Andy's Auto Body: MK1 Capri RS3100 Stardust Silver Restoration
Mk1 Capri RS3100 Stardust Silver
Read the full write-up at Mk1 Capri RS3100 Stardust Silver ↗
Photo: Mk1 Capri RS3100 Stardust SilverFord Capri RS3100 bodywork restoration and repaint in Stardust Silver
Andy's Auto Body took in an already stripped and blasted RS3100 shell that was structurally sound for its rarity, and carried out fabrication repairs to the footwells and bulkhead before refinishing the car in its original colour. The write-up is useful for showing how a genuine RS wing was grafted to repair the passenger arch where no replacement panel exists.
Specs
As stated in the original write-up.
- Body
- Shell repaired with new footwell and hand-formed bulkhead sections, passenger wing arch grafted from a genuine RS3100 wing
- Paint
- Stardust Silver, refinished inside, outside and underneath, with spoilers, boot lid and sills in satin black
Parts used
Parts named as used in the original write-up, grouped the way the Parts page groups them. Where one of the shops we index lists the same thing for this car, it is shown underneath with a link to the shop.
Body & Trim 5
- NOS Ford RS3100 driver's side wingFord
Genuine new old stock wing fitted to the driver's side; its arch section was also used to repair the passenger wing
In the shopsL/H Front Wing (Ford Capri Mk1 RS3100) ↗
Ex-Pressed Steel Panels· £1,287.58 GBP
R/H Front Wing (Ford Capri Mk1 RS3100) ↗Ex-Pressed Steel Panels· £1,287.58 GBP
L/H Front Half Wing (Ford Capri Mk1 RS3100) ↗Ex-Pressed Steel Panels· £343.36 GBP - Replacement standard Capri wing (passenger side)
Standard wing with a genuine RS3100 arch grafted in to recreate the correct passenger side arch
In the shops
Passenger Side Bush ↗
Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $8.00 USD
Rubber Blanking Plate, Passenger Side ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $3.15 USDWindscreen Wiper Blade, Passenger Side ↗Motaclan Limited· £9.77 GBP
- Reclaimed Capri footwell sections
Two sections taken from other Capris, grafted together and welded in to replace corroded footwell steel
- Two pack primer
Applied inside, outside and underneath the shell after fabrication was completed
In the shops
Headlamp Rim, L/H, Two-Lamp System, Primer ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $65.99 USDHeadlamp Rim, R/H, Two-Lamp System, Primer ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $63.99 USD - Satin black paint
Used to refinish the RS spoilers, boot lid and sills
In the shops
Engine Spray Paint, Black ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $19.99 USD
Black Wrinkle Spray Paint ↗Moss Motors – Triumph TR6/TR250· $17.99 USD
Satin Black Talbot Style Mirror ↗
bpnorthwest.com· $42.27 USD
Photos
18 pictures collected from the write-up, in the order they were posted, shown from Mk1 Capri RS3100 Stardust Silver. A picture opens larger here, with the way through to the page it is on.
How it was done
Starting condition
The RS3100 arrived already stripped and blasted, allowing immediate work on the roll-over jig. The shell was structurally good for its age, with only small rust holes in the usual areas, the footwells being the worst affected though still better than on some later Capris.
Fabrication repairs
Corroded steel was cut out and a strip welded to the floor ahead of fitting a replacement bulkhead panel. Two reclaimed footwell sections from other Capris were grafted together and welded into place. A bulkhead section had to be hand formed since no replacement panel is available for it.
Wing repair
A new old stock genuine RS3100 wing was available for the driver's side, so the passenger side RS arch was cut from the original wing and grafted into a standard replacement wing, finished with a small amount of filler so the repair is not noticeable.
Paint and finishing
Once fabrication was finished the shell was coated in two-pack primer inside and out, then resprayed in its original Stardust Silver throughout. The spoilers, boot lid and sills were repaired as needed and refinished in satin black. The car was to be reassembled by the owner, with hopes of appearing at Castle Combe in 2013.
A summary in our own words. The full account, with all its detail, is in the original write-up: read it at Mk1 Capri RS3100 Stardust Silver ↗