EBAY SCORE...BETTER LOOKS...LESS WEIGHT

Just got back from a trip to Iowa with Dan from work. I thought it was going to be an all day affair, but 2 1/2 hours both ways was pretty good time. Having a buddy to talk to passes the time. As you can see I scored a 3" cowl hood for the Capri. These are pretty rare to find, as the hood is only piece from a Mustang that won't work on a Capri. Mustang cowl hoods are a dime a dozen, but this one for the Capri was a great find. It has been worked over pretty well with additional support and it is ready to paint. There is some weight savings that comes with it. I have not weighed the factory hood and this one yet, but even with the additional layers of fiberglass, there is some weight savings, though it is much heavier than the average fiberglass hood. By the way, the guy I got it from had one COOOOOOL Capri. Mine will never look like his, but with the budget that I am on, I think mine looks pretty good. I made the trip up to Iowa in the F150 HARLEY truck you see in the pictures. It's the company vehicle, not mine. $30,000 for a truck seems a bit much for me, but the cool thing is I can drive anything under $35,000, not bad for almost 5 years of service. I think the Capri is looking better all the time. I just hope my sister doesn't want it back!!! LATER...

ITS REALLY A ONE MAN JOB...NOT...

Just a quick post today. I got the door back on!!! It wasn't that bad to do it myself, I didn't even scratch the paint. Surprised? Me too. Now I just need to get it lined up. LATER...OFF TO WORK...THE PAYING KIND...

LOOK AT WHAT I CAN DO!!!

Have I said that having a garage is the coolest thing EVER!!! I can use all my tools. I can do things now that I would have never been able to do without the garage. Well, as you can see I have been doing some painting. I have went past the point of no return now. I think the color looks pretty good. I think I found the cheapest tire covers for painting. Just take a garbage bag and place them over the tires. Pretty ingenious I know. I bought a HVLP gun for painting. I have done little painting in the past, but I can say these things make the job easier and sprays paint pretty well. It also cuts down on the overspray and you use less material. I actually took the time to read the manual and it actually gave some great tips. It also helps that my brother-in-law has had his own shop forever and I always ask him LOTS of questions. Remember folks ALWAYS listen to people that have the knowledge, they can teach you everything you need to know. Then you need to just go do it. Well, that is about it for today. Don't forget you can click on the pictures and super size them to get a better look. LATER....

A NEW RED???

I have started to shoot the inner parts of the doors there new color!!! I have chose not to go with the original medium red that the Capri came with. I figured that all of the original "hot rod" guys painted there own stuff and so shall I. The red is a much brighter shade and goes on well. I have chose to also go with a single stage lacquer as they did back in the days. I chose the single stage because it is easier for a first timer to spray and if you spend the time prepping your area to paint it will turn out fine. I am really trying to do everything on the car myself. I see lots of these "garage builds" in the magazines. Are they really being built in the backyard garages of America? Or are they paying someone to do everything for them? Oh well, you can see I am doing this on a budget and doing it myself. It might not be the best, but it will continue to run faster and look better as I continue to complete this project. LATER...