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Ford Capri bumper restoration and winch install

Vedran Relja — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:16:53 +0000

As you already know, everything’s a project. This is particularly true for the front of the car, especially for the bumper and the winch. I had ordered a few original Capri bumpers, but none of them was in a perfect shape, so I had to get my hands really dirty to make them look like they suppo...

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Ford Capri wiper mechanism restoration

Vedran Relja — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 18:12:19 +0000

Wiper mechanism is the one of those things that you usually don’t see, because it’s installed behind some kind of bulkhead, and usually its replacement requires quite a lot of work. I believe that its refurbishment will reduce the deterioration of the unit, and minimize the chances of fa...

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Custom Ford Capri struts

Vedran Relja — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:51:40 +0000

Like the all the parts of the build, front struts also got an overhaul with a twist. One of the first tasks was to take a few donor struts. As you can see, they where not in a road worthy condition. I had two sets, so they both got stripped. The next step was to weld those reinforcement triangles. B...

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Custom fuse & battery box

Vedran Relja — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 18:43:00 +0000

With all the thingamajigs and electrical stuff that I am installing in the car, I decided to mount a battery cut off switch, a few master fuses, and also, for the current measurement, a 500A shunt. I will be running 3x20mm2 wires in the car for everything, which by my calculation is more than enough...

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Custom overhead console

Vedran Relja — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:05:40 +0000

Knight rider’s, Blade Runner’s, Mad Max’s car and almost every space ship has an overhead control panel, so naturally, Capri needed to have one, too. Creating and mounting it became a bigger challenge than anticipated. After the initial design, we could start working on the piece. ...

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Custom OMP Ford Capri pedals

Vedran Relja — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 09:32:40 +0000

Believe it or not, but sourcing the pedals I like was quite a quest. So, when I finally found the design that I like, there was a problem – usually you get two identical pedals, for the clutch and the brake and one accelerator pedal with different design. But with OMP you get all different ped...

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Custom Ford Capri headliner

Vedran Relja — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:15:59 +0000

The time has come to start thinking about the roof. I had a several tasks to accomplish – good sound deadening system, temperature insulation, and the last, but not less important – the material had to be black and perforated. The original insulation. After the insulation was removed, ev...

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Custom pull handles

Vedran Relja — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 09:31:02 +0000

While figuring what to do with Capri handles, a few ideas came to my mind. One of them was to recess the handle in the armrest area, but that didn’t work as planned. Every solution was kinda clumsy. Also, I needed some kind of frame around the door opening handle, so my decision was to relocat...

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Custom third brake light

Vedran Relja — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 09:44:33 +0000

Why put a custom third brake light? Why not! The story goes something like this: I got an E-marked third brake light, and while playing with it, one of the ugly flimsy mounts just just snapped. Also, because of the rear windshield design, original mounts placed the lamp really far from the glass, ma...

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Custom roof lighting

Vedran Relja — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 12:23:30 +0000

There’s a story behind almost every aspect of the build and the interior lighting is no exception. I wanted to create a luxury feel inside the cabin. Almost like in a salon, or a theater, but it also had to have a gritty look (gritty, simple and straightforward approach). That was hard to achi...

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