As many of you will know, I have a project Nova (two in fact - but one is just a set of body panels) which I bought in 2007 but they remain a "project" for later.
Meanwhile, what have I been doing with my spare time in recent years? Well the answer is I have been restoring a Capri. I bought this car new in 1986 after I sold my original Nova and ran it up until 1997/8 when it failed its MOT on a number of serious faults so I took it off the road and parked it up at the side of my house where it sat for many years. Then about 5 years ago I decide the Capri would be my pet project (over the Nova) and I spent the odd weekend working on getting it back on the road. Finally last winter, spurred on by the many doubters who thought I would never finish it, I made a determinded effort to finish it and get it back on the road. This was completed in June last year, and I ran it for six months until the end of October when I sorned it for the winter.
The car is currently Mot'd and insured and I decided to utilise the Christmas and new year break to vinyl wrap the car. Why vinyl wrap (you may ask)? Well first and foremost, I'm a signmaker and wanted to gain some more experience in wrapping (I've done a few over the years). But more importantly, I wanted to be able to retain the cars originality and revert back to the original "laquer red" colour at some point in the future.
The following series of pictures show the process:-
This was the car before work began
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First job was to remove everything that would get in the way of the wrap including bumpers, mirrors etc.
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Now the work could begin
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First side completed
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2nd side completed
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Roof and tailgate done