'83 Widebody Capri

[conmech]

Awesome!!!!!

[onetrackrider]

Congrats on the buy, that's definatly a unique Capri..

[WideRS]

Thank you, I'm sure I will have plenty of questions in the near future. For now the car does run, drive and stop but needs a thorough top to bottom, front to back going over. I'll post some updated pictures this weekend.

[Travis T]

Awesome that it was bought and we get to follow along with it here. You'll find this site to be very helpful.

[STANGMAN116]

Congrats!!!! awesome buy wish it was closer!!! cant wait to see more

[83gtstang]

I love it. Michigan, no wonder it's rusting. Glad you saved it.

[Bryan Knebworth]

Thank you, I'm sure I will have plenty of questions in the near future. For now the car does run, drive and stop but needs a thorough top to bottom, front to back going over. I'll post some updated pictures this weekend.

Whatever you do, don't rip it apart then try to sell. You'll thank us later

[WideRS]

Whatever you do, don't rip it apart then try to sell. You'll thank us later

LOL, No worries on that.
Cleaned it up a little bit today to see what I'm starting with. The worst rust on this car is the rear hatch and the surface rust where the fiberglass flares were joined to the quarter panels. Under the hood, floor pans and doors are in excellent condition.

[WideRS]

Couple more

[WideRS]

Last ones for now.

[xxtrpr]

Very nice i was interested also let me know if you sell it.

[STANGMAN116]

Wow!! Cleaned up amazing!!!
Can u post pic of door tag and buck tag?????

[plumkrazy]

very Cool looking car with lots of ASC parts to finish the look. Hoping to see it this summer sometime.

[WideRS]

Quick update, the as bought tires dated 1986, were severely dry rotted with flat spots and were hard as cement were replaced with BFG G-Force Sport Comp-2's, front 225/55ZR/16 rear 245/50ZR/16, the wheels are made in England 8JX16 Compomotive 3-piece, Changed engine oil and filter, replaced coolant, ordered all new rotors/drums hardware and pads/shoes, rear end gear oil/friction modifier and gasket, 50wt oil for the NWC T5 and complete tune up parts which will be installed throughout this week, The front end is tight.

Since it is plated and insured I couldn't resist the urge to take it for a short blast yesterday, and it is a blast to drive :-) when I returned I found 1 of the freeze plugs is seeping coolant so I will replace all of those as well.

The current plan for the car is to address the rust/paint issues, this is not going to turn into a resto or project as I want to drive this car this summer.
Going to use body filler to re fair the rear flares since the bonding seams are cracked and address the rust on the top edge of them, repair small dent in hood and roof, cut and weld new metal lip on the hatch then...............................friend with a paint booth is going to plastip the car in black with an added glossifier.

I know it's not the proper way to do this car, but for now it will stabilize the body issues and I think it would look sinister in a satin black....unless you guys talk me out of it and convince me to drive it this summer with the body in it's current condition which is not too bad, at dusk from 20ft away..

[WideRS]

Also there is no door sticker and I was unable to locate the buck tag.

[STANGMAN116]

I would drive as is!!!

[WideRS]

I would drive as is!!!

With rust and all? thankfully the windows are tinted...LOL

I also need a fuel filler door if anyone out there has one for sale.

[hcmclean]

VERY COOL

[Woody86vertible]

Great looking car. That will be fun to drive this summer. Where are you located in Michigan? I live in the Hillsdale area.

Thanks,
Jeff

[WideRS]

Great looking car. That will be fun to drive this summer. Where are you located in Michigan? I live in the Hillsdale area.

Thanks,
Jeff

I'm in New Baltimore.

[Mustang-junky]

Quick update, the as bought tires dated 1986, were severely dry rotted with flat spots and were hard as cement were replaced with BFG G-Force Sport Comp-2's, front 225/55ZR/16 rear 245/50ZR/16, the wheels are made in England 8JX16 Compomotive 3-piece, Changed engine oil and filter, replaced coolant, ordered all new rotors/drums hardware and pads/shoes, rear end gear oil/friction modifier and gasket, 50wt oil for the NWC T5 and complete tune up parts which will be installed throughout this week, The front end is tight.

Since it is plated and insured I couldn't resist the urge to take it for a short blast yesterday, and it is a blast to drive :-) when I returned I found 1 of the freeze plugs is seeping coolant so I will replace all of those as well.

The current plan for the car is to address the rust/paint issues, this is not going to turn into a resto or project as I want to drive this car this summer.
Going to use body filler to re fair the rear flares since the bonding seams are cracked and address the rust on the top edge of them, repair small dent in hood and roof, cut and weld new metal lip on the hatch then...............................friend with a paint booth is going to plastip the car in black with an added glossifier.

I know it's not the proper way to do this car, but for now it will stabilize the body issues and I think it would look sinister in a satin black....unless you guys talk me out of it and convince me to drive it this summer with the body in it's current condition which is not too bad, at dusk from 20ft away..

Sounds like a good plan. You might as well make it presentable to drive for the summer then tear it down and fix it better over the winter. I bought a Plastidip kit, the sprayer, dip, accessories, and so on a few years ago. Never used it though.

Jess

[83gtstang]

You need to kill the rust. Use a rust converter then maybe skip the dipping. Will continue to rust even if coated unless it's stopped. Then drive the wheels off it. Enjoy and leave as is. It's ready to drive I can see that it's happy! This one is a time capsule... don't touch it...will lose it's soul. LOL


http://m.homedepot.com/p/Corroseal-R...-202960538-_-N

[wraithracing]

The current plan for the car is to address the rust/paint issues, this is not going to turn into a resto or project as I want to drive this car this summer.
Going to use body filler to re fair the rear flares since the bonding seams are cracked and address the rust on the top edge of them, repair small dent in hood and roof, cut and weld new metal lip on the hatch then...............................friend with a paint booth is going to plastip the car in black with an added glossifier.

I know it's not the proper way to do this car, but for now it will stabilize the body issues and I think it would look sinister in a satin black....unless you guys talk me out of it and convince me to drive it this summer with the body in it's current condition which is not too bad, at dusk from 20ft away..

Great to hear you are getting this back on the road and as quickly as possible. As stated above you need to address the rust ASAP. I recommend Eastwood Rust Encapsulator as it is an excellent product, inexpensive, and easy to use. Once the rust has been neutralized I would turn my attention to the body flair cosmetics. Personally I would make sure that any cracks or separation of the flares from the body are addressed. I would do this with a quality Structural Urethane Adhesive. 3m, Duramix, Lord Fusor, and others all make this type of product. No it's not cheap but this is the type of stuff that bonds the Corvette bodies from the factory these days and it works really well. You can do most of your finish detail work with the product before it cures and then only use body filler as needed for the final touches. Bottom line is body filler has little to no structural strength and your cracks will just reappear. Better to fix it right now and not have to deal with it later. Feel free to PM me if you want/need more information.

As for the plastic dip . . . I think they can be cool and I have considered it for a couple of my Foxes while I get them finished, but are not ready for paint just yet. I personally am not a Red car fan, well at least not a bright red kind of guy. Personally the blacked out plastic dip is over done for me, but I am sure the car would look fine in black. Personally since it doesn't really cost much more if any in some cases, why not go with a color to jazz it up. If you aren't familiar with this site then you should check it out. https://www.dipyourcar.com/?gclid=Cj...kY7RoCXzTw_wcB

Good Luck!

Trey

[xxtrpr]

I am now the proud owner of this widebody
Thank you Lee

[conmech]

Congratulations. Pics are needed. ..