making my capri coupe

[boris]

started this project and hope it turns out and the capri i parted out had no papers and i saved it from the scrap pile

[mercrs]

that thing looks good.

[RedHornet]

You put the Mercury front end back on? If so, :highfive:

[boris]

You put the Mercury front end back on? If so, :highfive:

i striped the 86 RS then scraped the 89 coupe euro front and rear side glass etc and built me a 86 RS coupe ' quarters next then turbo etc

[supergordo]

That should look cool. Are you going to graft the body lines from the rear quarters onto the coupe? That would be pretty sweet!

[83_crimsoncat]

thats going to look cool

[85 GT Kid]

Wow looks good. I saw this thread and im like they're gonna be *&^$ed lol. Does the rear bumper bolt up fine and have no clearance issues with the trunk lid? I wanna do a capri vert so this is cool to see.

Ok before anyone says get a ACS vert i think the top and trunk lid of them are ugly and i dont like not having a back seat (even though they are almost useless ).

[negusm]

How is the trunk lid ugly? Its the same as the normal vert/notch?

-Mike

[85 GT Kid]

They're deeper and the thing for the top . O and just about all of them were autos.

[85 GT Kid]

Hmmmmm maybe they're not different but they dont look right and I dont know why. Also no front air dams.

[negusm]

Hmmmmm maybe they're not different but they dont look right and I dont know why. Also no front air dams.

They're not different. It's just the toneau coverpanel yu're looking at I think.

The 85-86 ones could have the optional ground effects with air dam.

Most were automatics which is true since they were not slated for the performance car crowd.

-Mike

[rcoupe93]

looks like a great project. have fun with the quarter panels and take your time with them so you dont warp them. final product will be awesome

[85 GT Kid]

They're not different. It's just the toneau coverpanel yu're looking at I think.

The 85-86 ones could have the optional ground effects with air dam.

Most were automatics which is true since they were not slated for the performance car crowd.

-Mike

Ok they just always looked bigger. Its just the that the top is ugly, most were autos and the back seat thing that I dotn like which is why I want to do my own. Basically make it look like an RS (wouldnt use an RS) but i'll have an ASC front airdam made and RS moldings made.

[negusm]

The top is a Mercedes inspired top. Far from ugly. ASC owners will tell you the car gets mad attention with the top up vs with the top down.

Good luck getting an asc air dam made affordably. You may as well just buy one. For the materials and time involved they are worth it.

As to the idea of using up Capri parts to convert a Mustang over or make a Capri "coupe", I'm starting to not be a big fan of that idea.

-Mike

[85 GT Kid]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I think those tops are ugly which is why I want to do a regular vert. As for the air dam I'll think of something because those ASC airdams are $$$ so either way i'll spend money.

[~FrankenStang~]

The top is a Mercedes inspired top. Far from ugly. ASC owners will tell you the car gets mad attention with the top up vs with the top down.

Good luck getting an asc air dam made affordably. You may as well just buy one. For the materials and time involved they are worth it.

As to the idea of using up Capri parts to convert a Mustang over or make a Capri "coupe", I'm starting to not be a big fan of that idea.

-Mike

X1000. I've been having a hell of a time finding parts for my Capri.

[boris]

X1000. I've been having a hell of a time finding parts for my Capri.

me to but it was me or the crusher as the old owner was not giving up the papers and the trunks look shorter on the 87 up stangs as the tail lights stick out more i only noticed this the other day when i had a 84 and a 87 parked beside each other

[aidanfancystang]

hey I am doing the same thing here with my 84 coupe and spare parts from my 85 rs project. I started a thread in the bs section and thought I was going to be linched!!

it did not go over well in there so try not to bring it up in other parts of the forum.

good luck with yours.

[Wrightness]

BTW when I wrecked the '82 Beater I was able to scrounge a set of 'stang front fenders and a lh door for the Capri. Not purdy by any means, but at least I was legal. Best of luck and enjoy the pics with lots of tools and misc parts laying around. Reminds me of home...

[evlgt85]

We're just not going to deal with these cars on this site anymore. Here's why: http://foureyedpride.com/content/view/43/49/

Just as we don't support making Capris into Mustang impostors, we must also not support turning Mustangs into pretend Capris, and as we do not support putting later Fox "aero" bumper covers onto Fox Capris or early Fox Mustangs, we cannot support the reverse. To do so would be hypocrisy. This is exactly the same principle as someone taking any of the early Foxes and trying to make an aero clone.

All Foxes are entitled to keep their identities intact, we do not wish to claim any sort of superiority or special treatment for the early cars.

This also appears to be a COMPLETE Capri being used in this case. When parting a car out on this site, claims of no paperwork, whether true or not, cannot be proven and aren't accepted as reason for part-out, which is what is happening/has happened to this car.

Capris and their parts are hard enough to find, this site wants no part of further encouraging people to use Capris as parts bins for their Mustangs. Sorry. This project just isn't something we can display in good conscience. And, if we did, those who enjoy their roles as critics of the site would love to point out the double-standards shown by this sort of thing being accepted when the same thing, done in reverse, is not.

As has been said many times before, this site is different, it tries to stand for something, it tries to take an active role with these cars, and it's not capable of keeping everyone happy. We're sorry that people get upset by this, but we do try to be straightforward on what this site is about.