82 Capri saved from the crusher, 27k miles, a few pics *DUW*

**lxcoupe86** · 03-25-2008, 02:13 PM

Hey guys, my brother and I were just walking through the local junkyard up here , a small mom 'n pop place, and we were asking the owner if they had any Mustangs around. Low and behold, he was like, yea I got this old "Capri car" on the other side of the yard.

So we check it out, and damn if this thing isn't pretty straight! I look at the interior and think, man it's pretty nice. Dirty, but nice. The odometer says 27k, and I think it's correct. It hasn't been registered since 2003. The windows were left rolled down for 5 years, ouch!

We gave the guy $500 bux and towed it home and started cleaning. A battery and some new tires are all she needed to get her running! And she runs great! Even came with a full tank of gas LOL.

So far we've only gotten the suspension back together, the 10-holes on, and the interior steam cleaned and detailed. Plans for the car are a roller motor, carb, intake, T5, turbocoupe 8.8, and 87-93 brakes. Just a driver!

The yard had sold the passenger side spindle a few years back:

There was peet moss all over the car!

More moss ewww:

Lots of muck everywhere:

All washed up:

With the 10 holes on it:

My brother disassembling the interior for steam cleaning:

The odometer:

The carpet was pretty dirty...

The floors look great:

My brother steam cleaning the carpets:

The interior back in the car ready for a drive:

This weekend we're going to be installing 03 Cobra a-arms, 87-93 V8 spindles, 73mm calipers, SVO master cylinder, and a turbocoupe rearend. I'll post back up when the work has been completed.

**1ugly85** · 03-25-2008, 02:38 PM

Nice save man! Makes me wonder why it was there at all, because that thing looks solid. what engine?

**SchoolBoy** · 03-25-2008, 03:22 PM

I agree, that thing is sweet! I like the color combo as well. But what motor is in the it? Whatever motor it has it came with A/C....

**SeanPon** · 03-25-2008, 03:45 PM

By the way that's me doing all the hard work and scrubbing while bro takes pictures. I can't believe how well that thing turned out it's simply beautiful. A little simple green and some hard work goes a long way.

**85vert** · 03-25-2008, 03:54 PM

That is a great job!

**lxcoupe86** · 03-25-2008, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by 1ugly85

Nice save man! Makes me wonder why it was there at all, because that thing looks solid. what engine?

It has the 2.3 and 4spd (n/a).

**Muscleford** · 03-25-2008, 04:26 PM

You did and awesome job cleaning it up. I would never have thought it would come that good.

**negusm** · 03-25-2008, 04:49 PM

Good grief. What an awesome snag!

Such a beautiful car to just be crushed! What a shame that would have been.

Again, KUDOS!

-Mike

**evlgt85** · 03-25-2008, 05:31 PM

Holy cow, what a transformation just from a good clean up! I'm actually really enjoying seeing the 'less popular' colors from the era showing up. Love that interior.

Nice to see another family combo around here. We seem to have a lot of that.

**83rsturbo** · 03-25-2008, 06:13 PM

boy that interior came out nice. wish mine looked that good. nice save no great save

**yodaddyz82gt** · 03-25-2008, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by lxcoupe86

Hey guys, my brother and I were just walking through the local junkyard up here , a small mom 'n pop place, and we were asking the owner if they had any Mustangs around. Low and behold, he was like, yea I got this old "Capri car" on the other side of the yard.

So we check it out, and damn if this thing isn't pretty straight! I look at the interior and think, man it's pretty nice. Dirty, but nice. The odometer says 27k, and I think it's correct. It hasn't been registered since 2003. The windows were left rolled down for 5 years, ouch!

We gave the guy $500 bux and towed it home and started cleaning. A battery and some new tires are all she needed to get her running! And she runs great! Even came with a full tank of gas LOL.

So far we've only gotten the suspension back together, the 10-holes on, and the interior steam cleaned and detailed. Plans for the car are a roller motor, carb, intake, T5, turbocoupe 8.8, and 87-93 brakes. Just a driver!

The yard had sold the passenger side spindle a few years back:

There was peet moss all over the car!

More moss ewww:

Lots of muck everywhere:

All washed up:

With the 10 holes on it:

My brother disassembling the interior for steam cleaning:

The odometer:

The carpet was pretty dirty...

The floors look great:

My brother steam cleaning the carpets:

The interior back in the car ready for a drive:

This weekend we're going to be installing 03 Cobra a-arms, 87-93 V8 spindles, 73mm calipers, SVO master cylinder, and a turbocoupe rearend. I'll post back up when the work has been completed.

very nice find!!!i will be doing the 87-93 spindles with svo brakes on mine soon, and i was wondering why you have decided to go with 03 cobra A-arms?should i do the same with my 82? i just want to run th 11" brakes and some 15"turbines. much later down the road i want to run sn95 stuff w/ some 245s thanks!

**negusm** · 03-25-2008, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by evlgt85

I'm actually really enjoying seeing the 'less popular' colors from the era showing up.

Yeah, no kidding. That car is awesome. Definitely something you will NEVER see a duplicate of. Everybody wants triple black cars or something boring.

-Mike

**fredzilla** · 03-25-2008, 09:15 PM

WOW you guy's did great on that deal.. That thing cleaned up real nice too.

**86REDGT** · 03-25-2008, 10:04 PM

nice save +1 to both of you

**JamesD** · 03-26-2008, 12:49 AM

EXCELLENT JOB!!! It is cool to get a find like that!

James

**Red84GT** · 03-26-2008, 03:10 AM

thats probably one of the best detail jobs i've seen, a friend of mine has an 82 capri just like that one, slightly different interior though.

**lxcoupe86** · 03-26-2008, 05:30 AM

Thanks so much for the response guys! I'll have to get my brother in here to read the comments, he'll be stoked.

very nice find!!!i will be doing the 87-93 spindles with svo brakes on mine soon, and i was wondering why you have decided to go with 03 cobra A-arms?should i do the same with my 82? i just want to run th 11" brakes and some 15"turbines. much later down the road i want to run sn95 stuff w/ some 245s thanks!

The SN95 a-arms will give the car a wider track in the front, which will be a better match to the turbocoupe rear end that is going in the car (3/4" wider per side). Additionally, the fresh bushings and balljoints are a plus, and we had them laying around from a previous project.

**86 GT Vert** · 03-26-2008, 05:56 AM

Awesome!

**93-331-29PSI** · 03-26-2008, 07:12 AM

That is an exceptional cleanup!!! Great save, I have always liked that color combo.

**R825OH** · 03-26-2008, 01:46 PM

Good job you guys ROCK!!

**SeanPon** · 03-26-2008, 02:50 PM

Thank you all for the kind words. I really put a lot into making this thing come out perfect and it's nice to hear the praise.

**evlgt85** · 03-26-2008, 03:30 PM

Any time you're in the Phoenix area and have a compulsive urge to clean some Foxes, we've a few sitting around here you can do ANY time you want. ;D

**75coug** · 03-27-2008, 09:41 AM

I'm a little late to the party, but I must chime in with a repeated theme: Awesome save! The clean-up is absolutely remarkable? How many hours did you and your brother invest?

Oh, and thanks for the great photos as well.

**Blainer** · 03-27-2008, 11:23 AM

Thats just insane!!!....Great save!

**Greg D** · 03-27-2008, 11:38 AM

WOW!

That cleaned up great! Nice find! Good for you for saving it!

82 Capri saved from the crusher, 27k miles, a few pics DUW

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