Seen Better Days
These pictures were taken a few years ago after the Hooper Consul Capri had been sitting in the garage for a few years gathering dust… This slideshow requires...
The first MOT certificate for 9 years!
Well I took the Capri for it’s MOT after doing most of the work I thought it needed… I’m certainly out of touch with these old cars as the failure sheet through up a few surprises. About a year ago, I’d stripped down the brakes and cleaned them all and thought they were all fine but they failed in almost every way possible! So I decided to bite the bullet and just replace the lot. I got some new brake calipers...
MOT day getting closer…
Well I finally got round to doing a bit more work on the Consul Capri today. Initially I was going to fit the last remaining bumper bolt that I picked up from the nut and bolts store a few weeks ago. After reversing the car out of the garage and getting all the tools ready, I discovered that the bracket that the bolt actually attaches to isn’t there any more! I must have removed it when cleaning up the underside and never...
Pictures coming soon
I’ll get round to adding some pictures soon. They’ll be following the story of the car so the first pictures will be when I first took delivery of the Capri with further pictures being added as the story unfolds.
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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