Making contact again
A few months went past and I had pretty much forgotten about the Consul Capri when I received a phone call from the previously so polite owners. It turned out that they had reconsidered selling the Hooper, and to me too. I went round there the next day to find the Capri sitting in the driveway, out of the garage for the first time in many years. I must say that I didn’t really look over the car too much as I knew it was a wreck...
Fitted the new brake pads
Well I can cross one of the jobs off the list. I got hold of some new brake pads last week. This was a little easier for my Capri as years ago, I fitted some Brake calipers from a MkII Escort as the original Consul Capri ones had seized up solid. The fit was absolutely perfect, they just bolted on. All I had to do was grind off the inner lip from the outer brake pad. I needed to do this as the pad went in too far and caught on the...
Jobs required to get an MOT
As part of the drive to get my Hooper Capri back on the road for Summer 2007, I compiled a list of the jobs I need to complete over the next few months. The list contains all the jobs necessary to get the Consul Capri through the MOT. These jobs include: 1. Getting some front bumper bolts to fix the bumber returns into the side panels. 2. Getting and fitting some new front pads. 3. Fitting a new door catch as the current one...
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