & directed to a parking spot. I think this would have been one of the biggest I have attended with both ovals full of cars.
There is never any shortage of variety of vehicles at this event. There were Fords (of all types), Holdens, Cadillacs, GM muscle cars, Austins, Minis, MGs, Sprites, Porsches, Rollers, Indian motorcycles, Jags, Jeeps, Vauxhalls, Bedfords, Fire Engines and even a Capri. The star of the show was a 1903 Grout steam vehicle which came chugging in on its own steam! That makes it 113 years old! It was followed by a huge cloud of steam & at first one thinks the car is on fire. It is a very rare car & worth a Google.
This is always a well organised event with a BBQ breakfast supplied for the cost of a raffle ticket. Unfortunately, we didn’t collect any prizes this year. At about 10.30, cars departed the school to commence one of the four rallies throughout the Redlands district.



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Capri - Badges & Lights

During a bit of a clean up of my spare parts last week, I came across some bits that were in better condition than the ones on the cars. The Capri badge on the back of my white car was slightly damaged & the spare XL badge was much better than the one on the car. So with a bit of black paint dabbed into the grooves & then some polishing with my new Aldi mini grinder/polisher, I had some better badges.



I also found a spare front indicator light. It needed a fair bit of cleaning but it looked a lot better than the one on the car which was starting to yellow where I had glued it some years ago. Again with some careful polishing, it came up pretty well.

Capri - Parts List 1600 Capri

Just a few minor revisions & additions to the list.

 CAPRI 1600 & 1600GT PARTS LIST (revised 1/2016)

Air cleaner (Ramflo)              RF6585
Air filter                                  A232 (Ryco); WA232 (Wesfil)
Antenna-Top Guard Mount   Aeropro AP30
Ball joint boot kit                    Repco TE2
Brake Seals                          Girling 64320874  VP22
Bumper Bar Bolt Kit              BB1011 (Rare Spares-HZ Holden Ute)
Carburettor Rebuild Kit         FD300 (Ford Carb); WE-800X (Weber)
Clutch Kit                              Exedy FMK-6098
Clutch throw out bearing      FKG 6W 15057
Condensor                           GL103 (Lucas)
Disc brake pads                   DB625BS(Bendix); DB525 (Bendix); ZB525S (Zircon)
Distributor cap                     GL278 (Bosch)
Distributor rotor                    GL256 (Bosch)
Distributor (electronic)          Ford 45D-Electronic red rotor (Accuspark-UK)
Engine bearings                    4B1043-STD (ACL)
Extractor gasket                    SP100801
Fan belt                                 11AO785 (Bosch)
Flywheel ring gear                418 (Yesterford)
Front engine oil seal             Repco PR6342
Front wheel bearings            1922/1988 & LM11949/LM11910
Fuel pump                             G448 (Goss); FPM-049 (Fuelmiser)
Fuel pump diaphragm kit      199VC (Goss)
Gasket set – head                 FHS.750 or CH.750; CH750MT (Monotorque, ACL)
Gasket set – bottom              FCS.750 or FH.750  
Gasket set – manifolds          JA503 (Pro-Torque)
Headlight                               1059 (Hella); VG-VH Valiant H4 Halogen; Hillman
                                               Hunter; Torana LH or Lucas 3FRP
Indicator flasher                     Tridon HD12
Ignition coil                            Bosch GT40R
Ignition leads                         TG 4022 (Eagle), Bosch 4044i
Ignition points                        GL19V (Lucas); GF82V (Autolite)
Lower control arms                BJ124(RH), BJ125(LH) (Roadsafe or Protex)
Oil filter                                   AFLE227(Motorcraft); VO32 (Valvoline); Z62 (Ryco); ROF-22 (Repco)
PCV valve                              SS502 (Dufor)
Piston rings                            BR1040.(60) (Grant); C1540.Std
Radiator Cap                         Non Recovery (Tridon CN 1390; CPC 508-13)
                                              Recovery (Tridon CA 1390; CPC 543-13)
Rear brake linings                 E1169 (Zircon)
Rear brake shoes                 SBS1750
Rear engine oil seal              Repco PR7174
Rear shock absorbers          82022 (Munro, Gabriel); 8046 8046 (Pedders);
                                             42149 Hyd-Air; B46-0763 (Bilstein)
Spark plugs                           W6DC(Bosch);BP6ES(NGK); BPR6EIX (NGK Iridium)
Starter solenoid                     SW3, Ingram 9557
Tappet cover gasket             JM478EZ (ACL)
Thermostat                            TT1-192 (Tridon); TT2000-192 (Tridon Super Flow), Gasket TTG4 (Tridon)
Thermostat Housing             WO3 (Kilkenny Castings)); Gasket GK3
Throttle cable                        487 (Alexander-UK)
Tie rod rubber boot               RB518K (Roadsafe)
Tie rod/Ball joint boot kit       TE2 (Repco)
Top Radiator House             05-0108 (Gates); 05-0108 (Mackay)
Transmission-auto filter kit   RTK24 (Ryco)
Water pump                           PWP181 (Protex); WP730 is also listed but may not fit
Water temp sender               TTS023 (Tridon)
Welch plugs                           QHB20 & QHB1058

 

Websites:

Burtons Catalogue (UK) (www.burtonpower.com)

Yesterford (Aust) (www.yesterford.com)
Supercheap (http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/spare-parts/parts-finder.aspx)
Ringwood Auto Parts (www.ringwoodauto.com.au)
Accuspark (electronic ignitions – UK) (www.accuspark.co.uk)
American Autos Catalogue (www.AmericanAutos.com.au)
Pedders Catalogue (www.pedders.com.au)
Procomp Electronics (www.procompelectronics.com)
Crow Cams (www.crowcams.com.au)
Tridon Automotive (http://www.tridon.com.au/databank/documents/CAT058-Automotive-Cap.pdf)
CPC Caps (http://www.cpcauto.com.au/catalogue.aspx)

 

Capri - Correct Radiator Cap

After owning Capris for nearly 15 years, I have only recently discovered that there are 2 types of radiator caps. Yes, some might say I am a slow learner but I have learnt this recently after talking to other Capri owners & trying to solve the mystery as to where the radiator water was going.
Last week, after taking my green Capri for the usual run, I was forced home with a climbing temperature gauge. After the engine cooled down, there was not a great deal of water in the radiator. Where had it gone? All the more serious places revealed no water & again, after discussion with those more in the know, I realised my new radiator cap was not the non-recovery type.
Normal caps  are used with those cars which have a recovery tank attached to the radiator overflow hose. Neither of my cars have a recovery tank so the caps should be the non-recovery type.
Most caps on sale at the usual parts places are the normal recovery type so after an online search, I found the two brands most common in Australia and the two type of caps suitable for the Capri 1600s.
They are:
Tridon: Non recovery CN1390
             Recovery CA1390

CPC: Standard (non recovery) 508-13
         Recovery 543 -13
My new Tridon cap cost $14.95 at Super Cheap but had to be ordered in as there were none in the store.
As you can see in the photos, it is difficult to tell the difference & there are no markings on the top to indicate which type they are.
I hope now that I have solved this problem.

Capri - Capris for Sale

A Happy New Year to all you Capri enthusiasts where ever you might be.
Not much Capri activity at the moment around in this part of the world so these two Capris caught my attention, mainly because of the asking prices.

This really nice fully restored 1970 V8 Capri is presently listed on EBay with the bidding reaching $35,100 after 34 bids. It has still not yet reached the reserve price but has 2 days still to run.



http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-capri-GT-mk1-V6-V8-XY-XW-ESP-FPV-/252225924475?hash=item3ab9d62d7b:g:p34AAOSwhkRWfbs8

The same car is listed on Car Sales for $65,000 so I guess the Ebay auction is falling a bit short of the asking price.

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Ford-Capri-1970/SSE-AD-3481727/?Cr=2

POSTSCRIPT

 5/1/2016 Not sure whether this car sold as the bidding reached $38,800, after 50 bids but did not reach the reserve.

Here is another interesting & great looking fully restored 1969 1600 GT for $35,000 on Gumtree. (sorry, but I couldn't capture the photo)

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/paradise/cars-vans-utes/ford-capri-mk1-1600-4-speed-genuine-gt-restored/1098947111