MK1 3000GT CAPRI epic restoration

[Andys auto body]

[Andys auto body]

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Our latest epic resto is this rare 3000GT MK1 Capri, it arrived partially dismantled and first impressions are that the car is full of filler and hiding some dodgy repairs.



With the car fully dismantled the extent of the dubious repairs is becoming apparent.The roof is over an inch deep in filler ( that is a twenty pence piece standing on its edge you can see centre of the pic)







With the shell back from blasting the full extent of the corrosion and bad repairs are now visible and there is not a single panel that has'nt got corrosion eating away at it somewhere.
Most of the panel from the roof to the chassis rails is going to need replacing.

[kas750]

ffs.

[Gordy]

Was this an Isopon reps car

[Lee R]

I've seen nothing like it before Why the hell would you need to do that!!!!!

[wetandwindy2]

they must have used a years supply of filler on the roof alone crikey

[13sport]

Holy shit that's some big slab of mutty! Was that a sunroof weld up gone wrong?

[south west restorations]

some work to do there for sure.
metal about filler on the roof there.

[bortaf]

**** me
That is the biggest lump of filler i ever saw no newspapers in the sills ?

[Andys auto body]

News papers in the sills along with rubber gloves and a whole load of fibreglass.

[Hoonabator]

Unbelievable!!!

[kiwi rs]

little bit top heavy. lol

[HarrierTony]

No wonder it had a 3 ltr engine to pull all that crap around

[Andys auto body]

The task of removing all the rusty panels in now well under way and new rust free reclaimed roof is on the way along with the rear inner and outer scuttle, a very large list of panels has been placed with Expressed steel panels but due to thier work load it may be a while before we see any panels. In the mean time there's still plenty to do.

[south west restorations]

ah thought a was bad doing the one a have in.
but thats is more worse.
will sure be strong and clean car once ur done m8.
keep up the good work.